Tag Archives: Ian Davenport

Slowdive: Everything Is Alive

On September 1, 2023, “Dead Oceans” label released “Everything Is Alive”, the fifth Slowdive album. It was recorded in 2023 and was produced by Neil Halstead.

Personnel:

  • Neil Halstead – vocals, guitar, keyboards, Pro Tools, mixing
  • Rachel Goswell – vocals
  • Christian Savill – guitar
  • Nick Chaplin – bass
  • Simon Scott – drums, electronics
  • Ian Davenport – engineer
  • Pieter Rietkirk – engineer
  • Shawn Everett – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Halstead.

  1. Shanty
  2. Prayer remembered
  3. Alife
  4. Andalucia Plays
  5. Kisses
  6. Skin in the Game
  7. Chained to a Cloud
  8. The Slab

Athlete: Tourist

On January 31, 2005, “Parlophone” label released “Tourist”, the second Athlete studio album, It was recorded in 2004, at “Helioscentric Studios” in East Sussex, “The Dairy”, “Abbey Road” and Athlete’s studio in London, and was produced by Victor Van Vugt, John Cornfield, Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Stephen Roberts.

Personnel:

  • Joel Pott – lead vocals, guitar
  • Tim Wanstall – keyboards
  • Carey Willetts – bass, backing vocals
  • Stephen Roberts – drums, backing vocals
  • Noel Robinson – gospel choir 
  • Nu Image Choir – gospel choir 
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings 
  • David Juritz – strings leader
  • Adam Peters – conductor, string arrangement
  • Ian Davenport – recording assistant
  • Mark Duggan – recording assistant
  • Rick Simpson – additional recording, engineer
  • Keith Gary – Pro Tools engineer, mixing assistant
  • Michael H Brauer – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Richard Andrews – art direction, design
  • Gerard Saint – art direction, design
  • Lindsay Milne – set design, styling
  • Dan Tobin Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joel Pott, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willets and Stephen Roberts.

  1. Chances
  2. Half Light
  3. Tourist
  4. Trading Air
  5. Wires
  6. If I Found Out
  7. Yesterday Threw Everything at Me
  8. Street Map
  9. Modern Mafia
  10. Twenty Four Hours
  11. I Love

Gaz Coombes: Turn The Car Around

On January 13, 2023, “Hot Fruit Records” label released “Turn the Car Around”, the fourth Gaz Coombes studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Cabin” and “Courtyard Studio” in Oxfordshire, UK, and was produced by Ian Davenport and Gaz Coombes.

Personnel:

  1. Gaz Coombes – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, synthesizer, drums, percussion, mixing
  2. Nick Fowler – bass guitar, guitar
  3. Garo Nahoulakian – bass guitar, guitar, piano, percussion, piano arrangements
  4. Loz Colbert – drums
  5. Mike Monaghan – congas, percussion
  6. Tomas Greenhalf – saxophone
  7. Amy Ashworth – backing vocals
  8. Emma Brammer – backing vocals
  9. Piney Gir – backing vocals
  10. Willie J. Healey – backing vocals
  11. Matt Colton – mastering 
  12. Steve Stacey – design
  13. Tom Cockram – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gaz Coombes.

  1. Overnight Trains
  2. Don’t Say It’s Over
  3. Feel Loop (Lizard Dream)
  4. Long Live the Strange
  5. Not the Only Things
  6. Turn the Car Around
  7. This Love
  8. Sonny the Strong
  9. Dance On

Band of Skulls: Sweet Sour

On February 20, 2012, “Electric Blues Recordings” label released “Sweet Sour”, the second Band of Skulls studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Ian Davenport.

Personnel:

  • Russell Marsden – vocals, guitar
  • Emma Richardson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Matt Hayward – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Sour
  2. Bruises
  3. Wanderluster
  4. The Devil Takes Care of His Own
  5. Lay My Head Down
  6. You’re Not Pretty But You Got It Goin’ On
  7. Navigate
  8. Hometowns
  9. Lies
  10. Close to Nowhere