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Steven Wilson: The Harmony Codex

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On September 29, 2023, “Virgin Music Group” label released “The Harmony Codex”, the seventh Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, at Steven Wilson’s home studio in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, voices, acoustic and electric guitars, ARP 2600, audio feedback, bass guitar, celesta, Cobalt 8 synthesizer, electric piano, harp, Hammond organ, horn. Mellotron, Moog Arpeggiator, Moog Sub 37 synthesizer, percussion, piano, Prophet-6 synthesizer, Rhodes piano, Solina Strings, strings, theremin, programming, mixing
  • Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals 
  • Rotem Wilson – voices 
  • David Kollar – lead guitar, ambient guitar
  • Niko Tsonev – guitars, lead guitar
  • James Dean Bradfield – guitars
  • Lee Harris – psychedelic guitar
  • Ninet Tayeb – vocals, backing vocals, guitars 
  • Adam Holzman – Rhodes piano, piano, DFAM loops, Modular synthesizer, Moog synthesizer solo, Wurlitzer organ
  • Roland Orzabal – keyboards, programming, additional production
  • Doug Petty – keyboards, strings arrangements 
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitar 
  • Nate Navarro – fretless bass, bass guitar
  • Nicky Wire – bass guitar 
  • Nick Beggs – Chapman stick 
  • Craig Blundell – drums, hi-hat, percussion
  • Aaron Sterling – drums 
  • Sean Moore – drums 
  • Nate Wood – drums 
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
  • Samuel Fogarino – drums 
  • Jason Cooper – tom drum 
  • Theo Travis – flute, saxophone, duduk
  • Nils Petter Molvaer – trumpet
  • Ben Coleman – violin 
  • Jack Dangers – electric beats, programming
  • David Kosten – programming
  • Loz Williams – engineer, production 
  • Manic Street Preachers – engineer, production
  • David Kosten – mixing, additional production
  • Adam Holzman – mixing 
  • Jack Dangers – remix, additional production
  • Dave Eringa – remix
  • Interpol – remix
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Carl Glover – design, photography
  • Hajo Müller – photography
  • Mark Ayres – production 
  • Josef E-Shine – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Inclination
  2. What Life Brings
  3. Economies of Scale – Adam Holzman
  4. Impossible Tighttrope
  5. Rock Bottom – Ninet Tayeb
  6. Beautiful Scarecrow
  7. The Harmony Codex
  8. Time Is Running Out
  9. Actual Brutal Facts
  10. Staircase

Frost: Falling Satellites

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On May 27, 2016, “InsideOut” label released “Falling Satellites”, the third Frost studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “The Cube” in London, “The Outhouse” in Reading and was produced by Jem Godfrey.

Personnel:

  • Jem Godfrey– vocals, keyboards, piano, lap steel guitar
  • John Mitchell– vocals, electric guitars, violin
  • Nathan King– bass guitar
  • Craig Blundell– drums
  • Joe Satriani– guitar solo
  • Lee Slater – engineer
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Paul Tippett – art direction, design
  • Tom Barnes – photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Jem Godfrey, except where noted.

  1.  First Day
  2. Numbers
  3. Towerblock
  4. Signs – Jem Godfrey, John Mitchell
  5. Lights Out
  6. Heartstrings – Jem Godfrey, John Mitchell
  7. Closer to the Sun
  8. The Raging Against the Dying of the Light Blues
  9. Nice Day for It…- Jem Godfrey, John Mitchell
  10. Hypoventilate
  11. Last Day

Steven Wilson: To The Bone

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On August 18, 2017, “Caroline International” label released “To the Bone”, the fifth Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded December 2016 – April 2017, at “Strangeways” in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson and Paul Stacey.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
  • Ninet Tayeb– vocals, ,backing vocals
  • David Kollar– guitars
  • Paul Stacey– guitar solo
  • Nick Beggs, Robin Mullarkey – bass
  • Adam Holzman– piano, clavinet, organ, Solina strings
  • Craig Blundell, Jeremy Stacey– drums
  • Pete Eckford – percussion
  • Mark Feltham– harmonica
  • Sophie Hunger– vocals
  • Jasmine Walkes – spoken word
  • David Kilminster– backing vocals
  • Dave Stewart– string arrangements
  • The London Session Orchestra– strings
  • Synergy Vocals – choir
  • Paul Draper– sequencer
  • Paul Stacey– engineer, co-production
  • Lasse Hoile – cover art, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson, except  where noted.

  1. To the Bone – music by Steven Wilson, lyrics by Andy Partridge
  2. Nowhere Now
  3. Pariah
  4. The Same Asylum as Before
  5. Refuge
  6. Permanating
  7. Blank Tapes
  8. People Who Eat Darkness
  9. Song of I
  10. Detonation
  11. Song of Unborn

Steven Wilson: 4½

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On January 22, 2016, “Kscope” label released “4½”, the fifth Steven Wilson solo album. The mini album features songs that were written during the sessions for Wilson’s previous two studio albums, “Hand. Cannot. Erase”. and “The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)”., and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– lead vocals, guitars, autoharp, Mellotron, piano, percussion, virtual instruments
  • Dave Kilminster– guitar
  • Guthrie Govan– guitar
  • Adam Holzman– Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, Minimoog, Rhodes, piano
  • Theo Travis– reeds
  • Ninet Tayeb– co-lead vocals
  • Nick Beggs– bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
  • Craig Blundell – drums
  • Marco Minnemann– drums
  • Chad Wackerman– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. My Book of Regrets
  2. Year of the Plague
  3. Happiness III
  4. Sunday Rain Sets In
  5. Vermillioncore
  6. Don’t Hate Me