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La Dispute: Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair

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On November 11, 2008, “No Sleep” label released “Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair”, the debut La Dispute studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “StudiOtte” in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was produced by Chad Sterenberg, Kevin Whittemore, Adam Vass, Brad Vander Lught and Jordan Dreyer.

Personnel:

  • Chad Sterenberg – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin Whittemore – guitar, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Vass – bass guitar, additional guitars, backing vocals
  • Brad Vander Lugt – drums, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jordan Dreyer – lead vocals, percussion
  • Adam Kool – additional composition, additional guitar
  • Troy Otte – backing vocals, engineer
  • Nick Vander Lugt – backing vocals
  • Joel Otte – engineer, mixing
  • Kim Rosen – mastering
  • Nick Satinover – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jordan Dreyer.

  1. Such Small Hands
  2. Said the King to the River
  3. New Storm for Older Lovers
  4. Damaged Goods
  5. Fall Down, Never Get Back Up Again
  6. Bury Your Flame
  7. Last Blues for Bloody Knuckles
  8. The Castle Builders
  9. Andria
  10. Then Again, Maybe You Were Right
  11. Sad Prayers for Guilty Bodies
  12. The Last Lost Continent
  13. Nobody, Not Even the Rain

Verve Pipe: Pop Smear

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On December 9, 1993, “Landspeed” label released “Pop Smear”, the debut Verve Pipe studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Station C Studios” in Grand Rapids, MI, and was produced by Jon Frazer, A.J. Dunning, Donny Brown, and Brian Vander Ark.

Personnel:

  • Brian Vander Ark – lead vocals, electric guitar, rbass, percussion, art direction, arranger
  • A.J. Dunning – vocals, lead, acoustic and slide guitar, keyboards, mandolin, arranger
  • Donny Brown – vocals, drums, arranger
  • Brad Vander Ark – acoustic guitar
  • Randy Sly- keyboards
  • Donny Brown, Doug Corella – percussion
  • Leslie E. Rose – violin
  • Albin Rose – viola
  • Kathryn Dykema – cello
  • Mark Byerly – trumpet
  • Robert Engelsman – trombone
  • Patty Brower – art direction
  • Jon Frazer – engineer, mixing, photography
  • John Bruey – engineer
  • Fred Baker – editing, sequencing

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Vander Ark, except where noted.

  1. Pretty for You
  2. Spoonful of Sugar – Brian Vander Ark, Sid Herring
  3. Victoria
  4. Honest – Brian Vander Ark, Donny Brown
  5. The River
  6. Sleepy Town
  7. Bullies on Vacation
  8. What You Wanted
  9. Wanna Be – Brian Vander Ark, Donny Brown
  10. Out Like a Lamb
  11. Senator Speak
  12. Is It Worth It? – Donny Brown