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Pere Ubu: Cloudland

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In May 1989, “Fontana” label released “Cloudland”, the seventh Pere Ubu studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Paul Hamann, Stephen Hague and Daniel Miller.

Personnel:

  • David Thomas – vocals
  • Jim Jones – guitar, backing vocals
  • Allen Ravenstine – EML synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Tony Maimone – bass, backing vocals
  • Chris Cutler – drums
  • Scott Krauss – drums
  • Stephen Hague – keyboards

Track listing:

  1. Breath
  2. Race the Sun
  3. Cry
  4. Why Go It Alone?
  5. Waiting for Mary
  6. Ice Cream Truck
  7. Bus Called Happiness
  8. Monday Night
  9. Love Love Love
  10. Lost Nation Road
  11. Fire
  12. Nevada!
  13. The Wire
  14. Flat
  15. The Waltz
  16. Pushin’

Depeche Mode: Black Celebration

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On March 17, 1986, “Mute” label released “Black Celebration”, the fifth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded November 1985 – January 1986, at “Westside Studios” and “Genetic Studios” in London, “Hansa Mischraum” in Berlin and was produced by Gareth Jones, Daniel Miller, Alan Wilder, Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan and Martin Gore. The album was certified Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”.

Personnel:

  • David Gahan – vocals
  • Martin Gore – vocals, guitars, piano, melodica, synthesizer, bass, sampler
  • Alan Wilder – piano, keyboards, samples
  • Andrew Fletcher – keyboards, synthesizer, sampler, bass
  • Dave Allen – recording
  • Phil Tennant – recording assistant
  • Richard Sullivan – engineer assistant
  • Peter Schmidt – engineer assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Martyn Atkins – design
  • David A. Jones – design
  • Mark Higenbottam – design
  • Brian Griffin – photography
  • Stuart Graham – photography assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin L. Gore.

  1. Black Celebration
  2. Fly on the Windscreen – Final
  3. A Question of Lust
  4. Sometimes
  5. It Doesn’t Matter Two
  6. A Question of Time
  7. Stripper
  8. Here is the House
  9. World Full of Nothing
  10. Dressed in Black
  11. New Dress

Goldfrapp: Supernature

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On August 17, 2005, “Mute” label released “Supernature”, the third Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “Angel Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

Personnel:

  • Alison Goldfrapp– vocals, arrangements, synths, recording, art direction
  • Will Gregory – synths, arrangements, recording
  • Adrian Utley– guitar, bass
  • Charlie Jones– bass
  • Nick Batt – synth, additional programming
  • Daniel Miller– synth
  • Dave Power – additional drums
  • Ewan Pearson– additional programming
  • Nick Ingman– string orchestration, string conducting
  • Gavyn Wright– string leader
  • Gary Thomas – recording
  • Alex Dromgoole – engineer assistant
  • David Emery – engineer assistant
  • Richard Edgeler – engineer assistant
  • Mat Bartram – engineer assistant
  • Tim Roe – engineer assistant
  • Steve Evans – additional recording
  • Richard Edgeler – engineer assistant
  • Tim Roe – engineer assistant
  • Mat Bartram – engineer assistant
  • Steve Evans – additional recording
  • David Bascombe – vocal arrangement mixing, mixing
  • Lee Groves – additional mix programming
  • Lee Groves – additional mix programming
  • Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
  • Jeremy Wheatley – mixing
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Mat Maitland– art direction, design
  • Gerard Saint – art direction
  • Danny Emmett – digital imaging
  • Rachel Thomas – set design
  • Ross Kirton – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, except where noted.

  1. Ooh La La
  2. Lovely 2 C U
  3. Ride a White Horse – Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory, Nick Batt
  4. You Never Know
  5. Let It Take You
  6. Fly Me Away
  7. Slide In
  8. Koko
  9. Satin Chic
  10. Time Out from the World
  11. Number 1

Liars: WIXIW

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On June 4, 2012, “Mute” label released “WIXIW”,  the sixth Liars album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, at Liar’s private studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by Daniel Miller.

Personnel:

  • Angus Andrew – various instruments
  • Aaron Hemphill – various instruments
  • Julian Gross – drums
  • John Wiese – art direction, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Angus Andrew; all music by Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross.

  1. The Exact Color of Doubt
  2. Octagon
  3. 1 Against the Rush
  4. A Ring on Every Finger
  5. Ill Valley Prodigies
  6. WIXIW
  7. His and Mine Sensations
  8. Flood to Flood
  9. Who Is the Hunter
  10. Brats
  11. Annual Moon Words

Depeche Mode: Spirit

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On March 17, 2017, “Columbia” label released “Spirit”, the 14th Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded April – August 2016, at “Jungle City Studios” in New York City, “Sound Design” in Santa Barbara, California, and was produced by James Ford. The album was certified Platinum in France “SNEP” and 2 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan– lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Martin Gore– guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, lead vocals
  • Andy Fletcher– keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • James Ford- mixing, drums, pedal steel guitar
  • Matrixxman– programming
  • Kurt Uenala– programming, bass guitar
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineer, mixing
  • Connor Long, Óscar Muñoz, David Schaeman – engineer assistant
  • Brendan Morawski – engineer assistant, mixing assistant
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Anton Corbijn– cover, all visuals and art-direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin L. Gore, except where noted.

