On February 5, 2025, Michael Roland Ratledge died aged 81. He was musician (keyboards, flute), member of the Daevid Allen Trio, but was best known as founding member of Soft Machine. Regarded as one of the most influential members of the Canterbury scene, he recorded with Daevid Allen Trio, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen, Syd Barrett, David Bedford, Wilde Flowers, Planet Earth, Rubber, Rollercoaster, Karl Jenkins.
Tag Archives: February 5
Black Country, New Road: For The First Time
On February 5, 2012, “Ninja Tune” label released “For the First Time”, the debut Black Country, New Road studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Andy Savours.
Personnel:
- Isaac Wood – vocals, lead guitar
- Luke Mark – guitar
- May Kershaw – keyboards
- Tyler Hyde – bass
- Charlie Wayne – drums
- Lewis Evans – saxophone
- Georgia Ellery – violin
- Andy Savours – engineer, mixing
- Guy Davie – mastering
- Bart Price – artwork
- Joshua Rumble – assistance
Track listing:
All tracks by Charlie Wayne, Georgia Ellery, Isaac Wood, Lewis Evans, Luke Mark, May Kershaw and Tyler Hyde.
- Instrumental
- Athens, France
- Science Fair
- Sunglasses
- Track X
- Opus
The Weather Station: Ignorance
On February 5, 2021, “Fat Possum” label released “Ignorance”, the fifth Weather Station (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Canterbery” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Tamara Linderman and Marcus Paguin.
Personnel:
- Tamara Lindeman – vocals, piano, guitar, Moog, Pianet, Wurlitzer, string arrangements, overdubbing
- Christine Bougie – guitar
- Johnny Spence – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, Moog, Juno
- Ben Whiteley – bass, guitar
- Kieran Adams – drums, percussion
- Philippe Melanson – percussion
- Ian Kehoe – percussion
- Marcus Paquin – percussion
- Brodie West – saxophone
- Ryan Driver – flute
- Drew Jurecka – violin, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Rebekah Wolkstein – violin
- Shannon Knights – viola
- Lydia Munchinsky – cello
- Owen Pallett – string arrangements
- Mike Smith – music notation
- Felicity Williams – harmony vocals
- Jeremy Darby – engineer
- Julian Decorte – engineer
- Marcus Paquin – overdubbing, mixing
- Joao Carvalho – mastering
- Hugo Bernier – design
- Jeff Bierk – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tamara Lindeman.
- Robber
- Atlantic
- Tried To Tell You
- Parking Lot
- Loss
- Separated
- Wear
- Trust
- Heart
- Subdivisions
Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20
On February 5, 2016, “Highway 20” label released “The Ghosts of Highway 20”, the 12th Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Greg Liesz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams.
Personnel:
- Lucinda Williams – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Bill Frisell – electric guitar
- Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Val McCallum – electric guitar
- David Sutton – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Carlton “Santa” Davis – drums
- Butch Norton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Ras Michael – hand drums, backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.
- Dust – Miller Williams, Lucinda Williams
- House of Earth – Woody Guthrie
- I Know All About It
- Place in My Heart
- Death Came
- Doors of Heaven
- Louisiana Story
- Ghosts of Highway 20
- Bitter Memory
- Factory – Bruce Springsteen
- Can’t Close the Door on Love
- If My Love Could Kill
- If There’s a Heaven
- Faith & Grace – traditional
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads
On February 5, 1996, “Mute” label released “Murder Ballads”, the ninth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1885, and Victor Van Vugt, Tony Cohen, Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld,Martin P. Casey, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos and Thomas Wydler.
Personnel:
- Nick Cave – vocals, piano, organ, Hammond organ, gun shots, string arrangements
- Blixa Bargeld – vocals, screams, guitar
- Conway Savage – piano, piano, backing vocals
- Martyn P. Casey – bass
- Mick Harvey – drums, guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, wind organ, bass, Hammond organ, space belt, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangements
- Jim Sclavunos – drums, percussion, bells, tambourine
- Thomas Wydler – vocals, maracas, drums, tambourine
- Hugo Race – guitar
- Brian Hooper – bass
- Terry Edwards – horns
- Warren Ellis – accordion, violin
- Jen Anderson – violin
- Sue Simpson – violin
- Kerran Coulter – viola
- Helen Mountfort – cello
- PJ Harvey – vocals
- Kylie Minogue – vocals
- Anita Lane – crying, vocals
- Shane MacGowan – vocals
- Geraldine Johnston – additional vocals
- LizKatharine Blake – additional vocals
- Corcoran – additional vocals
- Marielle Del Conte – additional vocals
The Moron Tabernacle Choir
- Nick Cave
- Martyn P. Casey
- Conway Savage
- Thomas Wydler
- Warren Ellis
- Brian Hooper
- Spencer P. Jones
- Dave Graney
- Katharine Blake
- Clare Moore
- Rowland S. Howard
- James Johnston
- Ian Johnston
- Geraldine Johnston
- Astrid Munday
Track listing:
All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.
- Song of Joy
- Stager Lee – traditional, Nick Cave
- Henry Lee – traditional, Nick Cave
- Lovely Creature – Blixa Bargeld, Martin P. Casey
- Where the Wild Roses Grow
- The Curse of Millhaven
- The Kindness of Strangers
- Crow Jane – Martin P. Casey, Nick Cave
- O’Malley’s Bar
- Death Is Not the End – Bob Dylan
Bettie Serveert: Oh, Mayhem!
