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John McLaughlin: Liberation Time

On July 16, 2021, “Abstract Logix” label released “Liberation Time”, the 20th John McLaughlin album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, in Monaco, Paris, London, Los Angeles and Cairo, and was produced by John McLaughlin.

Personnel:

  1. John McLaughlin – guitar, piano
  2. Julian Siegel – tenor saxophone
  3. Gary Husband – keyboards, drums
  4. Oz Ezzeldin – piano
  5. Roger Rossignol – piano
  6. Sam Burgess – bass
  7. Etienne Mbappe – bass
  8. Jérôme Regard – bass
  9. Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  10. Jean-Michel Aublette – drums, bass
  11. Ranjit Barot – drums, Konokol vocals
  12. Nicolas Viccaro – drums

Track listing:

  1. As the Spirit Sings – Sam Burgess, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gary Husband, John McLaughlin
  2. Singing Our Secrets – Jean Michel Aublette, John McLaughlin, Roger Rossignol
  3. Lockdown Blues – Ranjit Barot, Gary Husband, Etienne Mbappe, John McLaughlin
  4. Mila repa – John McLaughlin
  5. Right Here, Right Now, Right On – Osam Exeldin, John McLaughlin, Jerome Regard, Julian Siegal, Nicolas Viccaro
  6. Shade of Blue – John McLaughlin
  7. Liberation Time – Sam Burgess, Gary Husband, John McLaughlin

Jesse Cook: Nomad

On September 2, 2003, “Narada” label released “Nomad”, the fifth Jesse Cook studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “20 Hz Sound Studios”, “Coach House Music”, “Groovy Drums Studios” in Toronto, Canada, “Leila Studios” in Cairo, Egypt, “Shydog Studio” in Austin, Texas, “Sonic Innovation Studio 2” in London.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Cook – guitar, arrangements
  • Alejandra Nuñez, Danny Wilde, Flora Purim, Kurt Neumann, Maryem Hassan Tollar, Mike Ferfolia, Montsé Cortés, Roula Said, Sam Llanas, Houda El Sombaty – vocals
  • James McNally – keyboards, bodhrán
  • Simon Emmerson – keyboards, bass
  • James McNally – accordion
  • Collin Barrett – bass 
  • N’faly Kouyate – kora
  • Paul Antonio – drums
  • Art Avalos, Hossam Ramzy, Rick Lazar – percussion
  • Simon Massey – drum programming
  • Chris Church, Saeid Kamal – violin
  • James McNally – whistle

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Cook, except where noted.

  1. Prelude
  2. Qadduka-i-Mayyas – traditional
  3. Surrender
  4. Early on Tuesday
  5. Beloved
  6. Waiting for Tide
  7. Down Like Rain
  8. Leila
  9. Maybe
  10. Nomad – Jesse Cook, Simon Emmerson, James McNally
  11. Worlds Away
  12. Toca Orilla – Jesse Cook, Alejandra Nuñez

Killing Joke: Pandemonium

On August 2, 1994, “Butterfly Records” label released “Pandemonium”, the ninth Killing Joke studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, at “Townhouse Studios”, “Metropolis Studios”, and “Butterfly Studios” in London, “York Street Studio” in Auckland, New Zealand, “EMI Studios”, “Hani Mehana Studios”, “The King’s Chamber”, and “Great Pyramid” in Cairo, Egypt, and was produced by Youth and Greg Hunter.

Personnel:

  • Jaz Coleman– vocals, synthesizer
  • Kevin “Geordie” Walker– guitar
  • Martin “Youth” Glover– bass guitar, mixing
  • Geoff Dugmore– drums
  • Tom Larkin– drums
  • Larry De Zoete – drums
  • Hossam Ramzy– percussion
  • Said El Artist– percussion
  • Aboud Abdel Al – violin
  • Matt Austin – programming
  • Paddy Free – programming
  • Greg Hunter– engineer, mixing
  • Ron Saint Germain– mixing
  • Sameh Almazny – engineer assistant
  • Natalie Heath – engineer assistant
  • Matt Howe – engineer assistant
  • Sheldon Isaac – engineer assistant
  • Mike Coles – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jaz Coleman, Youth and Geordie Walker.

  1. Pandemonium
  2. Exorcism
  3. Millennium
  4. Communion
  5. Black Moon
  6. Labyrinth
  7. Jana
  8. Whiteout
  9. Pleasures of the Flesh
  10. Mathematics of Chaos