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Sun’s Signature: Same

On June 18, 2022, “Partisan Records” label released the self-titled Sun’s Signature EP. It was limited on 8000 copies worldwide.

Personnel:

  • Elizabeth Fraser – vocals, Moog keyboards, mellotron
  • Damon Reece – guitar, keyboards, Optigan keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion, pedalboard bass, vibraphone, cimbalom, engineer
  • Steve Hackett – nylon guitar, electric guitar, foundry guitar, lead guitar, Optigan keyboards, effects  
  • Alex Lee – acoustic guitar, 6 strings and 12 strings guitar
  • Martin Shellard – electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Thighpaulsandra – keyboards, mellotron
  • Sean Cook – bass guitar
  • Bob Locke – mixing
  • Shawn Joseph – mastering
  • Rhys Crouch – lacquer cut
  • Fraser Muggeridge Studio – cover
  • Mario Klingemann, Rob Del Naja – sleeve

Track listing:

  1. Underwater
  2. Golden Air
  3. Bluedusk
  4. Apples
  5. Make Lovely the Day

Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree

On February 22, 2008, “Mute” label released “Seventh Tree”, the fourth Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, “Home Studio” in Somerset, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory and Flood.

Personnel:

  • Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, synthesizers, recording, mixing, art direction, owl drawing
  • Will Gregory – synthesizers, recording, mixing
  • Richard Evans – guitars
  • Steve Evans – acoustic guitar
  • Alex Lee – acoustic and electric guitar, Nashville guitar, bass
  • Kit Morgan – acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Murphy – acoustic guitar
  • Simon Rogers – Indian guitar 
  • Adrian Utley – fuzz guitar, fuzz bass
  • Flood – keyboards, guitar, mixing
  • Aidan Love – keyboards, additional programming
  • Chris Goulstone – guitars, drum samples
  • Tony Hoffer – bass, overdub engineer, mixing
  • Charlie Jones – bass, twang bass
  • Mary Scully, Paddy Lannigan – double bass
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass 
  • Damon Reece – drums, percussion
  • Denny Weston Jr. – drums 
  • Nick Batt – additional drum programming
  • Max Dingle – additional drum programming
  • Everton Nelson, Jackie Shave, Boguslaw Kostecki, Ann Morfee, Chris Tombling, Mark Berrow, Cathy Thompson, Debbie Widdup, Alexander Bălănescu, Stephen Morris, Chris Clad, Tom Pigott-Smith, Dermot Crehan, Sonia Slany, Joanathan Rees, Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Jon Thorne, Peter Lale, Andy Parker, Katie Wilkinson, Chris Pitsilides – viola
  • David Daniels, Cathy Giles, Chris Worsey, Melissa Phelps, Robin Firman, Paul Kegg – cello
  • Nick Ingman – string orchestration, string conducting
  • Everton Nelson – string leader
  • Ruth Wall – harp samples
  • Metro Voices – choir
  • Jenny O’Grady – choir master
  • Will Gregory – recording, mixing 
  • Bill Mims – overdub engineer, mixing assistant
  • Tim Oliver – additional engineer, additional recording
  • Jonathan Allen – strings recording
  • Stephen Marshall – strings recording assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Mat Maitland – art direction, design
  • Cathy Edwards – art direction
  • Serge Leblon – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

  1. Clowns
  2. Little Bird
  3. Happiness
  4. Road to Somewhere
  5. Eat Yourself
  6. Some People
  7. A&E
  8. Cologne Cerrone Houdini
  9. Caravan Girl
  10. Monster Love

Goldfrapp: Tales of Us

On September 6, 2013, “Mute” label released “Tales of Us”, the sixth Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded April – May 2013, at “Angel Recording Studios” in London, and was produce by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

Personnel:

  • Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, instruments, artwork direction
  • Will Gregory – instruments, string arrangements
  • Steve Evans – acoustic guitar, additional programming
  • Aidan Love – additional programming
  • Nick Ingman – string scoring, string conducting
  • Charlie Jones – double bass
  • Alex Lee – bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, Nashville guitar
  • John Parricelli – guitar 
  • Ross Hughes – acoustic guitar, cavaquinho 
  • Chris Laurence – double bass 
  • Martyn Barker – Indian guitar, drums
  • Paul Cowgill – horse effects 
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • John Metcalfe – viola 
  • Louisa Fuller – violin 
  • String section –
    • Everton Nelson, Steve Morris, Emlyn Singleton, Warren Zielinski, Rita Manning, Richard George, Ian Humphries, Patrick Kiernan, Ann Morfee, Debbie Widdup, Kathy Shave, Dave Williams, Rusty Pomeroy, Boguslaw Kostecki, Tom Pigott-Smith, Mark Berrow – violin
    • Peter Lale, Bill Hawkes, Bruce White, Andy Parker, Nick Barr, Morgan Goff – viola
    • Ian Burdge, Sophie Harris, Nick Cooper, Penny Driver, Chris Allan – cello
    • Chris Laurence, Richard Pryce, Stacey Watton – double bass 
  • Martyn Barker – drums
  • John Parish – drums
  • Greg Freeman – additional engineering
  • Eduardo de la Paz – additional engineering, mixing assistance 
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Gary Thomas – string recording
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Mat Maitland – artwork direction
  • Annemarieke van Drimmelen – photography
  • Julie Rubio – image treatments
  • Lenka Rayn H. – additional photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

  1. Jo
  2. Annabel
  3. Drew
  4. Ulla
  5. Alvar
  6. Thea
  7. Simone
  8. Stranger
  9. Laurel
  10. Clay

Goldfrapp: Head First

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On March 19, 2010, “Mute” label released “Head First”, the fifth Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded in July – December 2010, and was produced by Pascal Gabriel, Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory and Richard X.

  • Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, recording, art direction
  • Will Gregory – keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, drum programming, recording
  • Chris Goulston – guitar
  • Alex Lee – guitar
  • Charlie Jones– bass
  • Ged Lynch– drums
  • Davide Rossi– violin
  • Tim Goldsworthy– arrangements, additional programming, drums recording
  • Nick Batt – additional programming
  • Greg Freeman – drum recording
  • Bruno Ellingham – additional engineering
  • Mark ‘Spike’ Stent– mixing
  • Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • Matty Green – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Mat Maitland– art direction, images
  • Serge Leblon – images

Track listing:

All tracks by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

  1. Rocket
  2. Believer
  3. Alive
  4. Dreaming
  5. Head First
  6. Hunt
  7. Shiny and Warm
  8. I Wanna Life
  9. Voicething