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Neon Indian: Era Extraña

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On September 7, 2011, “Static Tongues” and “Mom + Pop” labels released “Era Extraña”, the second Neon Indian studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “45 Kalevankatu” in Helsinki, “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga in New York, and was produced by Alan Palomo and Dave Fridmann.

Personnel:

  • Alan Palomo– performer, arrangements
  • Jezy Gray – guitar
  • Joshua McWhirter – guitar
  • Adam Corbesmeyer – bass
  • Jason Faries – percussion
  • Dave Fridmann– mixing
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
  • Aaron Brown – album art
  • Ben Chappell – album art
  • Rob Carmichael – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Palomo, except where noted.

  1. Heart Attack
  2. Polish Girl
  3. The Blindside Kiss – Alan Palomo, Joshua McWhirter
  4. Hex Girlfriend
  5. Heart Decay
  6. Fallout
  7. Era Extraña
  8. Halogen (I Could Be a Shadow)
  9. Future Sick
  10. Suns Irrupt
  11. Heart: Release
  12. Arcade Blues

Neon Indian: Era Extraña

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On September 7, 2011, “Static Tongues” and “Mom + Pop Music” labels released “Era Extraña”, the second Neon Indian studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “45 Kalevankatu” in Helsinki, “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Alan Palomo and Dave Fridmann.

Personnel:

  • Joshua McWhirter, Jezy Gray – guitar
  • Adam Corbesmeyer – bass
  • Jason Faries – percussion
  • Alan Palomo– arrangements, performer
  • Dave Fridmann– mixing
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
  • Aaron Brown – album art
  • Ben Chappell – album art
  • Rob Carmichael – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks Alan Palomo, except where noted.

  1. Heart Attack
  2. Polish Girl
  3. The Blindside Kiss – Alan Palomo, Joshua McWhirter
  4. Hex Girlfriend
  5. Heart Decay
  6. Fallout
  7. Era Extraña
  8. Halogen (I Could Be a Shadow)
  9. Future Sick
  10. Suns Irrupt
  11. Heart Release
  12. Arcade Blues

Steve Vai: Flex-Able

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In January 1984, “Urantia” label released “Flex-Able”, the debut Steve Vai solo album. It was recorded April–November, 1983, and was produced by Steve Vai.

Personnel:

  • Steve Vai – vocals, electric guitar, synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, keyboards, sitar, bells, drum machine, drum programming, engineer, mixing, design
  • Scott Collard – synthesizer, keyboards, Fender Rhodes
  • Paul Lemcke – keyboards
  • Larry Crane – lyre, xylophone, bells, vibraphone
  • Peggy Foster – bass
  • Stuart Hamm– vocals, bass, sound effects
  • Billy James – drums, percussion
  • Chris Frazier– drums
  • Chad Wackerman– drums
  • Pete Zeldman – percussion, drums
  • Greg Degler – clarinet, flute, saxophone
  • Bob Harris (as Irney Rantin) – vocals, trumpet
  • Tommy Mars– vocals, violin, keyboards
  • Laurel Fishman – vocals
  • Suzannah Harris (as Ursula Rayven) – vocals
  • Pia Maiocco– vocals
  • Joe Despagni – sound effects
  • Lill Vai – sound effects
  • John Matousek – mastering
  • Mark Pinske – assistant
  • Aaron Brown – design, illustrations
  • Neil Zlozower – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Vai.

  1. Little Green Men
  2. Viv Woman
  3. Lovers Are Crazy
  4. Salamanders in the Sun
  5. The Boy/Girl Song
  6. The Attitude Song
  7. Call It Sleep
  8. Junkie
  9. Bill’s Private Parts
  10. Next Stop Earth
  11. There’s Something Dead in Here

Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See

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On June 6, 2011, “Domino” label released “Suck It and See”, the fourth Arctic Monkeys studio album. It was recorded January-February 2011, at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by James Ford. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Alex Turner – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Jamie Cook– lead and rhythm guitar
  • Nick O’Malley- bass, backing vocals
  • Matt Helders- lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Josh Homme– backing vocals
  • James Brown – engineer
  • Craig Silvey– mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Sean Oakley – engineer assistant
  • David Covell – engineer assistant
  • Morgan Stratton – mixing assistant
  • Bryan Wilson – mixing assistant
  • Matthew Cooper – art direction, design
  • Jason Evans – art direction, design
  • Aaron Brown – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics written by Alex Turner; all music composed by Jamie Cook, Ale Turner, Nick O’Malley and Matt Helders..

  1. She’s Thunderstorms
  2. Black Treacle
  3. Brick by Brick
  4. The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
  5. Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair
  6. Library Pictures
  7. All My Own Stunts
  8. Reckless Serenade
  9. Piledriver Waltz
  10. Love Is a Laserquest
  11. Suck It and See
  12. That’s Where You’re Wrong