On August 28, 2015., “ECM” label released “Wild Dance”, album by Enrico Rava Quartet with Gianluca Petrella (the 44th Enrico Rava album overall). It was recorded in January 2015, at “Artesuono Recording Studios” in Udine, Italy, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
Enrico Rava – trumpet
Gianluca Petrella – trombone
Francesco Diodati – guitar
Gabriele Evangelista – double bass
Enrico Morello – drums
Stefano Amerio – engineer
Sascha Kleis – design
Jean–Guy Lathuilière – cover photography
Luca D’Agostino – liner photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Enrico Rava, except where noted.
Diva
Space Girl
Don’t
Infant
Sola
Not Funny
Wild Dance
F. Express
Cornette
Overboard
Happy Shades
Monkitos
Improvisation – Enrico Rava, Francesco Diodati, Gabriele Evangelista, Enrico Morello
On August 13, 2015, “Young Turks” label released “M3LL155X” (pronounced “Melissa”), the third FKA Twigs (Tahliah Debrett Barnett) EP. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Boots, FKA Twigs and Tic.
On August 7, 2015, “Captured Tracks” label released “Another One”, the second Mac DeMarco mini-LP. It was recorded in March 2015, at “Jizz Jazz Studios” in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, and was produced by Mac DeMarco.
On June 10, 2016, “Epitaph” label released “If I’m the Devil…”, the fourth and final Letlive studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Justin Pilbrow, Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jay Johnson and Loniel Robinson.
Personnel:
Jason Aalon Butler – lead vocals
Jeff Sahyoun – guitars, keyboard, backing vocals
Ryan Jay Johnson – bass, backing vocals
Loniel Robinson – drums, percussion
Carson Rick – strings
Andrew Tholl – strings
Paul Cartwright – strings
Robert Allaire – strings
Derek Stein – strings
Cheyenne Wright – additional vocals
Courtney Jackson – additional vocals
Janelle Ioimo – additional vocals
Hannah Marshall – additional vocals
Justine Zimbron – additional vocals
Yvonne Marder – additional vocals
Nikki Simmons – additional vocals
Benjamin Knapp – engineer
Neil Baldock – engineer
Dan Korneff – mixing, mastering
Jason Link – layout, design
Jonathan Weiner – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jay Johnson and Loniel Robinson.
On June 3, 2015, China Crisis self-released “Autumn in the Neighborhood”, bands seventh album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “The Lab Studio”, “Whitewood Studios”, and “LIPA” in Liverpool, “Bryn Derwen Studios” in Bethesda, Wales, “Rocket Science Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, “Jan Kisjes Studios” in Dalfsen, Holland.
Personnel:
Eddie Lundon – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
Gary Daly – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synths
Brian McNeil – keyboards, programming
Gary Gazza Johnson – bass guitar
Thomas McConnell – acoustic guitar, bouzouki
Colin Hinds – electric guitar
Stuart Nisbet – guitar, pedal steel guitar
Carl Brown – keyboards, electric guitar
Andy Steele – synth
Chloe Mullett – saxophone, flute, electric piano, tin whistle, arrangements
Chris Hutchinson – bass guitar
Chris Nicholls – bass guitar
Sian Monaghan – drums, percussion
Steve Barney – drums
Kate Walker – oboe
Moly Daly – backing vocals
Maggie Reilly – backing vocals
Nina Jones – backing vocals
Laura Campbell – backing vocals
Sophie Cooke – backing vocals
Paul Mitchell-Davidson – brass arrangements
Steve Parker – recording
Carl Brown – recording
Daniel Woodward – engineer
David Wrench – engineer
James Walsh – engineer
Lance Thomas – engineer
Rob Whiteley – engineer
Tom Ignatius – engineer
Mark Phythian – mixing
Shawn Joseph – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Daly, except where noted.
