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Charlie Haden: Land Of The Sun

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On August 31, 2004, “Verve” label released “Land of the Sun”, the 17th Charlie Haden album. It was recorded in December 2003 and was produced by Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Ruth Cameron. In 2005, “Land of the Sun” won Haden the “Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album”.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Oriente Lopez – flute
  • Larry Koonse – guitar
  • Lionel Loueke– guitar
  • Gonzalo Rubalcaba– piano
  • Ignacio Berroa– drums
  • Miguel Zenon– alto saxophone
  • Joe Lovano– tenor saxophone
  • Michael Rodriquez – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Juan De La Cruz – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Fuiste Tú – Marroquín, Sabre
  2. Sueño Sólo con Tu Amor – Marroquín, Sabre
  3. Canción de Cuna a Patricia – Marroquín
  4. Solamente una Vez – Lara
  5. Nostalgia – Marroquín
  6. De Siempre – Marroquín
  7. Añoranza – Marroquín
  8. Cuando Te Podré Olvidar – Marroquín, Sabre
  9. Esta Tarde Vi Llover – Manzanero
  10. Canción a Paola – Marroquín

Asia: Silent Nation

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On August 31, 2004, “InsideOut Music” label released “Silent Nation”, the ninth Asia studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Clear Lake Audio” in Hollywood, and was produced by John Payne.

Personnel:

  • John Payne– vocals, guitar, bass, engineer, mixing
  • Guthrie Govan– guitars
  • Geoff Downes– keyboards, percussion
  • Kim Nielsen Parsons– bass guitar
  • Chris Slade– drums
  • Billy Sherwood– guitars, bass
  • Ant Glynne – guitars
  • Jay Schellen– drums
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Thomas Ewerhard – artwork, layout
  • Billy White – digital art
  • Roger Dean– Asia logotype
  • Robert John– photography
  • Gene Kirkland – photography
  • Ace Trump – live photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by John Payne and Geoff Downes, except where noted.

  1. What About Love
  2. Long Way From Home
  3. Midnight
  4. Blue Moon Monday
  5. Silent Nation
  6. Ghost in the Mirror – John Payne, Geoff Downes, Billy Sherwood
  7. Gone Too Far
  8. I Will Be There for You – John Payne, Geoff Downes, Billy Sherwood
  9. Darkness Day
  10. The Prophet

Jacob Young: Evening Falls

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On August 31, 2004, “ECM” label released “Evening Falls”, the fourth Jacob Young album. It was recorded in December 2002, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Jacob Young– guitar
  • Mathias Eick– trumpet
  • Vidar Johansen – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Mats Eilertsen– bass
  • Jon Christensen– drums
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Colin Eick – liner photos

Track listing:

All tracks by Jacob Young except where noted.

  1. Blue
  2. Evening Air
  3. Minor Peace
  4. Looking for Jon
  5. Sky
  6. Presence of Descant – Jacob Young, Jon Christensen
  7. Formerly
  8. The Promise
  9. Falling

The Divine Comedy: Fin de Siècle

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On August 31, 1998, “Setanta” label released “Fin de Siècle”, the sixth Divine Comedy (The) album. It was recorded in 1998 and was produced by Jon Jacobs and Neil Hannon.

Personnel:

  • Neil Hannon– vocals, guitar
  • Joby Talbot – harpsichord, piano, arranger, conductor
  • John Best – tenor vocal
  • Phillip Robinson – tenor vocal
  • Nik Turner – tenor vocal
  • Julia White – soprano vocal
  • Ken Wilson – tenor vocal
  • John Gibbons – bass vocal
  • Paul Mason – bass vocal
  • Ian Lawrence – bass vocal
  • Dexter Fletcher – the narrator
  • John Murphy – viola
  • Robert Riley – viola
  • Anna Giddey – violin
  • Mary Martin – violin
  • Kelly McCusker – violin
  • Matthew Ward – violin
  • Betsy Taylor – cello
  • Bryan Mills – bass
  • Ian Watson – double bass
  • Peter Devlin – double bass
  • Miggy Barradas – drums
  • Stuart “Pinkie” Bates – accordion, organ
  • Simon Jones – piccolo trumpet, trumpet
  • Steve Hilton – programming
  • Steve Hilton – programming
  • Andy Scade – engineer, programming
  • Jon Jacobs – engineer, mixing
  • Jon Jacobs – engineer, mixing
  • Adam Brown – recording assistant
  • Mitsuo Tate – recording assistant
  • Mark Togashi – assistant
  • Rob Crane – design
  • Neil Hannon – concept
  • Kevin Westenberg – concept, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Hannon, except where noted.

  1. Generation Sex
  2. Thrillseeker
  3. Commuter Love
  4. Sweden
  5. Eric the Gardener – Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot
  6. National Express
  7. Life on Earth
  8. The Certainty of Chance – Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot
  9. Here Comes the Flood
  10. Sunrise

Anna Calvi: Hunter

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On August 31, 2018, “Domino” label released “Hunter”, the third Anna Calvi studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Konk”, Anna Calvi’s studio in London, “Nick Launay’s Launmower Studios” in Hollywood, Ade’s house in Bristol, and was produced by Nick Launay and Anna Calvi.

