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David Gilmour: Luck And Strange

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On September 6, 2024, “Sony Music” label released “Luck and Strange”, the fifth David Gilmour studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “Medina Studio”, “Salvation Studios”, “British Grove Studios”, “Angel Studios”, “Astoria Studios”, “Iguana Studios”, and was produced by Gilmour and Charlie Andrew.

Personnel:

  • David Gilmour – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, ukulele, bass guitar, Höfner bass, Farfisa organ, keyboards, Hammond organ, Leslie piano, Cümbüş, engineer, mixing
  • Richard Wright – electric piano, Hammond organ
  • Roger Eno – piano
  • Rob Gentry – synthesizer, keyboards, piano, organ
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitar
  • Tom Herbert – bass guitar
  • Steve DiStanislao – drums
  • Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
  • Adam Betts – percussion, djembe, drums
  • Edmund Aldhous – organist and director of music at Ely Cathedral
  • Angel Studios Orchestra
  • Will Gardner – orchestral arrangements
  • Ely Cathedral Choir – vocals
  • Angel Studios Choir – vocals
  • Romany Gilmour – lead and backing vocals, harp
  • Gabriel Gilmour – backing vocals
  • Charley Webb – backing vocals
  • Hattie Webb – backing vocals
  • Louise Marshall – backing vocals
  • Damon Iddins – engineer
  • Charlie Andrew – engineer, mixing
  • Matt Glasbey – engineer, mixing
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Andy Jackson – additional production
  • Luie Stylianou – additional production

Track listing:

All lyrics by Polly Samson, all music by David Gilmour, except where noted.

  1. Black Cat
  2. Luck and Strange
  3. The Piper’s Call
  4. A Single Spark
  5. Vita Brevis
  6. Between Two Points – lyrics by Roger Quigley, music by Mark Tranmer
  7. Dark and Velvet Nights
  8. Sings
  9. Scattered – David Gilmour, Charlie Gilmour, Polly Samson

Jarvis Cocker: Chansons d’Ennul Tip-Top

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On October 22, 2021, “ABKCO Music & Records” label released “Chansons d’Ennui Tip-Top”, the fifth Jarvis Cocker album. The album features cover versions of French pop songs. It was recorded in 2021, at “Narcissus Studios” in London and at Jarvis Cocker’s home, and was produced by Jason Buckle and Jarvis Cocker.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – vocals
  • Serafina Steer – harp, keyboards, female lead vocal, backing vocals
  • Emma Smith – violin, saxophone, keyboards, recorder, backing vocals; string arrangements
  • Jason Buckle – guitar, percussion, keyboards
  • Andrew McKinney – electric bass, double bass, backing vocals
  • Adam Betts – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Lætitia Sadier – vocals, keyboards, translation, French pronunciation coaching
  • Bishi Bhattacharya – sitar
  • Anna McKinney – vocals
  • Joe Auckland – flugelhorn
  • Laura Moody – string section
  • Flora Curzon – string section
  • Morgan Goff – string section
  • Lucy Wilkins – string section
  • Charlie Stock – string section
  • Jennymay Logan – string section
  • Philip Granell – string section
  • Ian Burdge – string section
  • Paloma Deike – string section
  • Drew Smith – recording
  • John Davis – mastering, lacquer cutting
  • Brian Fitzpatrick – layout, design
  • Wes Anderson – executive production
  • Randall Poster – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Dans ma chambre – Padro Espinoza Prieto
  2. Contact – Serge Gainsbourg
  3. La tendresse – Hubert Yves Adrien Giraud, Noel Roux
  4. Anour, je te cherche – Nino Ferer
  5. Les gens sont fous, les temps sont flous – Jacques Lanzmann, Jacques Dutronc
  6. Il pleut sur la gare – Areski Belkacem, Brigitte Fontaine
  7. Paroles, paroles – Matteo Chiossom Giancarlo Del Re, Gianni Ferrio
  8. Requiem pour un con – Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Jean Piette Colombier
  9. Mon ami la rose – Cecille Caulier, Jacques Lacome D’Estalenx
  10. Mao Mao – Gerard Guegan, Gerard Huge
  11. Elle et moi – Pascal Jean Michel Valadon, Aaron Golbert, Alex Payne, Jean-Pierre Cerrone
  12. Aline – Daniel Georges Jacq Bevilasqua

