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David Sylvian: There’s a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight

On November 24, 2014, “Samadhi Sound”, label released “There’s a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight”, the eighth David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by David Sylvian. 

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – piano, sampler, computer, electronics, laptop, engineer, art direction
  • Christian Fennesz – guitar, laptop
  • John Tilbury – piano
  • Franz Wright – spoken word
  • Alfred A. Knopf – recording arrangement
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Nicholas Hughes – cover photography
  • David La Spina – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Sylvian, with prose poems from Kindertotenwald by Franz Wright.

  1. There’s a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight

Nine Horses: Money For All

On January 16, 2007, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Money for All”, the only Nine Horses EP. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by David Sylvian, Burnt Friedman and Steve Jansen.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, electric piano, guitar, harmonica, arrangements, mixing, art direction
  • Steve Jansen – keyboards, synth, percussion, samples, drum programming, mixing
  • Burnt Friedman – drum programming, synth, effects, electronics
  • Thomas Elbern – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Joseph Suchy – guitar
  • Tim Motzer – guitar
  • Daniel Schröter – double bass, bass
  • Hayden Chisholm – clarinet
  • Morten Grønvad – vibraphone
  • Norbert Krämer – timpani
  • Alexander Meyen – violin
  • Claudio Bohorquez – cello
  • Stina Nordenstam – vocals
  • Beverlei Brown, Tommy Blaize – backing vocals
  • Andrea Grant, Derek Green – backing vocals
  • Atsushi Fukui – cover artwork
  • Chris Bigg – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Sylvian except where noted, all music by David Sylvian and Burnt Friedman, except where noted.

  1. Money for All
  2. Get the Hell Out – music by Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  3. The Banality of Evil – Burnt Friedman Remix
  4. Wonderful World – Burnt Friedman Remix
  5. Birds Sing for Their Lives – Stina Nordenstam
  6. Serotonin – Burnt Friedman Remix
  7. Money for All – (Version)
  8. Get the Hell Out – Burnt Friedman Remix – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian

Nine Horses: Snow Borne Sorrow

On October 17, 2005, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Snow Borne Sorrow”, the debut Nine Horses album. It was recorded 2001 – 2005, at “Miloco 3”, “Eden Studios” and “Sphere Studios” in London, “1k Recording Studio” in Philadelphia, “UTS Sound Studio”, “University of Technology” in Sydney, “First Floor Rec.” in Copenhagen, and was produced by David Sylvian.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, keyboards, guitar, mixing, art direction, executive producer
  • Steve Jansen – drums, percussion, sample programming, keyboards, mixing
  • Burnt Friedman – drum programming, keyboards, toy piano, Korg MS-20, vocoder, loops, pan, recording, mixing, editing
  • Jim Motzer – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Tim Elsenburg – electric guitar
  • Joseph Suchy – electric guitar
  • Riff Pike III – electric guitar
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – piano, piano treatment
  • Keith Lowe – double bass, bass
  • Neal Sutherland – bass
  • Daniel Schroeter – bass
  • Stina Nordenstam – vocals
  • Arve Henriksen – trumpet
  • Hayden Chisholm – clarinet, saxophone
  • Theo Travis – saxophone, flute
  • Thomas Hass – saxophone
  • Morten Grønvad – vibraphone
  • Carsten Skøv – vibraphone
  • Eska G. Mtungwazi, Marcina Arnold – backing vocals
  • Andrea Grant, Derek Green – backing vocals
  • Beverlei Brown, Tommy Blaize – backing vocals
  • Wes Mills – cover artwork
  • Chris Bigg – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Sylvian, all music as noted.

  1. Wonderful World – David Sylvian, Steve Jansen
  2. Darkest Birds – David Sylvian, Steve Jansen
  3. The Banality of Evil – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian
  4. Atom and Cell – David Sylvian, Steve Jansen
  5. A History of Holes – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian
  6. Snow Borne Sorrow – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  7. The Day the Earth Stole Heaven – Burnt Friedman, Jim Motzer, David Sylvian
  8. Serotonin – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian
  9. The Librarian – Burnt Friedman, David Sylvian

David Sylvian: Manafon

On September 14, 2009, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Manafon”, the seventh David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded 2004–2007, in Vienna, Tokyo and London, and was produced by David Sylvian.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, electronics, engineer, mixing, art direction
  • Burkhard Stangl – guitar
  • Keith Rowe – guitar
  • Christian Fennesz – guitar, laptop
  • Otomo Yoshihide – acoustic guitar, turntables
  • Tetuzi Akiyama – acoustic and electric guitar
  • John Tilbury – piano
  • Werner Dafeldecker – acoustic bass
  • Evan Parker – saxophone
  • Franz Hautzinger – trumpet
  • Marcio Mattos – cello
  • Michael Moser – cello
  • Toshimaru Nakamura – no input mixer
  • Joel Ryan – tape signal processing
  • Sachiko M. – sine waves
  • Christoph Amann, Toshihiko Kasai, Sebastian Lexer, Neil Tucker – additional engineering
  • Yuka Fujii – art direction
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Atsushi Fukui – David Sylvian portrait and related drawings
  • Ruud van Empel – cover artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by David Sylvian.

