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BadBadNotGood: IV

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On July 8, 2016, “Innovative Leisure” label released “IV”, the fourth BadBadNotGood studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Studio 69” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty and Alexander Sowinski.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Tavares – piano, Rhodes, CS-60, crumar, bass guitar, drum machine, Polysix, auxiliary synthesizer, Juno-60, engineer, mixing
  • Leland Whitty – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, violin, CS-60, clarinet, vibraphone 
  • Chester Hansen – bass guitar, acoustic bass, CS-60, piano, crumar, Yamaha organ 
  • Alexander Sowinski – drums, percussion, vibraphone
  • Colin Stetson – tenor and bass saxophone 
  • Tom Moffat – trumpet, trombone
  • Kaytranada – CS-60, percussion
  • Sam Herring – vocals
  • Mick Jenkins – vocals
  • Charlotte Day Wilson – vocals
  • Stephen Koszler – mixing
  • João Carvalho – mastering

Track listing:

  1. And That, Too – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski
  2. Speaking Gently – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski
  3. Time Moves Slowly – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Sam Herring
  4. Confession Pt. II – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Colin Stetson
  5. Lavender – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Kevin Celestin
  6. Chompy’s Paradise – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski
  7. IV – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski
  8. Hyssop of Love – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Jayson Jenkins
  9. Structure No. 3 – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski
  10. In Your Eyes – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski, Charlotte Day Wilson
  11. Cashmere – Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski

Dream Theater: Distance Over Time

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On February 22, 2019, “Inside Out Music” label released “Distance Over Time”, the fourteenth Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded June – September 2018, at “Yonderbarn Studios” in Monticello, New York, “Mixland Studios” in Midhurst, Canada, and was produced by John Petrucci.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie – lead vocals
  • John Petrucci – guitars
  • Jordan Rudess – keyboards
  • John Myung – bass, Moog Taurus pedals
  • Mike Mangini – drums
  • James “Jimmy T” Meslin – recording
  • Richard Chycki – vocal recording, additional vocal production
  • Ben Grosse – mixing
  • Paul Pavao – mixing assistant
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, illustration, design
  • Mark Maryanovich – photography

Track listing:

All music by John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess and Mike Mangini, all lyrics as noted.

  1. Untethered Angel – John Petrucci
  2. Paralyzed – John Petrucci
  3. Fall into the Light – John Myung, John Petrucci
  4. Barstool Warrior – John Petrucci
  5. Room 137 – Mike Mangini
  6. S2N – Mike Mangini, John Petrucci
  7. At Wit’s End – James LaBrie
  8. Out of Reach – James LaBrie
  9. Pale Blue Dot – John Petrucci

Grimes: Visions

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On February 21, 2012, “4AD” label released “Visions”, the third Grimes studio album. It was recorded in August 2011, at “La Brique Studio Space” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Grimes.

Personnel:

  • Grimes (Claire Elise Boucher) – vocals, poetry
  • Anna Akhmatova – poetry
  • Doldrums
  • Majical Cloudz
  • Sebastian Cowan – mastering, mixing
  • Mark Khair – alien head design
  • Jasper Baydala – layout

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Claire Elise Boucher.

  1. Infinite ♡ Without Fulfilment
  2. Genesis
  3. Oblivion
  4. Eight
  5. Circumambient
  6. Vowels = Space and Time
  7. Visiting Statue
  8. Be a Body (侘寂)
  9. Colour of Moonlight (Antiochus)
  10. Symphonia IX (my wait is u)
  11. Nightmusic
  12. Skin
  13. know the way (outro)

Japandroids: Near to the Wild Heart of Life

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On January 27, 2017, “ANTI-” label released “Near to the Wild Heart of Life”, the third Japandroids studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Rain City Recorders” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Jesse Gander, Damian Taylor, Brian King and David Prowse.

Personnel:

  • Brian King – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • David Prowse – lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Louise Burns – backing vocals
  • Melissa Gregerson – backing vocals
  • Olga Straffon – backing vocals
  • Jesse Gander – engineer
  • Damian Taylor – engineer
  • Peter Katis – mixing, additional production
  • Greg Giorgio – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Near to the Wild Heart of Life
  2. North East South West
  3. True Love and a Free Life of Free Will
  4. I’m Sorry (For Not Finding You Sooner)
  5. Arc of Bar
  6. Midnight to Morning
  7. No Known Drink or Drug
  8. In a Body Like a Grave

Cowboy Junkies: The Trinity Session

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On November 15, 1988, “Latent” label released “The Trinity Session”, the second Cowboy Junkies studio album. It was recorded in November 1987, at “Church of the Holy Trinity” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Peter Moore.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – lead vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • John Timmins – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kim Deschamps – pedal steel guitar, dobro, bottleneck slide guitar
  • Jeff Bird – fiddle, harmonica, mandolin
  • Steve Shearer – harmonica
  • Jaro Czerwinec – accordion
  • Peter Moore – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Margo Timmins and Michael Timmins, except where noted.

  1. Mining for Gold – traditional, arranged by James Gordon
  2. Misguided Angel
  3. I Don’t Get It
  4. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams
  5. To Love Is to Bury
  6. 200 More Miles – Michael Timmins
  7. Dreaming My Dreams with You – Allen Reynolds
  8. Sweet Jane – Lou Reed
  9. Postcard Blues – Michael Timmins
  10. Walking After Midnight – Don Necht, Alan Block

Set Fire To Flames: Sings Reign Rebuilder

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On October 9, 2001, “Alien8 Recordings” and “FatCat Records” labels released      “Sings Reign Rebuilder”, the debut Set Fire to Flames studio album. It was recorded in 2001, in Ontario, Canada.

