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The Last Dinner Party: Prelude To Ecstasy

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On February 2, 2024,”Island” label released “Prelude to Ecstasy”, the debut Last Dinner Party (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Lizzie Mayland – lead and additional vocals, guitar, flute
  • Abigail Morris – lead and additional vocals
  • Aurora Nishevci – lead and additional vocals, organ, piano, synthesizer, conductor, string arrangements
  • Emily Roberts – guitar, additional vocals, flute, mandolin
  • Georgia Davies – bass guitar, additional vocals
  • Sam Becker – double bass
  • James Ford – drums
  • Rebekah Rayner – drums
  • Elsa Bradley – timpani, tubular bells
  • Bradley Jones, Lucy Humphris – trumpet
  • Chris Brewster – trombone
  • Alistair Goodwin – bass trombone 
  • Robyn Blair – French horn
  • Ashley Myall – bassoon
  • Rocío Bolaños – clarinet
  • Philip Howarth – oboe
  • Pasha Mansurov – flute
  • Aleksandra Mansurova, Chihiro Ono, Emma Smith, Freya Goldmark, Lucy Wilkins, Paloma Deike, Phil Granell, Rosie Tompsett – violin
  • Jenny Ames, Richard Jones, Zami Jalil – viola 
  • Alex Marshall, Midori Jaeger – cello
  • Serafina Steer – harp 
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineer
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Georgia Davies, Lizzie Mayland, Abigail Morris, Aurora Nishevci, and Emily Roberts, except where noted.

  1. Prelude to Ecstasy
  2. Burn Alive – co-written with Rhys Downing
  3. Caesar on a TV Screen – co-written with Rhys Downing
  4. The Feminine Urge –  co-written with Rhys Downing
  5. On Your Side – co-written with Rhys Downing
  6. Beautiful Boy
  7. Gjuha
  8. Sinner – co-written with Rhys Downing
  9. My Lady of Mercy – co-written with Rhys Downing
  10. Portrait of a Dead Girl – co-written with Rhys Downing
  11. Nothing Matters – co-written with Rhys Downing
  12. Mirror

HMLTD: The Worm

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On April 7, 2023, “Lucky Number Music” label released “The Worm”. the second HMLTD studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Wormhole”, “Pony”, “Dock”, “Hermitage Works”, “RAK”, “Crouch End” and “Sleeper Sound” in Londonm “Mike’s Manhole” in Hastings, “Antart” and “Artracks” in Athens, and was produced by Henry Spychalski, Duc Peterman, Seth Evans and Achilleas Sarantaris.

Personnel:

  • Henry Spychalski – vocals
  • Duc Peterman – guitar
  • Seth Evans – keyboard
  • Achilleas Sarantaris – drums
  • James Donovan – guitar, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Kyriakos Tapakis – oud
  • Immanuel Simelane – bass guitar
  • Nicolas Mohnblatt – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Andrei Martynchik – drums
  • Clyde Jabra – additional percussion, engineer
  • Yannis Kassetas – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Dimitris Papadopoulos – trumpet
  • Jim Staridas – trombone
  • The Sixteen Unnamed Soldiers of the Greek Worm Orchestra – violin, viola, cello, double bass
  • Kalliopi Mitropoulou – violin, backing vocals
  • Georgios Kontogiannis – Cretan lyra
  • Nikos Paraoulakis – ney
  • Rhys Downing – backing vocals, additional vocal production
  • Jazz Alonso – backing vocals
  • Abigail Morris – backing vocals
  • Andrea Grant – choir
  • Daniel Thomas – choir
  • T. Jale Cole – choir
  • Wendi Rose – choir
  • Darren Jones – engineer
  • Mike Horner – engineer
  • Nathan Ridley – engineer
  • Nikos Goudinakis – engineer
  • Sotiris Ziliaskopoulos – engineer
  • Caesar Edmunds – engineer, mixing
  • Rollo Smallcombe – additional engineering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Henry Spychalski – artwork
  • Mike Raymond – design

Track listing:

  1. Worm’s Dream – Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans
  2. Wormlands – Abigail Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Seth Evans
  3. The End Is Now – Justin Tranter, Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Jazz Alonso, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Rhys Downing, Seth Evans
  4. Days – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Seth Evans
  5. Saddest Worm Ever – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Seth Evans
  6. Liverpool Street – Achilleas Sarantis, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans
  7. The Worm – Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans, James Donovan
  8. Past Life (Sinnerman’s Song) – Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, Seth Evans, James Donovan
  9. Lay Me Down – Abigal Morris, Achilleas Sarantaris, Duc Peterman, Henry Spychalski, James Donovan, Nicolas Mohnblatt, Seth Evans, Gianluca Buccellati