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The KLF: The White Room

On March 4, 1991, “KLF Communications” label released “The White Room”, the fourth and final KLF (The) studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “Trancentral”, “The Village” in Dagenham, “Little Yard” and “Matrix” in London, and was produced by Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Cauty – performance, programming
  • Bill Drummond – vocals, performance, programming
  • Nick Coler – keyboards, additional programming, backing vocals
  • Maxine Harvey – vocals, backing vocals
  • Black Steel – vocals, scat singing, bass guitar, piano
  • Ricardo Lyte – rap
  • Isaac Bello – rap
  • Tony Thorpe – breaks, samples
  • Duy Khiem – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Graham Lee – pedal steel
  • P. P. Arnold – vocals
  • Katie Kissoon – vocals
  • Wanda Dee – sampled vocals
  • Spike Stent – mixing
  • Julian Gordon-Hastings – mixing
  • Arun Chakraverty – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Kylie Said to Jason
  2. 3 a.m. Eternal (pure trance original)
  3. Go to Sleep
  4. Make it Rain
  5. Church of the KLF
  6. No mOre Tears
  7. Build a Fire
  8. The Lovers’ Side
  9. The White Room
  10. Born Free

Tricky: Maxinquaye

Tricky_-_Maxinquaye

On February 20, 1995, “4th & B’way Records” label released “Maxinquaye”, the debut Tricky album. It was recorded at Tricky’s home studio and was produced by Tricky and co-produced by Mark Saunders. In 2013 “NME” magazine ranked “Maxinquaye” at number 202 at its list of “Best Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Tricky – vocals
  • James Stevenson– guitar
  • Mark Saunders– keyboards, guitar
  • Pete Briquette– bass
  • FTV – guitar, drums
  • Tony Wrafter – flute
  • Alison Goldfrapp– vocals
  • Martina Topley-Bird– vocals
  • Ragga (Ragnhildur Gísladóttir) – vocals
  • Mark Stewart– vocals
  • Ali Staton – mixing
  • David Alvarez – art direction, design
  • Cally Callomon – art direction, design
  • Richard Baker – artwork
  • Rob Crane – artwork
  • Andy Earl, Paul Rider, Valerie Philips – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tricky, except where noted.

  1. Overcome
  2. Ponderosa – Tricky, Howie B.
  3. Black Steel – Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee
  4. Hell Is Round the Corner
  5. Pumpkin
  6. Aftermath
  7. Abbaon Fat Tracks
  8. Brand New You’re Retro
  9. Suffocated Love
  10. You Don’t
  11. Struggin
  12. Feed Me