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Heart: Beautiful Broken

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On July 8, 2016, “Concord” label released “Beautiful Broken”, the sixteenth Heart studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Tom Tom” in Budapest, Hungary, and was produced by Dan Rothchild and Nancy Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Ann Wilson – lead and backing vocals, autoharp
  • Nancy Wilson – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bowed acoustic guitar, marxophone, autoharp, handclaps, whispers 
  • Ben Smith – drums, percussion, claps, snaps
  • Craig Bartock – acoustic and electric guitars, 12-string acoustic guitar,  percussive guitar, claps, snaps, backing vocals
  • Chris Joyner – synthesizers, piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3, field organ, nylon-string guitar 
  • Dan Rothchild – bass, Moog bass, upright bass, additional synthesizer, Hammond B3, additional piano, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, textures, handclaps
  • James Hetfield – lead and backing vocals
  • Paul Buckmaster – string arrangement
  • Hungarian Studio Orchestra – strings
  • Péter Illényi – conducting
  • Péter Kanyurszky – concertmaster
  • Ken Sluiter – additional textures, claps, snaps
  • Billy Mims – claps, snaps
  • Dwight Mikkelsen – copyist
  • Ken Sluiter – engineering, mixing
  • Bill Mims – additional engineering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Gentry Studer – mastering engineering assistance
  • Chris Claypool – engineering assistance
  • Geoff Neal – engineering assistance
  • Greg Fidelman – additional engineering
  • Kurina Tamás – strings recording engineering
  • Brian McGuffey – artwork
  • Nancy Wilson – art direction
  • Anna Knowlden – photography
  • Dan Rothchild – photography

Track listing:

  1. Beautiful Version – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Ben Mink, James Alan Hetfield
  2. Two – Shafer “Ne-Yo” Smith, Jesse “Corporal” Wilson, Adam “Royal Z’ Waldman
  3. Sweet Darlin – Ann Wilson
  4. I Jump – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Dan Rothchild
  5. Johnny Moon – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
  6. Heaven – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
  7. City’s Burning – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
  8. Down on Me – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
  9. One Word – Nancy Wilson
  10. Language of Love – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis

Switchfoot: Where the Light Shines Through

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On July 8, 2016, “Vanguard” label released “Where the Light Shines Through”, the tenth Switchfoot studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Spot X Studio” in San Diego, California, and was produced by John Fields, Tim Foreman, Jon Foreman, Chad Butler, Jerome Fontamillas and Drew Shirley.

  • Jon Foreman – lead vocals, guitar
  • Jerome Fontamillas – keyboards, guitar
  • Drew Shirley – guitar
  • Tim Foreman – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Chad Butler – drums, percussion
  • Boaz Roberts – guitar
  • Robert Randolph − pedal steel
  • Lecrae – vocals
  • Eric Owyoung – strings
  • Keith Tutt II − cello section
  • John Painter – horns
  • Sam Dark – oboe
  • Lenny Skolnik − additional production
  • Joseph Barba − additional production
  • Tanner Sparks – engineering, mixing
  • Paul David Hager – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Holy Water – Jon Foreman
  2. Float – Tim Foreman
  3. Where the Light Shines Through – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  4. I Won’t Let You Go – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  5. If the House Burns Down Tonight – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Mike Elizondo
  6. The Day That I Found Gold – Jim Foreman, Tim Foreman
  7. Shake This Feeling – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  8. Bull in a Chins Shop – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Mike Elizondo
  9. Live It Well – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  10. Looking for America – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Lecrae
  11. Healer of Souls – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  12. Hope Is the Anthem – Jon Foreman

Everything Everything: Get to Heaven

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On June 22, 2015, “RCA Victor” label released “Get to Heaven”, the third Everything Everything studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Angelic Studios” in Northampton, “Crotch Int.” in Gilsland, “Making Do” in Manchester, “Eve Studios” in Bredbury, “Distillery” in Wiltshire, (all in England), and was produced by Stuart Price.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Higgs – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming, engineer, recording
  • Alex Robertshaw – guitar, keyboards, programming, backing vocals, engineer, recording
  • Jeremy Pritchard – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, engineer, recording
  • Michael Spearman – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, engineer, recording
  • Stuart Price – programming, mixing
  • Tom A.D. Fuller – engineer, additional production
  • Martin King – engineer
  • Harry Broadhead – engineer
  • Matt Tait – engineer
  • Phil Parsons – engineer
  • Ian Dowling – additional engineering
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Jim Abiss – additional production
  • Luke Gibbs – recording assistant
  • Andrew Archer – cover illustration
  • Johnny Costello – layout, typography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Higgs, Jeremy Pritchard, Alex Robertshaw, and Michael Spearman.

