Tag Archives: 2015

The Dreamers: Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula

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On June 23, 2015, “Tzadik” label released “Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula”, the sixth John Zorn’s group, The Dreamers. It was recorded in February 2015, at “Eastside Sound” in New York City, and was produced by John Zorn.

Personnel:

  • John Zorn – conductor, arranger
  • Marc Ribot− guitars
  • Jamie Saft− keyboards
  • Kenny Wollesen− vibes
  • Trevor Dunn− bass
  • Joey Baron− drums
  • Cyro Baptista− percussion
  • Ikue Mori – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Zorn

  1. Magic Carpet Ride
  2. Gormenghast
  3. Queen of Ilium
  4. Once Upon a Time
  5. Flight from Salem
  6. Pellucidar
  7. Atlantis
  8. A Perfume from Cleopolis
  9. Jewels of Opar

Houston Person & Ron Carter: Chemistry

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On June 17, 2018, “High Note” label released “Chemistry”, album by Houston Person and Ron Carter. It was recorded on December 22, 2015, at “Van Gelder Studio” and was produced by Houston Person.

Personnel:

  • Houston Person- tenor saxophone
  • Ron Carter- bass

Track listing:

  1. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  2. But Beautiful – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  3. Young and Foolish – Albert Hague, Arnold Horwitt
  4. Fools Rush In – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  5. Can’t We Be Friends? – Kay Swift, Paul James
  6. Blame It on My Youth – Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman
  7. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  9. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
  10. When I Fall in Love – Victor Young, Edward Heyman

Gary Peacock: Now This

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On May 26, 2015, “ECM” label released “Now This”, the twelve Gary Peacock album. It was recorded in July 2014, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Track listing:

  • Gary Peacock— bass
  • Marc Copland— piano
  • Joey Baron— drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Peacock except where noted.

  1. Gaia
  2. Shadows
  3. This
  4. And Now
  5. Esprit de Muse – Joey Baron
  6. Moor
  7. Noh Blues – Marc Copland
  8. Christa
  9. Vignette
  10. Gloria’s Step – Scott LaFaro
  11. Requiem

Eric Clapton: I Still Do

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On May 20, 2016, “Bushbranch Records/Surfdog Records” label released “I Still Do”, the 22nd Eric Clapton album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “British Grove Studios”, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton– lead vocals, guitar, tambourine
  • Paul Brady– acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Fairweather Low– acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Angelo Mysterioso – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Climie– acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
  • Walt Richmond– keyboards
  • Chris Stainton– keyboards
  • Paul Carrack– Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Dirk Powell– accordion, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Dave Bronze– bass guitar, double bass
  • Henry Spinetti– drums, percussion
  • Ethan Johns– percussion
  • Michelle John– backing vocals
  • Sharon White– backing vocals
  • Glyn Johns – engineer, mixing
  • Martin Hollis – engineer
  • Rowan McIntosh – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Catherine Roylance – art direction, design
  • Brice Beckham – layout
  • Matthew Gordon – artwork technician
  • Sir Peter Blake – cover painting
  • Catherine Roylance, Nick Roylance, Craig Stecyk, Simon Whitehead, Getty Images – photography

Track listing:

  1. Alabama Woman Blues – Leroy Carr
  2. Can’t Let You Do – J. J. Cale
  3. I Will Be There – Paul Brady, John O’Kane
  4. Spiral – Eric Clapton, Andy Fairweather Low, Simon Climie
  5. Catch the Blues – Eric Clapton
  6. Cypress Grove – Skip James
  7. Little Man, You’ve Had a Busy Day – Maurice Sigler, Mabel Wayne, Al Hoffman
  8. Stones in My Passway – Robert Johnson
  9. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine – Bob Dylan
  10. I’ll Be Alright – traditional
  11. Somebody’s Knockin – J. J. Cale
  12. I’ll Be Seeing You – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain

Hiatus Kaiyote: Choose Your Weapon

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On May 1, 2015, “Flying Buddha” label released “Choose Your Weapon”, the second Hiatus Kaiyote studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2015, and was produced by Hiatus Kaiyote.

