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Amorphous Androgynous: Alice in Ultraland

On September 26, 2005, “Harvest” label released “Alice in Ultraland”, album by Amorphous Androgynous. It was recorded in 2005, at “Earthbeat Studios” in Dollis Hill, London, and was produced by Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans.

Personnel:

  • Brian Dougans – arrangements, engineer
  • Garry Cobain – arrangements, engineer
  • Mikey Rowe – piano, Hammond organ
  • Stu Rowe – electric guitar
  • Tim Weller – drums
  • Ben Owen – flute
  • The Electric Gospel Choir – female vocals
  • Gary Lucas – electric guitar and acoustic bottleneck
  • Dave Sanderson – vocals
  • Baluji Shrivastav – sitar, tablas, dilruba
  • Billy ‘The Onion’ Jones – harmonica
  • Doree Jackson – female vocal
  • Lysa – The ‘witches’ violin bow
  • Mutant Funkoid – growler bass
  • Stakrak – additional FX processing
  • The Daughters of The Goddess ‘The New Love Poetry’ – narration
  • Herb Moons – percussion from ‘electromagnetic machines and psychedelic dreams
  • Daniel Pemberton – piano, keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans

  1. The Emptiness of Nothingness
  2. The Witchfinder
  3. The Witch Hunt
  4. All is Harvest
  5. Prophet
  6. Indian Swing
  7. The Seasons Turn
  8. High and Dry
  9. Yes My Brother (You’ve Gotta Turn Yourself Around)
  10. In the Summertime of Consciousness
  11. Billy the Onion
  12. Another Fairy Tale Ending
  13. The World is Full of Plankton
  14. The Wicker Doll

Doves: Kingdom of Rust

On April 6, 2009, “Heavenly Recordings” label released “Kingdom of Rust” the fourth Doves studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2009, at “Frank Bough Sound III” in Cheshire, “Green Gates” in Eyam, “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales, “Moolah Rouge” Stockport, Manchester, and was produced by Jez Williams, Jim Goodwin, Andy Williams, Dan Austin and John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • Jez Williams – vocals, guitar, synthesiser, bass, piano, organ, banjo, percussion, mixing
  • Jim Goodwin – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Andy Williams – vocals, drums
  • Martin Rebelski.- piano
  • Belinda Hammond – violin
  • Oliver Morris – violin
  • Alexandra Fletcher – viola
  • Elinor Gow – cello
  • Baluji Shrivastav – dilruba
  • Tom Rowlands – arrangements
  • Dan Austin – engineer
  • Adam Whittaker – engineer
  • Will Hensley – Pro tools engineer, mix assistant
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing
  • Zac Froud – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Rick Myers – design
  • Deirdre O’Callaghan – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.

  1. Jetstream
  2. Kingdom of Rust
  3. The Outsiders
  4. Winter Hill
  5. 10:03
  6. The Greatest Denier
  7. Birds Flew Backwards
  8. Spellbound
  9. Compulsion
  10. House of Mirrors
  11. Lifelines