On January 17, 2016, Terence Dale “Buffin” Griffin died aged 67. He was musician (drums) and music producer. He was member of the band The British Lions, but was best known as founding member and the drummer of Mott the Hoople. As producer he worked with Hanoi Rocks and Cult, and produced numerous BBC Radio 1 John Peel sessions from 1981 to 1994.
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Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White: Gentlewoman, Ruby Man
On January 13, 2017, “Glassnote Records” label released “Gentlewoman, Ruby Man”, album by Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White. It was recorded in 2016, at “Montrose Recording” in Richmond, VA, and was produced by Matthew E. White.
Personnel:
- Matthew E. White – vocals
- Flo Morrissey – vocals
- Allan Parker – guitar
- Devonne Harris – keyboards
- Cameron Raiston – bass
- Pinson Chanselle – drums, percussion
- Adrian Olsen – engineer, mixing
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Alexandra Spalding – technician
- Joel Speasmaker – art direction
- Anouska Beckwith – photography
- Cameron Lewis – photography
- Jethro Waters – photography
Track listing:
- Look at What the Light Did Now – Kyle Field
- Thinking ‘Bout You – Frank Ocean
- Looking for You – Nino Ferrer
- The Color of Anything – James Blake
- Everybody Loves the Sunshine – Roy Ayers
- Grease – Barry Gibb
- Suzanne – Leonard Cohen
- Sunday Morning – Lou Reed, John Cale
- Heaven Can Wait – Charlotte Gainsbvourg
- Govindam – George Harrison
Nine Inch Nails: Not the Actual Events
On December 22, 2016, “The Null Corporation” label released “Not the Actual Events”, the fifth Nine Inch Nails extended play. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
Personnel:
- Trent Reznor – lead vocals, performance
- Atticus Ross – performance, mixing
- Mariqueen Maandig – backing vocals
- Dave Navarro – guitars
- Dave Grohl – drums
- Chris Holmes – engineer
- Dustin Mosley – engineer
- Jun Murakawa – engineer
- Chris Richardson – engineer
- Alan Moulder – mixing
- Tom Baker – mastering
- John Crawford – art direction
- Corey Holms – additional design
Track listing:
All tracks by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
- Branches/Bones
- Dear World
- She’s Gone Away
- The Idea of You
- Burning Bright (Field on Fire)
The Narrative: Golden Silence
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.
Personnel:
- Suzie Zeldin – vocals, piano, keyboards, songwriting, percussion
- Jesse Gabriel – vocals, guitar, banjo, koto, autoharp, songwriting, percussion
- Jay Scalchunes – drums, percussion
- Ari Sadowitz – bass
- Bryan Russell – accordion
- Dylan Ebrahimian – violin
- Jon Block – violin
- Phil Carter – viola
- Mohit Mansukani – cello
- David Harary – clarinet, bass clarinet
- Karri Diomede – flute
- Wes Maples – saxophone
- Jonathan D. Schneck – banjo
- Alex Overington – instrumental arrangements
- Bryan Russell – engineer
- Justin Long – engineer
- Sean Killary – engineer
- Richard Flack – mixing
- Jon Florencio – mixing
- Sam Moses – mastering
- Vicky Dinka – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Suzie Zeldin and Jesse Gabriel.
- Moving Out
- Chasing a Feeling
- Already Changed
- Toe the Line
- Oklahoma Air
- I Can Make a Mass
- California Sun
- Home
- Reason to Leave
- Suburbs
Django Bates’ Beloved: The Study of Touch
On November 3, 2017, “ECM” label released “The Study of Touch”, the 14th Django Bates album. It was recorded in June 2016, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Django Bates – piano
- Petter Eldh – bass
- Peter Bruun – drums
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
- Sascha Kleis – design
- Nadia F. Romanini – photography
- Ainis Radzevicius – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Django Bates except where noted
- Sadness All the Way Down
- Giorgiantics
- Little Petherick
- Senza Bitterness
- We Are Not Lost, We Are Simply Finding Our Way
- This World – Iain Ballamy
- The Study of Touch
- Passport – Charlie Parker
- Slippage Street
- Peonies as Promised
- Happiness All the Way Up
Bap Kennedy
On November 1, 2016, Martin Christopher Kennedy aka Bap Kennedy died aged 54. He was songwriter, singer, and musician (guitar, harmonica), member of the band Energy Orchard, best known for his collaborations with Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Shane MacGowan, and Steve Earle.
Courteeners: Mapping the Rendezvous
On October 28, 2016, “Ignition” label released “Mapping the Rendezvous”, the fifth Courteeners studio album. It was recorded in 2016, in Paris, France, and was produced by Joe Cross.
Personnel:
- Liam Fray – vocals, guitars
- Daniel Moores – guitars
- Joe Cross – bass
- Michael Campbell – drums
- Adam Payne – keyboards
- Ashley Neal – programming
- Continuous – additional instrumentation
Track listing:
All tracks by Liam Fray.
