Tag Archives: 2016

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

Hinds: Leave Me Alone

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On January 8, 2016, “Lucky Number” and “Mom + Pop Music” labels released  “Leave Me Alone”, the debut Hinds studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Paco Loco Studios” in Cadiz, Spain, and was produced by Diego Garcia.

Personnel:

  • Carlotta Cosials – vocals, guitar
  • Ana García Perrote – vocals, guitar
  • Ade Martín – bass guitar
  • Amber Grimbergen – drums
  • Miqu Brightside – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Carlotta Cosials, Amber Grimbergen, Ade Martin and Ana García Perrote.

  1. Garden
  2. Fat Calmed Kiddos
  3. Warts
  4. Easy
  5. Castigadas en el Granero
  6. Solar Gap
  7. Chill Town
  8. Bamboo
  9. San Diego
  10. And I Will Send Your Flowers Back
  11. I’ll Be Your Man
  12. Walking Home

Lambchop: FLOTUS

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On November 4, 2016, “City Slang” label released “FLOTUS (For Love Often Turns Us Still), the twelve Lambchop studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Kurt Wagner and Jeremy Ferguson.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Wagner – vocals, guitar, editing, paintings
  • Tony Crow – piano
  • Matt Swanson – bass
  • Scott Martin – drum Programming, drums
  • Ryan Norris – drum programming, guitar, Moog synthesizer, organ, piano, synthesizer, editing, additional production
  • Matt Glassmeyer – tenor saxophone, clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, cornet, horn arrangements
  • Alicia Bognanno – backing vocals
  • Jeremy Ferguson – engineer, mixing
  • Sean R. Badum – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Wagner, except where noted.

  1. In Care of 8675309 – Kurt Wagner
  2. Directions to the Can – Ira Kaplan, Wagner
  3. FLOTUS
  4. JFK
  5. Howe
  6. Old Masters
  7. Relatives #2
  8. Harbor Country
  9. Writer
  10. NIV
  11. The Hustle – Ryan Norris, Kurt Wagner

Empire Of The Sun: Two Vines

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On October 28, 2016, “Virgin EMI” label released “Two Vines”, the third Empire of the Sun studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Studio 161”, “Henson Studios”, “Woody Jackson Studios” in Los Angeles, “Island Sound” in Hawaii, and was produced by  Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes and Donnie Sloan.

Personnel:

  • Luke Steele – vocals, bass, guitar, piano, synthesizers
  • Nick Littlemore – vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion, melodica, trombone, clavinet
  • Steve Bach – keyboards
  • Lindsey Buckingham – guitars, backing vocals
  • Evan Frasier – mbira
  • Teddy Geiger– vocals
  • Mito Kasuya – vocals
  • Mark Goldenberg – acoustic guitar
  • Henry Hey– keyboards
  • Tim Lefebvre– bass
  • David Wilder – bass
  • Jake Najor – drums
  • Michael Harris – drum, percussion engineer
  • Dexter Story – slit drums
  • Te’Amir Yohannes Sweeney – slit drums
  • SK Kakraba – gyil
  • Todd M. Simon – marimba, vibraphone
  • Alan Mark Lightner – marimba, xylophone
  • Todd Simon – percussion direction
  • Peter Mayes– engineer, mixing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Scott Horscroft – production assistance

Track listing:

  1. Before – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Henry Hey
  2. High and Low – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Jonathan Sloan
  3. Two Vines – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Jonathan Sloan
  4. Friends – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan
  5. There’s No Need – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan
  6. Way to Go – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Tim Lefebvre, Henry Hey
  7. Ride – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Henry hey, Wendy Melvoin
  8. Digital Life – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, John Theodore Geiger II
  9. First Crush – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Henry Hey, Jonathan Sloan
  10. ZZZ – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Jonathan Sloan
  11. To Her Door – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan, Lindsey Buckingham

Violeta de Outono: Spaces

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On October 14, 2016, “Voiceprint Records” label released “Spaces”, the seventh Violeta de Outono studio album. It was recorded in August 2016, and was produced by  Fabio Golfetti,

Personnel:

  • Fabio Golfetti– vocals, guitar
  • Fernando Alge – guitar, backing vocals
  • Fernando Cardoso – keyboards
  • Gabriel Costa – bass
  • José Luiz Dinola – drums
  • Alex Angeloni – engineer, mixing
  • Andy Jackson– mastering
  • Invisível – cover art (on a sketch by Paul Klee)

Track listing:

All lyrics by Fabio Golfetti, except where noted.

  1. Imagens
  2. Kevinland
  3. Parallax T-Blues
  4. Imagens (reprise)
  5. Flowers on the Moon – lyrics by Fernando Alge
  6. A Painter of the Mind – lyrics by Paul Klee
  7. Cidade Extinta