Personnel:

  • Anna Calvi– vocals, guitar, synths, bass, piano, percussion
  • Mally Harpaz – vibraphone, glockenspiel, percussion, piano
  • Alex Thomas– drums, timpani, percussion
  • Adrian Utley– Solina, Moog synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer, EBow, Mellotron, Swarmatron
  • Martyn Casey– bass
  • Ming Vauze – bass, synths, space station FX pedals
  • Gillian Rivers – viola, violin
  • Fiona Brice– violin; string arrangements
  • Ellie Stanford – violin
  • Rachel Robson – viola
  • Vicky Matthews – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Anna Calvi.

  1. As a Man
  2. Hunter
  3. Don’t Beat the Girl Out of My Boy
  4. Indies or Paradise
  5. Swimming Pool
  6. Alpha
  7. Chain
  8. Wish
  9. Away
  10. Eden

Two Door Cinema Club: Beacon

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On August 31, 2012, “Kitsuné” label released “Beacon”, the second Two Door Cinema Club studio album. It was recorded April – May 2012, at “Jacknife Lee’s Studio” in Los Angeles, “Red Light Studios”, and was produced by Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Alex Trimble – vocals, drums, guitar, percussion, piano, programming, synthesizer
  • Kevin Baird – vocals, bass, synthesizer
  • Sam Halliday – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Valentina – vocals
  • Eric Gorfain– orchestration
  • Jacknife Lee– programming, additional engineering
  • Sam Bell – engineer
  • Matt Bishop – additional engineering, editing
  • Mike Crossey – mixing
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Megaforce – artwork
  • Matthieu Botrel – set design
  • Pablo Amati – retouching
  • Emiliano Serantoni – retouching
  • Charlotte Balme – styling
  • Felix Mondino – artwork production
  • Eva Provence – cover model
  • Damien Ropero – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Trimble, Sam Halliday and Kevin Baird.

  1. Net Year
  2. Handshake
  3. Wake Up
  4. Sun
  5. Someday
  6. Sleep Alone
  7. The World is Watching
  8. Settle
  9. Spring
  10. Pyramid
  11. Beacon

The Black Crowes: Before The Frost…Until The Freeze

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On August 31, 2009, “Silver Arrow” label released “Before the Frost…Until the Freeze”, the eighth and final Black Crowes studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Paul Stacey.

Personnel:

  • Christopher Robinson– vocals, harmonica, guitars
  • Richard Robinson– vocals, guitars, sitar
  • Sven Pipien– vocals, bass
  • Steve Gorman– drums, percussion
  • Luther Dickinson– guitars, mandolin
  • Adam MacDougall– vocals, keyboards
  • Larry Campbell– banjo, fiddle, pedal steel
  • Joe Magistro – percussion
  • Paul Stacey– engineer, mixing
  • Justin Guip, Chris Edwards – engineer
  • James Russick Smith, Brendan McDonough – engineer assistant
  • Phillip Parsons, Ben Hampson – mixing assistant
  • Adam “Cutlets” Richards – band assistant
  • Arik Roper– illustrations
  • Alan Forbes– poster art

 Track listing:

All tracks by Christopher Robinson and Richard Robinson, except where noted.

  1. Good Morning Captain
  2. Been a Long Time (Waiting on Love)
  3. Appaloosa
  4. A Train Still Makes a Lonely Sound
  5. I Ain’t Hiding – Christopher Robinson
  6. Kept My Soul
  7. What Is Home? – Richard Robinson
  8. Houston Don’t Dream About Me
  9. Make Glad
  10. And the Band Played On…
  11. The Last Place That Love Lives – Christopher Robinson

Days Of The New: Same

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On August 31, 1999, “Outpost” label released “Days of the New” (The Green album or Days of the New II), the second Days of the New studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Distillery Sound Studios” in Louisville, “Louie’s Clubhouse” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Travis Meeks and Todd Smith.

Personnel:

  • Travis Meeks: lead vocals, guitar
  • Brian Vinson: bass
  • Max Maxwell: drums
  • Peter Rhee: drums
  • Carl Shields: drums
  • Matt Taul: drums
  • Ray Rizzo: percussion
  • Rick Baptist, Charles Boito, Eve Butler, Jon Clarke, Larry Corbett, Mario DeLeon, Joel Derouin, Virginia Frazer, Matthew J. Funes, Geraldo Hilera, Steven M. Holtman, Ronald Janelli, John T. Johnson, Renita Koven, Daniel Smith, David Stone, John Wittenberg, Phillip E. Yao – choir
  • Sandie Hall, Linda Harmon, Luana Jackman, Victor Janacua, Bob Joyce, Jon Joyce, Rick Logan, Suzie Katayama, Donna Medina, Oren Waters – choir
  • Alex Tench: backing vocals
  • Nicole Scherzinger: backing vocals
  • Suzie Katayama – orchestra conducted and arranged –
  • Pete Peterson – arrangement
  • Todd Smith, Mike Baker, Clark Hagan – engineer
  • Scott Litt, Travis Meeks, Todd Smith – mixing
  • Greg Fidelman – digital engineering
  • Victor Janacua, Bill McCord, Al Sanderson, Alex Tench – second engineer
  • Jeral Tidwell – creative direction
  • Chip Dumstorf – art and digital direction
  • Jeral Tidwell – illustrations
  • Chip Dumstorf , Travis Meeks – design
  • Theresa Carpenter, Chaz Rough, Larry Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Travis Meeks except where noted.

