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Casualties of Cool: Same

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On May 14, 2014, “HevyDevy” label released the self – titled, debut Casualties of Cool album. It was recorded October 2010 – February 2014, and was produced by Devin Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Ché Aimee Dorval – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Devin Townsend– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Morgan Ågren– drums, percussion
  • Kat Epple– flute, woodwinds
  • Jørgen Munkeby– saxophones
  • The Sångkraft Chamber Choir – choir
  • Leif Åkesson – choir conducting
  • Dave Young– additional keyboards
  • Mike St-Jean – additional drums
  • Jeff Schmidt– additional bass guitar
  • Randy Slaugh – string arrangements, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Devin Townsend except where noted.

  1. Daddy – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval
  2. Mountaintop – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval, Devin Townsend
  3. Flight – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval
  4. The Code – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval, Devin Townsend
  5. Moon
  6. Pier – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval, Devin Townsend
  7. Ether
  8. Hejda – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval, Devin Townsend
  9. Forgive Me – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval, Devin Townsend
  10. Broken
  11. Bones – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval
  12. Deathscope
  13. The Field – lyrics by Ché Aimee Dorval
  14. The Bridge – music by Devin Townsend, Kat Epple
  15. Pure – music by Kat Epple

Depeche Mode: Exciter

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On May 14, 2001, “Mute” label released “Exciter”, the tenth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded June 2000 – February 2001, at “RAK Studios”, “Sarm West Studios” in London; “Sound Design” in Santa Barbara; “Electric Lady Studios”, “Sony Music Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Mark Bell and LFO.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead vocals
  • Martin Gore- keyboards, guitar
  • Andy Fletcher- keyboards, sampler, synthesizer, bass
  • Airto Moreira– percussion
  • Christian Eigner– drums
  • Knox Chandler– solo cello, string arrangement
  • Natalie Cenovia Cummins, Ralph H. Farris, Leo Grinhauz, Joyce Hammann, Todd C. Reynolds– strings
  • Gareth Jones– engineer, additional production, pre-production
  • Andrew Griffiths, Jonathan Adler, Boris Aldridge, Lisa Butterworth, James Chang,  Andrew Davies, Alissa Myhowich – engineer assistant
  • Nick Sevilla – engineer assistant
  • Steve Fitzmaurice– mixing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Form – design
  • Anton Corbijn – art direction, cover art, photography
  • Paul Freegard – additional production, pre-production

Track listing:

 All tracks by Martin Gore.

  1. Dream On
  2. Shine
  3. The Sweetest Condition
  4. When the Body Speaks
  5. The Dead of Night
  6. Lovetheme
  7. Freelove
  8. Comatose
  9. I Feel Loved
  10. Breathe
  11. Easy Tiger
  12. I Am You
  13. Goodnight Lovers

Cuong Vu and Pat Metheny: Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny

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On May 6, 2016, “Nonesuch” label released “Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny”, album by Cuong Vu and Pat Metheny. It was recorded February 4 – 6, 2015, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Cuong Vu.

Personnel:

  • Pat Metheny– guitar
  • Cuong Vu– trumpet
  • Stomu Takeishi– bass guitar
  • Ted Poor – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Cuong Vu except where noted.

  1. Acid Kiss
  2. Not Crazy (Just Giddy Upping) (For Vina)
  3. Seeds of Doubt
  4. Tiny Little Pieces
  5. Telescope – Pat Metheny
  6. Let’s Get Back (For Liduvina)
  7. Tune Blues – Andrew D’Angelo

Tub Ring: The Great Filter

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On May 1, 2007, “The End Records” label released “The Great Filter”, the fourth Tub Ring studio album. It was recorded December 2006 – February 2007, at “At B-Side Audio Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Rob Kleiner and Neal Ostrovsky.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Gibson – vocals
  • Jeff Enokian – guitar
  • Rob Kleiner – keyboards
  • Trevor Erb – bass guitar
  • Chris Wiken – drums
  • Dave Smith – saxophone
  • Dave Winer – trumpet
  • Charles Crepeau – violin
  • David Keller – cello
  • Roxanne Hegyesy – vocals
  • Sara Sleeper – vocals
  • Neal Ostrovsky – engineer, additional samples
  • Tanner Woodford – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Friends and Enemies
  2. The Charismatic Smile
  3. Seven Exodus
  4. Get Help (Now!)
  5. When the Crash Happened
  6. Killers in Love
  7. No One Wants to Play
  8. Requiem for a Robot
  9. Life in Transition
  10. Glass Companion
  11. Making No Sound (At All)
  12. The Truth
  13. Wrong Kind of Message
  14. My Job Here is Done