- Lucifer’s Dreams
- Kitchen
- No One Will Ever Replace Us
- De La Salle
- Tip Toes
- Not for Tomorrow
- Finest Hour
- The Dilettante
- Modern Love
- Most Important
- The 17th
Weezer: Pacific Daydream
On October 27, 2017, “Atlantic” label released “Pacific Daydream”, the eleventh Weezer studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Ruby Red Productions”, and was produced by Butch Walker and Jonny Coffer.
Personnel:
- Butch Walker – guitar, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals, engineer
- Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, guitar
- Brian Bell – guitar
- Scott Shriner – bass
- Pat Wilson – drums
- Todd Stopera – engineer
- Eric Valentine – mixing, mastering
- Brendan Walter, Jade Ehlers – art direction, layout
- Fran Rodriguez, Jade Ehlers, Matt Meiners – design
- Jeremy Cowart – photography
Track listing:
- Mexican Fender – Rivers Cuomo, Tobias Gad
- Beach Boys – Rivers Cuomo
- Feels Like Summer – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Morrissey, Johnny Coffer, Dan Dahlquist, Dan Goldberger
- Happy Hour – Rivers Cuomo, Chris Sernel, Seann Bowe
- Weekend Woman – Rivers Cuomo
- QB Blitz – Rivers Cuomo
- Sweet Mary – Rivers Cuomo, Josh Alexander
- Get Right – Rivers Cuomo, Jonny Coffer, Johnny Mcdaid, Josh Alexander
- La Mancha Screwjob – Rivers Cuomo, Josh Alexander
- Any Friend of Diane’s – Rivers Cuomo
Phish: Big Boat
On October 7, 2016, “JEMP” label released “Big Boat”, the fourteenth Phish studio album.It was recorded March – April 2016, at “The Barn”, “Black River Studios”, “Anarchy Studios” in Nashville, TN, “Avatar Studios” in New York City, “Slaight Music Studios” in Toronto, “Megaplum”, “The Bunker”, “Rubber Jungle” in New York, “Starstruck Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.
Personnel:
- Trey Anastasio – lead vocals, guitar, Petrichor arranged and orchestrated, horn arrangements
- Page McConnell – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
- Mike Gordon – lead and backing vocals, bass
- Jon Fishman – lead and backing vocals, drums
- Gabriel Cabezas – cello
- Rob Moose – violin, viola
- Chris Bullock – clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
- James Casey – tenor and baritone sax
- Natalie Cressman – trombone
- Jim Horn – baritone sax
- Steve Herrman – trumpet
- Jennifer Hartswick – trumpet
- Scott Dujac – trumpet
- Roy Agee – trombone
- Tyler Summers – alto sax
- Denis Solee – tenor sax
- Jeff Tanski – additional keyboards
- Andres Forero – percussion, horn arrangements
- Leon Pendarvis – horn arrangements
- Justin Cortelyou, Ben Collette – engineer
- Drew Bollman, Bryce Roberts, Elliot Scheiner, Jared Slomoff – additional engineering
- Justin Francis, Tyler Hartman – assistant engineer
- Justin Cortelyou, Bob Ezrin – mixing
- Ben Collette, Elliot Scheiner – additional mixing
- Julia Mordaunt – art direction, design
- Ryan Corey – layout
Track listing:
- Friends – Jon Fishman
- Breath and Burning – Trey Anastasio
- Home – Page McConnell
- Blaze on – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
- Tide Turns – Trey Anastasio
- Things People Do – Page McConnell
- Waking Up Dead – Mike Gordon, Scott Murawski
- Running Out of Time – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
- No Men in No Man’ s Land – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
- Miss You – Trey Anastasio
- I Always Wanted It This Way – Page McConnell
- More – Trey Anastasio
- Petrichor – Trey Anastasio
Lunatic Soul: Fractured
On October 6, 2017, “Kscope” label released “Fractured”, the fifth Lunatic Soul studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Serakos Studio” in Warsaw, Poland, and was produced by Mariusz Duda, Robert Srzednicki and Magda Srzednicka.
Personnel:
- Mariusz Duda – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, bass, acoustic guitar, piccolo bass guitar, percussion, programming
- Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – drums
- Sinfonietta Consonus Orchestra
- Michał Mierzejewski – orchestra arrangements
- Marcin Odyniec – saxophone
- Eliza Falkowska, Ewelina Bronk-Młyńska, Krzysztof Jakob Szwarc, Maciej Rogoziński – viola
- Judyta Sawicka, Julia Ziętek, Karolina Gutowska, Katarzyna Libront, Martyna Kopiec, Paulina Kuśmierska, Anna Gospodarek, Gabriela Żmigrodzka, Karolina Janiak, Magdalena Szczypińska, Tomasz Chyła – violin
- Alicja Różycka, Katarzyna Kamińska, Weronika Kulla – cello
- Damian Wdziękoński – contrabass
- Jakub Mańkowski, Łukasz Kumański – orchestra recording
- Magda – recording, mixing
- Robert Srzednicki – recording, mixing
- Travis Smith – illustration, design, layout
- Oskar Szramka – photography.
Track listing:
All tracks by Mariusz Duda.
- Blood On The Tightrope
- Anymore
- Crumbling Teeth And The Owl Eyes
- Red Light Escape
- Fractured
- A Thousand Shards Of Heaven
- Battlefield
- Moving On
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