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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
On September 27, 2016, “Arion Records” label released “Valkyrie”, the sixteenth Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Sound Resources” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was produced by Fred Schendel and Steve Babb.
Personnel:
Susie Bogdanowicz – lead vocals
Alan Shikoh – electric, acoustic and classical guitars, electric sitar
On September 22, 2017, “Palmetto Records” label released “On a Distant Shore”, the 40th Leon Russell album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Thirty Seventeen Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Mark Lambert and Leon Russell.
Personnel:
Leon Russell – vocals, bass, keyboards
Russ Pahl – steel guitar
Andre Reiss – guitar
Mark Lambert – guitar, liner notes, engineer, mixing
Chris Leuzinger – guitar
Larry Hall – guitar, horn, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, strings
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