Tag Archives: 2021

Fuubutsushi: Meridians

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On June 27, 2024, “Cached Media” label released “Meridians”, the debut Fuubutsushi album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, in California, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania.

Personnel:

  • Chaz Prymek – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, double bass, field recording, recording
  • Mathew Sage – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, harmonica, accordion, guitar, field recording, recording
  • Patrick Shirosihi – vocals, alto and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, accordion, glockenspiel, melodica, field recording, recording
  • Chris Jusell – violin, mandolin, marimba, vibraphone, recording
  • Amber Navran – mixing
  • Sean McCann – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Chaz Prymek, Mathew Sage, Patrick Shirosihi and Chris Jusell.

Pacific

  1. Blue Rose
  2. Hamilton
  3. Distance Learner
  4. Tenel Ka (First Crush)

Mountain

  • Prelude to New Flora
  • New Flora
  • Circulating Air
  • Light in the Annex

Central

  • Midori
  • Nora Nora
  • Pool Tile Blue
  • Barrel Duet

Eastern

  1. Wonder Years
  2. Spent for Light
  3. Meridians

Amaro Freitas: Sankofa

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On June 25, 2021, “Far Out Recordings” label released “Sankofa”, the third Amaro Freitas album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Estúdio Carranca” in Torre, Recife, Brazil, and was produced by Amaro Freitas.

Personnel:

  • Amaro Freitas – piano
  • Jean Elton – double bass
  • Hugo Medeiros – drums, percussion
  • Vinicius Aquino – recording, mixing
  • Arthur Joly – mastering
  • Laercio Costa – art direction
  • Acidum Project – artwork
  • Bloco Gráfico – design
  • Alessandro Renaldin – additional design
  • Carlo Mesquita – image editor
  • Helder Tavares – photography
  • Pete Norman – lacquer cut
  • Joe Davis – A&R
  • Laercio Costa – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Amaro Freitas.

  1. Sankofa
  2. Ayeye
  3. Baquaqua
  4. Vila Bela
  5. Cazumbá
  6. Batucuda
  7. Malakoff
  8. Nascimento

Alaide Costa: O Que Meus Calos Dizem Sobre Mim

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On May 19, 2022, “Três Selos” label released “O Que Meus Calos Dizem Sobre Mim”, the 22nd Alaide Costa album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Da Pá Virada” and “Estúdio Space Blues” in Sao Paolo, “Orbita Studio” and “Cia. Dos Técnicos Studios” in Rio De Janeiro, and was produced by Emicida (Leandro Roque de Oliveira), Marcus Preto and Pupillo (Romário Menezes de Oliveira Jr).

Personnel:

  • Alaide Costa – vocal
  • Leo Mendes – acoustic guitar
  • Fábio Sá – contrabass
  • Pupillo – drums, percussion, music director, liner notes
  • Jota Moraes – vibraphone
  • Antonio Neves, Eduardo Neves, Henrique Albino, Tiquinho – arrangements
  • Alexandre Fontanetti, Big Rabello – recording
  • Elton Bozza, William Luna Jr. – recording
  • Carlos Trilha – mixing, mastering
  • Ariel Nunes – artwork
  • Ênio Cesar – photography
  • William Carvalho – lacquer cut
  • Emicida – liner notes, executive producer 
  • Fátima Guedes, Guilherme Arantes, Lorena Calábria, Ramiro Zwetsch, Tim Bernardes – liner notes
  • Marcus Preto – executive producer
  • João Noronha, Mateus Mondini, Rafael Cortes – project manager
  • Gustavo Paim, Lorena Calábria, Ramiro Zwetsch – project manager
  • Aline Vieira, Amanda Pires, Ana Esaú, Caio Antunes – project manager
  • Daniel Moura, Francesca Ribeiro – project manager
  • Marina Santa Helena – styling
  • Guta Braga – legal

Track listing:

  1. Turmalina Negra – Céu (Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças), Diogo Poças
  2. Nenhuma Ilusão – Fátima Guedes
  3. Tristonho – Alaíde Costa, Nando Reis
  4. Berceuse – Guilherme Arantes
  5. Pessoa-Ilha – Emicida, Ivan Lins
  6. Praga – Erasmo Carlos, Tim Bernardes
  7. Aos Meus Pés – Francisco Bosco, João Bosco
  8. Aurorear – Emicida, Joyce (Joyce Silveira Moreno)

V.A.: Jazz Sabbath Vol. 2

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On April 23, 2022, “Blacklake” label released “Jazz Sabbath – Vol. 2”, album by various artists. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Milton Keanes.

