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Japanese Breakfast: Psychopomp

On April 1, 2016, “Yellow K” label released “Psychopomp”, the debut Japanese Breakfast studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “CR Ensemble” in Eugene, Oregon, and was produced by Ned Eisenberg and Michelle Zauner.

Personnel:

  • Michelle Zauner – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Nick Hawley-Gamer – guitar
  • Ned Eisenberg – keys
  • Peter Bradley – bass
  • Colin Redmond – percussion, clarinet
  • Adam Ponto – strings
  • Sam Cook-Parrott – backup vocals
  • Colin Redmond – engineer
  • Ned Eisenberg – mixing
  • Alex Santilli – mastered
  • Ben Pubusky – art design

Track listing:

All lyrics are written by Michelle Zauner.

  1. In Heaven
  2. The Woman That Loves You
  3. Rugged Country
  4. Everybody Wants to Love You
  5. Psychopomp
  6. Jane Cum
  7. Heft
  8. Moon on the Bath
  9. Triple 7

Gordian Knot: Emergent

On January 14, 2003, “Sensory” label released “Emergent”, the second Gordian Knot  studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Wolf Studios” in London, “Knotwork Studios” in Oregon, “Beall Concert Hall” in Eugene, and was produced by Scott Burns, Sean Malone and Mark Prator.

Personnel:

  • Sean Malone– vocals, bass guitar, Chapman stick, fretless guitar, keyboards, e-bow, echoplex, loops
  • Paul Masvidal – vocals, guitars
  • Bob Brunin – vocals, guitars, fretless guitars
  • Jason Göbel – guitars
  • Jim Matheos – acoustic guitars
  • Steve Hackett – guitars
  • Sean Reinert- drums, v-drums, percussion
  • Bill Bruford – drums
  • Sonia Lynn – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Arsis
  2. Muttersprache
  3. A Shaman’s Whisper
  4. Fischer’s Gambit
  5. Grace (live)
  6. Some Brighter Thing
  7. The Brook the Ocean
  8. Singing Deep Mountain

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies: Rapid City Muscle Car

On December 12, 1994, “Space Age Bachelor Pad Records” released “Rapid City Muscle Car”, the second Cherry Poppin’ Daddies studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Gung Ho Studios” in Eugene, OR, “Space Age Bachelor Pad Studio” and “Dogfish Studios” in Newberg, OR, and was produced by Steve Perry, Dang Oulette, Dana Heitman, Chris Azor, Brian West, Adrian Baxter and Jason Moss.

Personnel:

  • Steve Perry– vocals
  • Jason Moss– lead guitar
  • John Fohl – guitar
  • Chris Azorr – keyboards
  • Dang Oulette (Dan Schmid) – bass
  • Brian West – drums, vibes, percussion
  • Brooks Brown– alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Adrian Baxter – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • James Phillips – tenor saxophone
  • Dana Heitman– trumpet, trombone

The First Church of Sinatra:

  • Tim Allums – trumpet
  • Mark Berney – trumpet
  • Dave Van Handel – trombone
  • Glenn Bonney – trombone
  • Wayne Conkey – bass trombone
  • Ross Warren – alto saxophone
  • Tim Willcox – alto saxophone
  • James Phillips – tenor saxophone
  • Richard Coon (Temple) – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Barnett – engineer, mixing
  • Dana Heitman – engineer
  • Bob Levy – recording
  • Drew Canulette – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Perry, except where noted.

  1. The Search
  2. Sockable Face Club
  3. Chrysalis
  4. The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line
  5. Equus
  6. Mister White Keys
  7. Skyline Drive
  8. Pink Elephant
  9. Hazel, South Dakota
  10. Lovers Understand
  11. Johanna of the Spirits
  12. Inertia Rhapsody
  13. Bobby Kennedy
  14. Come Back to Me – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
  15. The Impossible Dream

Dave Navaro: Trust No One

On June 19, 2001, “Capitol” label released “Trust No One”, the debut Dave Navarro solo album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Mad Hatter Studios”, “Sunset Sound Recorders”, “NRG Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “Media Vortex” in Burbank, California, “Southern Tracks” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Dave Navarro, Rich Costey, Andrew Slater and Jimmy Boyle.

Personnel:

  • Dave Navarro – lead vocals, acoustic and guitars, bass, synthesizer, keyboards, sampling
  • Rich Costey – additional guitar, synth programming, chorus guitar, vibraphone, programming
  • Mike Elizondo – bass
  • Twiggy Ramirez – bass
  • Jon Brion – intro voice, slide bass, additional guitar, ring modulator guitar
  • Danny Saber – bass, programming, additional production
  • Brendan O’Brien – bass, keyboards
    Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion
  • DJ Numark – drum programming, additional production
  • Stephen Perkins – drums
  • Eugene – strings
  • Holly Palmer – vocals
  • Pinky Villandry – backing vocals
  • Monet Mazur – background scream
  • Jimmy Boyle – engineer
  • Mark Plati, Dave Schiffman, Danny Saber – additional engineering
  • Dale Lawton – engineer assistant
  • Geoff Walcha – engineer assistant
  • Ryan Williams – engineer assistant
  • Dave Ahlert – engineer assistant
  • Steve Mixdorf – engineer assistant
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Eddy Schreyer, Gene Grimaldi – mastering
  • Andrew Slater – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Navarro, except where noted.

1. Rexall
2. Hungry
3. Sunny Day
4. Mourning Son
5. Everything
6. Not for Nothing
7. Avoiding the Angel
8. Very Little Daylight
9. Venus in Furs – Lou Reed
10. Slow Motion Sickness

Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell

On March 31, 2015, “Asthmatic Kitty” label released “Carrie & Lowell”, the seventh  Sufjan Stevens album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Flora Recording & Playback”, “Black Watch”, “April Base”, and was produced by Thomas Bartlett. “Carrie & Lowell” was voted album of the year 2015 by the oldest Netherland music magazine “OOR” and by UK retailer “HMV”.

Personnel:

  • Sufjan Stevens – vocal, guitar, banjo, keyboards
  • Laura Veirs – vocal
  • Ben Lester – pedal steel guitar
  • Casey Foubert – guitar
  • Thomas Bartlett – keyboards
  • Nedelle Torrisi – violin
  • Sean Carey – vocal, percussion
  • Brian Joseph – recording, engineer
  • Chad Copelin, Jarod Evans, Tucker Martine – engineer
  • Pat Dillett, Sufjan Stevens, Thomas Bartlett – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Sufjan Stevens.

  1. Death with Dignity
  2. Should Have Known Better
  3. All of Me Wants All of You
  4. Drawn to the Blood
  5. Eugene
  6. Fourth of July
  7. The Only Thing
  8. Carrie & Lowell
  9. John My Beloved
  10. No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
  11. Blue Bucket of Gold