On March 28, 2021, Malcolm Cecil died aged 84. He was musician (bass, double bass, synthesizer), in the late 1950s founded The Jazz Corners, performed and recorded with Dick Morrisey, Ronnie Scott, Tony Crombie, Gil Scott Heron, The Isley Brothers, Jim Hall, Bill Augustine, and was member of the band Blues Incorporated. With Robert Margouleff he formed the duo TONTO’s Expanding Head Band, based on combination of synthesizers, described by magazine “Rolling Stone” as revolutionary. As leader, Cecil released one album.
Tag Archives: 2021
Xiu Xiu: Oh No
On March 26, 2021, “Polyvinyl” label released “Oh No”, the twelfth Xiu Xiu album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at Jamie Stewart’s home studio in Los Angeles “Nurse”, and was produced by Lawrence English, Greg Saunier and Angela Seo.
Personnel:
- Jamie Stewart – vocals, autoharp, guitar, bajo quinto, banjo, bass guitar, drums, mandolin, organ, stylophone, synthesizer, viola, xylophone, drums, percussion, sampling. engineer, design
- Angela Seo – vocals, harmonium, piano, synthesizer bass, gong, percussion, design
- John Congleton – Optigan, synthesizer
- Jonathan Meiburg – vocals, animal sounds
- Greg Saunier – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, cymbals, sampling, synthesizer, engineer
- Charlie Looker – bass guitar, guitar
- Jherek Bischoff – double bass
- Zachary Dawes – double bass, bass guitar
- David Kendrick – drums, bongos, percussion
- Alice Bag – vocals
- Deb Demure – vocals
- Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo – vocals
- Gwendolyn Sanford – vocals
- Liz Harris – vocals
- Sharon Van Etten – vocals
- Susanne Sachsse – vocals
- Valerie Diaz – vocals
- Twin Shadow – vocals, saxophone, engineer
- Haley Fohr – vocals, engineer
- Angus Andrew – vocals, engineer
- Ben Chisholm – engineer
- Brandon Jay – engineer
- Dan Duszynski – engineer
- Dirk Dresselhaus – engineer
- Justin Higgins – engineer
- Owen Pallett – engineer
- Paul Beauchamp – engineer
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Danelle Abad – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart, except where noted.
- Sad Mezcalita
- I Can Not Resist
- The Grifters
- Goodbye for Good
- Oh No
- Rumps Room
- Fuzz Gong Fight
- I Dream of Someone Else Entirely
- One Hundred Years
- A Classic Screw
- It Bothers Me All the Time
- Saint Dymphna
- Knock Out
- A Bottle of Rum
- Ants
Ben Howard: Collections from the Whiteout
On March 26, 2021, “Island” label released “Collections from the Whiteout”, the fourth Ben Howard studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Long Pond” in New York City, “La Frette” in Paris, and was produced by Aaron Dessner and Ben Howard.
Personnel:
- Ben Howard – vocals, guitar, percussion
- Aaron Dessner – guitar, piano
- Mickey Smith – acoustic guitar, dulcimer
- Nat Wason – electric guitar
- Richard Thomas – keyboard, synthesizer
- Kate Stables – vocals
- Thomas Bartlett – synthesizer
- Rob Moose – violin, viola
- India Bourne – cello
- Ryan Olson – sound effects
- James Krivchenia – drums, percussion
- Yussef Dayes – drums
- Jason Treuting – drums, percussion
- Kyle Keegan – drums
Jonathan Low – engineer, mixing - Greg Calbi – mastering
- Roddy Bow – artwork
Track listing:
- Follies Fixture – Ben Howard
- What a Day – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Crowhurst’s Meme – Ben Howard, Yussef Dayes
- Finders Keepers – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Far Out – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Rookery – Ben Howard
- You Have Your Way – Ben Howard
- Sage That She Was Burning – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Sorry Kid – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Unfurling – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Metaphysical Cantations – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Make Arrangements – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- The Strange Last Flight of Richard Russell – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner, Yessef Dayes
- Buzzard – Ben Howard
Tomahawk: Tonic Immobility
On March 26, 2021, “Ipecac Recordings” label released “Tonic Immobility”, the fifth Tomahawk studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Collin Dupuis, Mike Patton, Duane Denison, Trevor Dunn and John Stainer.
Personnel:
- Mike Patton – vocals
- Duane Denison – guitars, keyboards
- Trevor Dunn – bass guitar
- John Stanier – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Patton, Duane Denison, Trevor Dunn and John Stainer.
- SHHH!
- Valentine Shine
- Predators and Scavengers
- Doomsday Fatique
- Business Casual
- Tattoo Zero
- Fatback
- Howlie
- Eureka
- Sidewinder
- Recoil
- Dog Eat Dog
Ethel Nagy Gabriel
On March 23, 2021, Ethel Nagy Gabriel died aged 99. She was music producer and record executive, known as the first female producer in the music industry. She produced more than 2500 albums, winner of “Grammy Award” in 1982, produced six Grammy winning albums, and “15 RIAA Certified Gold Records” hits. Among the others, Gabriel worked with Henry Mancini, Elvis Presley, Al Hirt, Roger Whittaker, Neil Sedaka, Eddie Fisher, Paul Anka, Dolly Parton and Perry Como.
Daniel Lanois: Heavy Sun
On March 19, 2021, “Maker Series” label released “Heavy Sun”, the 20th Daniel Lanois album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Daniel Lanois and Wayne Lorenz.
