Tag Archives: Harris Newman

Thee Silver Mt. Zion: Kollaps Tradixionales

Leave a comment

On February 8, 2010, “Constellation” label released “Kollaps Tradixionales”, the sixth Thee Silver Mt. Zion album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Hotel2 Tango” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Howard Bilerman and RadwaMoumneh.

Personnel:

  • Efrim Menuck – vocals, guitar, organ, piano
  • Thierry Amar – vocals, contrabass, horn arrangements
  • David Payant – vocals, drums, organ, piano
  • Jessica Moss – vocals, violin
  • Sophie Trudeau – vocals, violin

Horn section

  • Adam Kinner – tenor saxophone
  • Matana Roberts – alto saxophone
  • Jason Sharp – baritone saxophone
  • Gordon Allen – trumpet
  • Harris Newman – mastering

Track listing:

  1. There Is a Light
  2. I Built Myself a Metal Bird
  3. I Fed My Metal Bird the Wings of Other Metal Birds
  4. Kollapz Tradixional (Thee Olde Dirty Flag)
  5. Collapse Traditional (For Darling)
  6. Kollaps Tradicional (Bury 3 Dynamos)
  7. Kollaps Tradicional (Bury 3 Dynamos)
  8. ‘Piphany Rambler

Colin Stetson And Sarah Neufeld: Never Were the Way She Was

Leave a comment

On April 28, 2015, “Constellation Records” label released “Never Were the Way She Was” album by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld. It was recorded in 2015 at “End of the World” in Vermont. In 2016, “Never Were the Way She Was” won the “Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Colin Stetson – tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, contrabass clarinet
  • Sarah Neufeld – vocal, violin
  • Hans Bernhard – engineer
  • Mark Lawson – mixing
  • Harris Newman – mastering
  • Kim Meinelt – photography
  • Scott Irvine – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld.

  1. The Sun Roars into View
  2. Won’t Be a Thing to Become
  3. In the Vespers
  4. And Still They Move
  5. With the Dark Hug of Time
  6. The Rest of Us
  7. Never Were the Way She Was
  8. Flight

Xylouris White: The Forest In Me

Leave a comment

On April 14, 2023, “Drag City” label released “The Forest in Me’, the sixth Xylouris White album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Guy Picciotto.

Personnel:

  • George Xylouris – vocal, lute, engineer, photography
  • Jim White – percussion, engineer
  • Guy Picciotto, Nikos Kefaloyannis – engineer
  • Harris Newman – mastering
  • Shelagh Hannan – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim White and George Xylouris, except where noted.

  1. Second Sister
  2. Latin White – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
  3. Seeing the Everyday
  4. Missing Heart
  5. Tails of Time
  6. Night Club – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
  7. Forest in Me
  8. Red Wine
  9. Underworld
  10. Witnessed by Angels
  11. Memories and Souvenirs
  12. Long Doll – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto

Black Ox Orkestar: Everything Returns

Leave a comment

On December 2, 2022, “Constellation” label released “Everything Returns”, the third Black Ox Orkestar album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Mixart Studio” in Montreal, Canada.

  • Jessica Moss – vocals, violin, arrangements, art direction, photography
  • Scott Gilmore – vocals, piano, cimbalom, arrangements, art direction, artwork
  • Gabriel Levine – vocals, clarinet, bass clarinet, guitar, arrangements, art direction
  • Nadia Moss – vocals, artwork
  • Thierry Amar – bass
  • Pierre-Guy Blanchard – drums, percussion
  • Craig Pedersen – trumpet
  • Julie Houle – tuba
  • Julie Richard – tuba
  • Greg Norman – recording, mixing
  • Harris Newman – mastering
  • Kurt Bjorling – cassette compilations
  • Elizabeth Shulman – art direction
  • Henryk Beck – artwork
  • Marc Jonathan Costello – layout, design
  • Ian Ilavsky – layout, design, photography
  • Avia Moore – typography
  • Aaron Goodelman – lettering
  • Lainie Basman – photography
  • Maura Judkis – photography

Track listing:

  1. Tish Nign – traditional
  2. Pepretual Peace – Scott Gilmore
  3. Oysgeforn / Bessarabian Hora – traditional
  4. Mizrakh Mi Ma’arav – Scott Gilmore
  5. Skotshne – traditional
  6. Viderkol (Echo) – Scott Gilmore
  7. Epigenetik – Scott Gilmore
  8. Moldovan Zhok – traditional
  9. Lamed – Vovnik – Scott Gilmore
  10. Mizrakh Mi Ma’arav East from West – Scott Gilmore

Basia Bulat: Heart of My Own

Leave a comment

On January 26, 2010, “Secret City Records” label released “Heart of My Own”, the second Basia Bulat studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Howard Bilerman and Basia Bulat.

