Tag Archives: Drag City

Smog: Julius Caesar

On July 5, 1993, “Drag City” label released “Julius Caesar”, the third Bill Callahan  (also known as Smog) album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by Bill Callahan.

Personnel:

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar
  • Kim Osterwalder – cello
  • Blue Water – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Callahan.

  1. Strawberry Rash
  2. Your Wedding
  3. 37 Push Ups
  4. Stalled on the Tracks
  5. One Less Star
  6. Golden
  7. When You Walk
  8. I Am Star Wars
  9. Connections
  10. When the Power Goes Out
  11. Chosen One
  12. What Kind of Angel
  13. Stick in the Mud

Stereolab: Not Music

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On November 16, 2010, “Duophonic / Drag City” label released “Not Music”, the tenth Stereolab studio album. The album is a collection of unreleased materials which were recorded at the same time as the band’s previous album “Chemical Chords”.

Personnel:

  • Lætitia Sadier– vocals
  • Tim Gane– guitar
  • Joe Watson – synthesizer, organ, engineer, mixing
  • Simon Johns– bass
  • Andy Ramsay– drums, synthesizer
  • Joe Walters – French horn
  • Bo – mastering
  • Vee – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier.

  1. Everybody’s Weird Except Me
  2. Supah Jaianto
  3. So Is Cardboard Clouds
  4. Equivalences
  5. Leleklato Sugar
  6. Silver Sands (Emperor Machine Mix)
  7. Two Finger Symphony
  8. Delugeoisie
  9. Laserblast
  10. Sun Demon
  11. Aelita
  12. Pop Molecules (Molecular Pop 2)
  13. Neon Beanbag (Atlas SoundMix)

Joanna Newsom: The Milk-Eyed Mender

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On March 23, 2004, “Drag City” label released “The Milk-Eyed Mender”, the debut Joanna Newsom album. It was produced by Noah Georgeson.

Personnel:

  • Joanna Newsom – vocals, harp, harpsichord, Wurlitzer
  • Noah georgeson – recording
  • Emily Prince – artwork, design
  • Alissa Anderson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joanna Newsom, except where noted.

  1. Bridges and Balloons
  2. Sprout and the Bean
  3. The Book of Right-On
  4. Sadie
  5. Inflammatory Writ
  6. This Side of the Blue
  7. En Gallop
  8. Cassiopeia
  9. Peach, Plum, Pear
  10. Swansea
  11. Three Little Babes – traditional
  12. Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie

Joanna Newson: Have One on Me

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On February 23, 2010, “Drag City” label released “Have One On Me”, the third Joanna Newsom studio album It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Joanna Newsom.

Personnel:

  • Joanna Newsom – vocals, harp, piano, vocal arrangements
  • Ryan Francesconi – Bulgarian tambura, kaval, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, banjo, mandolin, soprano recorder
  • Dan Cantrell – piano, hammond organ, pump organ, harpsichord, accordion
  • Andrew Roitstein – double bass
  • Neal Morgan– drum and percussion arrangements, additional arrangements
  • Dan Koretzky – timpani
  • Shira Kammen– vielle, rebec
  • Judith Linsenberg – alto, tenor and bassrecorder
  • Alex Camphouse – horn
  • Andrew Strain – trombone
  • Patrick Cress – bass clarinet
  • Shawn Jones – bassoon
  • Shira Kammen– vielle, rebec
  • Dan Koretzky – timpani
  • Eric Oberthaler – trumpet, cornet
  • Phaedon Sinis – flute,tarhu, kemence
  • Laura Reynolds – oboe
  • Judith Linsenberg – alto, tenor and bassrecorder
  • Kane Mathis – kora
  • Katie Kresek – violin
  • Yeolim Nam – violin
  • Philip Payton – violin
  • Djeina Haruta – viola
  • Sascha Groschang – cello
  • Greg Moore – backing vocals
  • Thom Moore – backing vocals
  • Neal Morgan – drum set, percussion, timpani, backing vocals
  • David Morris – viola da Gamba
  • Lily Storm – backing vocals
  • Ryan Francesconi – arrangements, conductor
  • Greg Moore – additional arrangements
  • Thom Moore – additional arrangements
  • Lila Sklar – additional arrangements
  • Noah Georgeson– mixing
  • Jim O’Rourke– mixing
  • Steve Rooke – mastering
  • Becca Mann – cover art
  • Dan Osborn – layout designer
  • Corinna Taylor – calligraphy
  • Annabel Mehran – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joanna Newsom.

  1. Easy
  2. Have One on Me
  3. 81
  4. Good Intentions Paving Company
  5. No Provenance
  6. Baby Birch
  7. On a Good Day
  8. You and Me, Bess
  9. In California
  10. Jackrabbits
  11. Go Long
  12. Occident
  13. Soft as Chalk
  14. Esme
  15. Autumn
  16. Ribbon Bows
  17. Kingfisher
  18. Does Not Suffice