Tag Archives: Frank Arkwright

Mogwai: Rave Tapes

On January 20, 2014, “Rock Action” label released “Rave Tapes”, the eighth Mogwai studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Castle of Doom” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Paul Savage.

Personnel:

  1. Stuart Braithwaite – vocals, guitar
  2. Barry Burns – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer
  3. John Cummings – guitar
  4. Dominic Aitchison – bass guitar
  5. Martin Bulloch – drums 
  6. Reverend Lee Cohen – voice
  7. Paul Savage – recording, mixing
  8. Frank Arkwright – mastering
  9. Niall McMenamin – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Braithwaite, Barry Burns, John Cummings, Dominic Aitchison and Martin Bulloch.

  1. Heard About You Last Night
  2. Simon Ferocious
  3. Remurdered
  4. Hexon Bogon
  5. Repelish
  6. Master Card
  7. Deesh
  8. Blues Hour
  9. No Medicine for Regret
  10. The Lord Is Out of Control

Shed Seven: A Matter Of Time

On January 5, 2024, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “A Matter of Time”, the sixth Shed Seven studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Space Mountain” in Spain, and was produced by Youth.

Personnel:

  • Rick Witter – vocals, male harmony vocals, blossom tree photography
  • Paul Banks – male harmony vocals, guitars, piano, back sleeve photography
  • Tom Gladwin – male harmony vocals, bass
  • Maxi – male harmony vocals, drums, percussion
  • Tim Wills – keyboards, additional acoustic guitars
  • Violeta Vicci – strings
  • Mary Pearce – backing vocals
  • Beverly Skeete – backing vocals
  • Rowetta – guest vocals
  • Laura McClure – guest vocals
  • Peter Doherty – guest vocals
  • Michael Rendall – string arrangements
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Rob Sellens – mixing assistant
  • Camden Clarke – mixing assistant
  • Elliot Verreux Debris – engineer assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Tommy Evans – artwork
  • Barnaby Fairley – photography

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Go
  2. Kissing California
  3. Talk of the Town
  4. Let’s Go Dancing
  5. In Ecstasy
  6. Tripping with You
  7. Let’s Go (Again)
  8. Real Love
  9. F:K:H
  10. Starlings
  11. Ring the Changes
  12. Throwaways

Scott Walker and Sunn O))): Soused

On October 21, 2014, “4AD” label released “Soused”, album by Scott Walker and Sunn O))). It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Peter Walsh, Scott Walker and Mark Warman.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals, drum programming, mixing
  • Greg Anderson – guitars, percussion guitar
  • Tos Nieuwenhuizen – lead guitar, Moog, riff guitar
  • Stephen O’Malley – guitars, bass guitar, feedback guitar, lead guitar, percussion guitar, re-amped hi synth, design
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Andy Findon – saxophone
  • Guy Barker – trumpet
  • Dot Allison – backing vocals
  • Sam Walsh – backing vocals
  • Peter Walsh –electronic sound treatment, audio manipulation keyboards fx, drum programming, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Mark Warman – keyboards, electronic sound treatment, audio manipulation, drum programming, shaker, musical direction, orchestration
  • Peter Gamble – bull whips 
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • G’ast Bouschet – photography
  • Phil Laslett – photography
  • Liam Nolan – assistant
  • Simon Saywood – analog technical support

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Walker.

  1. Brando
  2. Herod 2014
  3. Bull
  4. Fetish
  5. Lullaby

Belle And Sebastian: A Bit Of Previous

On May 6, 2022, “Matador” label released “A Bit of Previous”, the eleventh Belle and Sebastian album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Banchory Studio” and Gorbals Studio” in Glasgow, Scotland, “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Kevin Burleigh, Matt Wiggins, Brian McNeill, Stuart Murdoch, Steve Jackson, Chris Geddes, Sarah Martin, Bobby Kildea, Dave McGowan and Richard Colburn.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Murdoch – lead vocal, guitar
  • Steve Jackson – vocal, guitar
  • Chris Geddes – keyboards
  • Sarah Martin – vocal, violin
  • Bobby Kildea – bass, guitar
  • Dave McGowan – bass, keyboards, guitar
  • Richard Colburn – drums
  • Brian McNeill – synth, mixing
  • Shawn Everett – synth, mixing
  • Paul Towndrow – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Ryan Quigley – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Michael Owers – trombone, bass trombone
  • Alessandra Lupo – spoken word
  • Anjolee Williams – backing vocals
  • Olivia Walker – backing vocals
  • Patience Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals
  • Charles Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Leon McCrary – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Ryan Quigley – brass arrangements
  • Sarah Martin – brass arrangements
  • Matt Wiggins – mixing
  • Tony Doogan – mixing
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • D8 (3) – design
  • Emma Durnan – design
  • Anna Miles – artwork
  • Cass Kildea – artwork
  • Chris Geddes – artwork
  • Titana Muthui – artwork
  • Yvonne Kincaid – artwork
  • Marisa Privitera Murdoch – photography
  • Stuart Murdoch – photography
  • Denise Coombes – costume design
  • Anna Miles – cover stars
  • Cass Kidea – cover stars
  • Clowie Magusloy – cover stars
  • Kyle Lonsdale Jackson – cover stars
  • Saif Ali – cover stars
  • Syd Childs – cover stars
  • Tess Macdonald – cover stars
  • Titana Muthui – cover stars
  • Winona Childs – cover stars
  • Yvonne Kincaid – cover stars
  • Shawn Everett – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Murdoch, Steve Jackson, Chris Geddes,

Sarah Martin, Bobby Kildea, Dave McGowan and Richard Colburn.

