Tag Archives: 2023

Trio Tapestry: Our Daily Bread

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On May 5, 2023, “ECM” label released “Our Daily Bread”, the third Trio Tapestry studio album (the 40th Joe Lovano album overall). It was recorded in May 2022, at “Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI”, Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, tárogató, gong
  • Marilyn Crispell – piano
  • Carmen Castaldi – drums, gong, temple bells
  • Stefano Amerio – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Joe Lovano.

  1. All Twelve
  2. Grace Notes
  3. Le Petit Opportun
  4. Our Daily Bread
  5. One for Charlie
  6. The Power of Three
  7. Rhythm Spirit
  8. Crystal Ball

Willow: Empathogen

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On May 3, 2024, “Three Six Zero” and “Gamma” labels released “Empathogen”, the sixth Willow studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by John Batiste, Eddie Benjamin, Chris Greatti and Willow.

Personnel:

  • Willow Smith – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, guitar
  • Brad Oberhofer – piano
  • Zach Tenorio – piano, synthesizer; strings
  • Elijah Rawk – acoustic guitar, bass guitar
  • Zach Brown – bass guitar, percussion
  • Eddie Benjamin – bass guitar, drums, guitar, synthesizer
  • Chris Greatti – bass guitar, guitar, percussion, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Jon Batiste – vocals, drums, piano
  • Asher Bank – drums
  • Annie Clark – vocals
  • Zach Brown – engineer
  • Adam Schoeller – engineer
  • Chris Greatti – engineer
  • Oscar Cornejo – engineer
  • Mitch McCarthy – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Home – Willow Smith, Jon Batiste, Kate Munger
  2. Ancient Girl – Willow Smith
  3. Symptom of Life – Willow Smith, Asher Bank, Chris Greatti, Brad Oberhofer
  4. The Fear is Not Real – Willow Smith, Chris Greatti
  5.  False Self – Taylor Gordon, Chris Greatti
  6. Pain for Fun – Willow Smith, Annie Clark, Chris Greatti
  7. No Words 1 & 2 – Willow Smith, Eddie Benjamin
  8. Down – Willow Smith, Eddie Benjamin
  9. Run! – Willow Smith, Chris Greatti
  10. Between I and She – Willow Smith, Asher Bank, Chris Greatti, Elijah Rawk
  11. I Know That Face – Willow Smith, Eddie Benjamin
  12. Big Feelings – Willow Smith, Chris Greatti, Zach Tenorio

Joe Lovano and Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Homage

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On April 25, 2025, “ECM” label released “Homage”, album by Joe Lovano and Marcin Wasilewski Trio (the 41st Joe Lovano album). It was recorded in November 2023, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
  • Marcin Wasilewski – piano
  • Slawomir Kurkiewicz – double bass
  • Michal Miskiewicz – drums
  • Maureen Sickler – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Lovano, except where noted.

  1. Love in the Garden – Zbigniew Seifert
  2. Golden Horn
  3. Homage
  4. Giving Thanks
  5. This Side – Catville
  6. Projection

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

Khruangbin: A La Sala

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On April 5, 2024, “Dead Oceans” and “Night Time Stories” labels released “A La Sala”, the fourth Khruangbin studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Mark Speer and Steve Christensen.

Personnel:

  • Mark Speer – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Laura Lee – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Donald “DJ” Johnson – vocals, drums, arrangements
  • Chris Longwood – mastering
  • Nick Scott – art direction
  • Tiny Frees – creative direction, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Lee, Mark Speer, and Donald “DJ” Johnson.

  1. Fifteen Fifty-Three
  2. May Ninth
  3. Ada Jean
  4. Farolim de Felgueiras
  5. Pon Pon
  6. Todavía Viva
  7. Juegos y Nubes
  8. Hold Me Up (Thank You)
  9. Caja de la Sala
  10. Three from Two
  11. A Love International
  12. Les Petits Gris

Cedric Burnside: Hill Country Love

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On April 5, 2024, “Provogue” label released “Hill Country Love”, the third Cedric Burnside studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Luther Dickinson and Cedric Burnisde.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Burnside — vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, mixing
  • Luther Dickinson — slide guitar, bass guitar, mixing
  • Patrick Williams — harmonica
  • Artemus Le-Sueur — drums
  • Kevin Houston — recording
  • Ted Jensen — mastering
  • Roy Koch — artwork
  • Jim Arbogast — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Cedric Burnside, except where noted.