  1. Small Metal Gods
  2. The Rabbit Skinner
  3. Random Acts of Senseless Violence
  4. The Greatest Living Englishman
  5. 125 Spheres
  6. Snow White in Appalachia
  7. Emily Dickinson
  8. The Department of Dead Letters
  9. Manafon

Lisa Gerradr And Pieter Bourke: Duality

On April 14, 1998, “4AD” label released “Duality”, album by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke. It was recorded in 1987, at Lisa Gerrad’s home studio, in Gippsland, Australia, and was produced by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Gerrard – vocal
  • Pieter Bourke – percussion, engineer
  • Don Tyler – mastering
  • Jacek Tuschewski – painting
  • Chris Bigg – design


Track listing:

All tracks by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke, except where noted.

  1. Shadow Magnet
  2. Tempest – Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke, Madjid Khaladj
  3. Forest Veil
  4. The Comforter
  5. The Unfolding
  6. Pilgrimage of Lost Children
  7. The Human Game
  8. The Circulation of Shadows
  9. Sacrifice
  10. Nadir (Synchronicity)

Throwing Muses: Same

On March 17, 2003, “4AD” label released the self-titled, eighth Throwing Muses studio album. It was recorded August – December 2002, and was produced by Kristin Hersh, Bernard Georges, David Narcizo and Tanya Donelly.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitars
  • Bernard Georges – bass
  • David Narcizo – drums, percussion
  • Tanya Donelly – backing vocals
  • Steve Rizzo – engineer
  • Ethan Allen – mixing
  • Shinro Ohtake – artwork
  • Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh.

  1. Mercury
  2. Pretty or Not
  3. Civil Disobedience
  4. Pandora’s Box
  5. Status Quo
  6. Speed and Sleep
  7. Portia
  8. SolarDip
  9. Epiphany
  10. Los Flamingos
  11. Half Blast
  12. Flying

Pale Saints: The Comforts Of Madness

On February 12, 1990, “4AD” label released “The Comforts of Madness”, the debut Pale Saints album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Blackwing” in London, and was produced by John Fryer and Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Graeme Naysmith – guitar
  • Ian Masters – vocals, bass
  • Chris Cooper – drums
  • John Fryer – engineer
  • Al Clay – engineer
  • Tim Davis – engineering assistance
  • Chris Bigg – art direction assistance, design assistance
  • Bleddyn Butcher – group photography
  • Vaughan Oliver – art direction, design
  • Sarah Tucker – cat photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Cooper, Ian Masters, and Graeme Naysmith, except where noted.

  1. Way the World Is
  2. You Tear the World in Two
  3. Sea of Sound
  4. True Coming Dream
  5. Little Hammer
  6. Insubstantial
  7. A Deep Sleep for Steven
  8. Language of Flowers – Kendra Smith
  9. Fell from the Sun
  10. Sight of You
  11. Time Thief

Pixies: Doggerel

On September 30, 2022, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Doggerel”, the eighth Pixies studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Guilford Sound” in Guilford, Vermont, and was produced by Tom Dalgety.

Personnel:

  • Black Francis – lead vocals, guitar
  • Joey Santiago – guitar
  • Paz Lenchantin – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • David Lovering – drums
  • Tom Dalgety – engineer, mixing
  • Dave Snyder – engineer assistant
  • Matt Hall – engineer assistant
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Martin Masai Andersen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.

  1. Nomatterday
  2. Vault of Heaven
  3. Drags of the Wine – Black Francis, Joey Santiago
  4. Haunted House
  5. Get Simulated
  6. The Lord Has Come Back Today
  7. Thunder and Lightning
  8. There’s a Moon On
  9. Pagan Man – Black Francis, Joey Santiago
  10. Who’s More Sorry Now?
  11. You’re Such a Sadducee
  12. Doggerel

Aldous Harding: Party

On May 19, 2017, “4AD” label released “Party”, the second Aldous Harding studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “J&J Studio” in Bristol, and was produced by John Parish.

Personnel:

  • Aldous Harding – vocals, guitar, piano, art direction
  • John Parish – guitar, piano, drums, synth, backing vocals, mixing
  • Mike Hadreas – vocals
  • Fenne Lily – vocals
  • Bess Manley, Helen Cockill, Jamileh Ravaan, Jennifer Bell, Judith Jung, Nulla Honan – choir 
  • Enrico Gabrielli – Rhodes electric piano, saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Oliver Baldwin – recording
  • Ali Chant – mixing
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Hannah – photography
  • Liv – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Aldous Harding.

  1. Blend
  2. Imagining My Man
  3. Living the Classics
  4. Party
  5. I’m So Sorry
  6. Horizon
  7. What If Birds Aren’t Singing They’re Screaming
  8. The World Is Looking for You
  9. Swell Does the Skull

His Name Is Alive: Mouth to Mouth

On April 13, 1993, “4AD” label released “Mouth by Mouth”, the third His Name Is Alive studio album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by Warren Defever.

Personnel:

  • Warren Defever – guitar, sampling
  • Karin Oliver – vocals, cello
  • Melissa Elliott – guitar
  • Denise James – vocals
  • Chelle Marie – vocals
  • Karen Neal – vocals
  • Damian Lang – drums
  • Trey Many – drums
  • Elden M. – vocals, sound effects
  • Vaughan Oliver – art direction
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Colin Gray – photography

Track listing:

  1. Baby Fish Mouth
  2. Lip
  3. Cornfield
  4. In Every Ford – Melissa Elliot
  5. Lord, Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
  6. Drink, Dress and Ink
  7. Where Knock Is Open Wide
  8. Can’t Go Wrong Without You
  9. Jack Rabbits – Melissa Elliot
  10. Sort of
  11. Sick
  12. Blue Moon – Alex Chilton
  13. Ear
  14. Lemon Ocean
  15. The Torso
  16. The Torso – Melissa Elliot
  17. The Dirt Eaters
  18. The Homesick Waltz