Tori Amos: American Doll Posse

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On May 1, 2007, “Epic” label released “American Doll Posse”, the ninth Tori Amos studio album. It was recorded June 2006 – February 2007,at “Martian Engineering” in Cornwall, UK, and was produced by Tori Amos.

Personnel:

  • Tori Amos – lead and backing vocals, Bösendorfer piano, electric piano, Fender-Rhodes, upright piano, Wurlitzer, clavichord, Mellotron
  • Isabel – vocals
  • Clyde, Pip, Santa – vocals, backing vocals
  • Mac Aladdin – acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, electric 6 and 12 string guitars, mandolin, ebow guitar
  • Jon Evans – bass
  • Matt Chamberlain– drums, percussion
  • Nick Hitchens – tuba, euphonium
  • Edward Bale, Matthew Elston, Holly Butler, Rosmary Bank – string quartet
  • John Philip Shenale– string and brass arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Tori Amos.

  1. Yo George
  2. Big Wheel
  3. Bouncing off Clouds
  4. Teenage Hustling
  5. Digital Ghost
  6. You Can Bring Your Dog
  7. Bad Man
  8. Fat Slut
  9. Girl Disappearing
  10. Secret Spell
  11. Devils and Gods
  12. Body and Soul
  13. Father’s Son
  14. Programmable Soda
  15. Code Red
  16. Roosterspur Bridge
  17. Beauty of Speed
  18. Almost Rosey
  19. Velvet Revolution
  20. Dark Side of the Sun
  21. Posse Bonus
  22. Smokey Joe
  23. Dragon

Levon Helm

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On April 19, 2012, Mark Lavon “Levon” Helm died aged 71. He was singer, multi – instrumentalist and actor, best known as drummer and vocalists for The Band. He sang on Band classics including The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Up on Cripple Creek, Rag Mama Rag, and The Weight. In February 2008, his album “Dirt Farmer” won “Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album”, and in November same year, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked Helm at number 91 on its list of “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”.

Silversun Pickups: Swoon

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On April 14, 2009, “Dangerbird” label released “Swoon”, the second Silversun Pickups album. It was recorded July 2008 – February 2009, at “Sunset Sound”, “Sound Factory” and “Paramount Studios”, and was produced by Dave Cooley. The album cover uses the artwork “St. Clair”; the inside packing features pieces “Disembodiment” and “Reverberations”, all paintings from the collection entitled “The Flowering”, by Darren Waterston.

Personnel:

  • Brian Aubert – vocals, guitar
  • Joe Lester – keyboards
  • Nikki Monninger – vocals, bass
  • Chris Guanlao – drums
  • Will Canzoneri – string arrangements
  • Steven Rhodes, Kristen Riley, Jason Gossman – engineer
  • Tony Hoffer, Jason Gossman – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Sara Cumings – layout
  • Steve Gullick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Chris Guaniao and Joe Lester.

  1. There’s No Secrets This Year
  2. The Royal We
  3. Growing Old Is Getting Old
  4. It’s Nice to Know You Work Alone
  5. Panic Switch
  6. Draining
  7. Sort Of
  8. Substitution
  9. Catch and Release
  10. Surrounded (or Spiraling)

Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa: Jazz Samba Encore

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In April 1963, “Verve” label released “Jazz Samba Encore!”, album by Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfá. It was recorded in February 1963, in “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor. The album cover painting was by  Olga Albizu.

