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Minus The Bear: Menos El Oso

On August 23, 2005, “Suicide Squeeze Records” label released “Menos el Oso”, the second Minus the Bear studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Studio Litho”, “The Bat Cave”, “Aquahaus”, and was produced by Matt Bayles, Jake Snider, Dave Knudson, Cory Murchy and Erin Tate.

Personnel:

  • Jake Snider – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Dave Knudson – guitar
  • Cory Murchy – bass
  • Erin Tate – drums
  • Matt Bayles – electronics, engineer, mixing
  • James SK Wān – bamboo flute
  • Chris Common – engineer, additional production
  • Alex Rose – additional engineering
  • Ed Brooks – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Game needed Me
  2. Memphis & 53rd
  3. Drilling
  4. The Fix
  5. El Torrente
  6. Pachuca Sunrise
  7. Michio’s Death Drive
  8. Hooray
  9. Fulfill the Dream
  10. The Pig War
  11. This Ain’t a Surfin’ Movie
  12. This Ain’t a Surfin’ Movie (IQU Remix) – bonus track

The Delays: Everything’s the Rush

On May 5, 2008, “Fiction” label released “Everything’s the Rush”, the third Delays studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Youth.

Personnel:

  • Greg Gilbert – lead vocals, guitar
  • Aaron Gilbert – keyboards, programming, backing vocals
  • Colin Fox – bass
  • Rowly – drums
  • Paddy Lannigan – bass
  • Chris Laurence – bass
  • Perry Mason – strings
  • Warren Zielinski – strings
  • James McLeod – strings
  • Johnathan Rees – strings
  • Mark Berrow – strings
  • Liz Edwards – strings
  • Christopher Tombling – strings
  • Dai Emanuel – strings
  • Michael McMenemy – strings
  • Boguslav Kostecki – strings
  • Patrick Kiernan – strings
  • David Woodcock – strings
  • Tom Pigott-Smith – strings
  • Cathy Thompson – strings
  • Jackie Shave – strings
  • Rita Manning – strings
  • Julian Leaper – strings
  • Wil Malone – strings arrangements
  • Rachel Bolt – viola
  • Ivo Jan van der Werff – viola
  • George Robertson – viola
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Garfield Jackson – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Ben Chappell – cello
  • Tony Pleeth – cello
  • Caroline Dale – cello
  • David Daniels – cello
  • Tim Bran – programming
  • Clive Goddard – engineer
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • William Paden Hensley – digital editing, mixing assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Gilbert and Aaron Gilbert, except where noted.

  1. Girl’s On Fire
  2. Hooray
  3. Love Made Visible
  4. One More Lie in
  5. Keep It Simple
  6. Pieces – Greg Gilbert
  7. Touch Down
  8. Friends Are False
  9. No Contest
  10. Silence – Greg Gilbert
  11. Jet Lag