On March 6, 2021, Lodewijk Frederik Ottens aka Lou Ottens, died aged 94. He was inventor and engineer, known as the inventor of the audio cassette tape. Nearly 20 years after Philips introduced cassette tapes, Ottens helped the company to develop compact disc technology and, with Sony, to create audio format that would become the industry standard. In 2016, Ottens appeared in a film, “Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape”. The director, Zack Farmer, likened the creation of the cassette to “trying to paint a masterpiece on a postage stamp”.
Tag Archives: 2016
Methyl Ethel: Everything Is Forgotten
On March 3, 2017, “4AD” label released “Everything Is Forgotten”, the second Methyl Ethel studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by James Ford and Jake Webb. At the 2017 “West Australian Music Industry Awards”, the album won “Best Album” award.
Personnel:
- Jake Webb – vocals, instrumentation, recording
- Thom Stewart – organ
- James Ford – drums, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
- Noël Besson – vocals
- Holly Fewson – cover painting
- Phil Laslett – design
All tracks by Jake Webb, except where noted.
- Drink Wine
- Ubu
- No. 28
- Femme Maison / One Man House
- L’Heure des Sorcières
- Act of Contrition
- Groundswell
- Hyakki Yako
- Summer Moon
- Weeds Through the Rind
- Schlager
Matmatah: Plates Coutures
On March 3, 2017, “La Ouache Production” label released “Plates Coutures”, the fifth Matmatah studio album. It was recorded in August 2016, at “ICP Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Bruno Green, Emmanuel Baroux, Éric Digaire, Benoît Fournier and Tristan Nihouarn.
Personnel:
- Emmanuel Baroux – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Éric Digaire – vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, percussions
- – drums, percussion, guitars, piano
- Tristan Nihouarn – vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, flute
- Bruno Green – keyboards, guitars, percussions
- Gaëlle Kerrien – choirs
- Gaëlle Bellaunay – choirs
- Morgane Mercier – choirs director, choirs
- Ghislaine Bachelier, Odile Guillarmou, Nadia Le Goff, Grand Palladium – choirs
- Dana Colley – voice, bass clarinet, saxophones, flute
- Sebastien Blanchon – trumpet
- David Dupuis – trombone
- Jacopo Costa – cimbalum
Track listing:
All tracks by Tristan Nihouarn.
- Nous y sommes
- Lésine pas
- Petite frappe
- Marée haute
- Toboggan
- Retour à la normale
- Ô ma beauté
- Entre en lignes
- Overcom
- Margipop
- Peshmerga
Undone: Family
On February 25, 2016, “UndU Releases” label released “Family” the third Undone album.
Personnel:
- Ronit Bergman – vocals, guitar, arranger
- Noga Shatz – guitar, arranger
- Darko Janevski – didgeridoo, arranger, recording, mixing
- Mustafa Muso Jonuzovski – bass
- Andrej Anastasov – Daskalovski (Edi) – drums, arranger
- Pedro Wilde – guitar
- Darko Tasevski – guitar
- Vlad Kaevski – keyboards, mixing
- Oliver Mitevski – accordion
- Filip Mitrov – kaval, wind synth
- Carim Clasmann – mastering
- Hagar Maqgen – cover art
Track listing:
- Elastic Venues
- who AM, we
- Ishin – denshin
- Thru the Walls
- Google is My Boyfriend
- The Love Song
- Melody Fever
- Iron Eggs
- Time Bullets
- Here Rises Hell
Crystal Fairy: Same
On February 24, 2017, “Ipecac Recordings” label released the self-titled, debut Crystal Fairy album. It was recorded in 2016, at “E-Clat Morgue Portable Disaster Unit” and “Sound Of Sirens Studio”, and was produced by King Buzzo, Teri Gender Bender, Dale Crover and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez.
Personnel:
- Teri Gender Bender (Teresa Suaréz) – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- King Buzzo (Roger Osborne) – vocals, guitar
- Omar Rodríguez-López – bass, guitar
- Dale Crover – drums, guitar
- Chris Common – recording, mixing, mastering
- Toshi Kasai – recording
- Mackie Osborne – artwork, design
Track listing:
All tracks by King Buzzo, Teri Gender Bender, Dale Crover and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, except where noted.
- Chiseler
- Drugs on the Bus
- Necklace of Divorce
- Moth Tongue
- Crystal Fairy
- Secret Agent Rat
- Under Trouble
- Bent Teeth
- Pocesion – Pat Stratford, Lyon Wong, Steve Hunt, Geoff Magner, Mike Hunter
- Sweet Self
- Vampire X-Mas
Dams of the West: Youngish American
On February 24, 2017, “30th Century Records” label released “Youngish American”, the debut Dams of the West studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Patrick Carney, Roger Moutenot and Chris Tomson.
Personnel:
- Chris Tomson – vocals, piano, guitar, drums, percussion
- Laura Epling – violin
- Katherine Messer – viola
- Maggie Chaffee – cello
- Marc Whitmore, Roger Moutenot – engineer
- Patrick Carney – mixing
- Roger Moutenot – mixing
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
- Mick Harper – design
- Jake Longstreth – design
- Emily Tomson – photography
- Edward Bursch – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Tomson.
- Bridges and Tunnels
- Tell the Truth
- Death Wish
- The Inerrancy of You and Me
- Polo Grounds
- Will I Be Known to Her
- Flag on the Can
- Perfect Wave
- Pretty Good WiFi
- Youngish American
Matthew Shipp Trio: Piano Song
On January 27, 2017, “Thirsty Ear” label released “Piano Song”, credited to Matthew Shipp Trio, and the 62nd Matthew Shipp album overall. It was recorded in April 2016, at “Park West” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Gordon.
Personnel:
- Matthew Shipp – piano
- Michael Bisio – bass
- Newman Taylor Baker – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Matthew Shipp
- Links
- Cosmopolitan
- Blue Desert
- Silence Of
- Flying Carpet
- Scrambled Brain
- Microwave
- Mind Space
- Void of Sea
- The Nature Of
- Gravity Point
- Piano Song
LP: Lost on You
On December 9, 2016, “Vagrant Records” label released “Lost on You”, the fourth LP studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Scott Thomas Robinson.
Personnel:
- LP (Laura Pergolizzi) – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Charles Jones, Josh Record, Maiya Sykes, Mike Del Rio – backing vocals
- Joe Leoni – engineer
- Mitch McCarthy – engineer
- Rob Kinelski – mixing
- John Greenham Mastering – mastering
- Randall Leddy – layout, design
- Michel Compte – photography
- Taylor Bringuel – creative director
- Mike Del Rio – executive producer
Track listing:
- Muddy Waters – LP, Mike Del Rio, Joshua Record
- No Witness – LP, Mike Del Rio, Ricky Lina
- Lost on You – LP, Nate Campany, Mike Del Rio
- Up Against Me – LP, PJ Bianco
- Tightrope – LP, Del Rio, Nikolai Potthoff
- Other People – LP, Ren Romans, Nate Campany
- Into the Wild – LP, PJ Bianco
- Strange – LP, Mike Del Rio, Nate Campany
- Death Valley – LP, David Thomas
- You Want It All – LP, Mike Del Rio, PJ Bianco, Jonathan Malone
Hail the Ghost: Arrhythmia
On December 6, 2019, “White Heart Records” label released “Arrhythmia”, the second Hail the Ghost studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2019, at “Jam Studios” in Ballinamona, Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland, and was produced by Kieran O’Reilly and Martin Quinn.
Personnel:
- Kieran O’Reilly – lead and backing vocals, guitar, drums, percussion
- Eamonn Young – guitars
- Ian Corr – piano, keyboards
- Martin Quinn – bass, backing vocals
- Paul Higgins – guitars
- Gavin Mulhall – drums
- Eamonn Young Sr. – saxophone
- Joe Donnelly – spoken word
- Zach Minogue O’Reilly – boys laughing
- Lua Minogue O’Reilly – boys laughing
- Sveva Robiony – cover art
Track listing:
All lyrics by Kieran O’Reilly, except where noted.
- Prologue – Joe Donnelly
- Swarms
- Gwendolen
- Pirouette
- Sweetest Dream
- Mountain
- Black Karma
- Sweet Samurai
- Loveless
- Elegy
- Home
The Dear Hunter: All Is as All Should Be
On December 1, 2017, “Cave and Canary Goods” label released “All Is as All Should Be”, the 14th Dear Hunter (The) EP. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.
Personnel:
- Casey Crescenzo – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
- Maxwell Tousseau – guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
- Robert Parr – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Gavin Castleton – keyboards, backing vocals
- Nick Sollecito – bass guitar
- Nick Crescenzo – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Track listing:
- The Right Wrong
- Blame Paradise
- Beyond the Pale
- Shake Me (Awake)
- Withess Me
- All Is as All Should Be
