Tag Archives: 2013

Chris Potter: The Sirens

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On January 28, 2013, “ECM” label released “The Sirens”, the 18th Chris Potter album. It was recorded in September 2011, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Chris Potter- soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Craig Taborn- piano
  • David Virelles- prepared piano, celesta, harmonium
  • Larry Grenadier- double bass
  • Eric Harland- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Potter except where noted.

  1. Wine Dark Sea
  2. Wayfinder
  3. Dawn (With Her Rosy Fingers)
  4. The Sirens
  5. Penelope
  6. Kalypso
  7. Nausikaa
  8. Stranger at the Gate
  9. The Shades – Chris Potter, David Virelles

Camper Van Beethoven: La Costa Perdida

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On January 22, 2013, “429 Records” label released “La Costa Perdida”, the 8th Camper Van Beethoven studio album.

Personnel:

  • David Lowery – vocals, guitar
  • Jonathan Segel – guitar, mandolin, organ, violin, background vocals
  • Greg Lisher – guitar
  • Victor Krummenacher – guitar, bass
  • Chris Pedersen – drums
  • Michael Urbano – drums, percussion
  • David Barbe – percussion
  • Alex Kroh – percussion
  • Payton Bradford – backing vocals
  • Carter King – backing vocals
  • Thomas Johnson – backing vocals
  • Dennis Love – backing vocals
  • Brannen Miles – backing vocals
  • Hardy Morris – backing vocals
  • Sanna Olsson – backing vocals
  • Peach Boys – backing vocals
  • Daniel Womack – backing vocals
  • Ansley Stewart – backing vocals
  • Velena Vego – backing vocals
  • Drew Vandenberg – engineer, mixing
  • Myles Boisen – engineer
  • Russell Pilling – engineer
  • Jason Carmer – engineer
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Michael Wertz – artwork, design

Track listing:

  1. Come Down the Coast
  2. Too High for the Love-In
  3. You’ve Got to Roll
  4. Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out
  5. Peaches in the Summertime
  6. Northern California Girls
  7. Summer Days
  8. La Costa Perdida
  9. Aged in Wood
  10. A Love for All Time

I Am Kloot: Let It All In

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On January 21, 2013, “Shepherd Moon” label released “Let It All In”, the sixth and final I Am Kloot studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Guy Garvey and Craig Potter.

Personnel:

  • John Bramwell – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Jobson – bass
  • Andy Hargreaves – drums
  • Millienia Strings – strings
  • Max Baillie – viola, violin
  • Emma Owens – viola
  • Natalia Bonner – violin
  • Everton Nelson – violin
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Chris Worsey – cello
  • Dan Broad – guitar
  • Christian Madden – synthesizer
  • Bob Marsh – trumpet
  • Nicholas Madden – saxophone
  • Kathryn Edwards – choir
  • John Purton – choir
  • Natalie Purton – choir
  • Rosie Purton – choir
  • Sinead Fletcher – choir
  • Denise Johnson – choir
  • Spencer Rule – choir
  • Emma Towers – choir
  • Erika Van Steensburg – choir
  • Jude Wilcock – choir
  • Becca Williams – choir
  • Guy Garvey – brass and string arrangements
  • Seadna McPhail – engineer
  • Craig Potter – mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Paul Brownless – design
  • Lawrence Watson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Bramwell.

  1. Bullets
  2. Let Them All In
  3. Hold Back the Night
  4. Mouth on Me
  5. Shoeless
  6. Even the Stars
  7. Masquerade
  8. Some Better Day
  9. These Days Are Mine
  10. Forgive Me These reminders

Chris Potter: Imaginary Cities

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On January 16, 2015, “ECM” label released “Imaginary Cities”, the 19th Chris Potter album. It was recorded in December 2013, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Chris Potter- soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Adam Rogers− guitars
  • Craig Taborn− piano
  • Steve Nelson− vibraphone, marimba
  • Fima Ephron − bass guitar
  • Scott Colley− double bass
  • Nate Smith- drums
  • Mark Feldman, Joyce Hammann − violin
  • Lois Martin − viola
  • Dave Eggar− cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Potter

  1. Lament
  2. Imaginary Cities 1: Compassion
  3. Imaginary Cities 2: Dualities
  4. Imaginary Cities 3: Disintegration
  5. Imaginary Cities 4: Rebuilding
  6. Firefly
  7. Shadow Self
  8. Sky

Kenny Wheeler: Songs for Quintet

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On January 13, 2015, “ECM” label released “Songs for Quintet”, the 27th Kenny Wheeler album. It was recorded in December 2013, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Manfred Eicher and Steve Lake.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Wheeler— flugelhorn
  • Stan Sulzmann- tenor saxophone
  • John Parricelli- guitar
  • Chris Laurence- bass
  • Martin France- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Wheeler.

