Tag Archives: Bratislava

Beirut: Gulag Orkestar

On May 9, 2006, “Ba Da Bing” label released “Gulag Orkestar”, the debut Beirut studio album. It was recorded in 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Personnel:

  • Zach Condon – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, ukulele, percussion, mandolin, accordion, piano, organ, recording
  • Heather Trost – violin
  • Jeremy Barnes – percussion, accordion
  • Perrin Cloutier – cello
  • Hari Ziznewski – clarinet
  • Josh Clark – recording, mixing
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Sergey Chilikov – original photography
  • Ben Goldberg – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Condon.

  1. The Gulag Orkestar
  2. Prenzlauerberg
  3. Brandenburg
  4. Postcards from Italy
  5. Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
  6. Rhineland (Heartland)
  7. Scenic World
  8. Bratislava
  9. The Bunker
  10. The Canals of Our City
  11. After the Curtain

Peter Michael Hamel: Arrow of Time / The Cycle of Time

On June 3, 1991, “Kuckuck Schallplatten” label released “Arrow of Time / The Cycle of Time”, the tenth Peter Michael Hamel album. It was recorded in May 1991, at the “Moyes Hall” of the “Slovak Philharmonic” in Bratislava, Slovakia, and was produced by Karol Kopernicky and Eckart Rahn.

Personnel:

  • Cappella Istropolitana – instruments
  • Daniela Ruso – harpsichord
  • Jaroslav Krček – conductor
  • Hubert Geschwandtner – engineer
  • Ulrich Kraus – mastering
  • Benno Hess – illustration
  • Fernando Lippa – illustration
  • Mario Markus – illustration
  • Wolf Huber – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Michael Hamel.

  1. The Arrow of Time: I. Andante
  2. The Arrow of Time: II. Agitato
  3. The Arrow of Time: III. Scherzo
  4. The Arrow of Time: IV. Andante
  5. The Arrow of Time: V. Allegro
  6. The Cycle of Time: I. Allegretto
  7. The Cycle of Time: II. Largo
  8. The Cycle of Time: III. Andante
  9. The Cycle of Time: IV. Vivace

Steve Jansen: Slope

On October 22, 2007, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Slope”, the debut Steve Jansen album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Vestry” in London, “Straysound Studio” in Sweden, Samadhisound Studios, “Trout Recording” in Brooklyn, “Blue Sky Falls” in London, “Slovak Radio” in Bratislava, “Studio 5” in Bratislava, and was produced by Steve Jensen.

Personnel:

  • Steve Jansen – drums, acoustic and electronic percussion, sampled instruments, synth, piano, guitar, string arrangements, recording, mixing
  • David Sylvian – vocals, guitar, art direction
  • Theo Travis – sax, flute, clarinet
  • Tim Elsenburg – vocals, guitar, electric piano
  • Anja Garbarek – vocals
  • Thomas Feiner – vocals, mandolin, sampler
  • Bratislava Movie Orchestra arranged and conducted by Ingo Frenzel
  • Joan Wasser – vocals, violin
  • Alberto Tafuri – piano
  • Nina Kinert – vocals
  • Steve D’Agostino, David Sylvian, Tim Elsenburg, John Mallison, Ján Machut and Ladislav Krajãoviã, Bryce Goggin, Alberto Tafuri, Love Olzon – recording
  • Ingo Frenzel – mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Dan McPharlin – models created and photographed

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Jensen, except where noted.

  1. Grip
  2. Sleepyard – Steve Jansen, Tim Elsenburg
  3. Cancelled Pieces – Steve Jansen, Anja Garbarek
  4. December Train
  5. Sow the Salt – Steve Jansen, Thomas Feiner
  6. Gap of Cloud
  7. Playground Martyrs – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  8. A Way of Disappearing
  9. Ballad of a Deadman – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  10. Conversation Over
  11. Life Moves On
  12. Playground Martyrs (reprise) – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian