Tag Archives: 2019

Idlewild: Interview Music

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On April 5, 2019, “Empty Words Records” label released “Interview Music”, the ninth Idlewild studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Dave Eringa.

Personal:

  • Roddy Woomble– lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Rod Jones– acoustic and electric guitar
  • Luciano Rossi – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andrew Mitchell– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Colin Newton– drums, percussion
  • Dave Eringa– mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Andrew Mitchell and Luciano Rossi.

  1. Dream Variations
  2. There’s a Place for Everything
  3. Interview Music
  4. All These Words
  5. You Wear It Secondhand
  6. Same Things Twice
  7. I Almost Didn’t Notice
  8. Miracles
  9. Mount Analogue
  10. Forever New
  11. Bad Logic
  12. Familiar To Ignore
  13. Lake Martinez

Joshua Redman Quartet: Come What May

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On March 29, 2019, “Nonesuch” label released “Come What May”, the 20th Joshua Redman album. It was recorded in May 2018, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Joshua Redman.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Reuben Rogers– bass
  • Gregory Hutchinson– drums
  • Aaron Goldberg– piano

Track listing:

All tracks by Joshua Redman.

  1. Circle of Life
  2. I’ll Go Mine
  3. Come What May
  4. How We Do
  5. DGAF
  6. Stagger Bear
  7. Vast

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Fishing for Fishies

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On March 26, 2019, “Flightless Records” and “ATO Records” label released “Fishing for Fishies”, the fourteenth King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded January – November 2018, at “TFS Studios”, “Flightless HQ”, hotel rooms in Guadalajara, Tijuana, Monterrey and Mexico City.

Personnel:

  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, mellotron, piano, synthesizer, organ, bass, flute, drums, vibraphone, percussion
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, harmonica, mellotron, piano, keyboards, percussion
  • Joey Walker – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synthesizer, keyboards, percussion
  • Cook Craig – vocals, electric guitar, bass, synthesizer
  • Michael Cavanagh – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Lucas Skinner – vocals, bass, synthesizer, percussion
  • Eric Moore – drums
  • Han-Tyumi – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Stu Mackenzie, except where noted.

  1. Fishing for Fishies – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny – Smith
  2. Boogieman Sam
  3. The Bird Song – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny – Smith
  4. Plastic Boogie
  5. The Cruel Millennial – Ambrose – Kenny Smith, Stu Mackenzie
  6. Real’s Not Real
  7. This Thing – Joey Walker, Stu Mackenzie
  8. Acarine – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  9. Cyboogie

Alan Parsons: The Secret

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On April 26, 2019, “Frontiers” label released “The Secret”, the fifth Alan Parsons album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Alan Parsons.

Personnel:

  • Alan Parsons – lead and backing vocals, narration, guitars, keyboards, percussion, orchestra conductor recording engineer, mixing
  • Tom Brooks – piano, synth, keyboards, orchestra conductor, orchestra arrangements
  • Jason Mraz, Lou Gramm, Todd Cooper,  J. Olsson, Jordan Huffman, Jared Mahone, Mark Mikel – lead vocals
  • Todd Cooper, Dan Tracey, Jordan Huffman,  J. Olsson, Carl–Magnus “C-M” Carlsson, Andy Ellis, Doug Powell – additional vocals
  • Steve Hackett, Jeff Kollman, Dan Tracey, Tony Rosacci, Ian Bairnson – guitars
  • Andy Ellis, Dan Tracey – synth, keyboards
  • Pat Caddick, Angelo Pizzaro – piano
  • Nathan East, Guy Erez, Jeff Peterson – bass
  • Vinnie Colaiuta, Danny Thompson, Carl Sorensen – drums
  • Todd Cooper – saxophone
  • Oscar Utterström – trombone
  • Vinnie Ciesielski – trumpet
  • Michael Fitzpatrick – cello
  • Todd Cooper – percussion
  • Jake Shimabukuro – ukulele
  • Orchestra: The CMG Music Recording Orchestra of Hollywod
  • Dan Tracey, Milton Olsson – orchestral arrangements
  • Noah Bruskin, Grant Goddard – recording
  • Noah Bruskin – mixing
  • Jeff Fitzpatrick – engineer assistant
  • Tre Nagella, Dave Albro, Andy Ellis – additional engineer
  • Dave Donnelly – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Paul Dukas
  2. Miracle – Guy Erez, Andy Ellis, Alan Parsons
  3. As Light Fall – Dan Tracey, Alan Parsons
  4. One Note Symphony – Todd Cooper, Tom Brooks, Alan Parsons
  5. Sometimes – Patrick Anthony Caddick, Alan Parsons
  6. Soirée Fantastique – Todd Cooper, Doug Powell, Tom Brooks, Alan Parsons
  7. Fly to Me – Mark Mikel, Jeff Kollman, Alan Parsons
  8. Requiem – Todd Cooper, Doug Powell, Boh Cooper, Alan Parsons
  9. Years of Glory – P.J. Olsson, Alan Parsons
  10. The Limelight Fades Away – Jordan Huffman, Dan Tracey, Alan Parsons
  11. I Can’t Get There from Here – Patrick Read Johnson, David Russo, Jared Mahone, Alan Parsons

Bernie Tormé

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On March 17, 2019, Bernard Joseph Tormey aka Bernie Tormé died aged 66. He was songwriter, musician (guitar, singer), record label and recording studio owner.  With Robin Guy and John McCoy he formed the band Guy McCoy Tormé, has worked with Ozzy Osbourne, Atomic Rooster, Desperado, but was best known for his work with Gillan.

