Tag Archives: August 23

Tropical Fuck Storm: Braindrops

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On August 23, 2019, “Flightless Records” label released “Braindrops”, the second Tropical Fuck Storm studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Dodgy Bros Studios” in Nagambie, Victoria, and was produced by Mike Deslandes and Gareth Liddiard.

Personnel:

  • Gareth Liddiard – lead and backing vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • Erica Dunn – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Fiona Kitschin – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Lauren Hammel – drums, programming
  • J.P. Shilo – violin, guitar, organ
  • Венера-14 – field recordings
  • Mike Deslandes – recording, mixing
  • Dav Byrne – mastering
  • Joe Becker – cover painting
  • David Woodruff – layout
  • Jamie Wdziekonski – photography
  • Andrew Quilty – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gareth Liddiard, Erica Dunn, Fiona Kitschin and Lauren Hammel.

  1. Paradise
  2. The Planet of Straw Men
  3. Who’s My Eugene?
  4. The Happiest Guy Around
  5. Maria 62
  6. Braindrops
  7. Aspirin
  8. Desert Sands of Venus
  9. Maria 63

Michael Monroe: Horns And Halos

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On August 23, 2013, “Spinefarm Records” label released “Horns and Halos”, the seventh Michael Monroe studio album.

Personnel:

  • Michael Monroe – lead vocals, sax, harmonica
  • Steve Conte – guitars, backing vocals
  • Dregen – guitars, backing vocals
  • Sam Yaffa – bass, backing vocals
  • Karl Rockfist – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. TNT – Dregen, Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  2. Ballad of the Lower East Side – Steve Conte
  3. Eighteen Angels – Dregen, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  4. Saturday Night Special – Steve Conte
  5. Stained Glass Heart – Dregen, Steve Conte
  6. Horns and Halos – Dregen, Karl Rockfist, Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  7. Child of the Revolution – Dregen, Steve Conte
  8. Soul Surrender – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  9. Half the Way – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  10. Ritual – Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte
  11. Hands Are Tied – Dregen, Karl Rockfist, Sami Yaffa, Steve Conte

Jay Som: Anak Ko

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On August 23, 2019, “Polyvinyl” label released “Anak Ko”, the third Jay Som studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Melina Duterte.

Personnel:

  • Melina Duterte – vocals, instruments, recording, mixing
  • Oliver Pinell – vocals, guitar 
  • Taylor Vick – vocals 
  • Laetitia Tamko – vocals 
  • Dylan Allard – vocals
  • Annie Truscott – vocals, guitar, violin
  • Nicholas Merz – pedal steel
  • Zachary Elsasser – drums
  • Justus Proffit – vocals, drums
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • María Medem – artwork
  • Tim Reynolds – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Melina Duterte.

  1. If You Want It
  2. Superbike
  3. Peace Out
  4. Devotion
  5. Nighttime Drive
  6. Tenderness
  7. Anak Ko
  8. Crown
  9. Get Well

Redd Kross: Beyond the Door

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On August 23, 2019, “Merge Records” label released “Beyond the Door”, the seventh Redd Kross album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Jeff McDonald and Steve McDonald.

Personnel:

  • Jeff McDonald – vocals, guitar
  • Jason Shapiro – lead guitar
  • Steven McDonald – bass, backing vocals
  • Dale Crover – drums
  • Buzz Osborne – guitar solo
  • Josh Klinghoffer – guitar
  • Gere Fennelly – keyboards
  • Steven McDonald – mixing
  • Jeff McDonald – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff McDonald, except where noted.

  1. The Party – Henry Mancini
  2. Fighting
  3. Beyond the Door – Jeff McDonald, Steve McDonald
  4. There’s No One Like You – Steve McDonald, Anna Waronker
  5. Ice Cream (Strange Pleasing)
  6. Fantastico Roberto
  7. What’s a Boy to Do
  8. Punk II
  9. Jone Hoople – Jeff McDonals, Kim Shattuck
  10. When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way’ – Ron Mael, Russel Mael

George Benson: Body Talk

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On August 23, 1973, “CTI” label released “Body Talk”, the eleventh George Benson. It was recorded in July 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • George Benson – lead guitar
  • Earl Klugh – rhythm guitar
  • Harold Mabern – electric piano
  • Ron Carter – acoustic bass
  • Gary King – electric bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Mobutu – percussion, congas
  • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
  • Gerald Chamberlain – trombone
  • Dick Griffin – trombone
  • Jon Faddis – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • John Gatchell – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Waymon Reed – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Pee Wee Ellis – arrangements, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Bob Ciano – design
  • Pete Turner – photography
  • Steve Salmieri – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by George Benson, except where noted.