  1. I Know
  2. Hill Country Love
  3. Shake Em on Down – Fred McDowell
  4. Juke Joint
  5. Smile
  6. Closer
  7. Coming Real to Ya
  8. Thank You
  9. Love Your Music
  10. Toll on They Life
  11. You Got to Move –Fred McDowell, Gary Davis
  12. Strong
  13. Funky
  14. Po Black Mattie – Robert Burnside

London Brew: Same

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On March 31, 2023, “Concord Jazz” label released the self-titled, debut London Brew studio album. It was recorded in December 2020, at “The Church Studios” in London, and was produced by Martin Terefe.

Personnel:

  • Martin Terefe – guitar, mixing
  • Dave Okumu – guitar
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – synthesizers, melodica
  • Nick Ramm – piano, synthesizers
  • Tom Herbert – electric bass, double bass
  • Dan See – drums, percussion
  • Tom Skinner – drums, percussion
  • Nubya Garcia – saxophone, flute
  • Shabaka Hutchings – saxophone, woodwinds
  • Theon Cross – tuba
  • Raven Bush – violin, electronics
  • Glen Scott
  • Lucinda Chao
  • Benji B – decks, sonic recycling
  • Dilip Harris – recording
  • Bruce Lampcov – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. London Brew
  2. London Brew Pt.2 – Trainlines
  3. Miles Chases New Voodoo in the Church
  4. Nu Sha Ni Sha Nu Oss Ra
  5. It’s One of These
  6. Bassics
  7. Mor Ning Prayers
  8. Raven Flies Low

Crown Lands: Fearless

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On March 31, 2023, “Universal Music Canada” label released “Fearless”, the second Crown Lands studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “80A Studios” and “Mainstation Studio” in Toronto, “Rock Falcon Studio” in Nashville, and was produced by David Bottrill and Nick Raskulinecz.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Comeau – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, pedalboard, synthesizer, mellotron, piano
  • Cody Bowles – drums, wind chimes, flute
  • Nathan Yarborough – engineer 
  • Phil Hotz – engineer
  • David Bottrill – mixing
  • Nick Raskulinecz – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Andy Slater – creative director
  • Quinn Henderson – painting
  • James Livitski – design, layout
  • Andy Ford – photography
  • Shawn Marino – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Comeau, except where noted.

  1. Starlifter: Fearless Pt. II
  2. Dreamer of the Dawn
  3. The Shadow – Cody Bowles, David Bottrill
  4. Right Way Back
  5. Context: Fearless Pt. I
  6. Reflections
  7. Penny
  8. Lady of the Lake
  9. Citadel

Steven Wilson: The Overview

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On March 14, 2025, “Fiction” label released “The Overview”, the eighth Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded December 2023 – August 2024, in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, guitar, bass, drum programming, keyboards, percussion, piano, pump organ, mixing, engineer
  • Adam Holzman – piano, Rhodes, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Randy McStine – vocals and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, sound effects, ukulele
  • Niko Tsonev – guitar
  • Craig Blundell – drums
  • Theo Travis – saxophone
  • Rotem Wilson – spoken word

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. Objects Outlive Us – Steven Wilson, Andy Partridge
  2. No Monkey’s Paw
  3. The Buddha of the Modern Age
  4. Objects: Meanwhile
  5. The Cicerones
  6. Ark
  7. Cosmic Sons of Toil
  8. No Ghost on the Moor
  9. Heat Death of the Universe
  10. The Overview
  11. Perspective
  12. A Beautiful Infinity I
  13. Borrowed Atoms
  14. A Beautiful Infinity II
  15. Infinity Measured in Moments
  16. Permanence

Kim Gordon: The Collective

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On March 6, 2024, “Matador” label released “The Collective”, the second Kim Gordon studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Justin Raisen and Sadpony.

Personnel:

  • Kim Gordon – vocals, guitars
  • Justin Raisen – programming, instrumentation, engineer, mixing
  • Anthony Paul Lopez – programming, instrumentation, engineer, mixing
  • Ainjel Emme – programming
  • Sadpony – programming, instrumentation
  • Sarah Register – instrumentation
  • Joe Kennedy – programming, instrumentation
  • Brad Lauchert – engineer
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kim Gordon, music as noted.

  1. Bye Bye – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen
  2. The Candy House – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  3. I Don’t Miss My Mind – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  4. I’m a Man – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  5. Trophies – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  6. It’s Dark Inside – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  7. Psychedelic Orgasm – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  8. Tree House – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  9. Shelf Warmer – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  10. The Believers – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez, Heremiah Raisen
  11. Dream Dollar – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Joe Kennedy