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Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters

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On October 22, 2021, “Interscope” label released “Blue Banisters”, the eighth Lana Del Rey studio album. It was recorded in 2013, 2017, 2020, 2021, at “Conway Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “Dean’s List House of Hits” in Cypress, Texas, “Punto Rec Studios” in Turin, NY, “TAP Studios” in London, and was produced by Lana Del Rey, Zachary Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Mike Dean, Barrie-James O’Neill and Rick Nowels.

Personnel:

  • Lana Del Rey – vocals, horn and string arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Miles Kane – vocals
  • Gabe Simon – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synth bass, piano, keyboards, organ, percussion, backing vocals, drum programming, sound effects
  • Greg Leisz – baritone guitar, pedal steel
  • Benji Lysaght – electric guitar
  • Evan Weiss – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dean Reid – acoustic guitar, drum programming
  • Barrie-James O’Neill – guitar, piano
  • Rick Nowels – piano
  • Robert Grant Jr. – piano
  • Drew Erickson – organ, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, drums, drum programming, Mellotron, Moog bass, horn and strings arrangements, conductor
  • Mike Dean – keyboards
  • Tyler Parkford – keyboards
  • Zachary Dawes – bass, synth bass, Höfner bass, piano, keyboards
  • Cian Riordan – synth bass
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums
  • Darren Weiss – drums, percussion
  • Loren Humphrey – drums, percussion
  • Dan Fornero – trumpet
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Dan Rosenboom – trumpet
  • Blake Cooper – tuba
  • Owen Pallett – violin, viola, string arrangement
  • Andrew Bulbrook – violin
  • Wynton Grant – violin
  • Zach Dellinger – viola
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Melodye Perry – backing vocals,
  • Lisa Stone – backing vocals
  • Táta Vega – backing vocals
  • Jon Sher – engineer, recording assistant engineer
  • Mai Leisz – engineer
  • John Congleton – engineer
  • Loren Humphrey – engineer
  • Kieron Menzies – engineer
  • Dean Reid – engineer, mixing
  • Gabe Simon – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Harris – engineer, mixing
  • Sage Skolfield – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Sean Solymar – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Ben Fletcher – recording assistant
  • Alex Tomkins – recording assistant
  • Brian Rajaratnam – recording assistant
  • Drew Erickson – mixing
  • Cian Riordan – mixing
  • Jason Wormer – mixing
  • Barrie-James O’Neill – mixing
  • MIke Dean – mixing, mastering
  • Adam Ayan – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Text Book – Lana Del Rey, Gabe Simon
  2. Blue Banister – Lana Del Rey, Gabe Simon
  3. Arcadia – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  4. Interlude – The Trio – Ennie Morricone
  5. Black Bathing Suit – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson, Zachary Dawes
  6. If You Lie Down with Me – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill, Drew Erickson
  7. Beautiful – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  8. Violets for Roses – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  9. Dealer – Lana Del Rey, Loren Humphrey, Miles Kanem Tyler Parkford, Zachary Dawes
  10. Thunder – Lana Del Rey, Zachary Dawes
  11. Wildflower Wildfire – Lana Del Rey, Mike Dean, Sean Solymar, Sage Skolfield
  12. Nectar of the Gods – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill
  13. Living Legend – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill
  14. Cherry Blossom – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  15. Sweet Carolina – Lana Del Rey, Alana Champion, Caroline Grant, Robert Grant Jr.

Michael Monroe: Horns And Halos

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On August 23, 2013, “Spinefarm Records” label released “Horns and Halos”, the seventh Michael Monroe studio album.

Personnel:

  • Michael Monroe – lead vocals, sax, harmonica
  • Steve Conte – guitars, backing vocals
  • Dregen – guitars, backing vocals
  • Sam Yaffa – bass, backing vocals
  • Karl Rockfist – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. TNT – Dregen, Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  2. Ballad of the Lower East Side – Steve Conte
  3. Eighteen Angels – Dregen, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  4. Saturday Night Special – Steve Conte
  5. Stained Glass Heart – Dregen, Steve Conte
  6. Horns and Halos – Dregen, Karl Rockfist, Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  7. Child of the Revolution – Dregen, Steve Conte
  8. Soul Surrender – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  9. Half the Way – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  10. Ritual – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  11. Hands Are Tied – Dregen, Karl Rockfist, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte

Mammoth WVH: Same

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On June 11, 2021, “EX1 Records” label released the self-titled, debut Mammoth WVH studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2018, at “5150 Studios”, in Studio City, Los Angeles, and was produced by Michael Baskette.

Personnel:

  • Wolfgang Van Halen – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion
  • Josh Saldate – engineer
  • Jef Moll – engineer, editing
  • Michael Baskette – mixing
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering
  • John Brosio – artwork
  • Chuck Brueckmann – art direction, design
  • Travis Shinn – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Wolfgang Van Halen.