Personnel:

  • Stan Getz– tenor saxophone
  • Luiz Bonfá– guitar
  • Antonio Carlos Jobim– guitar, piano
  • George Duvivier, Tommy Williams, Don Payne – bass
  • Paulo Ferreira, Jose Carlos, Dave Bailey– drums
  • Maria Toledo – vocals, brief vocalise

Track listing:

  1. Sambalero – Luiz Bonfá
  2. Só Danço Samba(I Only Dance Samba) – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
  3. Insensatez(How Insensitive)  Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
  4. O Morro Não Tem Vez (Favela) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
  5. Samba de Duas Notas (Two Note Samba) – Luiz Bonfá – reference to Jobim’s One Note Samba
  6. Menina Flor – Luiz Bonfá, Maria Toledo
  7. Mania de Maria – Luiz Bonfá, Maria Toledo
  8. Saudade Vem Correndo – Luiz Bonfá, Maria Toledo
  9. Um Abração no Getz (A Tribute to Getz) – Luiz Bonfá
  10. Ebony Samba – second version – Luiz Bonfá
  11. Ebony Samba – first version – Luiz Bonfá

Ray Charles: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music

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In April 1962, “ABC-Paramount” label released “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music”, the 19th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in February 1962, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City and “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sid Feller, Ray Charles and Joe Adams. In 1999, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”. In 2001, the album track “I Can’t Stop Loving You” was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”. in 2001,  the album was cited by “The Recording Academy” as a recording of “historical significance. “I Can’t Stop Loving You” was ranked number 49 on “Country Music Television’s” list of the “100 Greatest Songs of Country Music”  In 2001, “VH1” channel listed the album in its list of “The 100 Greatest Albums of R ‘N’ R”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 104 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles– vocals, piano
  • Hank Crawford– alto saxophone
  • Gil Fuller, Gerald Wilson– big band arrangements
  • Marty Paich– string arrangements
  • Bill Putnam, Gene Thompson, Johnny Cue.Bob Arnold, Frank Abbey – engineer
  • Bill Inglot, Ken Perry – remastering
  • Michael Ochs Archives, Hugh Bell – photography
  • Todd Everett – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Bye Bye Love – Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant
  2. You Don’t Know Me – Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker
  3. Half As Much – Curley Williams
  4. I Love You So Much It Hurts – Floyd Tillman
  5. Just a Little Lovin’ (Will Go a Long Way) – Eddy Arnold, Zeke Clements
  6. Born To Lose – Frankie Brown, (Ted Daffan)
  7. Worried Mind – Ted Daffan, Jimmie Davis
  8. It Makes No Difference Now – Floyd Tillman, Jimmie Davis
  9. You Win Again – Hank Williams
  10. Careless Love – traditional, arranged by Ray Charles
  11. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
  12. Hey, Good Lookin’ – Hank Williams

Blue October: Foiled

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On April 4, 2006, “Universal” label released “Foiled”, the fourth Blue October studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by David Castell and Justin Furstenfeld. In February 2007, the album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA” and in Canada by “Music Canada”.

Personnel:

  • Justin Furstenfeld— vocals, guitar
  • Jeremy Furstenfeld— drums
  • B. Hudson— guitar
  • Matt Noveskey— bass
  • Ryan Delahoussaye— violin, keyboards
  • Sarah Donaldson — cello
  • Zayra Alvarez— vocals
  • Imogen Heap— vocals
  • Kirk Baxley — vocals
  • Jose Alcantar — mixing
  • David Castell— mixing
  • Phil Kaffel — mixing
  • Patrick Leonard — mixing
  • Michael Perfitt — mixing
  • Chick Reed — mixing
  • Paul Oakenfold— mixing
  • Carmen Rizzo— mixing
  • Joe Spix — art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Furstenfeld except where noted.

  1. You Make Me Smile – Justin Furstenfeld, Matt Novesky, Sugg, C. B. Hudson
  2. She’s My Ride Home
  3. Into the Ocean
  4. What If We Could
  5. Hate Me
  6. Let It Go
  7. Congratulations
  8. Overweight
  9. X Amount of Words
  10. Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek – Justin Furstenfeld, Matt Novesky, Sugg, C. B. Hudson
  11. Sound of Pulling Heaven Down
  12. Everlasting Friend
  13. 18th Floor Balcony – Justin Furstenfeld, Matt Novesky, Sugg, C. B. Hudson