  1. Flight Response
  2. The Real – Travis Meeks, Todd Whitener
  3. Enemy
  4. Weapon & the Wound
  5. Skeleton Key
  6. Take Me Back Then
  7. Bring Yourself
  8. I Think
  9. Longfellow
  10. Untitled
  11. Phobics of Tragedy
  12. Not the Same
  13. Provider
  14. Last One – Travis Meeks, Todd Whitener

Björk: Medúlla

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Medulla

On August 31, 2004, “One Little Indian” label released “Medúlla” the fifth Björk solo album. It was recorded at “Greenhouse” in Iceland, “Estúdio Ilha dos Sapos” in Brazil, “La Hoyita Studios” in Spain, and was produced by Björk and Mark Bell.

Personnel:

  • Björk – lead vocals, bass line, bass synth, piano, arrangements, choir arrangement, programming
  • Nico Muhly – piano
  • Mark Bell – bass synthesizer, programming
  • Peter Van Hook – gong
  • Rahzel – beatboxing
  • Shlomo – beatboxing
  • Dokaka – beatboxing
  • Gregory Purnhagen – human trombone
  • Tagaq – inuit throat singing
  • Mike Patton – vocals
  • Robert Wyatt – vocals
  • The Icelandic Choir – choral vocals
  • The London Choir – choral vocals
  • Little Miss Specta – programming
  • Matmos – programming
  • Olivier Alary – programming
  • Valgeir Sigurdsson – programming
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Pleasure is All Mine – Björk
  2. Show Me Forgiveness – Björk
  3. Where Is the Line – Björk
  4. Vökuró (Vigil) – Jórunn Viðar, Jakobína Sigurðardóttir
  5. Öll Birtan (All the Brightness) – Björk
  6. Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) – Björk
  7. Submarine – Björk
  8. Desired Constellation – Björk, Olivier Alary
  9. Oceania – Björk, Sjón
  10. Sonnets/Unrealities XI – Björk, E. Cummings
  11. Ancestors – Björk,Tagaq
  12. Mouth’s Cradle – Björk
  13. Miðvikudags  (Wednesday) – Björk
  14. Triumph of a Heart – Björk

Boo Radleys: Giant Step

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On August 31, 1993, “Creation” label released “Giant Steps”, the third Boo Radleys album. It was recorded February – March 1993, at “First Protocol Studios” in London; and was produced by Martin Carr, Tim Brown and Andy Wilkinson.The album title was inspired by John Coltrane’s album of the same name. “Giant Step” was voted album of the year by “NME” and “Select”.

Personnel:

  • Sice (Simon Rowbottom) – vocals
  • Martin Carr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Timothy Brown – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Rob Cieka – drums, percussion
  • Steve Kitchen – trumpet, flugel horn
  • Jackie Toy – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Chris Moore – trumpet
  • Yvette Lacey – vocals
  • Meriel Barham– vocals
  • Nick Addison – vocals
  • Guy Fixsen – vocals
  • Kle – vocals
  • Laurence – vocals
  • Keith Cameron – vocals
  • Moose – handclaps, vocals
  • Russell – handclaps
  • Margaret Fiedler – cello
  • Lindsay Johnston – cello
  • Andy Wilkinson – engineer
  • Giles Hall – engineer assistant
  • Anjali Dutt – mixing
  • Kevin & Barry – mastering
  • Alan Moulder– remixi
  • Sarah Bedingham – assistance
  • Stephen A. Wood – sleeve art
  • Designland Limited – layout

Tracks listing:

All lyrics by Martin Carr, all music by Martin Carr, Simon Rowbottom, Rob Hanson and Timothy Brown.

  1. I Hang Suspended
  2. Upon 9th and Fairchild
  3. Wish I Was Skinny
  4. Leaves and Sand
  5. Butterfly McQueen
  6. Rodney King (Song for Lenny Bruce)
  7. Thinking of Ways
  8. Barney (…and Me)
  9. Spun Around
  10. If You Want It, Take It
  11. Best Lose the Fear
  12. Take the Time Around
  13. Lazarus
  14. One Is For
  15. Run My Way Runway
  16. I’ve Lost the Reason
  17. The White Noise Revisited