Tag Archives: 2016

White Lies: Friends

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On October 7, 2016, “BMG” label released “Friends”, the fourth White Lies studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Studio One” in London, ”The Distillery” in Bath, and was produced by Richard Wilkinson, Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown.

Personnel:

  1. Harry McVeigh – lead vocals, guitar
  2. Charles Cave – bass guitar, backing vocals
  3. Jack Lawrence-Brown – drums
  4. Phil Parsons – engineer
  5. David Wrench, Marta Salogni – mixing
  6. John Davis – mastering
  7. Markus Bagå – art direction, design
  8. Big Active – creative director
  9. Steve Gullick – photography

Track listing:

  1. Take It Out on Me
  2. Morning in LA
  3. Hold Back Your Love
  4. Don’t Want to Feel It All
  5. Don’t Want to Feel It All
  6. Summer Didn’t Change a Thing
  7. Swing
  8. Come On
  9. Right Place
  10. Don’t Fall

Goat: Requiem

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On October 7, 2016, “Rocket Recordings” label released “Reqiuem”, the third Goat studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Parkeringshuset Studio” in Malmo, Sweden, and was produced by Goat.

Personnel:

  • Goat – performers, engineer
  • Maher Cissoko – kora
  • Henryk Lipp- mastering
  • Chris Reeder – design
  • Andreas Johansson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Goat, except where noted.

  1. Djôrôlen / Union of Sun and Moon – Oumou Sangaré, Goat
  2. I Sing in Silence
  3. Temple Rhythms
  4. Alarms
  5. Trouble in the Streets
  6. Psychedelic Lovers
  7. Goatband
  8. Try My Robe
  9. It’s Not Me
  10. All – Seeing Eyes
  11. Goatfuzz
  12. Goodbye
  13. Ubuntu

Benjamin Clementine: I Tell a Fly

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On September 29, 2017, “Behind” and “Virgin EMI” labels released “I Tell a Fly”, the second Benjamin Clementine studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “RAK Studios”, “Abbey Road Studios”, “Studio 13” in London, and was produced by Benjamin Clementine.

Personnel:

  • Benjamin Clementine– vocals, artwork
  • Alexis Bossard – drums
  • Steve Sedgwick – recording, mixing
  • Max Anstruther – recording
  • Wes Maebe – recording
  • Robbie Nelson – recording
  • Duncan Fuller – recording assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Craig Mcdean – photography
  • Akatre – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Benjamin Clementine.

  1. Farewell Sonata
  2. God Save the Jungle
  3. Better Story Than a Safe
  4. Phantom of Aleppoville
  5. Paris Cor Blimey
  6. Jupiter
  7. Ode from Joyce
  8. One Awkward Fish
  9. By the Ports of Europe
  10. Quintessence
  11. Ave Dreamer

Gong: Rejoice! I’m Dead!

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On September 16, 2016, “Madfish” label released “Rejoice! I’m Dead!”, the fourteenth Gong studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Brixton Hill Studios” and “Music Room Rehearsal Studios in London, “The Lighthouse” in Kent, UK, “Bananamoon Observatory Studios” in Australia, and was produced by Kavus Torabi, Fabio Golfetti, Dave Sturt, Ian East, Cheb Nettles and Daveid Allen.

Personnel:

  • Daevid Allen– vocals, engineer
  • Kavus Torabi– vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Fabio Golfetti– vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Dave Sturt– vocals, bass, engineer, mixing
  • Ian East – sax, flute, engineer
  • Cheb Nettles – vocals, drums, engineer
  • Steve Hillage– guitar
  • Didier Malherbe– duduk
  • Graham Clark – violin
  • Nick Howiantz– engineer
  • Mark Cawthra– mixing
  • Andy Jackson – mastering
  • That Girl – cover, illustration
  • 57design co.uk – layout, illustration

Track listing:

  1. The Thing That Should Be – Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East, Kavus Torabi
  2. Rejoice- Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Kavus Torabi, Daevid Allen
  3. Kaptial – Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East, Kavus Torabi, Daevid Allen
  4. Model Village – Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East, Kavus Torabi
  5. Beatrix – Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East, Kavus Torabi, Daevid Allen
  6. Visions – Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East, Kavus Torabi
  7. The Unspeakable Stands Revealed – Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East, Kavus Torabi
  8. Through Restless Seas I Come – Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East, Kavus Torabi
  9. Insert Yr Own Prophecy – Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East, Kavus Torabi
  10. Floating Anarchy Manifesto – Daevid Allen
  11. Someone You’ll Never Be – Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East, Kavus Torabi, Graham Clark
  12. Kapital (Original Demo) – Cheb Nettles, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East, Kavus Torabi, Daevid Allen
  13. Electricity (Original Demo – Became Part Of Kapital) – Fabio Golfetti
  14. Glastonbury Town (Rehearsal Recording) – Dave Sturt, Ian East, Kavus Torabi, Daevid Allen
  15. Celestial Brigadier (Rehearsal Recording) – Dave Sturt, Kavus Torabi, Daevid Allen
  16. The Paragraph Time Chose To Forget (Inspiral Trio) – Dave Sturt, Kavus Torabi, Ian East

Dee Dee Bridgewater: Memphis…Yes, I’m Ready

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On September 15, 2017, “Okeh” label released “Memphis… Yes, I’m Ready”, the 19th Dee Dee Bridgewater album. It was recorded in September 2016, at “Royal Studios” in  Memphis, TN, and was produced by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Tulani Bridgewater Kowalski, Kirk Whalum and Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell.

Personnel:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals, linear notes
  • Kirk Whalum– tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Lannie McMillan, Kirk Smothers – tenor saxophone
  • Marc Franklin – trumpet
  • Kameron Whalum – trombone
  • John Stoddart– keyboards, vocal arrangements
  • Charles Hodges– Hammond organ
  • Garry Goin – guitar
  • Jackie Clark – bass
  • James Sexton – drums
  • Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell– cymbals, electric bongos, tambourine
  • Sharisse Norman, Candise Rayborn-Marshall, Kevin Whalum – backing vocals
  • Stax Music Academy– backing vocals
  • Ted Jensen– engineer
  • Tulani Bridgewater Kowalski – art direction, cover art, photography
  • Thomas Brodin – design
  • John Stoddart – associate producer

Track listing:

  1. Yes, I’m Ready – Barbara Mason
  2. Giving Up – Van McCoy
  3. I Can’t Get Next to You – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  4. Going Down Slow – Louis Jimmy Oden
  5. Why (Am I Treated So Bad) – Roebuck Staples
  6. B-A-B-Y – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  7. The Thrill Is Gone – Rick Ravon Darnell, Roy Hawkins
  8. The Sweeter He Is – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  9. I Can’t Stand the Rain – Donald Maurice Bryant, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles
  10. Don’t Be Cruel – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
  11. Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  12. Try a Little Tenderness – James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry Woods
  13. Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Thomas A. Dorsey, Sobie Frank Frazier, Jeff Majors

Gizmodrome: Same

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On September 15, 2017, “earMusic” label released the self-titled, debut Gizmodrome album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Officine Meccaniche” in Milan, Italy, and was produced by Claudio Dentes, Stewart Copeland.

Personnel:

  • Adrian Belew– guitar, backing vocals
  • Vittorio Cosma– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mark King– bass, backing vocals
  • Stewart Copeland–lead and backing vocals,  drums, percussion
  • Elio– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Stewart Copeland except where noted.

  1. Zombies in the Mall
  2. Stay Ready
  3. Man in the Mountain – music by Stewart Copeland, Mark King, lyrics by Stewart Copeland Vittorio Cosma
  4. Summer’s Coming
  5. Sweet Angels (Rule the World) – lyrics by MacDonald,Stewart Copeland
  6. Amaka Pipa – music by Stewart Copeland, Adrian Belew
  7. Strange Things Happen
  8. Ride Your Life – music by Mark King
  9. Zubatta Cheve – lyrics by Stewart Copeland, Elio, music by Stewart Copeland Vittorio Cosma
  10. Spin This – Mark King
  11. I Know Too Much – Vittorio Cosma
  12. Stark Naked (instrumental)

Dinosaur Jr.: Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

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On August 5, 2016, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not”, the eleventh Dinosaur Jr. studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Bisquiteen Studio” in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was produced by J Mascis.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis– lead vocals, guitars
  • Lou Barlow– vocals, bass
  • Murph– drums, percussion
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – engineer
  • Marc Seedorf – engineer
  • Mark Miller – engineer
  • John Agnello– mixing
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Ray Janos – mastering
  • Daniel Richter – artwork
  • Miles Johnson – design
  • Mike McKoy – layout
  • Serling Rooks Ferrara McKoy & Worob, LLP – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis, except where noted.