  1. To the Blade
  2. Distant Past
  3. Get to Heaven
  4. Regret
  5. Spring / Sun / Water / Dread
  6. The Wheel (Is Turning Now)
  7. Fortune 500
  8. Blast Doors
  9. Zero Pharaoh
  10. No Reptiles
  11. Warm Healer

Rival Sons: Hollow Bones

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On June 10, 2016, “Eearache” label released “Hollow Bones”, the fifth Rival Sons studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “RCA Studio A”, “Low Country Sound Studio”, “House of David Sixteen Ton Studio” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Jay Buchanan – vocals
  • Scott Holiday – guitar, string arrangement
  • Dave Beste – bass guitar
  • Michael Miley – drums
  • Todd E. Ogren Brooks – keyboards
  • Eamon McLoughlin – cello, violin
  • Kristen Rogers, Whitney Coleman, April Rucker – backing vocals
  • Matt Ross’Spang – recording
  • John Netti – recording
  • Eddie Spear – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Martin Wittfooth – artwork, layout
  • Emilia Pare – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hollow Bones Pt. 1 – Scott Holiday, Jay Buchanan, Michael Miley, Dave Cobb
  2. Tied Up – David Beste, Jay Buchanan, Scott Holiday
  3. Thundering Voices – Scott Holiday, Jay Buchanan, Dave Cobb, Michael Miley
  4. Baby Boy – Jay Buchanan, Scott Holliday
  5. Pretty Face – Jay Buchanan, Scott Holiday
  6. Fade Out – Scott Holiday, Jay Buchanan
  7. Black Coffee – Ike Turner, Tine Turner
  8. Hollow Bones Pt. 2 – Jay Buchanan, Scott Holiday, Michael Miley, David Beste
  9. All That I Want – Jay Buchanan

Young Guns: Ones and Zeros

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On June 8, 2015, “Virgin EMI” and “Wind-up Records” labels released “Ones and Zeros”, the third Young Guns studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2015, at “Real World Studios” in Bath, England, and was produced by Steve Osborne.

Personnel:

  • Gustav Wood – vocals
  • Fraser Taylor – lead guitar
  • John Taylor – rhythm guitar
  • Simon Mitchell – bass guitar
  • Ben Jolliffe – drums
  • Adrian Bushby – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Rising Up
  2. I Want Out
  3. Infinity
  4. Memento Mon
  5. Lullaby
  6. Daylight
  7. Speaking in Tongues
  8. Colour Blind
  9. Gravity
  10. Die on Time
  11. Ones and Zeros

Miles Davis & Robert Glasper: Everything Is Beautiful

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On May 27, 2015, “Columbia” label released “Everything is Beautiful” album credited to Miles Davis and Robert Glasper, tribute to the music of Miles Davis. It was recorded in 2014, at “Anu It! Studio”, “Klearlight Studios”, “The Peanut Gallery”, “Brightlady Studios”, “Precious House Studios”, “Willow Grove Studios”, “State Of The Ark”, “King Creative Studios”, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Westlake Studios”, “The Thingamajig Lab 2”, “Wonderland Studios”, and was produced by Jewels, Paris Strother, DJ Spinna, Erykah Badu, Georgia Anne Muldrow, 9th Wonder, Rashad Smith, Black Milk, Steve Berkowitz and Robert Glasper.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – voice (samples)
  • Robert Glasper – piano, keyboards, percussion, liner notes
  • Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Stevie Wonder – harmonica
  • Chris Rob – vocals, piano, electric piano, synths, mixing, co-producer
  • Hermeto Pascoal – vocal
  • Erykah Badu – vocal, percussion
  • Bilal Oliver – vocal
  • Nai Palm – vocal
  • Illa J – vocal
  • Laura Mvula – vocal
  • Phonte Coleman – vocal
  • Georgia Anne Muldrow – vocal, recording, mixing
  • Ledisi Anibade Young – vocal
  • Amber Strother – vocal
  • Anita Bias – vocal
  • Paris Strother – vocal, guitar
  • John Scofield – guitar
  • Danny Leznoff – guitar
  • Kyle Bolden – guitar
  • Derrick Hodge – bass
  • Burniss Earl Travis – bass
  • Braylon Lacy – bass
  • Rashad Smith – percussion
  • DJ Spinna – percussion, drum programming
  • Hiatus Kaiyote (Naomi “Nai Palm” Saalfield, Paul Bender, Simon Mavin, Perrin Moss – various instruments, programming, engineer, mixing
  • King (Paris Strother, Amber Strother, Anita Bias)
  • Lakecia Benjamin – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Brandee Younger – harp
  • Bianca Rodriguez – backing vocals, recording
  • Jules – recording, mixing
  • Jimi Bowman – recording
  • Keith Lewis – recording
  • Femi Jiya – recording
  • Patrick Douthit – recording 
  • Phonte Coleman – recording
  • James Benjamin – engineer
  • Cristian Perez – Pro Tools engineer
  • Anu Sun – mixing
  • Chris Tabron – mixing
  • Caleb Laven – mixing assistant
  • Frank Harkins – art direction
  • Alice Butts – design
  • Francine Turk – cover design

Track listing:

