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Luna Sea: Same

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On April 21, 1991, “Extasy” label released the self-titled, debut Luna Sea studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “Gok”, and was produced by Ryuichi, Sugizo, Inoran, J and Shinya.

Personnel:

  • Ryuichi – vocals, arrangements
  • Sugizo – vocals, arrangements
  • Inoran – guitar
  • J – bass
  • Shinya – drums
  • Yoshiaki Kondo, Takao Okimoto, Atsushi Tanaka – engineer
  • Mr. Hattori, Makoto Ebina, Akihiro Nagasaka – direction
  • Miss Saori Tsuji – jacket design, photography
  • Miss Sayuri Chihara – costume coordinator
  • Tetsuya Endo – hair stylist
  • Ippei Kuwabara, Seiji Noro, Atsushi Naito, Yosuke Narita, Kenichi Nanba – road crew

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ryuichi, except “Shade” by J and Ryuichi. Where noted, all music as noted,

  1. Fate – Sugizo
  2. Tune is Dead – j
  3. Sandy Time – Inoran
  4. Branch Road – Sugizo
  5. Shade – lyrics by J, Ryichi, music by J
  6. Blue Transparency Kagirinaku Tōmei ni Chikai Burū – Inoran
  7. The Slain – J
  8. Chess – Sugizo
  9. Moon – Sugizo
  10. Precious…-J

Beth Hart: Fire On The Floor

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On October 14, 2016, “Provogue / Masqot” labels released “Fire on the Floor”, the eighth Beth Hart studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “RW” studio, and was produced by Oliver Leiber.

Personnel:

  • Beth Hart – lead and backing vocals, piano
  • Oliver Leiber – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, drums, percussion, engineer
  • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
  • Michael Landau – electric and baritone guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar
  • Ivan Neville – piano, Hammond B3, Vox Continental organ – Ivan Neville
  • Jim Cox – piano, electric piano
  • Brian Allen – bass
  • Paul Peterson – bass
  • Rick Marotta – drums
  • Eric Leeds – tenor saxophone
  • Brad Shermock – trumpet
  • Patrick Warren – arrangements
  • Eric Leeds – arrangements
  • Niko Bolas – recording
  • Rune Westberg – recording
  • J, J, Blair – engineer
  • John Rausch – additional engineering, mixing
  • Diego Ruelas, Jeremy Tomlison, John R. Edwards – engineer assistant
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering
  • Roy Koch – artwork
  • Thomas Van Der Kooi – artwork
  • Mona Nordoy – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Beth Hart, except where noted.

  1. Jazz Man
  2. Love Gangster
  3. Coca Cola
  4. Let’s Get Together – Beth Hart, Rune Westberg
  5. Love Is a Lie
  6. Fat Man – Beth Hart, Glen Burtnik
  7. Fire on the Floor
  8. Woman You’ve Been Dreaming Of
  9. Baby Shot Me Down
  10. Good Day to Cry
  11. Picture in a Frame
  12. No Place Like Home

Ededie Vedder: Into The Wild

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On September 18, 2007, “J” label released “Into the Wild”, the debut Eddie Vedder album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Studio X” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Adam Kasper and Eddie Vedder. The album is based on his contributions to the soundtrack for the film of the same name.  

Personnel:

  • Eddie Vedder – vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, piano, organ, drums, percussion, mixing, layout, design
  • Jerry Hannan – guitar, backing vocals
  • Corin Tucker – backing vocals
  • Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
  • John Burton – engineer
  • Sam Hofstedt – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • George Webb III – technician
  • Mike Kutchman – assistant technician
  • Brad Klausen – layout, design
  • Francois Duhamel – artwork, photography
  • Chuck Zlotrick – artwork, photography
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Sato Masuzawa – artistic facilitator

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Vedder, except where noted.

  1. Setting Forth
  2. No Celling
  3. Far Behind
  4. Rise
  5. Long Nights
  6. Tuolumne
  7. Hard Sun – Gordon Peterson
  8. Society – Jerry Hannan
  9. The Wolf
  10. End of the Road
  11. Guaranteed

Harold Budd & Hector Zazou: Glyph

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On December 12, 1995, “Made to Measure” label released “Glyph”, album by Harold Budd & Hector Zazou. It was recorded in 1995, at “Studio Caraibes”, “Galaxy Studios”, “TakLab”, “Envy Studio”, “Sound Chamber Recorders”, “Studio NME”, and was produced by Hector Zazou.

Personnel:

  • Harold Budd – vocals, piano, electric piano
  • Hector Zazou – electric piano, keyboards, electronics, loops, arranger, recording, mixing
  • Lian Amber – vocal
  • Lone Kent – guitar
  • Barbara Gogan – guitar
  • Carlos Vivanco – guitar
  • B, J, Cole – pedal steel guitar
  • Daniel Yvinec – contrabass
  • Bernard Perry – percussion
  • Timo Tuovinen – kantele
  • Mina Raskinnen – kantele
  • Mark Isham – trumpet, arrangements
  • Christian Lechevretel – trumpet
  • Renault Pion – flute, clarinet, arrangements
  • Dennis Moulin – recording
  • Frank Duchêne – engineer
  • Caelos Vivanco – engineer
  • Talley Sherwood – engineer
  • Charles Van Der Elst – recording
  • Gilles Martin – mixing
  • Vincent De Bast – mastering
  • Pop x Studio – design
  • Robert Leslie – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Harold Budd and Hector Zazou, except where noted.

  1. Pandas in Tandem
  2. You and Me Against the Sky
  3. And Then She Stepped Aside – Harold Budd, Hector Zazou, Lian Amber
  4. Around the Corner from Everywhere
  5. Gorgon’s Anxious Pansy – Barbara Gogan, Christian Lechevretel, Harold Budd, Hector Zazou
  6. Johnny Cake
  7. Reflected in the Eye of a Dragon Fly
  8. As Fast as I Could Look Away She Was Still There – Harold Budd, Hector Zazou, Renault Pion
  9. Autre Django – Christian Lechevretel, Harold Budd, Hector Zazou
  10. The Aperture
  11. The Light Gave Us Away

Luna Sea: Cross

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On December 18, 2019, “Universal” label released “Cross”, the tenth Luna Sea album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite, Ryuichi, Sugizo, Inoran, J, and Shinya.

Personnel:

  • Ryuichi – vocals
  • Sugizo – guitar, violin
  • Inoran – guitar
  • J – bass
  • Shinya – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryuichi, Sugizo, Inoran, J, and Shinya.

  1. Luca
  2. Philia
  3. Closer
  4. The Beyond
  5. You’re Knocking at My Door
  6. Sora no Uta – Higher and Higher
  7. Anagram
  8. Hisōbi 
  9. Pulse
  10. Seijyaku 
  11. So Tender