On February 3, 2015, “P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd.” label released “Sauna”, the seventh Mount Eerie album. It was recorded in 2014 and was produced by Phil Elverum.
On January 28, 2014, “Mexican Summer” label released “Held in Splendor”, the second Quilt studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “ Mexican Summer” in-house studio in New York City, and was produced by Jarvis Taveniere.
Personnel:
Anna Fox Rochinski – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, piano, organ
Shane Butler – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, loops
Keven Lareau – vocals, bass
John Andrews – vocals, drums, percussion, piano, organ, saw
Daniel Bachmann – lap steel guitar
Jarvis Taveniere – bass guitar
Renata Zeiguer – violin
Alexandra Jones – cello
Adam Schatz – saxophone
Natalie Mering – vocals
Al Carlson – engineer
Davey Jewell – engineer assistant
Jeff Lipton – mastering
Maria Rice – mastering
Jack Schneider – painting
Allison Pharmakis – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Anna Fox Rochinski, Shane Butler, Keven Lareau and John Andrews.
On January 21, 2014, “High Note” label released “Icons & Influences”, the 32nd George Cables album. It was recorded in September 2013, at “Systems Two” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by George Cables.
On January 9, 2015, “Domino Recording Company” released “Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper”, the fifth Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Miosotis Garage” in Almada, Portugal, “Estudio Namouche” in Lisbon, Portugal,and was produced by Panda Bear and Sonic Boom.
Personnel:
Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) – vocals, JoMoX Xbase 999, Yamaha TX81Z, Moog Voyager, Elektron DPS-1, piano, effects, percussion, art direction
Sonic Boom – EMS Synthi AKS, Fenix II Modular, Moog Voyager, vocoder, effects, mixing, art direction
Simon Davey – mastering
Joaquim Monte – engineer
Pedro Silve – engineer assistant
Rob Carmichael – layout
Hugo Oliveira – interior illustration
Marco Papiro – cover illustrations
Seen – art direction, layout
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Noah Lennox, except where noted.
Sequential Circuits
Mr. Noah
Davy Jones’ Locker – Peter Kember
Crosswords
Butcher Baker Candlestick Maker
Boys Latin
Come to Your Senses
Tropic of Cancer
Shadow of the Colossus – Peter Kember
Lonely Wanderer
Principe Real
Selfish Gene
Acid Wash
“Crosswords” contains a sample of “Ashley’s Roachclip”, performed by The Soul Searchers
“Tropic of Cancer” contains samples of “Fragments of the ballet “The Nutcracker” Pas de Deux”
“Lonely Wanderer” contains a sample of “Arabesque No. 1” in E major, composed by Claude Debussy, and performed by François-Joël Thiollier
On December 13, 2014, “Esoteria” label released “Seir”, album by Vlatko Stefanovski. It was recorded December 2009 – October 2013, at the “Esoteria Sound Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Vlatko Stefanovski.
Personnel:
Vlatko Stefanovski – vocal, acoustic, nylon strings, and electric guitar, blues harp, Rhodes electric piano, arranger, recording
Gjoko Maksimovski – bass
Dino Milosavljevićski – drums, percussion
Rade Šerbedžija – voice
Karolina – vocal
Damir Imeri – Rhodes electric piano, keyboards, strings arrangements
Vasil Hadžimanov – Rhodes electric piano
Zoran Madžirov – vibraphone
Vasko Atanasovski – soprano and baritone saxophone
On December 3, 2014, Graeme Goodall died aged 82. He was recording engineer and record label owner, a key figure in the early days of Jamaica’s recording industry, co-founder of “Island Records”, and founder and owner of “Doctor Bird” and “Pyramid” labels.
On December 2, 2016, Narrative self-released “Golden Silence”, band’s second studio album. It was recorded March – April 2012, at “English Cathedral Barn” in New York, 2013 – 2014, at “Red Wire Audio” in New York City, and was produced by Bryan Russell and Justin Long.
On November 28, 2014, “Columbia” label released “Rock or Bust”, the sixteenth AC/DC studio album. It was recorded May – July 2014, at “Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”, 3 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”, Diamond in Germany by “BVMI”, Platinum in Hungary by “MAHASZ”, Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”, Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”, and 4 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI”.
On November 28, 2014, “Svart Records” label released “Nomadic”, album by Sonny Simmons and Moksha Samnyasin. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Thomas Bellier.
Personnel:
Sonny Simmons – alto saxophone, Cor Anglais
Thomas Bellier – bass
Sébastien Bismuth – drums, electronics
Michel Kristof – sitar, executive producer
Benjamin Colin – engineer
Thomas Bellier – additional engineering
Matt Hyde – mastering
Tokio Aoyama – cover art
Julien Palomo – executive producer
Track listing:
Help Them Through This World
We Are Entering The Place Of That
I Put It In A Dark Area Where I Don’t Remember No More
On November 28, 2014, “ECM” label released “Souvenance”, the tenth Anouar Brahem album. It was recorded in May 2014, at “Auditorio Stello Molo RSI” in Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
Anouar Brahem – oud
François Couturier – piano
Klaus Gesing – bass clarinet
Björn Meyer – bass
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana – Pietro Mianiti