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Nine Horses: Money For All

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On January 16, 2007, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Money for All”, the only Nine Horses EP. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by David Sylvian, Burnt Friedman and Steve Jansen.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, electric piano, guitar, harmonica, arrangements, mixing, art direction
  • Steve Jansen – keyboards, synth, percussion, samples, drum programming, mixing
  • Burnt Friedman – drum programming, synth, effects, electronics
  • Thomas Elbern – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Joseph Suchy – guitar
  • Tim Motzer – guitar
  • Daniel Schröter – double bass, bass
  • Hayden Chisholm – clarinet
  • Morten Grønvad – vibraphone
  • Norbert Krämer – timpani
  • Alexander Meyen – violin
  • Claudio Bohorquez – cello
  • Stina Nordenstam – vocals
  • Beverlei Brown, Tommy Blaize – backing vocals
  • Andrea Grant, Derek Green – backing vocals
  • Atsushi Fukui – cover artwork
  • Chris Bigg – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Sylvian except where noted, all music by David Sylvian and Burnt Friedman, except where noted.

  1. Money for All
  2. Get the Hell Out – music by Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  3. The Banality of Evil – Burnt Friedman Remix
  4. Wonderful World – Burnt Friedman Remix
  5. Birds Sing for Their Lives – Stina Nordenstam
  6. Serotonin – Burnt Friedman Remix
  7. Money for All – (Version)
  8. Get the Hell Out – Burnt Friedman Remix – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian

Nine Horses: Snow Borne Sorrow

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On October 17, 2005, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Snow Borne Sorrow”, the debut Nine Horses album. It was recorded 2001 – 2005, at “Miloco 3”, “Eden Studios” and “Sphere Studios” in London, “1k Recording Studio” in Philadelphia, “UTS Sound Studio”, “University of Technology” in Sydney, “First Floor Rec.” in Copenhagen, and was produced by David Sylvian.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, keyboards, guitar, mixing, art direction, executive producer
  • Steve Jansen – drums, percussion, sample programming, keyboards, mixing
  • Burnt Friedman – drum programming, keyboards, toy piano, Korg MS-20, vocoder, loops, pan, recording, mixing, editing
  • Jim Motzer – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Tim Elsenburg – electric guitar
  • Joseph Suchy – electric guitar
  • Riff Pike III – electric guitar
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – piano, piano treatment
  • Keith Lowe – double bass, bass
  • Neal Sutherland – bass
  • Daniel Schroeter – bass
  • Stina Nordenstam – vocals
  • Arve Henriksen – trumpet
  • Hayden Chisholm – clarinet, saxophone
  • Theo Travis – saxophone, flute
  • Thomas Hass – saxophone
  • Morten Grønvad – vibraphone
  • Carsten Skøv – vibraphone
  • Eska G. Mtungwazi, Marcina Arnold – backing vocals
  • Andrea Grant, Derek Green – backing vocals
  • Beverlei Brown, Tommy Blaize – backing vocals
  • Wes Mills – cover artwork
  • Chris Bigg – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Sylvian, all music as noted.

  1. Wonderful World – David Sylvian, Steve Jansen
  2. Darkest Birds – David Sylvian, Steve Jansen
  3. The Banality of Evil – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian
  4. Atom and Cell – David Sylvian, Steve Jansen
  5. A History of Holes – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian
  6. Snow Borne Sorrow – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  7. The Day the Earth Stole Heaven – Burnt Friedman, Jim Motzer, David Sylvian
  8. Serotonin – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian
  9. The Librarian – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian

Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds: Council Skies

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On June 2, 2023, “Sour Mash” label released “Council Skies”, the fourth Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Lone Star Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Noel Gallagher and Paul Stacey.

Personnel:

  • Noel Gallagher – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar, piano, mellotron, percussion, artwork concept and design
  • Gem Archer – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, mouth organ
  • Mikey Rowe – keyboards
  • Russ Pritchard – bass guitar
  • Chris Sharrock – drums
  • Charlotte Marionneau – percussion
  • Jess Greenfield – backing vocals
  • Johnny Marr – electric guitar
  • Paul Stacey – electric guitar, baritone guitar, Mellotron, piano, bass guitar
  • Robert Smith – guitar, piano
  • Keefus Ciancia – keyboards
  • Geraint Watkins – accordion
  • Jason Falkner – bass guitar
  • Johnny Copland – live bass
  • Jason Cooper – drums
  • Emre Ramazanoglu – drums
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums, percussion
  • Jody Linscott, Peter Eckford, Gary Hammond – percussion
  • Callum Marinho – the tube, piano, keyboards, glockenspiel, Mellotron, drum machines, percussion
  • Clement St. Leonard – percussion, the funk box, keyboards, tubular bells, sound effects
  • Graeme Blevins – saxophone
  • Steve Hamilton – saxophone
  • Tom Walsh – trumpet
  • Joe Auckland – trumpet
  • Ben Edwards – trumpet
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Daniel Higham, Thomas Dunnett, Pete North – trombone
  • Mark Frost – bass trombone
  • Phillip Woods, Ruth O’Reilly, Franciso Gomez, Derryck Nasib – French horn
  • The Wired Strings – strings
  • Pet Shop Boys – additional vocals

Backing vocals:

  • Roxys (Piney Gir, Amy Ashworth, Emma Brammer)
  • Louise Clare Marshall
  • Andrea Grant
  • Lucita Jules
  • Rosie Danvers (assisted by Tommy Danvers) – string arrangements
  • Alistair White – brass arrangements
  • Callum Marinho – engineer, mixing
  • Beau Blaise – additional engineering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – layout
  • Kevin Cummins – artwork photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Noel Gallagher.

  1. I’m Not Giving Up Tonight
  2. Pretty Boy
  3. Dead to the World
  4. Open the Door, See What You Find
  5. Trying to Find a World That’s Been and Gone Part I
  6. Easy Now
  7. Council Skies
  8. There She Blows!
  9. Love Is a Rich Man
  10. Think of a Number

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

Richard Ashcroft: Natural Rebel

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On October 19, 2018, “Righteous Phonographic Association” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released “Natural Rebel”, the fifth Richard Ashcroft studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “State of the Ark”, “The Bunker”, “Tileyard Studfios”, “Hoxa HQ”, and was produced by Jon Kelly, Emre Ramazanoglu and Richard Ashcroft.

Personnel:

  • Richard Ashcroft – vocal, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Steve Wyreman – guitar, bass
  • Ben Trigg – keyboards, strings
  • Jon Kelly – keyboards
  • Matt Johnson – keyboards
  • Steve Wyreman – keyboards
  • Damon Minchella – bass
  • Emre Ramazanoglu – drums, percussion
  • Dominic Glover, Nichol Thomson, Jim Hunt – brass
  • Olli Kraus – strings, strings arrangements
  • Bruce White, Charis Jenson, Everton Nelson, Galya Bisengalieva, Gemma Dunne, Katie Wilkinson, Marianne Haynes, Richard George, Tom Pigott-Smith – strings
  • Andrea Grant, Lorraine Cato – backing vocals
  • Ben Trigg – strings arrangements
  • Dani Spragg, Liam Hebb – engineer assistant
  • Army of Few – design
  • Dean Chalkley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Ashcroft.

  1. All My Dreams
  2. Birds Fly
  3. Surprised by the Joy
  4. That’s How Strong
  5. Born to Be Strangers
  6. That’s When I Feel It
  7. We All Bleed
  8. A Man in Motion
  9. Streets of Amsterdam
  10. Money Money