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Talking Heads: More Songs About Buildings And Food

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On July 14, 1978, “Sire” label released “More Songs About Buildings and Food”, the second Talking Heads studio album. It was recorded March – April 1978, at “Compass Point” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Brian Eno, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth.

Personnel:

  1. David Byrne – lead vocals, guitars, synthesized percussion
  2. Jerry Harrison – piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals
  3. Tina Weymouth – bass guitar
  4. Chris Frantz – drums, percussion
  5. Brian Eno – synthesizers, piano, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  6. Tina and the Typing Pool (Tina Weymouth plus women who worked in the studio offices) – backing vocals
  7. Benji Armbrister – engineer, assistant 
  8. Rhett Davies – engineer, mixing
  9. Ed Stasium – mixing
  10. Joe Gastwirt – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne, except where noted.

  1. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
  2. With Our Love
  3. The Good Thing
  4. Warning Sign – David Byrne, Chris Frantz
  5. The Girls want to Be with the Girls
  6. Found a Job
  7. Artists Only – David Byrne, Michael “Wayne” Zieve
  8. I’m Not in Love
  9. Stay Hungry – David Byrne, Chris Frantz
  10. Take Me to The River – Al Green, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges
  11. The Big Country

Rufus Wainwright: Folkocracy

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On June 2, 2023, “BMG” label released “Folkocracy”, the eleventh Rufus Wainwright album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Mitchell Froom.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Wainwright – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Val McCallum – guitar
  • Madison Cunningham – guitar
  • Blake Mills – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – lap steel guitar, guitar, mandolin
  • Patrick Sauber – banjo
  • Chaim Tannenbaum – banjo
  • Richard Parks – mandolin
  • Steve Amedée – tambourine
  • Patrick Warren – organ
  • Van Dyke Parks – piano, accordion
  • Jacob Mann – piano
  • Mitchell Froom – harpsichord, Mellotron, piano, electric piano 
  • Anna McGarrigle – accordion
  • David Piltch – bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Ted Poor – percussion
  • Andrew Bird – violin
  • Madison Cunningham
  • John Legend
  • Susanna Hoffs
  • Nicole Scherzinger
  • Van Dyke Parks
  • Chris Stills
  • Brandi Carlile
  • Anna McGarrigle 
  • Chaim Tannenbaum
  • Lily Lanken
  • Martha Wainwright
  • Lucy Wainwright Roche
  • Anohni
  • David Byrne
  • Chaka Khan
  • Andrew Bird
  • Chris Stills
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Rob Moose – strings, arrangement
  • David Boucher – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Alone – Edwan MacColl
  2. Heading for Home – Peggy Seeger
  3. Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) – John E. A Phillips
  4. Down in the Willow Garden – Charlie Monroe
  5. Shenandoah – traditional
  6. Nacht und Träume – Franz Schubert, Matthäus von Collin
  7. Harvest – Neil Young
  8. Going to a Town – Rufus Wainwright
  9. High on a Rocky Ledge – Louis Hardin
  10. Kaulana Nā Pua – Ellen Keho’ohiwaokalani Wright Prendergast
  11. Hush Little Baby – traditional
  12. Black Gold – Van Dyke Parks
  13. Cotton Eyed Joe – traditional
  14. Arthur McBride – traditional
  15. Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional

Talking Heads: Speaking In Tongues

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On June 1, 1983, “Sire” label released “Speaking in Tongues”, the fifth Talking Heads studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at Blank Tape” in New York City, “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, “Compass Point” in Nassau, and was produced by David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. Artist Robert Rauschenberg won a “Grammy Award” for his work on the limited-edition LP version.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass guitar, percussion, design
  • Jerry Harrison – keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, backing vocals
  • Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Frantz – drums, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Wally Badarou – synthesizers
  • Bernie Worrell – synthesizers
  • Alex Weir – guitar
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Raphael Dejesus – percussion
  • David Van Tieghem – percussion
  • L. Shankar – double violin
  • Richard Landry – saxophone
  • Nona Hendryx – backing vocals
  • Dolette McDonald – backing vocals
  • Butch Jones – recording
  • John Convertino – recording assistant
  • Alex Sadkin – overdubbing, mixing
  • Frank Gibson – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
  • Jay Mark – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Robert Rauschenberg – limited edition cover art

Track listing:

All tracks are written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth.

  1. Burning Down the House
  2. Making Flippy Floppy
  3. Girlfriend is Better
  4. Slippery People
  5. I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
  6. Swamp
  7. Moon Rocks
  8. Pull Up the Rocks
  9. This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)

Ryuichi Sakamoto

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On March 28, 2023, Ryuichi Sakamoto died aged 71. He was musician (piano, keyboards, synthesizers), singer, composer, record producer and artist, who first came to prominence as member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, but was best known for his eclectic solo career, straddled experimentalism, electronic, pop and movie music. His work influenced a number of various electronic music genres. He collaborated with big number of musicians, including David Sylvian, David Byrne, Iggy Pop, Thomas Dolby, Adrian Belew, Robin Scott, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Arto Lindsay, Youssou N’Dor, Jill Jones, Robert Wyatt, Brian Wilson and Robbie Robertson. Sakamoto was an “Oscar” winner for “Best Original Score”, for the soundtrack of Bernardo Bertolucci’s movie “The Last Emperor”. As leader, he released 23 albums.  

