On August 28, 1996, “Infectious Records” label released “Still Life”, the debut Paradise Motel (The) album. It was recorded in 1996, in Melbourne, and was produced by Mérida Sussex, Matt Aulich, BJ Austin, Charles Bickford, Matt Bailey and Tim O’Shannassy.
On August 14, 2020, “14th Floor” label released “A Celebration of Endings”, the eighth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Lotus Easter Studio” in Santa Monica, California, “United Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, “Abbey Road Studios”, “RAK Studios” and Rockstone Studios in London, and was produced by Rich Costey and Steve Mac.
Personnel:
Simon Neil – lead vocals, guitars
James Johnston – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ben Johnston – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Zac Rae – additional keyboards
Steve Mac – additional keyboards
Rob Mathes – string arrangements, conducting
Jenny Nendick – conducting
Jackie Shave – concertmaster
Magnus Johnston – violin
Perry Montague-Mason – violin
Patrick Kiernan – violin
Pete Hanson – violin
Natalia Bonner – violin
Cathy Thompson – violin
Debbie Widdup – violin
Jonathan Evans-Jones – violin
Chris Tombling – violin
Bruce White – viola
Peter Lale – viola
Rachel Roberts – viola
Caroline Dearley – cello
Ian Burdge – cello
Jonathan Williams – cello
Caroline Dearley – cello
Jonathan Allen – string recording
Paul Pritchard – string recording assistant
Neil Dawes – string recording assistant
KT Pipal – engineering
Mario Borgatta – engineering
Wesley M. Seidman – engineering
Cecil Barlett – engineering
Dann Pursey – engineering
Koby Merman – additional mix engineering and digital editing
On August 7, 2020, “earMUSIC” label released “Whoosh!”, the twenty-first Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “The Tracking Room”, “Anarchy Studios” and “Ocean Way” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Noble Street Studios” in Toronto, Canada, “Henson Recording Studios” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.
Personnel:
Ian Gillan – vocals
Steve Morse – guitars
Don Airey – keyboards
Roger Glover – bass
Ian Paice – drums
Saam Hashemi – programming
Ayana George, Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals
Bob Ezrin – percussion, backing vocals, mixing
John Metcalf – orchestra arrangements
Alan Umstead – conductor
Julian Shank – engineer, mixing
Alex Krotz, Jaime Sickora – engineer
Zach Pepe – engineer assistant
Nick Spezia – orchestra recording
Justin Cortelyou – mixing, tracking
Jason Elliott, Justin Francis – mixing
Bryce Robertson – tracking assistant
Eric Boulanger – mastering
Jekyll & Hyde – cover art, design
Ben Wolf – band photography
Elena Saharova – landscape photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Don Airey, Roger Glover, Ian Paice and Bob Ezrin, except where noted.
On August 1, 2014, “EMI Music Australia” label released the self-titled, third Angus & Julia Stone album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Shangri-La Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Complex”, “Grand Street Recording”, and was produced by Rick Rubin, Angus Stone and Julia Stone.
Personnel:
Angus Stone – vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, bass
Julia Stone – vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, trumpet
Jordan Power, Ken Rich, Tomek Miernowski – recording
On July 26, 1984, “Arista:” label released “In the Heat of the Night”, the second Jeff Lorber studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Syncrosound” in Boston, Massachusetts, “Indigo Ranch Studios” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Jeff Lorber and Maurice Starr.
Personnel:
Jeff Lorber – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitar, drum programming, arrangements
Maurice Starr – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitar, drum programming
Marlon McClain – guitar
Lee Ritenour – rhythm guitar
Nathan East – vocals, bass
John Robinson – cymbal, drums
Jimmy Johnson – congas
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Ronnie Laws – saxophone solo
Phillip Ingram – lead vocals
Alex Ligertwood – lead vocals
Steve George – backing vocals
David Page – backing vocals
Richard Page – backing vocals
Robert Abel – executive producer
Phil Greene – recording, mixing
Chris Brunt – recording, mixing
Joe Moody – second engineer
Ben Ing – second engineer
Ria Lewerke – art direction
Randy Roberts – creative director, design
Aaron Rapoport – back cover photography
Track listing:
In the Heat of the Night – Maurice Starr
Really Scarey – Jeff Lorber, Nathan East
Don’t Say Yes – Jeff Lorber, Tony Hayes, Marlon McClain
Tropical – Jeff Lorber
Sushi Monster – Jeff Lorber, Nathan East, Marlon McClain
Rock II – Jeff Lorber
Seventh Heaven – Jeff Lorber, Marlon McClain
Double Bad – Jeff Lorber, Joe Ericksen, Jack Robinson
On July 8, 2016, “Vanguard” label released “Where the Light Shines Through”, the tenth Switchfoot studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Spot X Studio” in San Diego, California, and was produced by John Fields, Tim Foreman, Jon Foreman, Chad Butler, Jerome Fontamillas and Drew Shirley.
Jon Foreman – lead vocals, guitar
Jerome Fontamillas – keyboards, guitar
Drew Shirley – guitar
Tim Foreman – bass guitar, backing vocals
Chad Butler – drums, percussion
Boaz Roberts – guitar
Robert Randolph − pedal steel
Lecrae – vocals
Eric Owyoung – strings
Keith Tutt II − cello section
John Painter – horns
Sam Dark – oboe
Lenny Skolnik − additional production
Joseph Barba − additional production
Tanner Sparks – engineering, mixing
Paul David Hager – mixing
Track listing:
Holy Water – Jon Foreman
Float – Tim Foreman
Where the Light Shines Through – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
I Won’t Let You Go – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
If the House Burns Down Tonight – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Mike Elizondo
The Day That I Found Gold – Jim Foreman, Tim Foreman
Shake This Feeling – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
Bull in a Chins Shop – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Mike Elizondo
Live It Well – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
Looking for America – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Lecrae
On June 30, 1998, “Mercury” label released “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road”, the fifth Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Room and Board Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Rumbo Studio” in Canoga Park, California, and was produced by Roy Bittan, Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy and Lucinda Williams. “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road: won a “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album”, and was voted “The Best album of 1998” in The Village Voice’s annual “Pazz & Jop” critics poll.