  1. Dance – George Benson, Pee Wee Ellis
  2. When Love Has Grown – Donny Hathaway, Gene McDaniels
  3. Plum
  4. Body Talk
  5. Top of the World

Alexander Tucker: Guild of the Asbestos Weaver

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On August 23, 2019, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Guild of the Asbestos Weaver” the eighth Alexander Tucker studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Holy Mountain Studios”, “Third Guild”, and was produced by Misha Hering and Alexander Tucker. The album was inspired by Ray Bradbury’s novel “Fahrenheit 451”, and references H. P. Lovecraft and Alan Moore.

Personnel:

  • Alexander Tucker – vocals, bass, cello, synthesizers, electronics, effects, artwork 
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Nik Void – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Alexander Tucker.

  1. Energy Alphas
  2. Artificial Origin
  3. Montag
  4. Precog
  5. Cryonic

New Model Army: From Here

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On August 23, 2019, “Attack Attack” label released “From Here”, the fifteenth New Model Army studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Ocean Sound Recordings” studio in Norwegian island, and was produced by Lee Smith, Justin Sullivan, Jamie Lockhart and Joe Barresi.

Personnel:

  • Justin Sullivan – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
  • Dean White – keyboards, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Marshall Gill – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ceri Monger – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Dean – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jamie Lockhart – recording
  • Lee Smith – recording, mixing
  • Felix Davies – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Sullivan, Dean White, Marshall Gill, Ceri Monger and Michael Dean.

  1. Passing Through
  2. Never Arriving
  3. The Weather
  4. End of Days
  5. Great Disguise
  6. Conversation
  7. Where I Am
  8. Hard Way
  9. Watch and Learn
  10. Maps
  11. Setting Sun
  12. From Here

Leo Kotke and Mike Gordon: Sixty Six Steps

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On August 23, 2005, “RCA Victor” label released “Sixty Six Steps”, the second Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon studio album. It was recorded in 2005 and was produced by David Z.

Personnel:

  • Leo Kottke – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Gordon – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Neil Symonette – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Living In The Country – Pete Seeger
  2. The Grid – Mike Gordon
  3. Oh Well – Peter Green
  4. Rings – Alex Harvey, Eddie Reeves
  5. Cherry County – Leo Kottke
  6. Sweet Emotion – Tom Hamilton, Steven Tyler
  7. The Stolen Quiet – Mike Gordon
  8. Balloon – Leo Kottke
  9. Over The Dam – Mike Gordon, Joseph Linitz
  10. Can’t Hang – Mike Gordon
  11. From Spink to Correctionville – Leo Kottke
  12. Ya Mar – Cyril Ferguson
  13. Twice – Leo Kottke
  14. Invisible – Mike Gordon, Joseph Linitz

Criteria: When We Break

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On August 23, 2005, “Saddle Creek Records” label released “When We Break”, the second Criteria studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “C Plus Studio” in Omaha, Nebraska, “Presto! Recording Studios” in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was produced by AJ Mogis.

Personnel:

  • Steve Pedersen– vocals, guitar, recording
  • Aaron Druery- guitar
  • AJ Mogis– vocals, bass, recording, engineer, mixing
  • Mike Sweeney- drums
  • Doug Van Sloun- mastering

 Track listing:

  1. Prevent the World
  2. Draped in the Blood
  3. Good Luck
  4. Kiss the Wake
  5. Grey Matter
  6. Salt in Game
  7. Self Help
  8. Run Together
  9. Ride the Snake
  10. On Time
  11. Connections

Pierre Boulez: The Perfect Stranger

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On August 23, 1984, “Angel” label released “The Perfect Stranger”, an album featuring the music of Frank Zappa, conducted in part by Pierre Boulez. It was recorded January – April 1984, at “IRCAM” in Paris, and “UMRK” in Hollywood Hills, and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa– synclavier, liner notes
  • Pierre Boulez– conductor, direction
  • Péter Eötvös– musical director
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard– piano
  • The London Symphony Orchestra
  • Ensemble InterContemporain– orchestra
  • Guy Arnaud – bass clarinet
  • Paul Meyer– clarinet
  • Jérôme Naulais– trombone
  • Antoine Curé– trumpet
  • Lawrence Beauregard – flute
  • Jacques Ghestem – violin
  • Marie-Claire Jamet– harp
  • Daniel Ciampolini – percussion
  • David Ocker – programming
  • John Matousek – mastering
  • Don Hunstein– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

  1. The Perfect Stranger
  2. Naval Aviation in Art?
  3. The Girl in the Magnesium Dress
  4. Outside Now Again
  5. Love Story
  6. Dupree’s Paradise
  7. Jonestown