Dick Dale

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On March 16, 2019, Richard Anthony Monsour aka Dick Dale died aged 81. He was musician (guitar), pioneer of surf music, known as “The King of the Surf Guitar”. As product of his work with the manufacturer  Fender, was the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier. He was the founding member and leader of the band Dick Dale & his Del-Tones.

Meat Puppets: Dusty Notes

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On March 8, 2019, “Megaforce Records” label released “Dusty Notes”, the fifteenth Meat Puppets studio album.

Personnel:

  • Cris Kirkwood – vocals, bass, banjo
  • Curt Kirkwood – vocals, piano, guitar, percussion
  • Elmo Kirkwood – vocals, guitar
  • Ron Stabinsky – keyboards
  • Derrick Bostrom – drums, percussion
  • Sam Hundley – engineer, mixing
  • Dan Shike – mastering
  • Sam Hundley – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Curt Kirkwood, except where noted.

  1. Warranty
  2. Nine Pins
  3. On
  4. Unfrozen Memory
  5. Dusty Notes
  6. The Great Awakening
  7. Sea of Heartbreaker – Hal David, Paul Hampton
  8. Nightcap
  9. Vampyr’s Winged Fantasy
  10. Outflow

John Mayall: Nobody Told Me

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On February 22, 2019, “Forty Below Records” label released “Nobody Told Me”, the 38th John Mayall album. It was recorded in 2018, at “606 Studios” in Northridge, California,  and was produced by Eric Come.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocal, keyboards, harmonica, artwork, design
  • Joe Bonamassa – guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitar
  • Alex Lifeson – guitar
  • Carolyn Wonderland – guitar
  • Larry McCray – guitar
  • Todd Rundgren – guitar
  • Billy Watts – guitar
  • Ron Dziubla – saxophone
  • Mark Pender – trumpet
  • Richard A. Rosenberg – trombone
  • Greg Rzab – bass guitar
  • Jay Davenport – drums
  • Eric Corne – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • David Gomez – photography
  • Cristina Arrigoni – inside photography

Track listing:

  1. What Have I Done Wrong – Sam Meghett
  2. The Moon Is Full – Gwendolyn Colins
  3. Evil and Here to Stay – Jeff Healey, Tom Stephen
  4. That’s What Love Make You Do – Milton Campbell
  5. Distant Lonesome Train – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
  6. Delta Hurricane – Arno Hecht, Bob Funk
  7. The Hurt Inside – Gary Moore
  8. It’s So Tough – John Mayall
  9. Like It Like You Do – John Mayall
  10. Nobody Told Me – John Mayall

Claypool Lennon Delirium: South of Reality

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On February 22, 2019, “ATO Records” label released “South of Reality”, the second Claypool Lennon Delirium studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Rancho Relaxo” in Occidental, California, and was produced by Sean Lennon and Les Claypool.

Personnel:

  • Les Claypool– vocals, all instruments, songwriter, engineer, mixing
  • Sean Lennon– vocals, all instruments
  • Paulo Baldi– drums
  • Adam Gates – voices
  • Josh Adam Meyers – voices
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Agent Ogden – design, layout
  • Jay Blakesberg – photography
  • Hisaki Yasuda – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Les Claypool and Sean Lennon.

  1. Little Fishes
  2. Blood and Rockets: Movement I, Saga of Jack Parsons / Movement II, Too the Moon
  3. South of Reality
  4. Boriska
  5. Easily Charmed by Fools
  6. Amethyst Realm
  7. Toady Man’s Hour
  8. Cricket Chronicles Revisited: Pt. 1, Ask Your Doctor / Pt. 2, Psyde Effects
  9. Like Fleas

Bob Mould: Sunshine Rock

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On February 8, 2019, “Merge” label released “Sunshine Rock”, the 13th Bob Mould album. It was recorded in 2018 at “Tiny Telephone” in Oakland, “Tiny Telephone B” in San Francisco, “Granary Music” in San Francisco and “Granary Music” in Berlin, and was produced by Bob Mould.

Personnel:

  • Bob Mould– vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, orchestral arrangements
  • Jason Narducy– bass, backing vocals
  • Jon Wurster– drums, percussion
  • Alison Chesley – cello, orchestral score transcriptions
  • Prague TV Orchestra – cellos, violas, violins
  • Paul Martens – transcription consultant
  • Mikel Toms – orchestra conductor
  • Jan Košulič – orchestra engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Mould, except where noted.

  1. Sunshine Rock
  2. What Do You Want Me to Do
  3. Sunny Love Song
  4. Thirty Dozen Roses
  5. The Final Years
  6. Irrational Poison
  7. I Fought
  8. Sun King
  9. Lost Faith
  10. Camp Sunshine
  11. Send Me a Postcard – Robbie van Leeuwen
  12. Western Sunset