Personnel:
Lucinda Williams – vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro guitar
Gurf Morlix – electric guitar, 12 string electric guitar, electric slide guitar, acoustic slide guitar, harmony vocal
Buddy Miller – acoustic guitar, mando guitar, electric guitar, harmony vocal
Ray Kennedy – 12 string electric guitar
Greg Leisz – 12 string electric guitar, mandolin
Charlie Sexton – electric guitar, dobro guitar
Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, harmonica, resonator guitar, harmony vocal
Johnny Lee Schell – electric guitar, electric slide guitar, dobro guitar
Bo Ramsey – electric guitar, slide guitar
Richard “Hombre” Price – dobro guitar
Roy Bittan – Hammond B3 organ, accordion, organ
Micheal Smotherman – B-3 organ
John Ciambotti – bass guitar, upright bass
Donald Lindley – drums, percussion
Jim Lauderdale – harmony vocal
Emmylou Harris – harmony vocal
Track listing:
All tracks by Lucinda Williams except where noted.
Right in Time
Car Wheels on a Grave Road
2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
Drunken Angel
Concrete and Barbed Wine
Lake Charles
Can’t Let Go – Randy Weeks
I Lost It
Metal Firecrackers
Greenville
Still Looking for Your Kiss – Lucinda Williams, Duane Jarvis
On June 24, 2016, “Inside Out Music” label released “Invention of Knowledge”, the debut Anderson/Stolt album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, at “Fenix Studios” in Varnhem, Sweden, and in California, and was produced by Reine Stolt.
Personnel:
Jon Anderson – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, percussion
Roine Stolt – acoustic and electric guitars, Portuguese guitar, lap steel guitar, keyboards, dobro, percussion, backing vocals, mixing
Tom Brislin – Yamaha C7 grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizers
Lalle Larsson – grand piano, synthesizer
Jonas Reingold – bass guitar, backing vocals
Michael Stolt – bass guitar, Moog bass
Felix Lehrmann – drums
Daniel Gildenlöw – backing vocals
Nad Sylvan – backing vocals
Anja Obermayer – backing vocals
Maria Rerych – backing vocals
Kristina Westas – backing vocals
Lars Hallbäck – backing vocals recording
Jonas Reingold – mastering
Silas Toball – artwork
Eva Toball – artwork assistant
Johnny Taxen – photography
Per Kristianssen – photography
Lilian Westin – photography
Anders Olsson – photography
Hans Froberg – photography
Erik Edlund – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Jon Anderson.
Invention – Jon Anderson, Neil Campbell, Roine Stolt
We Are Truth – Jon Anderson, Dan Spollen
Knowledge – Jon Anderson, Neil Campbell, Roine Stolt
Knowing – Jon Anderson, Kristian Ducharme, Roine Stolt
Chase and Harmony – Jon Anderson, Kristian Ducharme
Everybody Heals – Jon Anderson, Roine Stolt, Neil Campbell, Joseph Cowell, Andy Maslivec, Marty Snape
Better by Far – Jon Anderson, Dan Spollen
Golden Light – Jon Anderson, Roine Stolt, Neil Campbell, Joseph Cowell, Andy Maslivec, Marty Snape
Know – Jon Anderson, Kristian Ducharme, Roine Stolt
On June 21, 2011, “Quack! Media” released “Good & Evil”, the second Tally Hall studio album. It was recorded October – November 2009, at “The Sunset Sound Factory” in California, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.
Personnel:
Rob Cantor – vocals, guitar, percussion
Joe Hawley – vocals, guitar, percussion, art direction, design
Zubin Sedghi – vocals, bass
Andrew Horowitz – vocals, keyboards, percussion
Ross Federman – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Bora Karaca – keyboards, accordion, whistling, acoustic guitar, percussion
Todd Burke – recording
Wren Rider – studio tech
Tony Hoffer – mixing
Dave Cooley – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Rob Cantor, Joe Hawley, Andrew Horowitz, and Zubin Sedghi.
On June 20, 1989, “Slash” and “Reprise” labels released “The Real Thing”, the third Faith No More studio album. It was recorded December 1988 – January 1989, at “Studio D” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by Matt Wallace, Mike Bordin, Roddy Bottum, Bill Gould, James Martin and Mike Patton.
Personnel:
Mike Patton – vocals
James Martin – guitars
Roddy Bottum – keyboards
Bill Gould – bass
Mike Bordin – drums
Matt Wallace – engineer
Jim “Watts” Vereecke – engineer assistant
Craig Doubet – engineer assistant
John Golden – mastering
Jeff Price – artwork
Terry Robertson – CD design
Lendon Flanagon – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Mike Patton, all music by Bill Gould and Roddy Bottum, except where noted.
From Out of Nowhere
Epic – Bill Gould, Roddy Bottun, James Martin, Mike Bordin
Falling to Pieces – Bill Gould, Roddy Bottum, James Martin
Surprise! You’re Dead! – lyrics by Mike Patton, James Martin, music by James Martin
Zoombie Easters – music by Mike Patton, Bill Gould, James Martin, Mike Bordin
The Real Thing – lyrics by Mike Patton, Bill Gould, music by Bill Gould, Roddy Bottum
Underwater Love
The Morning After – music by Bill Gould, James Martin, Roddy Bottum
Woodpecker from Mars – music by James Martin, Roddy Bordin
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