  1. Talking Shit – Miles Davis, Curtis Jews, Josef Zawinul, Robert Glasper
  2. Ghetto Walkin – lyrics by Bilal Oliver, Robert Glasper, music by Miles Davis
  3. They Can’t Hold Me Down – lyrics by Illa J, music by Miles Davis, Robert Glasper
  4. Maiysha (So Long) – lyrics by Erykah Badu, music by Miles Davis
  5. Violets – Miles Davis, Phonte Coleman, Robert Glasper
  6. Little Church – Miles Davis, Hermeto Pascoal
  7. Silence is the Way – Miles Davis, Josef Zawinul, Laura Mvula,
  8. Song for Selim – Miles Davis, Paris Strother, Amber Strother, Anita Bias
  9. Milestones – Miles Davis
  10. I’m Leaving You – lyrics by Ledisi Anibade Young, Robert Glasper, music by Miles Davis
  11. Right On Brotha – Miles Davis, Chris Robinson,  Vincent Williams, Wayne Shorter

Per Mathisen: Ospitalità Generosa

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On May 9, 2015, “Alessa Records” label released “Ospitalità Generosa”, the debut Per Mathisen album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Sounddesign” and was produced by Per Mathisen.  

Personnel:

  • Per Mathisen – electric bass, electric upright bass, liner notes
  • Ruggero Robin – guitars
  • Gergo Borlai – drums
  • Alex Acuna – percussion
  • Christoph Kapfer – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Peter Guschelbauer – executive producer
  • Nicola Robin – photography

Track listing:

  1. Floating Fretless Dreams – Per Mathisen
  2. Baitina Scenery – Ruggero Robin
  3. Eric – Gergo Borlai
  4. June Winds – Per Mathisen
  5. High Ground – Per Mathisen
  6. Tritone Funk – Per Mathisen
  7. The Ambling Alp – Ruggero Robin
  8. I Don’t Wanna Know – Per Mathisen
  9. Der Boden Des Weißensee – Gergo Borlai, Per Mathisen, Ruggero Robin

Luboyna: Radio Luboyna

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On May 5, 2017, “Geenger Records” label released “Radio Luboyna”, the tenth Luboyna album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Podrumot”and “Children Theatre Center” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Oliver Josifovski.

Personnel:

  • Vera Miloshevska – lead and backing vocals
  • Oliver Josifovski – bass, double bass, snare drum, backing vocals, mastering, executive producer
  • Bojan Petkov – guitar
  • Goran Dimitrovski – guitar
  • Blagojche Trajkovski – clarinet, accordion
  • Demir Shakirov – darbuka, bendir drum, def
  • Nikola Mircevski – accordion
  • Muammer Ketencoglu – accordion
  • Vasil Hadzimanov – piano
  • Filip Dimishkovski – Fender Rhodes
  • Najdo Shakirov – drums
  • Jashar Rshid – tapan
  • Tamer Pinarbasi – kanum
  • Husnu Selendirici – clarinet
  • Ismail Lumanovski – clarinet
  • Kire Kuzmanov – alto saxophone
  • Ivan Ivanov – baritone saxophone
  • Vilhen Memedov – tuba
  • Ipche Rashidov – tenor horn
  • Tashmir Rashidov – tenor horn
  • Amid Rashid – tenor horn
  • Chambo Agushev – trumpet
  • Kocho Agushev – trumpet
  • Jovica Stojchevski – trumpet
  • Misho Josifov – flugel horn
  • Sale Nikolovski – trombone
  • Vladimir Krstev – violin
  • Demir Siaka Chupevski – electronic beats
  • DJ Slave – turntables
  • Angel Kjosev – backing vocals, recording, mixing, editing, mastering
  • Alen Hadzi-Srefanov – recording
  • Bairo Zakon Corporation – executive producer
  • Aleksandar Popovski – design, photography
  • Vlatko Chocorovski Chole – photography
  • Darko Kujundzic – prepress

Track listing:

  1. Ogreala mesechina
  2. Stani da ne stanish
  3. Galichnik via New York
  4. Mnogu mi go falat vasheto devojche
  5. Kratovo via Brazil
  6. Bairo via Bebek
  7. Mome odi za voda
  8. Ohrid via Dolmabahce

Kaada / Patton: Bacteria Cult

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On April 1, 2016, “Ipecac Recordings” label released “Bacteria Cult”, the third Kaada/Patton album. It was recorded 2015 – 2018, at “Fartein Valen” in Sveio, “Wrongroom” in Norway, and was produced by John Erik Kaada and Mike Patton.

Personnel:

  • John Erik Kaada – orchestration, arrangements
  • Mike Patton – performer
  • Orchestra – Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
  • Trond Husebø – conductor
  • Børre Mølstad – additional tuba and trombone 
  • Yi Yang – additional violin
  • Johannes Martens – additional cello
  • Kenneth Ryland – additional double bass
  • Lars Brenli – music preparation 
  • Åsgeir Grong – recording  
  • Øyvind Grong – recording assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  •  Helen Farr – score coordinator
  • Martin Kvamme – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Erik Kaada and Mike Patton.

  1. Red Rainbow
  2. Black Albino
  3. Peste Bubónica
  4. Papillon
  5. Dispossession
  6. A Burnt Out Case
  7. Imodium
  8. Fountain Gasoline