  1. Young and Stupid
  2. If They’re Shooting at You
  3. Talk to Me Talk to Me
  4. Reclaim the Night
  5. Do It for Your Country
  6. Prophets On Hold
  7. Unnecessary Drama
  8. Come On Home
  9. A World Without You
  10. Deathbed of My Dreams
  11. Sea of Sorrow
  12. Working Boy in New York City

Belle And Sebastian: Belle And Sebastian Write About Love

On October 11, 2020, “Rough Trade” label released “Belle and Sebastian Write about Love”, the eighth Belle and Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Sound Factory” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Murdoch – vocals, photography, liner notes
  • Stevie Jackson – vocal, guitar
  • Chris Geddes – keyboards
  • Sarah Martin – vocals, violin, arrangements
  • Bob Kildea – bass
  • Richard Colburn – drums
  • Mick Cooke – trumpet, French horn, arrangements
  • Norah Jones – vocals
  • Carey Mulligan – vocals
  • Noah Gladstone – trombone
  • Bruce Otto – bass trombone
  • Stephanie Stetson – French horn
  • Danielle Ondarza – French horn
  • Stephanie O’Keefe – French horn
  • Eric Gorfain – violin, conductor
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Melissa Reiner – violin
  • Amy Wickman – violin
  • Wes Precourt – violin
  • Lauren Chipman – viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Matt Cooker – cello
  • John Krovoza – cello
  • Todd Burke – engineer
  • Cameron Lister – engineer assistant
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing, programming
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Marisa Privitera – assistant

Track listing:

  1. I Didn’t See It Coming
  2. Come on Sister
  3. Calculating Bimbo
  4. I Want the World to Stop
  5. Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John
  6. Write About Love
  7. I’m Not Living in the Real World
  8. The Ghost of Rockschool
  9. Read the Blessed Pages
  10. I Can See Your Future
  11. Sunday’s Pretty Icons

Belle and Sebastian: Storutelling

On June 3, 2002, “Jeepster” label released “Storytelling”, the fifth Belle and Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Water Music” and “Magic Studios” in New York City, “Ca Va Studios” in Glasgow, and was produced by Tony Doogan.   

Personnel:

  • Gary Grochla – double bass
  • Roy Hunter – double bass
  • Kenneth Broom – saxophone
  • Jenny Divers – tenor saxophone
  • Ronan Breslin – bass trombone
  • Andrea Kuypers – flute
  • Alastair Savage – violin
  • Cheryl Crockett – violin
  • Dervilagh Cooper – violin
  • Gillian Risi – violin
  • Liza Webb – violin
  • Mary Ward – violin
  • Murray Fergusson – violin
  • George Cuthbertson – viola
  • Jacqui Penfold – viola
  • Joel Hunter – viola
  • Jacqui Sharples – cello
  • Susan Dance – cello
  • Catriona MacKay – harp
  • Geoff Allen – engineer
  • Dave Paterson – engineer
  • Michael Bannister, Willie Deans – engineer assistant
  • Juan Garcia – engineer assistant
  • Tom Unish – engineer assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Robin Rankin – editing
  • Tony Doogan – editing
  • Divine Inc. – design

Track listing:

  1. Fiction
  2. Freak
  3. Dialogue: Conan, Early Letterman
  4. Fuck This Shit
  5. Night Walk
  6. Dialogue: Jersey’s Where It’s At
  7. Black and White Unite
  8. Consuelo
  9. Dialogue: Toby
  10. Storytelling
  11. Dialogue: Class Rank
  12. I Don’t Want to Play Football
  13. Consuelo Leaving
  14. Wandering Alone
  15. Dialogue: Mandingo Cliché
  16. Scooby Driver
  17. Fiction Reprise
  18. Big Joh Shaft

Everything Everything: Raw Data Feel

On May 20, 2022, “Infinity Industries” label released “Raw Data Feel”, the sixth Everything Everything album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Eve Studios” in Bredbury, England, and was produced by Kanies & Tom A. D.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Higgs – lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar
  • Alex Robertshaw – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals 
  • Jeremy Pritchard – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael Spearman – drums, backing vocals 
  • Kanies & Tom A. D. – engineer
  • Henry Broadhead – engineer assistant
  • Martin King – engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Camden Clarke – mixing assistant
  • Jan Ashwell – mixing assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Charlotte Audrey – design
  • Jonny Costello – design

Track listing:

  1. Teletype
  2. I Want a Love Like This
  3. Bad Friday
  4. Pizza Boy
  5. Jennifer
  6. Metroland is Burning
  7. Leviathan
  8. Shark Week
  9. Cut Up!
  10. HEX
  11. My Computer
  12. Kevin’s Car
  13. Born Under a Meteor
  14. Software Greatman

