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The Heliocentrics: Telematric Sounds

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On August 7, 2020, “Madlib Invazion” label released “Telematric Sounds”, the eleventh Heliocentrics (The) album.  It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Jake Ferguson and Malcom Catto.

Personnel:

  • Dan Smith – guitar, synthesizer, electronics
  • Jake Ferguson – guitar, bass, effects, recording
  • Jack Yglesias – keyboards
  • Oliver Parfitt – synthesizer
  • Jason Yarde – baritone saxophone
  • Sylvia Madlib – hurdy gurdy, sarangi, executive producer
  • Raven Bush – violin, strings, electronics
  • Tom Hodges – electronics
  • Barbora Patkova – vocals
  • Malcom Catto – drums, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Guy Davie – mastering, lacquer cut
  • Errol F. Richardson – art direction
  • Eothen Aram Alapatt – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Telemetric Sounds
  2. DevastationThe Opening
  3. Space Cake
  4. Rehearsal 24
  5. Shattered Mind
  6. The Opening
  7. Left To Our Own Devices

Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

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On February 20, 2007, “Jagjaguwar” label released “The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse”, the second Besnard Lakes studio. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Breakglass Studios” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.

Personnel:

  • Olga Goreas – vocals, bass, organ, synthesizer, glockenspiel, drums
  • Jace Lasek – vocals, guitar, organ, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer, lap steel guitar, tambourine, drums
  • Kevin Laing – drums
  • Nicole Lizée – string, horn, flute, saxophone arrangements, bass, synthesizer
  • The Fifth String Liberation Singers Choir – vocals
  • Steve Raegele – vocals, guitar
  • Jonathan Cummins – guitar
  • Jerimiah Bullied – guitar
  • Eric LaRock – bass
  • George Donoso III – drums
  • Jean-Paul Perron – drums
  • Chris Seligman – French horn
  • Billy Boufford – flute, soprano saxophone
  • Heather Schnarr – violin 
  • Sophie Trudeau – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Olga Goreas, Jace Lasek and Nicole Lizee.

  1. Disaster
  2. For Agent 13
  3. And You Lied to Me
  4. Devastation
  5. Because Tonight
  6. Rides the Rails
  7. On Bedford and Grand
  8. Cedric’s War