David Byrne: American Utopia

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On March 9, 2018, “Todo Mundo” and “Nonesuch” labels released “American Utopia”, the tenth David Byrne studio album. It was recorded in 2017 at “DB Spare Bedroom”, “Reservoir Studios”, “Oscilloscope”, “XL Studios” and “Crowdspacer Studio” in New York City, “Livingston Studio” in London, and was produced by David Byrne, Pat Dillett, Brian Eno and Rodaidh McDonald.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, pads
  • Brian Eno – vocoder, keyboards, voice effects, whistling, celeste, brass; drums, percussion, robot rhythm guitar, drum programming, backing vocals
  • Jam City – guitar, synth stabs, drums
  • Magnus Bang Olsen – piano
  • Sampha – piano
  • Daniel Lopatin – keyboards, drums, synthesizers, bass, processing, textures, strings
  • Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) – mellotron, piano
  • Nathan Jenkins – voices, harmonica
  • Rodaidh McDonald – additional keyboards, drum programming, verse percussion, bells, strings, arrangements
  • Alex Epton – drum programming; choir programming, synthesizer stabs, bass guitar, cymbals; shaker
  • Jaakko Savolainen – guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, keyboards
  • Ben Anderson – cymbal
  • Jamie Edwards – sitar samples
  • Ethan P. Flynn – middle 8 section synthesizer
  • Happa – drum programming, electronics, drums, synthesizer
  • Jack Peñate – keyboards, textures; drums, bass, shaker, backing vocals
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – flexatone
  • Ben Reed – live bass
  • Brian Wolfe – drums
  • Airhead – drums
  • Koreless – drums
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion
  • Joey Waronker – tom, snare
  • Isaiah Barr – saxophone
  • Joe Williams – harp
  • MMPH – orchestral arrangements, sounds
  • Matt Cohn – recording
  • Alex Epton – recording
  • Gabriel Schuman – additional engineering
  • Tuck Nelson – mixing
  • Marta Salogni – mixing
  • Jack Sugden – mixing
  • David Wrench – mixing, additional programming
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Purvis Young – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne and Brian Eno, except where noted.

  1. I Dance Like This
  2. Gasoline and Dirty Sheets
  3. Every Day Is a Miracle
  4. Dog’s Mind
  5. This Is That – David Byrne, Daniel Lopatin
  6. It’s Not Dark Up Here
  7. Bullet
  8. Doing the Right Thing
  9. Everybody’s Coming to My House
  10. Here – David Byrne, Daniel Lopatin

Iron and Wine & Ben Bridwell: Sing Into My Mouth

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On July 17, 2015, “Brown Records” label released “Sing into My Mouth” a covers album by Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell. It was recorded in 2015, at “Echo Mountain Recording”, in Asheville, North Carolina, and was produced by Sam Beam.

Personnel:

  1. Ben Bridwell – vocals
  2. Sam Beam – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, percussion, harmonica, bass, art direction, design
  3. Jim Becker – acoustic and electric guitars, violin, harmonica
  4. Rod Burger – piano, organ, mellotron, accordion
  5. Joe Adamik – bass clarinet, drums, percussion
  6. Matt Lux – bass
  7. Paul Niehaus – pedal steel guitar
  8. Todd Bienvenu – cover painting
  9. Dusty Summers – art direction, design
  10. Charles Peterson – back cover photography

Track listing:

  1. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) – Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymoth
  2. Done This One Before – Ronnie lane
  3. Any Day Woman – Paul Siebel
  4. You Know More Than I Know – John Cale
  5. Bullet Proof Soul – Andrew Hale, Helen Adu, Stuart Matthewman
  6. No Way Out of Here – Kenneth Baker
  7. God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get) – Sarah Assbring
  8. The Straight and Narrow – Jason Pierce
  9. Magnolia – JJ Cale
  10. Am I a Good Man – Willie Clarke
  11. Ab’s Song – Toy Caldwell
  12. Coyote, My Little Brother – Peter La Farge

Fun Boy Three: Waiting

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In February 1983, “Chrysalis” label released “Waiting”, the second and the final Fun Boy Three studio album. It was recorded October – December 1982, at “Wessex Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by David Byrne.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals
  • Neville Staple – vocals, percussion
  • Lynval Golding – vocals, guitar
  • David Byrne- guitar, mixing
  • Nicky Holland – vocals, keyboards, arranger
  • Ingrid Schroeder – vocals
  • Bethan Peters – bass guitar, vocals
  • June Miles-Kingston- drums, vocals
  • Dick Cuthell– cornet
  • Annie Whitehead– trombone
  • Caroline Lavelle– cello
  • Geraldo d’Arbilly – percussion
  • Jeremy Green – engineer, mixing
  • David Storey – design
  • Mike Owen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding, except where noted.