Belle and Sebastian: Days of the Bagnold Summer

On September 13, 2019, “Matador” label released “Days of the Bagnold Summer”, the tenth Belle and Sebastian album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Banchory Studio” and “Gorbals Sound” in Glasgow.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Murdoch – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Stevie Jackson – vocals, piano, guitar
  • Sarah Martin – vocals, violin, guitar, flute, keyboards
  • Chris Geddes – piano, keyboards, percussion
  • Bobby Kildea – bass, guitars
  • Dave McGowan – bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Richard Colburn – drums, percussion
  • Mick Cooke – electric guitar, trumpet, French horn, synth, arranger
  • Gillian Risi, Ysla Pinto – violin
  • Liam Lynch – viola
  • Sarah Willson – cello
  • Brian McNeill – recording
  • Tomy Doogan – recording
  • Kevin Burleigh – recording, mixing
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Darryl McFadyen – technician
  • Emma Durnan – design
  • Rob Baker Ashton, Sam Windett – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sister Buddha
  2. I Know Where the Summer Goes
  3. Did the Day Go Just Like You Wanted
  4. Jill Pole
  5. I’ll Keep It Inside
  6. Safety Valve
  7. The Colour’s Gonna Run
  8. Another Day, Another Night
  9. Get Me Away from Here I’m Dying
  10. Wait and See What the Day Holds
  11. Sister Buddha
  12. This Letter
  13. We Were Never Glorious

Glassvegas: Godspeed

On April 2, 2021, “Go Wow” label released through digital platforms “Godspeed”, the fourth Glasvegas studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by James Allan.

Personnel:

  • James Allan – vocals, recording, artwork, illustrations, design
  • Rab Allam – guitar
  • Paul Donoghue – bass
  • Jonna Lofgren – drums
  • Cenzo Townsend, Darren Lawson – mixing
  • Rob Sellens Camden Clerk – mixing assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Angela McCluskey – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by James Allan except where noted.

  1. Parked Car (Exterior)
  2. Dive
  3. Dying to Live
  4. Shake the Cage (für Theo)
  5. Keep Me a Space
  6. Parked Car (Interior) – Bernard Hermann
  7. Cupid’s Dark Disco
  8. My Body Is a Glasshouse (A Thousand Stones Ago)
  9. In My Mirror
  10. Stay Lit
  11. Godspeed

Belle & Sebastian: Dear Catastrophe Waitress

On October 6, 2003, “Rough Trade” label released “Dear Catastrophe Waitress”, the sixth Belle & Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Sarm West Studios” in London, Sarm Hook End” in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, “Berkeley Street Studios” in Glasgow, “Parkgate Studios” in Catsfield, and “Angel Studios” in London, and was produced by Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Murdoch – vocals, arrangements
  • Stevie Jackson – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Chris Keddes – keyboards, arrangements
  • Sarah Martin – violin, arrangements
  • Bob Kildea – bass, guitar, arrangements
  • Dave McGowan – bass, arrangements
  • Mary Scully – double bass
  • Richard Colburn – drums, arrangements
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Sue Bohling – cor anglaise
  • Jamie Talbot – alto saxophone
  • Philip Todd – alto saxophone
  • Stan Sulzman – alto saxophone
  • Philip Todd – tenor saxophone 
  • Chris Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Jeff Daly – baritone saxophone
  • Derek Watkins – trumpet
  • John Barclay – trumpet
  • Mike Lovatt – trumpet 
  • Noel Langley – trumpet
  • Barnaby Dickinson – tenor trombone
  • Chris Dean – tenor trombone
  • Jeremy Price – tenor trombone
  • Richard Edwards – bass trombone
  • Chris Cowie – oboe
  • Nigel Black – French horn
  • Richard Berry – French horn
  • Helen Keen – flute
  • Kathleen Stevenson – piccolo flute
  • Perry Montague-Mason, Benedict Cruft, Boguslaw Kostecki, Chris Tombling, David Woodcock, Everton Nelson, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Julian Leaper, Kathy Shave, Patrick Kiernan, Warren Zielinski – violin
  • Anthony Pleeth – cello 
  • David Daniels – cello
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Trevor Horn – arrangements
  • Nick Ingman – arrangements
  • Steve Price – recording
  • Julian Mendelsohn – recording
  • Mat Bartram – recording
  • Tim Lambert – additional engineering
  • Phil Tyreman – engineer assistant
  • Dan Vickers – mixing
  • Julian Mendelsohn – mixing
  • Robert Orton – mixing
  • Tony Doogan – additional mixing
  • Michael Bannister – mixing assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Divine Inc. – design
  • Stuart David – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Step into my Office, Baby
  2. Dear Catastrophe Waitress
  3. If She Wants Me
  4. Piazza, New York Catcher
  5. Asleep on a Sunbeam
  6. I’m a Cuckoo
  7. You Don’t Send Me
  8. Wrapped Up in Books
  9. Lord Anthony
  10. If You Find Yourself Caught in Love
  11. Roy Walker
  12. Stay Loose