  1. Going Backwards
  2. Where’s the Revolution
  3. The Worst Crime
  4. Scum
  5. You Move – Martin L. Gore, Dave Gahan
  6. Cover Me – Martin L. Gore, Peter Gordeno, Christian Eigner
  7. Eternal
  8. Poison Heart – Dave Gahan, Peter Gordeno, Christian Eigner
  9. So Much Love
  10. Poorman
  11. No More (This Is the Last Time) – Dave Gahan, Kurt Uenala
  12. Fail

Thomas Dolby: The Golden Age of Wireless

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In March 1982, “Venice in Peril” label released “The Golden Age of Wireless” the debut Thomas Dolby album. It was recorded in 1981, and was produced by Thomas Dolby and Tim Friese-Greene.

Personnel:

  • Thomas Dolby – lead and backing vocals, monk voice, drum programs, wave computer, synthesizer, piano, kalimba
  • Daniel Miller– synthesizer
  • Andy Partridge– harmonica, percussion
  • Kevin Armstrong– guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Birch – guitar, monk voice
  • Matthew Seligman– Moog bass
  • Mark Heyward Chaplin – bass guitar
  • Justin Hildreth – drums
  • Bosco – percussion
  • Simon House– violin
  • Tim Kerr – violin
  • Simon Lloyd – leadline brass, flute
  • Bruce Woolley – monk voice, backing vocals
  • James Allen – backing vocals
  • Les Chappel – backing vocals
  • Judy Evans – backing vocals
  • Lesley Fairbairn – backing vocals
  • Mutt Lange– backing vocals
  • Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
  • Akiko Yano– backing vocals
  • Lene Lovich– backing vocals
  • John Marsh – shipping forecast
  • Guido Orlando – Chilean translations, distress, grace
  • Magnus Pyke– voiceover

Track listing:

All tracks by Thomas Dolby, except where noted.

  1. Flying North
  2. Commercial Breakup – Thomas Dolby, Tim Kerr
  3. Weightless
  4. Europa and the Pirate Twins
  5. Windpower
  6. The Wreck of The Fairchild
  7. Airwaves
  8. Radio Silence
  9. Cloudburst at Shingle Street

Depeche Mode: Music For The Masses

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On September 28, 1987, “Mute” label released “Music for the Masses” the sixth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded February – July 1987, at “Studio Guillaume Tell” in Paris; “Konk” in London, and was produced by Dave Gahan , Martin L. Gore, Andy Fletcher, David Bascombe and Daniel Miller. The album was certified Platinum in France  by “SNEP”, and Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead vocals
  • Martin L. Gore – co-lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
  • Andy Fletcher – keyboards
  • David Bascombe – engineer
  • Martyn Atkins – design, photography
  • Mark Higenbottam – design, photography
  • David Jones – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin L. Gore.

  1. Never Let Me Down Again
  2. The Things You Said
  3. Strangelove
  4. Sacred
  5. Little 15
  6. Behind the Wheel
  7. I Want You Know
  8. To Have and to Hold
  9. Nothing
  10. Pimpf / Interlude 1

Depeche Mode: A Broken Frame

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On September 27, 1982, “Mute” label released “A Broken Frame” the second Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded December 1981–July 1982, at “Blackwing Studios” in London, and was produced by Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Daniel Miller. It was featured on the cover of “Life Magazine’s” 1990 edition of “World’s Best Photographs 1980 – 1990”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan– lead vocals
  • Martin Gore– lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Andy Fletcher– keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Fryer, Eric Radcliffe – engineer
  • Martyn Atkins – design
  • Ching Ching Lee – calligraphy
  • Brian Griffin – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Gore.

  1. Leave in Silence
  2. My Secret Garden
  3. Monument
  4. Nothing to Fear
  5. See You
  6. Satellite
  7. The Meaning of Love
  8. A photograph of You
  9. Shouldn’t Have Done That
  10. The Sun & the Rainfall

Depeche Mode: Delta Machine

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On March 22, 2013, “Columbia” label released “Delta Machine”, the thirteenth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded March – October 2012, at “Sound Design” in Santa Barbara, and “Jungle City Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ben Hiller.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – vocals
  • Martin Gore – co-lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
  • Christoffer Berg – programming
  • Kurt Uenala– additional programming, vocal recording
  • Ferg Peterkin – engineer
  • Tomas del Toro-Diaz – engineer assistant
  • Dan Tobiason – assistant engineer
  • Will Loomis – assistant engineer
  • Flood– mixing
  • Rob Kirwan – mixing
  • Drew Smith – mixing assistant
  • Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering
  • Anton Corbijn– backprojection images, design, photography
  • Anja Grabert – back projection images

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Gore.

  1. Welcome to My World
  2. Angel
  3. Heaven
  4. Secret to the End
  5. My Little Universe
  6. Slow
  7. Broken
  8. The Child Inside
  9. Soft Touch/Raw Nerve
  10. Should Be Higher
  11. Alone
  12. Soothe My Soul
  13. Goodbye

Depeche Mode: Speak & Spell

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On October 5, 1981, “Mute” label released “Speak & Spell”, the debut Depeche Mode album. It was recorded in 1981, and produced by Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, Vince Clarke and Daniel Miller .

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead vocals
  • Martin Gore – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Andy Fletcher- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Vince Clarke – keyboards, programming, backing vocals

Track listing:

All compositions by Vince Clarke, except where noted.

  1. New Life
  2. I Sometimes Wish I was Dead
  3. Puppets
  4. Boys Say Go
  5. Nodisco
  6. What’s Your Name
  7. Photographic
  8. Tora! Tora! Tora! – Martin Gore
  9. Big Muff – Martin Gore
  10. Any Seconds Now
  11. Just Can’t Get Enough