Personnel:

  • Angus Guitaropoulus, Arthur Itis, Newton Abbot Wes Tostrayer – guitar
  • Milton keanes – piano
  • Leighton B’Zard – Hammond organ
  • Jacque T’Fono – upright bass
  • Allen Kees – Fender Rhodes
  • Juan Take – drums
  • Francis Mellie – percussion
  • Fenton Breezley – saxophone, clarinet
  • Elton Spanks-William – trumpet
  • Lester Trumpton – trombone, euphonium
  • Loquacious Fellaish – horns, arrangements
  • Adam Wakeman – mixing
  • Brett Caldas-Lima – mastering
  • Backlake – design

Track listing:

  1. Paranoid
  2. Snowblind
  3. Behind the Wall of Sleep
  4. Sabbra Cadabra
  5. Symptom of the Universe
  6. N.I.B.
  7. Black Sabbath

Rob Frye: Exoplanet

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On April 23, 2021, “Astral Spirits” label released “Exoplanet”, the third Rob Frye album.

Personnel:

  • Rob Frye – woodwind, synthesizer
  • Cooper Crain – electric organ, synthesizer
  • Nick Ciontea – synthesizer
  • Daniel Quinlivan – synthesizer, electronics
  • Ben Lamar Gay – cornet
  • Quin Kircher – drums
  • Tommaso Moretti – drums
  • Macie Stewart – violin
  • Edbrass Brasil – voice

Track listing:

  1. Sunrise on Pruhina
  2. XC175020
  3. Innercosmos
  4. Jupiter Control
  5. XC222182
  6. Lightship Sgr A Star
  7. Goldilocks
  8. Sunset on Jgelu

Natural Information Society Community Ensemble: Since Time Is Gravity

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On April 14, 2023, “Eremite” label released “Since Time Is Gravity”, the eight Natural Information Society Community Ensemble album. It was recorded in May, 2021, at the “Graham Foundation” in Chicago, and in August, 2021, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, and was produced by Joshua Abrams and Michael Ehlers.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Abrams – double bass, guimbri
  • Nick Mazzarella – alto saxophone
  • Mai Sugimoto – alto saxophone, flute
  • Ari Brown – tenor saxophone
  • Jason Stein – bass clarinet
  • Josh Berman – cornet
  • Ben Lamar Gay – cornet
  • Lisa Alvarado – harmonium
  • Kara Bershad – harp
  • Mikel Patrick Avery – drums
  • Hamid Drake – conga, tabla, tar

Track listing:

  1. Moontide Chorus
  2. Is
  3. Murmuration
  4. Wane
  5. Stigmergy
  6. Immemorial
  7. Wax
  8. Gravity

Papa Roach: Ego Trip

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On April 8, 2022, “New Noize” label released “Ego Trip”, the eleventh Papa Roach studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Colin Brittain, Jason Evigan, Nicholas Furlong, Andrew Goldstein, Drew Fulk, Jacoby Shaddix, Jerry Horton, Tobin Esperance and Tony Palermo.

Personnel:

  • Jacoby Shaddix – vocals
  • Jerry Horton – guitars
  • Tobin Esperance – bass
  • Tony Palermo – drums
  • Anthony Esperance – additional guitars
  • Jonathan Gering – keyboards, programming
  • Erica Sliver – backing vocals
  • Meron Ryan – backing vocals
  • Fever 333
  • Sueco
  • Andrew Migliore – string arrangements
  • Jason Evigan – engineer
  • Nicholas Furlong – engineer
  • Drew Fulk – engineer
  • Michael Nolasco – engineer
  • Brenden Collins – engineer assistant
  • Colin Brittain – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Kevin McCombs – additional production
  • Darren Craig – creative director, design
  • Bryson Roatch – creative director
  • Jim Hughes – layout