Personnel:

  • Nai Palm – vocals, guitar, keyboards, arrangenebts, artwork
  • Simon Mavin – keyboards, percussion, vocoder, arrangements
  • Perrin Moss – bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, arrangements
  • Paul Bender – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming, arrangements
  • Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings, string arrangements
  • Phil Binotto – percussion
  • Salvador Persico – percussion
  • Adam King – percussion
  • Phil Noy-Engineer – drum production
  • Andrei Eremin – mastering
  • Laura Christoforidis – cover design, formatting
  • Laneous “Lame-boy” The Lunchboxer – cover art
  • Federico Ruiz – design
  • Roxanne Slimak – art direction
  • Wilk – photography
  • Salaam Remi – executive producer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nai Palm; all music composed by Nai Palm, Paul Bender, Perrin Moss and Simon Mavin.

  1. Choose Your Weapon
  2. Shaolin Monk Motherfunk
  3. Laputa
  4. Creations Part One
  5. Borderline with My Atoms
  6. Breathing Underwater
  7. Cicada
  8. Swamp Thing
  9. Fingerprints
  10. Jekyll
  11. Prince Minikid
  12. Atari
  13. By Fire
  14. Creations Part Two
  15. The Lung
  16. Only Time All the Time: Making Friends with Studio Owl
  17. Molasses
  18. Building a Ladder

Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet

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On April 16, 2007, “Roadrunner” label released “Fear of a Blank Planet”, the ninth Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded October – December 2006, in London and Tel Aviv, and was produced by Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin and Gavin Harrison. In 2007, “Fear of a Blank Planet” won the “Album of the Year” award at “Classic Rock” magazine awards. In 2015, “Rolling Stone”  ranked it at number 39 on its list of the “Best Progressive Rock Albums of all Time.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, mixing, audio mastering, string arrangements
  • Richard Barbieri– keyboards and synthesizers
  • Colin Edwin– bass guitars
  • Gavin Harrison– drums
  • Alex Lifeson– guitar solo
  • Robert Fripp– soundscapes
  • John Wesley– backing vocals
  • Orchestra – London Session Orchestra
  • Dave Stewart– string arrangements
  • Steve Price – engineer
  • Lasse Hoile– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Fear of a Blank Planet
  2. My Ashes – music by Richard Barbier, Steven /Wilson
  3. Anesthetize
  4. Sentimental
  5. Way Out of Here – music by Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Gavin Harrison, Steven Wilson
  6. Sleep Together

iamthemorning: Lighthouse

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On April 1, 2016, “Kscope” label released “Lighthouse”, the third iamthemorning studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Murder Mile Studios” in London,  “Mosfilm Studios” in Moscow, and was produced by Gleb Kolyadin and Marjana Semkina.

Personnel:

  • Marjana Semkina – lead and backing vocals
  • Gleb Kolyadin – grand piano, keyboards
  • Vlad Avy – guitars
  • Alexander Kuznetcov – double bass
  • Colin Edwin– bass
  • Gavin Harrison– drums
  • Mariusz Duda– vocals
  • Perezvony” Choir – Stanislava Sorokina, Svetlana Utkina, Yury Volkov, Maria Cherepanova, Elizaveta Levina, Anastasia Andriyanenko, Daria Severinova, Alina Vahrina, Anastasia Kavalerova, Nikol Zgeib, Anna Sokolova, Anastasia Malova, Sofia Liberman, Margarita Raspopova, Martin Sadomirsky, Svetlana Philippova, Serafima Chervotkina
  • Evan Carson – bodhrán, percussion
  • Andres Izmailov – harp
  • Tatiana Rezetdinova – flute
  • Roman Erofeev – clarinet
  • Sergey Korolkov – trumpet
  • Oksana Stepanova – bombard
  • Larisa Yarutskaya – conductor, art-director
  • Philipp Saulin – violin
  • Anastasia Razumets, Aleksandra Svidunovich, Zhuldyz Bukina, Tatiana Kuvaitseva, Philipp Saulin – violin
  • Aleksander Bogdanovich, Ksenia Ivanova – viola
  • Mikhail Ignatov, Evgenia Ignatova, Mikhail Ignatov – cello
  • Gianluca Capacchione, Vlad Avy – mixing
  • Neil Pickles, Marcel van Limbeek – mixing, mastering
  • Constantine Nagishkin – artwork
  • Mikhail Meerov – design

Track listing:

All tracks written by Gleb Kolyadin and Marjana Semkina.