  1. Mr. Ed
  2. Horribly Right
  3. Epiphany
  4. Don’t Back Down
  5. Resolve
  6. You’ll Be the One
  7. Mammoth
  8. Circles
  9. The Big Picture
  10. Think It Over
  11. You’re to Blame
  12. Feel
  13. Stone
  14. Distance

Tempera: Igraj!

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On June 10, 2014, “Avalon” label released “Igraj!”, the debut Tempera album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Tra La La” studio in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Mite Dimovski and Dragan Ginovski.

Personnel:

  • Tanja Tas – lead and backing vocals, design
  • Dragan Ginovski Gino – guitars, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Gjoko Maksimovski Djole – bass guitar, arrangements
  • Mite Dimovski – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Damir Imeri – keyboards
  • Goran Trajkoski GoTra – backing vocals, arrangements
  • Milan Krstevski – design
  • Ani & Dimi – photography

Track listing:

All music by Tanja Tas, Dragan Ginovski, Gjoko Maksimovski and Mite Dimovski, all lyrics by Tanja Tas and Goran Trajkoski.

  1. Plastični kuli
  2. Veterot
  3. Soleni oblaci
  4. Volk
  5. Mladoto sonce
  6. Igraj!
  7. Crveni kondurčinja / Doma
  8. Luciden mod
  9. Vera
  10. Honey Lips

The Horrors: Luminous

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On May 5, 2014, “XL” label released “Luminous”, the fourth Horrors (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Craig Silvey, Faris Badwan, Joshua Hayward, Tom Furse, Rhys Webb and Joe Spurgeon.  

Personnel:

  • Faris Badwan – lead vocal, arrangements, art direction, design
  • Joshua Hayward – guitar, arrangements, art direction, design
  • Tom Furse – keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, art direction, design
  • Rhys Webb – bass, arrangements, art direction, design
  • Joe Spurgeon – drums, percussion, arrangements, art direction, design
  • Cathy Lucas – violin 
  • Frank Ricotti – marimba, vibraphone 
  • Craig Silvey – recording, mixing
  • Eduardo de la Paz Canal – recording
  • Greg Calbi, Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Marc Donaldson – art direction, design
  • Nic Shonfeld – art direction, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Faris Badwan, Joshua Hayward, Tom Furse, Rhys Webb and Joe Spurgeon, except where noted.

  1. Chasing Shadows
  2. First Day of Spring
  3. So Now You Know
  4. In and Out of Sight
  5. Jealous Sun
  6. Falling Star – Joshua Hayward, Tom Furse, Rgys Webb, Joe Spurgeon, Paul Epworth  
  7. I See You
  8. Change Your Mind
  9. Mine and Yours
  10. Sleepwalk

Metronomy: Love Letters

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On March 10, 2014, “Because Music” label released “Love Letters”, the fourth Metronomy studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Toe Rag” in London, and was produced by Joseph Mount.

Personnel:

  • Joseph Mount – vocals, guitar, drums, bass
  • Michael Lovett – keyboards
  • Oscar Cash – piano, keyboards
  • Olugbenga Adelekan – bass
  • Anna Prior – drums
  • Gabriel Stebbing – acoustic guitar
  • Luke Oldfield – electric guitar
  • The Proper Ornaments – guitar
  • Airelle Besson – horns, horns arrangements
  • Daniel Zimmermann, Thomas Depourquery – horns
  • HowAboutBeth, Jaelee Small, Kenzie May Bryant – backing vocals
  • Ash Workman – co-production, engineer, mixing
  • Luke Oldfield – engineer, tape operation
  • Leslie David – artwork, art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Joseph Mount, except where noted.

  1. The Upsetter
  2. The Aquarius
  3. Monstrous
  4. Love Letters – Joseph Mount, Airelle Besson
  5. Month Sunday – Joseph Mount, James Hoare
  6. Boy Racers
  7. Call Me
  8. The Most Immaculate Haircut
  9. Reservoir
  10. Never Wanted

Muhamed Ibrahimi: Fly

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On January 27, 2014, “PMG Recordings” label released “Fly”, the debut Muhamed Ibrahimi studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “13/13”, “Blla Blla Blla” and “Tra la la” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Sead Hadjic Secko.

Personnel:

  • Muhamed Ibrahimi – acoustic, classical and electric guitar, mandolin, mandola, sharkij
  • Sead Hadjic-Secko – classical and electric guitar, mandolin, sharkij, synth, rhythm machine, Dynacord ADD-one, recording
  • Djole Maksimovski – bass
  • Mite Dimovski – drums, percussion, recording
  • Andrej Anastasov Daskalovski – drums
  • Sashko Kostov – voice, percussion
  • Ratko Dautovski – percussion
  • Evgenij Karevski – mastering
  • Violeta Kachakova – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Muhamed Ibrahimi.