Smile (What Kind of Love Is This)
Down Here on Earth
Autumn in the Neighbourhood
Because My Heart – Gary Daly, Gary Gazza Johnson
Bernard
Joy and the Spark
Being in Love – Brian McNeil, Chris Barlow, Eddie Lundon, Gary Daly, Gary Gazza Johnson
On May 29, 2015, “Island” label released “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”, the third Florence and the Machine studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “The Pool”, “Angel”, “Urchin”, “Lightship”, “123”, “Sarm Studio”, and “No. 1 Baltic Place” in London, “Bedrock Rehearsal” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Markus Dravs, Kid Harpoon, John Hill, Paul Epworth, James Ford, Charlie Hugall, Isabella Summers, Brett Shaw and Dan Wilson.
Personnel:
Florence Welch – lead and backing vocals, body percussion, stamps, claps, piano, percussion
Rob Ackroyd – acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele
Leo Abrahams – acoustic and electric guitar
Kid Harpoon – acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano, CP 70 synth, drums, percussion, bass, brass writing, brass arrangements
On May 2015, “Castle Face” label released “Mutilator Defeated at Last”, the sixteenth Thee Oh Sees studio album (the tenth to be released under the name, Thee Oh Sees). It was recorded in 2015, at “The Dock” in Sacramento.
Personnel:
John Dwyer – lead vocals, guitars, synths, mellotron
Chris Woodhouse – synth, mellotron, percussion
Tim Hellman – bass guitar
Nick Murray – drums
Brigid Dawson – backing vocals
Chris Woodhouse – recording, mixing
Tetsunori Tawaraya – artwork
Doctor Matthew Jones – layout
John Dwyer – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by John Dwyer, Chris Woodhouse, Tim Hellman, Nick Murray and Brigid Dawson.
On May 5, 2015, “Brainfeeder” label released “The Epic”, the third Kamasi Washington studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Kingsize Spundblabs” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kamasi Washington.
Personnel:
Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone, band leader, arrangements
Cameron Graves – piano, organ
Brandon Coleman – keyboards, organ, piano
Thundercat – electric bass
Miles Mosley – upright and electric bass
Ronald Bruner, Jr. – drums
Tony Austin – drums, engineer
Robert Miller – drums
Leon Mobley – percussion
Igmar Thomas – trumpet
Todd Simon – trumpet
Shaunte Palmer – trombone
Ryan Porter – trombone
Neel Hammond – violin
Tylana Renga Enomoto – violin
Paul Cartwright – violin
Jennifer Simone – violin
Lucia Micarelli – violin
Molly Rogers – viola
Andrea Whitt – viola
Artyom Manukyan – cello
Ginger Murphy – cello
Dawn Norfleet – choir
Thalma de Freitas – choir
Maiya Sykes – choir
Gina Manziello – choir
Patrice Quinn – choir
Natasha F. Agrama – choir
Dwight Trible – choir
Steven Wayne – choir
Taylor Graves – choir
Charles Jones – choir
Jason Marales – choir
Dexter Story – choir
Cameron Graves – choir
Tracy Carter – choir
Dwight Trible – lead vocals
Patrice Quinn – lead vocals
Brian Rosemeyer – engineer
Benjamin Tierney – mixing
Daddy Kev – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Kamasi Washington, except where noted.
Volume 1: The Plan
Change of the Guard
Askim
Isabelle
Final Thought
The Next Step
The Rhythm Changes – Patrick Quinn, Kamasi Washington
Volume 2: The Glorious Tale
Miss Understanding
Leroy and Lanisha
Re Run
Seven Prayers
Henrietta Our Hero – Patrick Quinn, Kamasi Washington
On April 28, 2015, “Constellation Records” label released “Never Were the Way She Was” album by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld. It was recorded in 2015 at “End of the World” in Vermont. In 2016, “Never Were the Way She Was” won the “Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year”.
Personnel:
Colin Stetson – tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, contrabass clarinet
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