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Adrain Belew: Side Three

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On April 18, 2006, “Sanctuary Records” label released “Side Three”, the fifteenth Adrian Belew album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Adrian Belew.

Personnel:

  • Adrian Belew – vocals, instrumentation, paintings
  • Robert Fripp- flute guitar
  • Les Claypool- bass
  • Danny Carey- drums
  • Mel Collins- saxophone
  • The Prophet Omega – voice
  • Martha Belew – telephone message
  • Ken Latchney – engineer, mixing
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Julie Rust – layout
  • Mark Coleman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrian Belew.

  1. Troubles
  2. Incompetence Indifference
  3. Water Turns to Wine
  4. Crunk
  5. Drive
  6. Cinemusic
  7. Whatever
  8. Men in Helicopters v4.0
  9. Beat Box Car
  10. Truth Is
  11. The Red Bull Rides a Boomerang Across the Blue Constellation

King Crimson: Three Of A Perfect Pair

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On March 27, 1984, “E.G.” label released “Three of a Perfect Pair”, the tenth King Crimson studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Robert Fripp, Adriam Belew, Tony Levina and Bill Bruford.

Personnel:

  • Robert Fripp – guitars
  • Adrian Belew– lead vocals, fretted and fretless guitars
  • Tony Levin– bass, backing vocals, stick, synth
  • Bill Bruford– acoustic and electric drumming
  • Peter Willis – art work

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin, except where noted.

  1. Three of a Perfect Pair
  2. Model Man
  3. Sleepless
  4. Man With an Open Heart
  5. Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds)
  6. Industry
  7. Dig me
  8. No Warning
  9. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part III)

Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral

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On March 9, 1994, “Interscope” label released “The Downward Spiral”, the second Nine Inch Nails studio album. It  was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “Le Pig” in Beverly Hills;” Record Plant Studios” and “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Trent Reznor and Mark Flood Ellis. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 201 on its list of the “500 greatest albums of all time”. The album was placed 10th on magazine “Spin” list of “125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years” In 2001, “Q” magazine named  “The Downward Spiral” as one of the “50 Heaviest Albums of All Time” and in 2010, the album was ranked number 102 on their “250 Best Albums of Q’s Lifetime”.

Personnel:

  • Trent Reznor– vocals, drums, arranger
  • Mark “Flood” Ellis– hi-hat, ARP 2600 synthesizer
  • Chris Vrenna– drums, programming, sampling
  • Adrian Belew– texture generating guitar, ring mod guitar
  • Danny Lohner– guitar
  • Andy Kubiszewski– drums
  • Stephen Perkins– drum loops
  • Charlie Clouser– programming
  • Russell Mills– paintings
  • David Buckland – photography
  • Gary Talpas– package

Track listing:

All tracks by Trent Reznor.

  1. Self Destruct
  2. Piggy
  3. Heresy
  4. March of the Pigs
  5. Closer
  6. Ruiner
  7. The Becoming
  8. I Do Not Want This
  9. Big Man With a Gun
  10. A Warm Place
  11. Eraser
  12. Reptile
  13. The Downward Spiral
  14. Hurt

Laurie Anderson: Mister Heartbreak

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On February 14, 1984, “Warner Bros” label released “Mister Heartbreak”, the second Laurie Anderson studio album.  It was recorded July – December 1983, at “The Lobby, RCA, A & R” in New York, and was produced by Laurie Anderson, Bill Laswell, Roma Baran  and  Peter Gabriel.

Personnel:

  • Laurie Anderson– vocals, synclavier, violin,  whistle, vocoder, electronic conches, bell, percussion
  • William S. Burroughs– vocals
  • Adrian Belew– guitar
  • Nile Rodgers– guitar
  • Peter Gabriel– vocals, synclavier, Linn drum
  • Bill Laswell– bass
  • Anton Fier– drums, toms, wood block
  • David Van Tieghem– plywood, singing bowls, drums, Simmons, steel drum, gato, bamboo
  • Daniel Ponce– percussion
  • Bill Blaber– soprano saxophone
  • Sang-Won Park– kayagum
  • Connie Harvey, Janet Wright– Japanese chorus
  • Phoebe Snow, Atsuko Yuma– backing vocals
  • November (Michelle Cobbs, Dolette McDonald, Brenda Nelson) –backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Laurie Anderson except where noted.

  1. Sharkey’s Day
  2. Langue d’Amour
  3. Gravity’s Angel
  4. Kokoku
  5. Excellent Birds – Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel
  6. Blue Lagoon
  7. Sharkey’s Night – Laurie Anderson, William S. Burroughs

 

Adrian Belew: Side One

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On January 25, 2005, “Sanctuary Records” released “Side One”, the thirteenth Adrian Belew solo album. It was recorded in 2004 at “Rancho Relaxo & Studio Belew” in USA, and was produced by Adrian Belew.

Personnel:

  • Adrian Belew – vocals, all instruments, paintings
  • Les Claypool- bass
  • Danny Carey- drums, tabla,
  • Gary Tussing – cello
  • Peter Hyrka – violin
  • Ian Wallace- the voice of BBC
  • Julie Rust – design

All tracks by Adrian Belew, except where noted.

  1. Ampersand
  2. Writing on the Wall
  3. Matchless Man
  4. Madness – Adrian Belew, Aram Khachaturian
  5. Walk Around the World
  6. Beat Box Guitar
  7. Under the Radar
  8. Elephants
  9. Pause

 

 

Talking Heads: Remain In Light

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On October 8, 1980, “Sire” label released “Remain in Light”, the fourth Talking Heads studio album. It was recorded July–August 1980, at the “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, and at “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York, and was produced by Brian Eno.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocal arrangements
  • Jerry Harrison – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Chris Frantz – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Brian Eno – bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Adrian Belew– guitar
  • Robert Palmer– percussion
  • José Rossy – percussion
  • Jon Hassell– trumpets, horns
  • Nona Hendryx– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth.

  1. Born Under Punches
  2. Cross-eyed and Painless
  3. The Great Curve
  4. Once in a Lifetime
  5. Houses in Motion
  6. Seen and Not Seen
  7. Listening Wind
  8. The Overload

King Crimson: Discipline

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On September 22, 1981, “E.G.” label released “Discipline”, the eighth King Crimson studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Basing Street Studios” in London, and was produced by Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Bill Bruford and Rhett Davies.

Personnel:

  • Adrian Belew– lead vocals, electric guitar
  • Robert Fripp– electric guitar, devices (Frippertronics)
  • Tony Levin– Chapman stick , bass, backing vocals
  • Bill Bruford– drums, percussion

All tracks by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin.

  1. Elephant Talk
  2. Frame by Frame
  3. Matte Kudasai
  4. Indiscipline
  5. Thela Hun Ginjeet
  6. The Sheltering Sky
  7. Discipline