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The Aristocrats: Culture Clash

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On July 16, 2013, “Boing!” label released “Culture Clash”, the second Aristocrats (The) studio album. It was recorded in January, 2013 at “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Mark Niemiec, Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann.

Personnel:

  • Guthrie Govan – guitar
  • Bryan Beller – bass
  • Marco Minnemann – drums, percussion
  • Marc Niemiec – recording
  • Phil Hilborne – engineer
  • Dan Shike – mastering
  • Mike Mesker – design
  • Mauro Marchesi, Tom Colbie – design, layout
  • Victoria Plotnitskaya – photography

Track listing:

  1. Dance of the Aristocrats – Marco Minnemann
  2. Culture Clash – Guthrie Govan
  3. Louisville Stomp – Bryan Beller
  4. Ohhhh Noooo – Marco Minnemann
  5. Gaping Head Wound – Guthrie Govan
  6. Desert Tornado – Marco Minnemann
  7. Coctail Umbrellas – Bryan Beller
  8. Living the Dream – Bryan Beller
  9. And Finally – Guthrie Govan

The Aristocrats: Same

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On September 13, 2011, “Boing!” label released the self-titled, debut Aristocrats album. It was recorded in 2011 and was produced by Jimmy  Johnson, Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller, and Marco Minnemann.

Personnel:

  • Guthrie Govan- guitar
  • Bryan Beller- bass
  • Marco Minnemann- drums

Track listing:

  1. Boing!… I’m in the Back – Marco Minnemann
  2. Sweaty Knockers – Bryan Beller
  3. Bad Asteroid – Guthrie Govan
  4. Get It Like That – Marco Minnemann
  5. Furtive Jack – Guthrie Govan
  6. I Want a Parrot – Guthrie Govan
  7. See You Next Tuesday – Bryan Beller
  8. Blues Fuckers – Marco Minnemann
  9. Flatlands – Bryan Beller

Asia: Silent Nation

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On August 31, 2004, “InsideOut Music” label released “Silent Nation”, the ninth Asia studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Clear Lake Audio” in Hollywood, and was produced by John Payne.

Personnel:

  • John Payne– vocals, guitar, bass, engineer, mixing
  • Guthrie Govan– guitars
  • Geoff Downes– keyboards, percussion
  • Kim Nielsen Parsons– bass guitar
  • Chris Slade– drums
  • Billy Sherwood– guitars, bass
  • Ant Glynne – guitars
  • Jay Schellen– drums
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Thomas Ewerhard – artwork, layout
  • Billy White – digital art
  • Roger Dean– Asia logotype
  • Robert John– photography
  • Gene Kirkland – photography
  • Ace Trump – live photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by John Payne and Geoff Downes, except where noted.

  1. What About Love
  2. Long Way From Home
  3. Midnight
  4. Blue Moon Monday
  5. Silent Nation
  6. Ghost in the Mirror – John Payne, Geoff Downes, Billy Sherwood
  7. Gone Too Far
  8. I Will Be There for You – John Payne, Geoff Downes, Billy Sherwood
  9. Darkness Day
  10. The Prophet

Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused to Sing

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On February 25, 2013, “Kscope” label released “The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)”, the third Steven Wilson album. It was recorded in September 2012, at “EastWest Studios” in Los Angeles, October 2012 at “Angel Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Alan Parsons and Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– lead vocals, mellotron, keyboards, guitars, bass guitar, mixing
  • Guthrie Govan– lead guitar
  • Nick Beggs– bass guitar, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
  • Adam Holzman– keyboards, hammond organ, piano, minimoog
  • Marco Minnemann– drums, percussion
  • Theo Travis– flute, saxophone, clarinet
  • Jakko Jakszyk– additional vocals
  • Alan Parsons– wah-wah guitar,ding engineer recor
  • Dave Stewart – strings arrangements
  • The London Session Orchestra
  • Perry Montague-Mason – soloist
  • Niko Tsonev– guitar
  • Brendan Dekora – assistant engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. Luminol
  2. Drive Home
  3. The Holy Drinker
  4. The Pin Drop
  5. The Watchmaker
  6. The Raven That Refused to Sing

Steven Wilson: Hand. Cannot. Erase

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On February 27, 2015, “Kscope” released “Hand. Cannot. Erase”, the fourth Steven Wilson solo studio album. It was recorded in September 2014, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– lead vocals,  mellotron,  keyboards,  guitars ,  bass,  banjo, hammered dulcimer, programming, shaker, effects,  arrangements, artwork
  • Guthrie Govan– acoustic and lead guitar
  • Dave Gregory– guitars
  • Nick Beggs– bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
  • Adam Holzman– piano, Hammond organ, celesta, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer , Moog Voyager synthesizer
  • Marco Minnemann– drums
  • Chad Wackerman– drums
  • Theo Travis– flute and baritone saxophone
  • Ninet Tayeb– vocals
  • Katherine Jenkins– spoken word
  • Leo Blair – solo vocal
  • Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School – choir
  • Dave Stewart— arrangements, conduction, transcription
  • Steve Price – string engineer
  • London Session Orchestra– strings
  • Laurence Anslow – engineer
  • Steve Orchard – engineer
  • Lasse Hoile— artwork, photography, film director
  • Hajo Mueller — illustrations
  • Carl Glover – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. First Regret
  2. 3 Years Older
  3. Hand Cannot Erase
  4. Perfect Life
  5. Routine
  6. Home Invasion
  7. Regret #9
  8. Transience

Steven Wilson: 4½

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On January 22, 2016, “Kscope” label released “4½”, the fifth Steven Wilson solo album. The mini album features songs that were written during the sessions for Wilson’s previous two studio albums, “Hand. Cannot. Erase”. and “The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)”., and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– lead vocals, guitars, autoharp, Mellotron, piano, percussion, virtual instruments
  • Dave Kilminster– guitar
  • Guthrie Govan– guitar
  • Adam Holzman– Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, Minimoog, Rhodes, piano
  • Theo Travis– reeds
  • Ninet Tayeb– co-lead vocals
  • Nick Beggs– bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
  • Craig Blundell – drums
  • Marco Minnemann– drums
  • Chad Wackerman– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. My Book of Regrets
  2. Year of the Plague
  3. Happiness III
  4. Sunday Rain Sets In
  5. Vermillioncore
  6. Don’t Hate Me