  1. Elena
  2. Fly
  3. Kur Pranvera Vohonet
  4. Callgi
  5. Makedonska devojka
  6. Invazioni Turk
  7. Bumblebee Rock ‘n’ Roll
  8. Black Finger

Letecki Pekinezeri: Dog Show

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On November 26, 2014, “SJF Records” label released “Dog Show”, the debut Letecki Pekinezeri album. It was recorded in October, 2013, at “Imperial Hall, MOB” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Alen Hadži Stefanov, Bojan Petkov, Ivo Spldatovic, Petar Hristov, Kiril Tufekcievski and Slavco Kocev.

Personnel:

  • Bojan Petkov – guitar
  • Ivo Soldatovic – clarinet
  • Petar Hristov – tenor saxophone
  • Kiril Tufekcievski – double bass
  • Slavco Kocev – drums
  • Alen Hadži Stefanov – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Ruki – design
  • Oliver Belopeta – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bojan Petkov, except where noted.

  1. Shamba Samba
  2. Rhythm Schulung
  3. Coda Humoresque
  4. Essen
  5. Lady Dracula
  6. Walzer Walzer Walzer
  7. Jazz 2012
  8. Look at Me
  9. Pembe Pembe – traditional, arranged by Bojan Petkov, Ivo Spldatovic, Petar Hristov, Kiril Tufecievski and Slavco Kocev
  10. Nah Selo – Ivo Soldatovic
  11. Snail

Nickelback: No Fixed Address

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On November 14, 2014, “Republic” label released “No Fixed Address”, the eighth Nickelback studio album. It was recorded May 2013 – July 2014, and was produced by Chris Baseford, Brian Howes, Jason “JVP” van Poederooyen, Gordon “Gordini” Sran, Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair.

 Personnel:

  • Chad Kroeger – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Ryan Peake – rhythm and occasional lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mike Kroeger – bass
  • Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals
  • Michael Sanders – guitar
  • Dan Higgins – saxophone
  • Natalie Cassidy – trumpet, waffle
  • Steve Holtman – trombone
  • Flo Rida – vocals
  • Ali Tamposi – backing vocals
  • Dave Martone – backing vocals
  • Melanie Taylor, Kenna Ramsay – backing vocals
  • Jerry Hey – horn arrangement
  • Chris Lord-Alge, Randy Staub – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Million Miles an Hour – Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake
  2. Edge of a Revolution – Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger
  3. What Are You Waiting For – Chad Kroeger, Ryan Oeake, Jacob Kasher, Gordon “Gordini” Sran
  4. She Keeps Me Up – Chad Kroeger, Jacob Kasher, Josh Ramsay
  5. Make Me Believe Again – Chad Kroeger, David Hodges
  6. Satellite – Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Josh Ramsey, David Hodges
  7. Get ‘Em Up – Chad Kroeger
  8. The Hammer’s Coming Down – Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger
  9. Miss You – Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger
  10. Got Me Runnin’ Round – Chad Kroeger, Jacob Kasher
  11. Sister Sin – Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake

The Flower Kings: Desolation Rose

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On October 28, 2013, “Inside Out Music” label released “Desolation Rose”, the twelfth Flower Kings (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Fenix Recording Studios” in Varnhem, Sweden, and was produced by Roine Stolt.

Personnel:

  • Roine Stolt – vocals, guitars
  • Hasse Fröberg – vocals, guitars
  • Tomas Bodin – keyboards
  • Jonas Reingold – bass guitar
  • Felix Lehrmann – drums
  • Michael Stolt – chorus vocals
  • Declan Burke – chorus vocals
  • Nad Sylvan – chorus vocals
  • Andy Tillison – chorus vocals
  • Edgel Groves, Sr. – chorus vocals
  • Edgel Groves, Jr. – chorus vocals
  • Daniel Gordon – chorus vocals
  • Lars Hallback – engineer
  • Silas Toball – cover art, design

All tracks by Roine Stolt, except where noted.

  1. Tower One
  2. Sleeping Bones – Roine Stolt, Hasse Fröberg, Tomas Bodin, Jonas Reingold, Felix Lehrmann
  3. Desolation Road
  4. White Tuxedos – Roine Stolt, Jonas Reingold
  5. The Resurrected Judas – Roine Stolt, Hasse Fröberg, Tomas Bodin, Jonas Reingold, Felix Lehrmann
  6. Silent Masses
  7. Last Carnivore
  8. Dark Fascist Skies – Roine Stolt, Hasse Fröberg, Tomas Bodin, Jonas Reingold, Felix Lehrmann
  9. Blood of Eden
  10. Silent Graveyards