On February 5, 2013, “Palomine Records” label released “Oh, Mayhem!”, the ninth Bettie Serveert studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “La Chapelle Studios” in Waimes, Belgium, and “Ijland Studio” in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Personnel:
- Carol Van Dyk – vocals, guitar
- Peter Visser – guitar
- Herman Bunskoeke – bass guitar
- Joppe Molenaar – drums
- Bettie Serveert – recording, photography
- Remko Schouten – recording, mixing
- Carol Van Dijk – mixing
- Peter Visser – mixing
- Huub Reijnders – mixing
- Darius van Helfteren – mastering
- Maarten Diesfeldt – recording assistant
- Daan Postume – recording assistant
- Mark Bakker – artwork
- Tinca Veerman – photography
Track listing:
- Shake-Her
- Mayhem
- Sad Dog
- Had2Byou
- Tuf Skin
- Monogamous
- Receiver (alternative version)
- Loser Track
- iPromise
- D.I.Y.
Everything But The Girl: Language Of Life
On February 5, 1990, “Atlantic” and “Blanco y Negro Records” labels released “The Language of Life”, the fifth Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Bill Schnee Studios”, “Ocean Way Recording” and “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.
Personnel:
- Tracey Thorn – vocals
- Ben Watt – vocals, guitar, piano
- Michael Landau – guitar
- Larry Williams – piano, synthesizers
- Russell Ferrante – piano
- Joe Sample – piano
- John Patitucci – bass
- Omar Hakim – drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Marc Russo – alto saxophone
- Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone
- Jerry Hey – flugelhorn, horn arrangements
- Al Schmitt – engineer
- Bill Schnee – mixing
- Nick Knight – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Watt, except where noted.
- Driving
- Get Back Together
- Meet Me in the Morning – Ben Watt, Tracey Horn
- Me and Bobby D – Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn
- The Language of Life – Ben Watt, Tracey Horn
- Take Me – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
- Imagining America
- Letting Love Go
- My Baby Don’t Love Me
- The Road
Transatlantic: The Absolute Universe
On February 5, 2021, “Inside Out” label released “The Absolute Universe”, the fifth and final Transatlantic studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Neal Morse, Roine Stolt, Pete Trewavas and Mike Portnoy.
Personnel:
- Neal Morse – vocals, piano, Hammond organ, mini Moog, mellotron, acoustic guitars, churango, arrangements
- Roine Stolt – vocals, acoustic 6 & 12 strings guitars, electric guitar, ukelele, keyboards, percussion, arrangements
- Pete Trewavas – vocals, bass, arrangements
- Mike Portnoy – vocals, drums, percussion, arrangements
- Gideon Klein – viola, cello, string bass
- Josee Weigand – violin, viola
- Rich Mouser – mixing
- Thomas Ewerhard – artwork
- Pavel Zhovba – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas.
- Overture
- Heart Like a Whirlwind
- Higher Than the Morning
- The Darkness in the Light
- Swing High, Swing Low
- Bully
- Rainbow Sky
- Looking for the Light
- The World We Used to Know
- The Sun Comes Up Today
- Love Made a Way (prelude)
- Owl Howl
- Solitude
- Belong
- Lonesome Rebel
- Looking for the Light (reprise)
- The Greatest Story Never Ends
- Love Made a Way
Deacon Blue: Riding on Tide of Love
On February 5, 2021, “Ear Music” label released “Riding on the Tide of Love”, the eleventh Deacon Blue album. It was recorded in 2020, at “The Poor House”, “Rock Nowe Studios”, and was produced by Gregor Philip and Ricky Ross.
Personnel:
- Gregor Philip – vocals, guitar, keyboards, mixing
- Lorraine McIntosh – vocals, tambourine
- James Prime – keyboards
- Ricky Ross – vocals, piano
- Lewis Gordon – bass guitar
- Dougie Vipond – drums, percussion
- Ash Howes – programming, additional mixing
- Andy Baldwin – mastering
- D8.uk – artwork
- Mark K. Seager – photography
Track listing:
- Riding on the Tide of Love – Lorraine McIntosh, Ricky Ross
- She Loved the Snow – Ricky Ross
- Nothing’s Changed – Ricky Ross
- Look Up – Ricky Ross
- Time – Gregor Philip, Ricky Ross
- Send a Note Out – Ricky Ross
- Not Gonna Be That Girl – Gregor Philip, Ricky Ross, Tia Sillers
- It’s Still Early – Gregor Philip, Ricky Ross
Hayley Williams: Flowers for Vases / Descansos
On February 5, 2021, “Atlantic” label released “Flowers for Vases / Descansos”, the second Hayley Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at William’s Home in Nashville, and was produced by Daniel James.
Personnel:
- Hayley Williams – all vocals, all instruments
- Daniel James – engineer
- Carlos de la Garza – mixing
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Denyse Tontz – mixing assistant
- Lindsey Byrnes – creative direction, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Hayley Williams.
- First Thing to Go
- My Limb
- Asystole
- Trigger
- Over Those Hills
- Good Grief
- Wait On
- KYRH
- Inordinary
- HYD
- No Use I Just Do
- Find Me Here
- Descansos
- Just a Lover
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