Personnel:

  • Speedy Weaver – guitar
  • David Bryant – guitar
  • Mike Moya – guitar
  • Roger Tellier-Craig – guitar
  • Jean-Sébastien Truchy – bass
  • Bruce Cawdron – drums, percussion
  • Aidan Girt – drums
  • Thea Pratt – French horn
  • Gordon Krieger – bass clarinet
  • Sophie Trudeau – violin
  • Genevieve Heistek – viola
  • Beckie Foon – cello
  • Christof Migone – reel to reel motors, banjo, contact mics

Track listing:

  1. ‘I Will Be True… (From Lips of Lying Dying Wonder Body #1) / Reign Rebuilder (Head)
  2. Vienna Arcweld / Fucked Gamelan / Rigid Tracking
  3. Steal Compass / Drive North / Disappear
  4. Wild Dogs of the Thunderbolt / They Cannot Lock Me Up… I Am Eternally Free… (From Lips of Lying Dying Wonder Body #2)
  5. Omaha
  6. There Is No Dance in Frequency and Balance
  7. Côte d’Abrahams Roomtone / What’s Going On?… (From Lips of Lying Dying Wonder Body #3)
  8. Love Song for 15 Ontario (w / Singing Police Car)
  9. Injur: Gutted Two-Track
  10. When I First Get to Phoenix
  11. Shit-Heap-Gloria of the New Town Planning…
  12. Jesus / Pop
  13. Esquimalt Harbour
  14. Two Tears in a Bucket
  15. Fading Lights Are Fading…/ Reign Rebuilder (Tail Out)

Thin Lizzy: Bad Reputation

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On September 2, 1977, “Vertigo” label released “Bad Reputation”, the eighth Thin Lizzy studio album. It was recorded May – June 1977, at “Toronto Sound”, “Sounds Interchange” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Tony Visconti, Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Brian Downey and Brian Robertson.

Personnel:

  • Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals, string synthesizer, Celtic harp
  • Scott Gorham – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Brian Robertson – lead guitar, voice box, keyboards
  • Brian Downey – drums, percussion
  • John Helliwell – saxophone, clarinet
  • Jon Bojic, Ken Morris, Mary Hopkin-Visconti – backing vocals
  • Tony Visconti – engineer
  • Jon Bojic, Ken Morris, Ed Stone – assistant engineers
  • Sutton Cooper – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Lynott, except where noted.

  1. Soldier of Fortune
  2. Bad Reputation – Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott
  3. Opium Trail – Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott
  4. Southbound
  5. Dancing in the Moonlight (Its Caught Me in His Spotlight)
  6. Killer without a Cause – Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott
  7. Downtown Sundown
  8. That Woman’s Gonna Break Your Heart
  9. Dear Lord – Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott

Little Kid: Transfiguration Highway

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On July 3, 2020, “Solitaire Recordings” label released “Transfiguration Highway”, album by Little Kid. It was recorded in 2020, at “The Pharmacy” in Toronto, Canada.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Boothby – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, harmonica, organ, keyboards
  • Brodie Germain – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Megan Lunn – vocals, banjo
  • Paul Vroom – bass, keyboards, percussion
  • Brodie Germain – drums
  • Liam Cole – drums
  • Brigitte Naggar – additional vocals
  • Joel Harrower – whistling
  • James Lee Chiahan – design

Track listing:

  1. I Thought That You’d Been Raptured
  2. What’s in a Name
  3. Transfiguration Highway
  4. Thief on the Cross
  5. All Night (Golden Ring)
  6. Candle Out
  7. Made for Each Other
  8. Close Enough to Kill
  9. Losing
  10. Gill
  11. Pry

Mahogany Rush: World Anthem

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On March 16, 1977, “Columbia” label released “World Anthem”, the fifth Mahogany Rush studio album. It was recorded December 1976 – February 1977, at “Studio Tempo” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Frank Marino.

Personnel:

  • Frank Marino – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, percussion, timpani
  • Paul Harwood – acoustic and electric bass
  • Jimmy Ayoub – drums, percussion
  • Phil Bech – synthesizer

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Marino.

  1. Requiem for a Sinner
  2. Hey Little Lover
  3. Broken Heart Blues
  4. In My Ways
  5. The World Anthem
  6. Look At Me
  7. Lady
  8. Try For Freedom

Flower Travelling Band: Made In Japan

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On February 10, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Made in Japan”, the third Flower Travelling Band studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Thunder Sound Studio” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Yuya Uchida, Ikuzo Orita and Paul Hoffert.

Personnel:

  • Joe Yamanaka – vocals, arrangements
  • Hideki Ishima – guitar, sitar, arrangements
  • Jun Kozuki – bass, arrangements
  • Joji Wada – drums, arrangements
  • Paul DeLong – drums
  • Gilbert Kong – mixing
  • Kiyoshi Sunamori – artwork
  • Yoshio Niwano – artwork
  • David Ohashi – photography
  • Toyo Nakamura – liner notes
  • John & Yoko Nomura – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Hideki Ishima and Yoko Nomuro, except where noted. track 7, by Ishima, Nomuro and Joe Yamanaka

  1. Introduction” (advertisement for a concert)
  2. Unaware
  3. Aw Give Me Air
  4. Kamikaze
  5. Hiroshima
  6. Spasms
  7. Heaven and Hell
  8. That’s All