  1. I Came Before the Water Pt I
  2. Too Many Years
  3. Clear Clearer
  4. Sleeping Pills
  5. Libretto Horror
  6. Lighthouse
  7. Harmony
  8. Matches
  9. Belighted
  10. Chalk and Coal
  11. I Came Before the Water Pt II
  12. Post Scriptum

Josh Rouse: Subtitulo

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On March 21, 2006, “Bedroom Classics” label released “Subtitulo”, the seventh Josh Rouse album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Paco Loco Studios” in Spain, “Alex the Great” in Nashville, and was produced by Brad Jones.

Personnel:

  • Josh Rouse – vocals, guitar
  • Pete Finney – pedal steel guitar
  • Brad Jones – piano, bass, recording, mixing
  • Marc Pisapia – drums, percussion
  • Chris Carmichael – strings
  • Jeremy Ferguson – engineer
  • Jim DeMain – mastering
  • Paz Suay – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Rouse, except where noted.

  1. Quiet Town – Daniel Tashian
  2. Summertime
  3. It Looks Like Love
  4. La Costa Blanca
  5. Jersey Clowns
  6. His Majesty Rides
  7. Givin’ It Up
  8. Wonderful
  9. The Man Who…
  10. El Otro Lado

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down: A Man Alive

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On March 4, 2016, “Ribbon Music” label released “A Man Alive”, the fourth Thao & the Get Down Stay Down studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Tiny Telephone & Different Fur Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Merrill Garbus.

Personnel:

  • Thao Nguyen– vocals, bass, clapping, composer, drum programming, drums, guitar, loops, mandolin, oscillator, percussion, telecaster, toy piano, univox
  • Merrill Garbus– vocals, backing vocals, bass, cabasa, clapping, farfisa organ, flute, sampling
  • Lynne Angel – drum samples, inspiration
  • Johanna Kunin – vocals, backing vocals
  • Sami Perez – clapping, backing vocals, clapping
  • Jason Slota – clapping, cowbell, drums, gamelan, percussion, shaker, tambourine
  • Beau Sorenson – clapping, engineer, guitar, linn drum, loops, mixing, programming, sampling, sequencing
  • Adam Thompson – audio manipulation, bass, casio, clapping, glockenspiel, guitar, polysynth, synthesizer, synthesizer bass
  • Charlie Glenn – guitar, organ, piano, lapsteel

Track listing:

  1. Astonished Man
  2. Slash/Burn
  3. The Evening
  4. Departure
  5. Nobody Dies
  6. Guts
  7. Fool Forever
  8. Millionaire
  9. Meticulous Bird
  10. Give Me Peace
  11. Hand to God
  12. Endless Love

Frontier Ruckus: Enter the Kingdom

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On February 17, 2017, “Sitcom Universe” label released “Enter the Kingdom”, the fifth Frontier Ruckus studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Cartoon Moon” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Ken Coomer, Matthew Milia, David Winston Jones, Zachary Nichols and Anna Burch.

Personnel:

  • Anna Burch – vocals, layout, design
  • Matthew Milia – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, baritone guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano, Lowrey organ, cover concept, layout, design
  • David Winston Jones – banjo, banjo-Telecaster, layout, design
  • Zachary Nichols – trumpet, singing-saw, melodica, alto horn, piano, keyboards, Optigan, layout, design
  • Ken Coomer– drums, percussion photography
  • Connor Dodson – bass guitar
  • Kristin Weber – violin
  • Austin Hoke – cello
  • Patrick Miller – enginements
  • Ken Coomer, Patrick Miller – mixing
  • Eric Conn – mastering
  • Julia Grant – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Milia, except where noted.

  1. Visit Me
  2. Gerunds
  3. 27 Dollars
  4. Our Flowers Are Still Burning
  5. Positively Freaking
  6. Sarah Springtime
  7. Since Milford – Zachary Nichols
  8. Gauche
  9. Nothing Is Working
  10. If You Can
  11. Enter the Kingdom