Track listing:

  1. Kill the Noise
  2. Stand Up
  3. Swerve
  4. Bloodline
  5. Liar
  6. Ego Trip
  7. Unglued
  8. Dying to Believe
  9. Killing Time
  10. Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark)
  11. Always Wandering
  12. No Apologies
  13. Cut the Line
  14. I Surrender

Ringo Starr: Zoom

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On March 19, 2021, “Universal Music Enterprises” label released “Zoom”, the debut Ringo Starr EP. It was recorded in 2020, at “Roccabella West” in Beverly Hills, California, and was produced by Ringo Starr, Bruce Sugar, Sam Hollander and Grant Michaels.

Personnel:

  • Ringo Starr – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, Jenny Lewis, Lenny Kravitz, Chris Stapleton, Yola, Ben Harper, Dave Grohl, Finneas O’Connell, Eric Burton, Corinne Bailey Rae – vocal
  • Steve Lukather – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Sugar – synth guitar, keyboards
  • Robby Krieger – guitar
  • Josh Edmondson – guitar
  • Sean Gould – guitar
  • Tony Chen – guitar
  • Benmont Tench – piano, organ
  • Grant Michaels – keyboards
  • Ed Roth – Hammond B3 organ
  • Joseph Williams – keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Jeff Silbar – bass, guitar
  • Kaveh Rastegar – bass
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Blair Sinta – drums
  • Hal Rosenfeld – percussion
  • James King – horns
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Zelma Davis, Sam Hollander, Amy Keys, Windy Wagner, Charity Daw, Candace Devine – backing vocals
  • Jim Cox – string arrangements, synth strings

Track listing:

  1. Here’s to the Nights – Diane Warren
  2. Zoom In Zoom Out – Jeff Silbar, Joe Turley
  3. Teach Me to Tango – Ringo Starr, Sam Hollander, Grant Michaels
  4. Waiting for the Tide to Turn – Bruce Sugar, Ringo Starr
  5. Note Enough Love in the World – Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather

Nick Jonas: Spaceman

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On March 12, 2021, “Island” label released “Spaceman”, the fourth Nick Jonas studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “No Expectations” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Greg Kurstin.

Personnel:

  • Nick Jonas – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric sitar, bass, keyboards, piano, programming
  • Greg Kurstin – guitar, piano, drums, recording
  • Jason Evigan – guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, backing vocal, programming
  • Kevin Jonas – guitar
  • The Monsters & Strangerz – keyboards, drums, programming, vocal producer
  • Joe Jonas – vocals
  • Mozella – backing vocals
  • Ryan Tedder – backing vocals
  • Jackie Gouche – backing vocals
  • Priyanka Chopra-Jonas – backing vocals
  • Davion Farris – backing vocals
  • Julian Berg – recording
  • Gian Stone – recording engineer, vocal producer
  • Jason Evigan – recording, vocal producer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing, vocal mixing
  • Josh Gudwin – mixing
  • Alex Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Heidi Wang – mixing assistant
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Jonas, Greg Kurstin and Mozella, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Give Up On Us
  2. Heights
  3. Spaceman
  4. 2Drunk
  5. Delicious
  6. This Is Heaven
  7. Sexual
  8. Deeper Love – Nick Jonas, Greg Kurstin, Mozella, Michael Jones
  9. If I Fall
  10. Death Do Us Apart
  11. Nervous

Pat Metheny: Road To The Sun

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On March 5, 2021, “BMG Modern Recordings” label released “Road to the Sun”, the 51st Pat Metheny album. It was recorded in 2020, at “John Kilgore Sound and Recording”, “Hanson Recording Studios”, “67 Studio”, “NYC67” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Rodby and Pat Metheny.

Personnel:

  • Pat Metheny – guitar, 42-string Pikasso guitar
  • Jason Vieaux – guitar
  • Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – guitars
  • Pete Karam – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Doyle Partners – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny, except where noted.

Four Paths of Light

  1. Part 1
  2. Part 2
  3. Part 3
  4. Part 4

Road to the Sun

  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
  • Part 5
  • Part 6
  • Für Alina – Arvo Pärt