Tag Archives: 2016

The Shins: Heartworms

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On March 10, 2017, “Columbia” label released “Heartworms”, the fifth Shins (The) studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, and was produced by James Mercer and Richard Swift.

  1. James Mercer – voices, guitar, bass, chord organ, harmonica, synthesizer, ukulele, percussion
  2. Mark Watrous – guitar, piano, castanets, kalimba, strings, synthesizer bass
  3. Chris Funk – guitar, dulcimer
  4. Yuuki Matthews – bass, synthesizer, drums, percussion, mixing
  5. Richard Swift – drums, percussion, mellotron, synthesizer
  6. Joe Plummer – drums, engineer
  7. Jon Sortland – drums
  8. Brian Lucey – mastering
  9. Steve Drizos – percussion
  10. Jacob Escobedo – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Mercer.

  1. Name for You
  2. Painting a Hole
  3. Cherry Hearts
  4. Fantasy Island
  5. Mildenhall
  6. Rubber Ballz
  7. Half a Million
  8. Dead Alive
  9. Heartworms
  10. So Now What
  11. The Fear

Laura Marling: Semper Femina

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On March 10, 2017, “More Alarming Records” label released “Semper Femina”, the sixth Laura Marling studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Blake Mills.

Personnel:

  • Laura Marling – vocals, guitar
  • Matt Ingram – drums
  • Nick Pini – bass
  • Pete Randall – guitar
  • Blake Mills – guitar
  • Rob Moose– strings, arrangements
  • Matt Chamberlain– additional drums
  • Sebastian Steinberg – additional bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Marling, except where noted.

  1. Soothing – Laura Marling, Blake Mills
  2. The Valley
  3. Wild Fire
  4. Don’t Pass Me By
  5. Always This Way
  6. Wild Once
  7. Next Time
  8. Nouel
  9. Nothing, Not nearly

Undone: Knowing Eva

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On February 27, 2017, “Undu” label released “Knowing Eva”, the first Undone EP. It was recorded in 2016, at bands home studio and was produced by Viktor Gajtanoski.

Personnel:

  • Viktor Gajtanoski – guitars, synth
  • Ronit Bergman – vocal, guitar
  • Mustafa Muso Jonuzovski – bass
  • Andrej Anastasov Daskalovski Edi – drums
  • Noga Shatz – additional guitars
  • Darko Janevski – mixing
  • Carim Clasmann – mastering
  • Nina Theda Black – artwork
  • Filip Mitrov – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronit Bergman, all music by Ronit Bergman and Viktor Gajtanovski.

  1. Electric Breath
  2. Box
  3. A Song May Start
  4. The Palm of Your Head
  5. Take This Coin

Craig Taborn: Daylight Ghosts

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On February 3, 2017, “ECM” label released “Daylight Ghosts”, the eight Craig Taborn album. It was recorded in May 2016, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Craig Taborn– piano, electronics
  • Chris Speed– tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Chris Lightcap– double bass, bass guitar
  • Dave King– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Craig Taborn, except where noted.

  1. The Shining One
  2. Abandoned Reminder
  3. Daylight Ghosts
  4. New Glory
  5. The Great Silence
  6. Ancient
  7. Jamaican Farewell – Roscoe Mitchell
  8. Subtle Living Equations
  9. Phantom Radio

Tord Gustavsen: What Was Said

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On January 29, 2016, “ECM” label released “What Was Said”, the seventh Tord Gustavsen album. It was recorded in April 2015, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Tord Gustavsen- piano
  • Simin Tander- vocals
  • Jarle Vespestad- drums

Track listing:

  1. Your Grief – Tord Gustavsen, Jalai Al-Din Rumi
  2. I See You – traditional, Hans Adolf Brorson
  3. Imagine the Fog Disappearing – Mathilda Montgomery-Caderhielm, Wilhelm Andreas Wexels
  4. A Castle in Heaven – traditional, Bernt Støylen
  5. Journey of Life – traditional, Elias Blix
  6. I Refuse – Tord Gustavsen, Kenneth Rexroth
  7. What Was Said to the Rose/O Sacred Head – Tord Gustavsen, Hans Leo Hassler, Jalai Al-Din Rumi
  8. The Way You Play My Heart – Tord Gustavsen
  9. Rull – Tord Gustavsen
  10. The Source of Now – Tord Gustavsen, Jalai Al-Din Rumi
  11. Sweet Melting – traditional, Johan Ludvig Allendorf, Peder Jacobsen
  12. Longing to Praise Thee – traditional
  13. Sweet Melting Afterglow – traditional, Johan Ludvig Allendorf, Tord Gustavsen, Peder Jacobsen, Simin Tander, Jarle Vespestad

Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau: Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau

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On January 27, 2017, “Nonesuch” label released “Chris Thile & Brad  Mehldau”, album by Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau. It was recorded December 30, 2015 – January 2–3, 2016, at “Avatar Studios’ in New York City, and was produced by Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau.

Personnel:

  • Chris Thile– vocals, mandolin
  • Brad Mehldau– vocals, piano

Track listing:

  1. The Old Shade Tree – Brad Mehldau, Chris Thile
  2. Tallahassee Junction – Brad Mehldau
  3. Scarlet Town – David Rawlings, Gillian Welch
  4. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  5. Independence Day – Elliott Smith
  6. Noise Machine – Chris Thile
  7. The Watcher – Brad Mehldau
  8. Daughter of Eve – Chris Thile
  9. Marcie – Joni Mitchell
  10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Bob Dylan
  11. Tabhair dom do Lámh – Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin
  12. Fast As You Can – Fiona Apple

Terry Jones

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On January 21, 2020, Terence Graham Parry Jones aka Terry Jones died aged 77. He was actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and historian, best known as founding member of the  Monty Python team. He co-created and co-wrote with Michael Palin the series “Ripping Yarns”, co – directed with Terry Gilliam the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”, and directed the Python movies “Life of Brian” and “The Meaning of Life”. In 2016, at the “BAFTA Cymru Awards”, Terry Jones received a “Lifetime Achievement award” for his outstanding contribution to television and film.

RIB: Bliss

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On January 22.01.2017, “MKC”, “Green Hill Records” and “KRAN Records” labels released “Bliss”, the second RIB studio album. It was recorded in March 2016, at “Alshar Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Ivica Jankulovski, Jane Trajkovski, Ivica Dimitrijevic and Filip Stanchevski.

Personnel:

  • Jane Trajkovski – guitar, trumpet, arrangements, mixing
  • Ivica Dimitrijevic – vocals, guitar, arrangements, mixing
  • Filip Stanchevski – drums, percussion, arrangements, mixing
  • Dzano Kuch – drums
  • Ivica Jankulovski – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Kosta Lazarevski – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jane Trajkovski, Ivica Dimitrijevic and Filip Stanchevski.

High Tide

  1. Ray
  2. Somnambulist
  3. Tender
  4. Surfing Night
  5. Bliss

Low Tide

  1. While I’m Waiting
  2. Murmur
  3. You’ll Never Be Alone
  4. Down in the City
  5. Serendipity
  6. Farewell Hug

Anchoress: Confession of a Romance Novelist

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On January 15, 2016, “Kscope” label released “Confessions of a Romance Novelist”, the debut Anchoress aka Catherine Anne Davies album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Catherine Anne Davies and Paul Draper. The album won HMV’s “Welsh Album of the Year”, “Best Newcomer” at the PROG awards.

Personnel:

  • Catherine Anne Davies – vocals, piano, guitar, flute, omnichord, mellotron, wurlitzer, glockenspiel, celeste, sampling church bells, orchestra of typewriters
  • Paul Draper – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Catherine Anne Davies, except where noted.

  1. Long Year
  2. What Goes Around
  3. Doesn’t Kill You
  4. You and Only You
  5. One for Sorrow
  6. S. Fuck You
  7. Popular
  8. Bury Me
  9. Intermission (Notes to the Editor)
  10. Waiting to Breathe
  11. Chip on Your Shoulder
  12. Confessions of a Romance Novelist
  13. Rivers of Ice – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Iain Maclachlan