James: Living in Extraordinary Times

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On August 3, 2018, “Infectious Music” label released “Living in Extraordinary Times”, is the 15th James studio album. It was recorded October – December 2017, at “Livingston” and “Iguana” in London, and was produced by Charlie Andrew and Beni Giles.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – lead and backing vocals, percussion
  • Adrian Oxaal – guitar, cello, backing vocals
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards, percussion, drum programming
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar, percussion
  • David Baynton-Power – drums, percussion
  • Saul Davies – percussion, guitar, violin
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, backing vocals
  • Brian Eno – synth programming
  • Charlie Andrew – drums, percussion, congas, bells, synth programming, additional drum programming, horns arrangements
  • Beni Giles – lead guitar, drums, percussion, bells, Moog bass, harmonium, synth programming, additional drum programming, horns arrangements
  • Rick Webster – additional programming, backing vocals
  • Adam Betts – drums, percussion
  • Peter Robertson – drums, percussion
  • Katie Earl – percussion
  • Tom Archer – percussion
  • Henri Davis – additional percussion
  • Mark Brown – saxophone
  • Pat Hartley – trombone
  • Trevor Mires – trombone, bass trombone
  • Larion Stolk – backing vocals
  • Ron Yeadon – backing vocals
  • Josephine Stephenson – choir
  • Kate Huggett – choir
  • Sarah Latto – choir
  • Dan Moyler – recording
  • Billy Halliday – recording
  • Tom Archer – recording assistant
  • Henri Davis – recording assistant
  • Charlie Andrew – mixing
  • Beni Giles – mixing
  • Jay Pocknell – mixing assistant
  • Katie Earl – mixing assistant
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Magnus Gjoen – artwork
  • Studio Juice – design, layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tim Booth, all music by Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Saul Davies and Mark Hunter, except where noted.

  1. Hank
  2. Coming Home (Pt.2) – Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Saul Davies, Mark Hunter, Larry Gott
  3. Leviathan
  4. Heads
  5. Many Faces
  6. How Hard the Day
  7. Extraordinary Times
  8. Picture of This Place
  9. Hope to Sleep
  10. Better Than That
  11. Mask
  12. What’s It All About

Jarv is: Beyond the Pale

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On July 17, 2020, “Rough Trade” label released “Beyond the Pale”, the debut Jarv Is studio album. It was recorded April 2018 – September 2019, at “Peak Cavern” in Derbyshire, UK, “Primavera Sound” in Barcelona, Spain, and was produced by Jason Buckle and Jarvis Cocker.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – lead and backing vocals, Boss voice transformer, Vox Starstreamer guitar, Spanish guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Marine Rider guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, Philicorda organ, Korg MS-20 synthesiser, kalimba, synth loop, Mellotron, handclaps, whistling
  • Serafina Steer – miniKORG, microKORG preset, Philicorda organ, harp, Elka Rhapsody, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Emma Smith – violin, saxophone, Vox Starstreamer guitar, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Jason Buckle – synthesizer, 808 programming, cabasa, tambourine, Wasp synthesizer, programmed drums, wah-wah guitar, bass synth, Syncussion, Echoplex, Philicorda organ, electronic percussion, handclaps
  • Andrew McKinney – bass, Fender Bass VI, backing vocals, handclaps, Moog Taurus pedals
  • Adam Betts – drums, percussion, tongue plate percussion, electronic percussion, backing vocals
  • Steve Mackey – programmed strings, original drum sample
  • Jason Domnarski – piano
  • Chris Vatalaro – prepared piano, handclaps
  • Naala – backing vocals
  • Eoban and Cedric Tomlin – backing vocals
  • Andy Pink – live recordings
  • Drew Smith – overdubs, vocals recording
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Max Prior – mixing assistant
  • Dani Spragg – mixing assistant
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • Thibault Dargeou – recording
  • Graeme Swinton (Actually) – design
  • Dave Bunnell – cave photograph
  • Eddie Whelan – band photograph

Track listing:

  1. Save the Whale – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Jason Buckle, Emma Smith, Andrew McKinney, Adam Betts
  2. Must I Evolve – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer
  3. Am I Missing Something – Jarvis Cocker, Jason Buckle, Serafina Steer, Steve Mackey
  4. House Music All Night Long – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Chris Vatalaro
  5. Sometimes I Am Pharaoh – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Steve Mackey
  6. Swanky Modes – Jarvis Cocker, Jason Domnarski, Serafina Steer
  7. Children of the Echo – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Jason Buckle