  1. Seventy-Six
  2. Jigsaw
  3. The Long Waiting
  4. Canter No. 1
  5. Sly Eyes
  6. 1076
  7. Old Time
  8. Pretty Liddle Waltz
  9. Nonetheless

New Order: Lost Sirens

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On January 11, 2013, “Rhino Entertainment” label released “Lost Sirens”, the ninth New Order album. It is compilation of tracks recorded during the production of 2005’s album “Waiting for the Sirens’ Call”, but did not ended on the album final release. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Real World” in Box, England, and was produced by Tore Johansson, Stuart Price, Mac Quayle, Jim Spencer, Stephen Street, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham.

Personnel:

  • Bernard Sumner– vocals, guitars, synthesizers, programming
  • Phil Cunningham– guitars, synthesizers, programming
  • Peter Hook– 4 and 6-stringed bass
  • Stephen Morris– drums, synthesizers, programming
  • Stephen Street– mixing
  • Cenzo Townshend– mixing
  • Jim Spencer – mixing
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Studio Parris Wakefield – art direction, design
  • Gary Lancaster – project management

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham.

  1. I’ll Stay with You
  2. Sugarcane
  3. Recoi
  4. Californian Grass
  5. Hellbent
  6. Shake It Up
  7. I’ve Got a Feeling
  8. I Told You So (Crazy World Mix)

Stephen Malkmus: Wig Out at Jagbags

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On January 7, 2014, “Domino Records” and “Matador Records” labels released “Wig Out at Jagbags”, the sixth Stephen Malkmus studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Remko Schouten

Personnel:

  1. Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  2. Mike Clark – guitar, keyboards
  3. Joanna Bolme – bass, mixing
  4. Jake Morris – drums, backing vocals
  5. Ika Gunnarson – flute
  6. Berlin Bi-Lingual Ensemble – horns
  7. Talia Czernik – cello
  8. Remko Schouten – shaker, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  9. Fran Healy – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus.

  1. Planetary Motion
  2. The Janitor Revealed
  3. Lariat
  4. Houston Hades
  5. Shibboleth
  6. J Smoov
  7. Rumble at the Rainbo
  8. Chartjunk
  9. Independence Street
  10. Scattegories
  11. Cinnamon and Lesbians
  12. Surreal Teenagers

Pere Ubu: Lady from Shanghai

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On January 7, 2013, “Fire Records” label released “Lady from Shanghai”, is the fourteenth Pere Ubu studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by David Thomas.

Personnel:

  • David Thomas− vocals, piano, synthesizers, keyboards, organ
  • Keith Moliné− guitar, bass
  • Robert Wheeler − synthesizers
  • Gagarin − piano, organ, synthesizers
  • Michele Temple − bass, guitar, bells
  • Steve Mehlman – vocals, drums, organ
  • Darryl Boon − clarinet

Track listing:

All tracks by David Thomas, Keith Moliné, Robert Wheeler, Gagarin, Micele Temple, Steve Mehlman and Darry Boon.

  1. Thanks
  2. Free White
  3. Feuksley Ma’am, the Hearing
  4. Mandy
  5. And Then Nothing Happened
  6. Musicians Are Scum
  7. Another One
  8. The Road Trip of Bipasha Ahmed
  9. Lampshade Man
  10. 414 Seconds
  11. The Carpenter Sun

Jan Gunnar Hoff: Fly North

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On January 6, 2014, “Losen Records” label released “Fly North”, the 14th  Jan Gunnar Hoff album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Rainbow Studios” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Arve Henriksen and Jan Gunnar Hoff.

Personnel:

  • Jan Gunnar Hoff – piano, keyboards
  • Arve Henriksen – vocals, trumpet
  • Anders Jormin – bass
  • Marilyn Mazur – drums, percussion
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording, mixing
  • Darcy Proper – editing
  • medicineheads.com – design
  • Petter Furuseth – front cover photography
  • Guro Skjelderup – group photography
  • Mari Rokkan – Jan Gunnar Hoff photography
  • David Fishel – liner notes
  • Odd Gjelsnes – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jan Gunnar Hoff.

  1. Fly North
  2. Living
  3. Arise
  4. Places
  5. Sacrifice
  6. Böcklin
  7. Spheres
  8. Valse De Décembre
  9. Questions
  10. Gathering

Pixies: EP2

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On January 3, 2014, Pixies self released “EP2”, the second EP in a series of Eps. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Black Francis– vocals, guitar
  • Joey Santiago– guitar
  • Ding (Simon “Ding” Archer) – bass guitar
  • David Lovering– drums
  • Vaughan Oliver– artwork

Track listing:

  1. Blue Eyed Hexe
  2. Magdalena 318
  3. Greens and Blues
  4. Snakes