Personnel:
- Daniel Lanois – vocal, guitar, bass, keyboards, cover art
- Mary Shepherd – vocals
- Rocco DeLuca – vocals
- Jim Wilson – guitar, bass
- Chris Thomas – keyboards, bass
- Kyle Crane – drums
- Brian Blade – drums
- Noah Mintz – mastering
- Adam CK Vollick – art processing
- Marthe A. Vannebo – design
Track listing:
- Dance On
- Power
- Every Nation
- Way Down
- Please Don’t Try
- Tree of Tule
- Tumbling Stone
- Angels Watching
- (Under the) Heavy Sun
- Mother’s Eye
- Out of Sight
Lana Del Rey: Chemtrails Over the Country Club
On March 19, 2021, “Interscope” and “Polydor” labels released “Chemtrails Over the Country Club”, the seventh Lana Del Rey studio album. It was produced 2015 – 2016, 2019 – 2020, at “Conway” in Los Angeles, “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels and Jack Antonoff.
Personnel:
- Lana Del Rey – vocals
- Jack Antonoff – piano, guitar, bass, Mellotron, keyboards, twelve-string acoustic guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, synthesizers, Model B synth-bass, Hammond B3, organ, Rhodes, drums, percussion, programming
- Rick Nowels – acoustic guitar, keyboards, Mellotron, bass
- Mikey Freedom Hart – pedal steel, piano, guitar, Mellotron
- Aaron Sterling – drums, percussion
- Evan Smith – horns, accordion
- Daniel Heath – strings
- Trevor Yasuda – sound effects
- Nikki Lane – additional vocals
- Weyes Blood – additional vocals
- Zella Day – additional vocals
- Laura Sisk – engineer, mixing
- Kieron Menzies – engineer, mixing
- Dean Reid – engineer, mixing
- Trevor Yasuda – engineer
- John Fee – engineer
- John Rooney – engineer assistant
- Jon Sher – engineer assistant
- Jack Antonoff – mixing
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Will Quinnell – mastering assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Lana Del Rey and Jack Antonoff, except where noted.
- White Dress
- Chemtrails Over the Country Club
- Tulsa Jesus Freak
- Let Me Love You Like a Woman
- Wild at Heart
- Dark but Just a Game
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost
- Yosemite – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
- Breaking Up Slowly – Lana Del Rey, Nikki Lane
- Dance Till We Die
- For Free – Joni Mitchell
Jon Batiste: We Are
On March 19, 2021, “Verve” label released “We Are”, the eighth Jon Batiste album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Kizzo, Jon Batiste and David Pimentel.
Personnel:
- Jon Batiste – vocals, Fender jazz bass, keyboards, mellotron, Moog bass, piano, strings, theremin
- David Gauthier – vocals
- Braedon Gautier – vocals
- Gospel Soul Children – vocals
- Tori Kelly – vocals
- Zadie Smith – vocals
- PJ Morton – vocals
- Emily King – vocals
- Autumn Rowe – vocals
- Mavis Staples – spoken word
- Robert Randolph – pedal steel guitar
- Steve McEwan – acoustic guitar
- Louis Cato – guitar
- Joe Saylor – tambourine
- Cory Wong – guitar
- Sam Yahel – organ
- Craig Adams – organ, conductor
- Endea Owens – double bass
- Steve Jordan – drums
- David Pimentel – drums, recording
- Nate Smith – drums
- St. Augustine High School Marching 100 – brass band
- Hot 8 Brass Band – brass band
- Trombone Shorty – trombone
- Michelle Ross – violin
- Russell Elevado – recording
- Misha Kachkachishvili – recording
- Kizzo – recording
- Alex Williams – recording
- Marc Whitmore – recording, mixing
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Ricky Reed – mixing
- Michelle Mancini – mastering
- Karla Cordova – album art
- Suleika Jaouad – photography
- Quincy Jones – liner notes
- Ryan Lynn – co executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Jon Batiste, except where noted.
- We Are – Jon Batiste, Kizzo, Autumn Rowe
- Tell the Truth
- Cry – Jon Batiste, Steve McEwan
- I Need You – Jon Batiste, Autumn Rowe
- Whatchutatalkinbout
- Boy Hood – Troy Andrews, Jon Batiste, Sunny Levine, PJ Morton, Jahaan Sweet
- Maovement 11
- Adulthood
- Mavis – Mavis Staple
- Freedom – Jon Batiste, Autumn Rowe, Andrae A;expander
- Show Me the Way
- Sing – Jon Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Autumn Rowe
- Until
Blackmore’s Night: Nature’s Light
On March 12, 2021, “earMusic” label released “Nature’s Light”, the eleventh Blackmore’s Night studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Ritchie Blackmore.
Personnel:
- Ritchie Blackmore – acoustic and electric guitars, hurdy gurdy, nyckelharpa, mandola, executive producer
- Candice Night – lead and harmony vocals, woodwinds, tambourine
- Bard David of Larchmont (David Baranowski) – keyboards, backing vocals
- Autumn and Rory Blackmore – backing vocals
- Pat Regan – orchestral arrangements, engineer, assistant producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night, except where noted.
- Once Upon December
- Four Winds
- Father in the Wind
- Darker Shade of Black – Ritchie Blackmore
- The Twisted Oak
- Nature’s Light
- Der letzte Musketier – Ritchie Blackmore
- Wish You Were Here (2021) – Teijo Olavi Leskela
- Going to the Faire
- Second Element – Petersen, Pirs, Meissner, Schwarz
Lou Ottens
On March 6, 2021, Lodewijk Frederik Ottens aka Lou Ottens, died aged 94. He was inventor and engineer, known as the inventor of the audio cassette tape. Nearly 20 years after Philips introduced cassette tapes, Ottens helped the company to develop compact disc technology and, with Sony, to create audio format that would become the industry standard. In 2016, Ottens appeared in a film, “Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape”. The director, Zack Farmer, likened the creation of the cassette to “trying to paint a masterpiece on a postage stamp”.
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