  1. Murder She Said – Ron Goodwin
  2. The More I See (The Less I Believe)
  3. Going Home
  4. We’re Having All The Fun
  5. The Farmyard Connection
  6. The Tunnel of Love
  7. Our Lips Are Sealed – Terry Hall, Jane Wiedlin
  8. The Pressure of Life (Takes the Weight Off the Body)
  9. Things We Do
  10. Well Fancy That!

Local Natives: Gorilla Manor

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On February 16, 2010, “Frenchkiss” label released “Gorilla Manor”, the debut Local Natives album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Red Rockets Glare Studio” in Los Angeles, “Hot Pie Studios” in Pasadena, California, and was produced by Taylor Rice, Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn, Matthew Frazier and Andy Hamm.

Personnel:

  • Taylor Rice — vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kelcey Ayer — vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar
  • Ryan Hahn — vocals, lead guitar
  • Andy Hamm — vocals, bass
  • Matthew Frazier — vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Taylor Rice, Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn, Matthew Frazier and Andy Hamm,  except where noted.

  1. Wide Eyes
  2. Airplanes
  3. Sun Hands
  4. World News
  5. Shape Shifter
  6. Camera Talk
  7. Cards & Quarters
  8. Warning Sign – David Byrne, Chris Frantz
  9. Who Knows Who cares
  10. Cubism Dream
  11. Stranger Things
  12. Sticky Thread

David Byrne: Love This Giant

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On September 10, 2012, “4AD” label released “Love This Giant”, studio album by David Byrne and St. Vincent. It was recorded 2009 – 2012, at “Water Music Studio” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and “Patrick Dillett’s Studio” in New York City, and was produced by David Byrne, Annie Clark, John Congleton, and Patrick Dillett.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitar,  percussion programming; Omnichord
  • Vincent (Annie Clark)– guitar, synth bass; piano
  • Paul Frazier – bass guitar
  • Anthony LaMarca– drums
  • Mauro Refosco– snare drum, timpani
  • John Congleton– drum programming; synth
  • The Dap Kings
  • Kenneth Finn, Tom Hutchinson– euphonium
  • Jacquelyn Adams, Eric Davis, Lawrence Di Bello, Rachel Drehmann, J. Kelly, Chris Komer – French horn
  • Randy Andos – tuba
  • Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
  • Stuart D. Bogie, Ron Blake, Martín Perna, Cochemea Gastelum , Jack Bashkow, Stan Harriison, Bob Magnuson, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Steve Elson, Alex Foster, Patrick Milando, Jonathan Powell, Tom Timko – saxophone
  • Jordan McLean, Josh Frank, Earl Gardner, Mike Gurfield, Ravi Best, David Guy, Dominic Derasse, Gareth Flowers, Kelly Pratt– trumpet
  • Jeff Caswell – bass trombone
  • William Lang, Aaron Johnson, Ryan Keberle, Brian Mahany, Ozzie Melendez, Mike Seltzer, Steve Turre, Michael Williams– trombone
  • Lenny Pickett– saxophone, brass arrangement
  • Marcus Rojas, Kyle Turner, Bob Stewart– tuba
  • Evan Smith – clarinet, flute
  • Tony Finno, Ken Thompson – brass arrangements
  • Jon Altschuler – engineer
  • Yuki Takahashi – engineer
  • Patrick Dillett– mixing, drum programming
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Gabe Bartalos – prosthetics
  • Catalina Kulczar, Juan Marin, LeeAnn Rossi – art work
  • Steve Powers – type design
  • Noah Wall – package design, art work
  • Richard Burbridge – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne and Annie Clark, except where noted

  1. Who
  2. Weekend in the Dust
  3. Dinner for Two
  4. Ice Age – Annie Clark
  5. I Am an Ape
  6. The Forest Awakes – David Byrne, Annie Clark, Walt Whitman
  7. I Should Watch TV
  8. Lazarus
  9. Optimist
  10. Lightning
  11. The One Who Broke Your Heart
  12. Outside of Space & Time – David Byrne

Spacehog: The Chinese Album

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On March 10, 1998, “Sire” label released “The Chinese Album”, the second Spacehog album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Bryce Goggin, Royston Langdon, Antony Langdon, Jonny Cragg and Richard Steel.

Personnel:

  • Antony Langdon – vocals, guitar
  • Richard Steel – lead guitar
  • Royston Langdon – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jonny Cragg – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Royston Langdon except when noted.

  1. One Of These Days – David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Brian Eno, Royston Langdon
  2. Goodbye Violet Race
  3. Lucy’s Shoe
  4. Mungo City
  5. Skylark – Antony Langdon
  6. Sand In Your Eyes
  7. Captain Freeman – Antony Langdon
  8. 2nd Avenue – Royston Langdon, N. Chassler
  9. Almond Kisses (featuring Michael Stipe) – Antony Langdon
  10. Carry On
  11. Anonymous – Royston Langdon, Antony Langdon
  12. Beautiful Girl