  1. Goin’ Down
  2. Tiny
  3. Be a Part
  4. I Told Everyone
  5. Love Is…
  6. Good to Know
  7. I Walk for Miles
  8. Lost All Day
  9. Knocked Around
  10. Mirror
  11. Left / Right

Relient K: Air for Free

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On November 22, 2016,“Mono vs Stereo” label released “Air for Free”, the eighth Relient K studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Mark Lee Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Matt Thiessen– lead vocals, piano, guitar, ukulele, trumpet, programming
  • Matt Hoopes– guitars, omnichord, keyboard, trumpet, Boss HC-2 percussion synth, backing vocals
  • Dave Douglas– drums, backing vocals
  • Tom Breyfogle – drums, percussion
  • Mark Lee Townsend– bass, guitar, backing vocals, recording engineer
  • Bill Mitchell – additional guitars
  • Roger Bissell – trombone
  • Brandon Calderon – trombone
  • Jake Germany – Boss HC-2, additional backing vocals
  • AJ Babcock – additional backing vocals
  • Austin Cunningham – additional backing vocals
  • Billy Raffoul – additional backing vocals
  • Lisa Goe – additional backing vocals
  • Tiffany Fernandez – additional backing vocals
  • David A. Terry – mastering
  • Jake Germany – art direction, design
  • Brandon McGowan – graphics
  • Josh Ness – photography

Track listing:

  1. Untitled (piano version of “Marigold”; only on CD release of album, hidden in pregap)
  2. Bummin
  3. Local Construction
  4. Hippopotamuses
  5. Cat
  6. Man
  7. Air for Free
  8. God
  9. Elephant Parade
  10. Mountaintop
  11. Sleepin’
  12. Empty House
  13. Flower
  14. Marigold
  15. Runnin’
  16. Prodigal
  17. Heartache

Jeff Beck: Loud Hailer

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On July 15, 2016, “Atco” label released “Loud Hailer”, the eleventh Jeff Beck album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Jeff Beck and Filippo Cimatt.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Beck– electric guitar
  • Carmen Vandenberg – electric guitar
  • Rosie Bones – vocals
  • Giovanni Pallotti – bass
  • Davide Sollazzi – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Beck, Carmen Vandenberg and Rosie Bones, except where noted.

  1. The Revolution Will Be Televised
  2. Live in the Dark
  3. Pull It – Jeff Beck, Filippo Cimatti
  4. Thugs Club
  5. Scared for the Children
  6. Right Now
  7. Shame
  8. Edna – Jeff Beck
  9. The Ballad of the Jersey Wives
  10. I.L. (Can’t Get Enough of That Sticky)
  11. Shrine

Japanese Breakfast: Softs Sounds from Another Planet

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On July 14, 2017, “Dead Oceans” label released “Soft Sounds from Another Planet”, the second Japanese Breakfast studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Craig Hendrix and Michelle Zauner.

Personnel:

  • Michelle Zauner– vocals, guitars
  • David Bartler – saxophone
  • Asher Brooks – trumpet
  • Jorge Elbrecht – mixing
  • David Hartley– engineer
  • Todd Schied – engineer
  • Craig Hendrix – engineer
  • Michael Johnson – engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Craig Scheihing – photography
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Michelle Zauner.

  1. Diving Woman
  2. Road Head
  3. Machinist
  4. Planetary Ambience
  5. Soft Sounds from Another Planet
  6. Boyish
  7. 12 Steps
  8. Jimmy Fallon Big!
  9. The Body Is a Blade
  10. Till Death
  11. This House
  12. Here Come the Tubular Bells