Personnel:

  • Basia Bulat – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, ukulele, autoharp, keyboards, design
  • Tim Kingsbury – guitar, bass guitar
  • Eric Démoré – piano , organ, harmonium, accordion
  • Erik Arnesen – banjo, backing vocals
  • Sebastian Ostertag – cello
  • Jessica Moss – violin
  • Ellie Nimeroski – violin
  • Allison Stewart – viola, backing vocals
  • Jen Reimer – French horn
  • Brian Lipson – trumpet
  • Miles Perkin – upright bass
  • Thierry Amar – upright bass, recording
  • Bobby Bulat – percussion, photography
  • Holly Coish – backing vocals
  • Madisyn Whajne – backing vocals
  • Michael Javorski – backing vocals
  • Jenna Marie Wakani – backing vocals
  • Howard Bilerman – recording, mixing
  • Harris Newman – mastering
  • Brian Kelly – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Basia Bulat.

  1. Go On
  2. Run
  3. Sugar and Spice
  4. Gold Rush
  5. Heart of My Own
  6. Sparrow
  7. If Only You
  8. I’m Forgetting Everyone
  9. The Shore
  10. Once More, for the Dollhouse
  11. Walk You Down
  12. If It Rains
  13. Hush (bonus track)

Wolf Parade: Expo 86

Leave a comment

On June 29, 2010, “Sub Pop” label released “Expo 86”, the third Wolf Parade album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Hotel2Tango”  in Montreal, Quebec.

Personnel:

  • Dan Boeckner– vocals, guitar
  • Spencer Krug– vocals, keyboards
  • Dante DeCaro– guitar, keyboards, bass, percussion
  • Arlen Thompson – drums, engineer, mixing
  • Howard Bilerman- recording, mixing
  • Efrim Menuck- engineer
  • Gabrielle Butler – engineer
  • Harris Newman- mastering
  • Dusty Summers – design
  • Meqo Sam Cecil – photography
  • Nick DeCaro – back cover photography
  • Des Shearing – front cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Cloud Shadow on the Mountain – Spencer Krug
  2. Palm Road – Dan Boeckner
  3. What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had to Go This Way) – Spencer Krug
  4. Little Golden Age – Dan Boeckner
  5. In the Direction of the Moon – Spencer krug
  6. Ghost Pressure – Dan Boeckner
  7. Pobody’s Nerfect – Dan Boeckner
  8. Two Man in New Tuxedos – Spencer Krug
  9. Oh You, old Thing – Spencer Krug
  10. Yulia – Dan Boeckner
  11. Cave – o – Sapien – Spencer Krug

Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer

Leave a comment

On June 17, 2008, “Sub Pop” label released “At Mount Zoomer”, the second Wolf Parade studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Petite Église” in Farnham,  “MIXart Studios” and “Mount Zoomer” in Montreal, and was produced by Spencer Krug, Dan Boeckner, Dante DeCaro and Arlen Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Spencer Krug – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Dan Boeckner – vocals, guitar
  • Dante DeCaro – bass, guitar, percussion, keyboards
  • Arlen Thompson – drums, recording
  • David Ferry – recording
  • Nick Petrowski – recording
  • David Smith – recording
  • Jace Lasek – recording
  • Harris Newman- mastering
  • Elizabeth Huey – artwork
  • Matt Moroz – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Soldier’s Grin – Dan Boeckner
  2. Call it a Ritual – Spencer Krug
  3. Language City – Dan Boeckner
  4. Bang Your Drum – Spencer Krug
  5. California Dream – Spencer Krug
  6. The Grey Dreamer – Dan Boeckner
  7. Fine Young Cannibals – Dan Boeckner
  8. An Animal in Your Care – Spencer Krug
  9. Kissing the Beehive – Dan Boeckner, Spencer Krug

Sunset Rainbow: Shut Up I Am Dreaming

Leave a comment

On May 2, 2006, “Absolutely Kosher” label released “Shut Up I Am Dreaming”, the second Sunset Rubdown album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Breakglass Studio”.

Personnel:

  • Spencer Krug- vocals, keys, guitar, kick drum
  • Camilla Wynne Ingr – vocals, percussion, keyboards
  • Michael Doerksen – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizers, drums
  • Jordan Robson-Cramer – drums, guitar, keyboards
  • Mark Nicol – bass, kalimba, drums
  • Jace Lasek, Dave Smith – engineer
  • Harris Newman – mastering
  • Matt Moroz – design

Track listing:

  1. Stadiums and Shrines II
  2. They Took a Vote and Said No
  3. Us Ones in Between
  4. I’m Sorry I Sang on Your Hands That Must Have Been in the Grave
  5. Snake’s Got a Leg III
  6. The Empty Threats of Little Lord
  7. Swimming
  8. The Men Are Called Horsemen There
  9. Q-Chord
  10. Shut Up I Am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings