On November 7, 2017, Pentti “Whitey” Glan died aged 71. He was musician (drums), member of the band The Rogues (later Mandala), performed and recorded with Bette Midler, John Kay, American Flyer, Bush, Klaatu, Anne Murray, Domenic Trolano, David Wilcox, Downchild Blues Band, Alice Cooper, and Lou Reed.
Tag Archives: 2017
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
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
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
Leon Russell: On a Distance Shore
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
- Tony Harrell – keyboards
- Ray Goren – various instruments
- Drew Lambert – bass
- Mike Brignardello – bass
- Greg Morrow – drums
- Coco Bridges – vocal, cover painting
- Sugaree Noel Bridges – vocals
- Eddie Kramer – engineer, mixing
- Shawn Davies – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Leon Russell.
- On a Distant Shore
- Love This Way
- Here Without You by Matt Harris and Leon
- This Masquerade
- Black and Blue
- Just Leaves and Grass
- On the Waterfront
- Easy to Love
- Hummingbird
- The One I Love Is Wrong
- Where Do We Go From Here
- A Song for You
Foo Fighters: Concrete And Gold
On September 15, 2017, “RCA” label released “Concrete and Gold”, the ninth Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded December 2016 – May 2017, at “EastWest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Greg Kurstin.
Personnel:
- Dave Grohl– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
- Chris Shiflett– guitar, percussion
- Pat Smear– guitar, percussion
- Nate Mendel– bass, percussion
- Taylor Hawkins– lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
- Rami Jaffee– piano, synthesizer, Mellotron, Casio SK-1, organ, percussion, Farfisa organ, ARP String Ensemble, clavinet, Reface, Wurlitzer, vibraphone, harmonium and pump organ, B3 organ, Moog
- Greg Kurstin– piano, synthesizer, vibraphone, ARP String Ensemble, bass synth
- Paul McCartney– drums
- Dave Koz– saxophone
- Ginny Luke – violin
- Jessy Greene– violin, cello
- Kinga Bacik – cello
- Thomas Lea – viola
- Greg Sierpowski – Optigan
- Taylor Greenwood – backing vocals
- Justin Timberlake– backing vocals
- Alison Mosshart– backing vocals
- Shawn Stockman– backing vocals
- Inara George– backing vocals
- Darrell Thorp— engineer, mixing, mastering
- Alex Pasco — engineer
- Julian Burg — engineer
- Samon Rajabnik — engineer
- Brendan Dekora — engineer
- Chaz Sexton — engineer assistant
- David Ives — mastering
Track listing:
All music is composed by Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, and Rami Jaffee.
- T-Shirt
- Run
- Make It Right
- The Sky is a Neighborhood
- La Dee Da
- Dirty Water
- Arrows
- Happy Ever After (Zero Hour)
- Sunday Rain
- The Line
- Concrete and Gold
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: The Punishment of Luxury
On September 1, 2017, “White Noise” label released “The Punishment of Luxury”, the thirteenth Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Bleepworks” and “Northern Electric”, and was produced by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys.
Personnel:
- Andy McCluskey– vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, engineer, recording
- Paul Humphreys– vocals, keyboards, mixing, engineer, recording
- Martin Cooper– keyboards
- Stuart Kershaw– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey.
- The Punishment of Luxury
- Isotype
- Robot Man
- What Have We Done
- Precision & Decay
- As We Open, So We Close
- Art Eats Art
- Kiss, Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang, Bang
- On More Time
- La Mitrailleuse
- Ghost Star
- The View from Here
Neil Finn: Out of Silence
On September 1, 2017, “EMI” label released “Out of Silence”, the fourth Neil Finn album. It was recorded in August 2017, at “Roundhead Studios” in Auckland, New Zealand, and was produced by Neil Finn and Liam Finn.
Personnel:
- Neil Finn – vocals, piano
- Tim Finn – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
- Elroy Finn – drums, percussion, guitar
- The Infinity Orchestra – strings
- Amelia Murray, Don McGlashan, EJ Barnes, Harper Finn, Hollie Fullbrook, James Milne, Jimmy Metherell, Reb Fountain, Samuel Flynn Scott, Sandy Mill, Sean Donnelly – choir
- Victoria Kelly – string arrangements
- David Squire – choir director
- Sharon Finn – artwork
- Anna Taylor – design
- Steve Dykes: photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Finn, except where noted.
- Love Is Emotional
- More Than One of You
- Chameleon Days
- Independence Day
- Alone – Tim Finn, Mervyn Peake
- Widow’s Peak – Sharon Finn
- Second Nature
- The Law Is Always on Your Side
- Terrorise Me
- I Know Different
Queens of the Stone Age: Villians
On August 25, 2017, “Matador” label released “Villains”, the seventh Queens of the Stone Age studio album. It was recorded January – March 2017 and was produced by Mark Ronson and Mark Rankin.
Personnel:
- Josh Homme– lead vocals, guitars
- Troy Van Leeuwen– guitars, keys, backing vocals
- Dean Fertita– keys, guitar, backing vocals
- Michael Shuman – vocals, bass guitar
- Jon Theodore– drums
- James King– saxophone
- The Section Quartet– strings
- Nikka Costa– backing vocals
- Matt Sweeney– backing vocals
- Fred Martin – backing vocals
- Tai Phillips – backing vocals
- Faith Matovia – backing vocals
- Mark Rankin– engineer
- Wesley Seidman – engineer assistant
- Justin Smith – engineer assistant
- Caesar Edmunds – mixing
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Gavin Lurssen– mastering
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Boneface – design, illustrations
Track listing:
All lyrics by Josh Homme, all music by Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Jon Theodore.
- Feet Don’t Fall me
- The Way You Used to Do
- Domesticated Animals
- Fortress
- Head Like a Haunted House
- Un-Reborn Again
- Hideaway
- The Evil Has Landed
- Villains of Circumstances
The New Pornographers: Challengers
On August 21, 2017, “Last Gang Records” label released “Challengers”, the fourth New Pornographers studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, at “The Seaside Lounge” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Phil Palazzolo, John Collins, and A. C. Newman.
Personnel:
- C.Newman– vocals, guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, Casio, mandolin, percussion, bass melodion, bass
- Blaine Thurier– Fender Rhodes, sampler
- Dan Bejar– vocals, shakers, guitar, piano
- John Collins– bass, baritone guitar, glockenspiel, mandolin, guitars, Casio, tambourine
- Kathryn Calder– vocals, piano, Wurlitzer
- Kurt Dahle– vocals, drums, percussion
- Neko Case– vocals
- Todd Fancey– guitars, banjo, mandolin
- Brendan Ryan – accordion, French horn, trumpet
- Leslie Kubicka – flute, piccolo
- Alan Hampton – double bass
- Eileen Gannon – harp
- Olivier Manchon – violin
- Tara Szczygielski – violin
- Marla Hansen – viola
- Benjamin D. Calb – cello
- Howard Redekopp- mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by A. C. Newman, except where noted.
- My Rights Versus Yours
- All the Old Showstoppers
- Challengers
- Myriad Harbour – Dan Bejar
- All the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth
- Failsafe
- Unguided
- Entering White Cecilia – Dan Bejar
- Go Places
- Mutiny, I Promise You
- Adventures in Solitude
- The Spirit of Giving – Dan Bejar
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