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Amadou & Mariam: Dimanche à Bamako

On August 2, 2005, “Because Music” and “Nonesuch” labels released “Dimanche à Bamako”, the fourth Amadou & Mariam studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, and was produced by Manu Chao.

Personnel:

  • Amadou Bagayoko — vocals, guitar
  • Mariam Doumbia — vocals, choir
  • Manu Chao — vocals, choir, guitar, programming, editing, engineer
  • Roberto Shilling Pollo Duarte — piano
  • François Regis Matuszenski — keyboards
  • Loïc Landois — harmonica
  • Laurent Griffon — bass
  • Cédric Lesouquet — double bass
  • Stephane San Juan — drums, tabla
  • Philippe Teboul — percussion
  • Tiken Jah Fakoly — vocals
  • Samou Bagayoko — choir
  • Ousmane Cissé — choir
  • Stéphane Hamokrane — choir
  • Tiemoko Traoré — choir
  • Boubacar Dembele — djembe
  • Nicolas Auriauit — trumpet
  • Ibrahim Maalouf — trumpet
  • Roy Paci — trumpet
  • Pierre Hauthe — trombone
  • Alain Hatot — clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone
  • Renaud Lacoche — saw
  • Antoine Halet — engineer
  • Laurent Jaïs — engineer, mixing
  • Marc Antoine Moreau — engineer, artistic director, executive producer
  • Tony Cousins — mastering
  • Philippe Avocat — assistant
  • Jean-Loup Morette — assistant
  • Marie Laure Dagnaux — photography

Track listing:

  1. M’Bifé – Mariam Doumbia, Manu Chao
  2. M’Bifé Balafon – Manu Chao
  3. Coulibaly – Amadou Bagayoko
  4. La Réalité – Amadou Bagayoko
  5. Sénégal Fast Food – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
  6. Artistiya – Mariam Doumbia
  7. La Fête au Village – Amadou Bagayoko
  8. Camions Sauvages – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
  9. Beaux Dimanches – Amadou Bagayoko
  10. La Paix – Amadou Bagayoko
  11. Djanfa – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
  12. Taxi Bamako – Manu Chao
  13. Politic Amagni – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Ousmane Cissé, Tiemoko Traoré
  14. Gnidjougouya – Mariam Doumbia
  15. M’Bifé Blues Man Chao, Mariam Doumbia

Metronomy: The English Riviera

On April 8, 2011, “Because Music” label released “The English Riviera”, the third Metronomy studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Smokenhouse” in London, “Motorbass” in Paris, and was produced by Joseph Mount.

Personnel:

  • Joseph Mount – vocals, guitar, Juno-60, handclaps, Minimoog, Moog Source, Solina String Ensemble, bass guitar, talk box, Yamaha CS-80, Wurlitzer 200A, congas, EDP Wasp, Moog modular, Yamaha CS-50, clavinet, Yamaha CS2x,  drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Oscar Cash – guitar, saxophone, handclaps, Siel Orchestra, Juno-60
  • Olugbenga Adelekan – bass guitar, handclaps
  • Anna Prior – vocals, backing vocals; drums, handclap
  • Gabriel Stebbing – bass guitar, guitar solo, handclaps
  • Harriet Wheeler – violin
  • Roxanne Clifford – vocals 
  • Marion Cassan – vocals 
  • Nicole Elizabeth – backing vocals
  • Ash Workman – handclaps, engineer, mixing
  • Jedidiah Allcock – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Bell – engineer assistant
  • Julien Noudin – engineer assistant
  • Nilesh – mastering
  • Joseph Mount – art direction
  • Aaron Larney – design layout
  • John Gorham – cover image
  • Grégoire Alexandre – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joseph Mount.

  1. The English Riviera
  2. We Broke Free
  3. Everything Goes My Way
  4. The Look
  5. She Wants
  6. Trouble
  7. The Bay
  8. Loving Arm
  9. Corinne
  10. Some Written
  11. Love Underlined

Django Django: Glowing In The Dark

On February 12, 2021, “Because Music” label released “Glowing in the Dark”, the fourth Django Django studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by David MacLean, Vincent Neff, Tommy Grace and Jimmy Dixon.

Personnel:

  • Vincent Neff – vocals, guitar, design
  • Tommy Grace – synthesizer, design
  • Jimmy Dixon – bass, design
  • David MacLean – drums, mixing, design
  • Ife Tolentino – additional guitar
  • Antonio de Freitas – cuíca, tambourine
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg – vocals
  • Bridget Samuels – string arrangements
  • Orchestrate – strings
  • Raven Bush – strings
  • Ashana Davidson – backing vocals
  • Alexis Smith – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Oran Wishart – cover painting
  • Horacio Bolz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Vincent Neff, Tommy Grace, Jimmy Dixon and David MacLean.

  1. Spirals
  2. Right the Wrongs
  3. Got Me Worried
  4. Waking Up
  5. Free From Gravity
  6. Headrush
  7. The Ark
  8. Night of the Buffalo
  9. The World Will Turn
  10. Kick the Devil Out
  11. Glowing in the Dark
  12. Hold Fast
  13. Asking for More

Metronomy: Love Letters

On March 10, 2014, “Because Music” label released “Love Letters”, the fourth Metronomy studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Toe Rag” in London, and was produced by Joseph Mount.

Personnel:

  • Joseph Mount – vocals, guitar, drums, bass
  • Michael Lovett – keyboards
  • Oscar Cash – piano, keyboards
  • Olugbenga Adelekan – bass
  • Anna Prior – drums
  • Gabriel Stebbing – acoustic guitar
  • Luke Oldfield – electric guitar
  • The Proper Ornaments – guitar
  • Airelle Besson – horns, horns arrangements
  • Daniel Zimmermann, Thomas Depourquery – horns
  • HowAboutBeth, Jaelee Small, Kenzie May Bryant – backing vocals
  • Ash Workman – co-production, engineer, mixing
  • Luke Oldfield – engineer, tape operation
  • Leslie David – artwork, art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Joseph Mount, except where noted.

  1. The Upsetter
  2. The Aquarius
  3. Monstrous
  4. Love Letters – Joseph Mount, Airelle Besson
  5. Month Sunday – Joseph Mount, James Hoare
  6. Boy Racers
  7. Call Me
  8. The Most Immaculate Haircut
  9. Reservoir
  10. Never Wanted

Ratatat: Magnifique

On July 17, 2015, “Because Music” label released “Magnifique”, the fifth Ratatat studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2015, and was produced by Evan Mast and Mike Stroud.

Personnel;

  • Mike Stroud – guitar, melodic, synthesizer, percussion
  • Evan Mast – bass, synthesizer, percussion
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • E*vax – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Stroud and Evan Mast.

  1. Intro
  2. Cream on Chrome
  3. Magnifique
  4. Abrasive
  5. Countach
  6. Drift
  7. Pricks of Brightness
  8. Nightclub Amnesia
  9. Cold Fingers
  10. Supreme
  11. Rome
  12. Primetime
  13. I Will Return
  14. Outro