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Matana Roberts: Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres

On May 10, 2011, “Constellation” label released “Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres”, a live in-studio album by Matana Roberts (the fifth Matana Roberts overall).

Personnel:

  • Matana Roberts – voice, reeds
  • Gitanjali Jain – voice
  • Xarah Dion – prepared guitar
  • David Ryshpan – piano, organ
  • Fred Bazil – tenor sax
  • Jason Sharp – baritone sax
  • Ellwood Epps – trumpet
  • Brian Lipson – bass trumpet
  • Thierry Amar – bass
  • Jonah Fortune – bass
  • David Payant – drums, vibes
  • Marie Davidson – violin
  • Josh Zubot – violin
  • Nicolas Caloia – cello
  • Hraïr Hratchian – doudouk
  • Lisa Gamble – musical saw
  • Radwan Moumneh – recording, mixing 
  • Harris Newman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Matana Roberts.

  1. Rise
  2. Pov Piti
  3. Song for Eulalie
  4. Kersaia
  5. Libation for Mr. Brown: Bid ‘Em In…
  6. Lulla/Bye
  7. I Am
  8. How Much Would You Cost

Thee Silver Mt. Zion: Kollaps Tradixionales

On February 8, 2010, “Constellation” label released “Kollaps Tradixionales”, the sixth Thee Silver Mt. Zion album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Hotel2 Tango” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Howard Bilerman and RadwaMoumneh.

Personnel:

  • Efrim Menuck – vocals, guitar, organ, piano
  • Thierry Amar – vocals, contrabass, horn arrangements
  • David Payant – vocals, drums, organ, piano
  • Jessica Moss – vocals, violin
  • Sophie Trudeau – vocals, violin

Horn section

  • Adam Kinner – tenor saxophone
  • Matana Roberts – alto saxophone
  • Jason Sharp – baritone saxophone
  • Gordon Allen – trumpet
  • Harris Newman – mastering

Track listing:

  1. There Is a Light
  2. I Built Myself a Metal Bird
  3. I Fed My Metal Bird the Wings of Other Metal Birds
  4. Kollapz Tradixional (Thee Olde Dirty Flag)
  5. Collapse Traditional (For Darling)
  6. Kollaps Tradicional (Bury 3 Dynamos)
  7. Kollaps Tradicional (Bury 3 Dynamos)
  8. ‘Piphany Rambler

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra: Fuck off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything

On January 20, 2014, “Constellation” label released “Fuck off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything”, the seventh Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Hotel 2 Tango” in Montreal, Canada.

Personnel:

  • Efrim Menuck – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mellotron
  • Thierry Amar – vocals, upright bass, electric bass, plucked piano
  • Jessica Moss – vocals, violin, plucked piano
  • Sophie Trudeau – vocals, violin, plucked piano
  • David Payant – vocals, drums, organ

Track listing:

  1. Fuck Off Get Free (For the Island of Montreal)
  2. Austerity Blues
  3. Take Away These Early Grave Blues
  4. Little Ones Run
  5. What We Loved Was Not Enough
  6. Rains Thru the Roof at Thee Grande Ballroom (For Capital Steez)