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John Carroll Kirby: Septet

On June 25, 2021, “Stones Throw Records” label released “Septet”, the sixth John Carroll Kirby studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “64 Sound” in Highland Park, Los Angeles, and was produced by Carroll Kirby and Tony Buchen.

Personnel:

  • John Carroll Kirby – keyboards
  • John Paul Maramba – bass
  • Deantoni Parks – drums
  • David Leach – percussion
  • Logan Hone – woodwind
  • Tracy Wannomae – woodwind
  • Nick Mancini – mallets
  • Tony Buchen – mixing
  • Jake Viator – mastering
  • Justin Sloane – design
  • Eddie Chacon – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Carroll Kirby.

  1. Rainmaker
  2. P64 by My Side
  3. Sensing Not Seeing
  4. Swallow Tail
  5. Weep
  6. Jubilee Horns
  7. The Quest of Chico Hamilton
  8. Nucleo

Mild High Club: Skiptracing

On August 26, 2016, “Stones Throw” label released “Skiptracing”, the second Mild High Club studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Alexander John Brettin.

Personnel:

  • Alexander John Brettin – performance
  • Joe Genden – synthesizer
  • Spencer Jenich – synthesizer
  • Jason Kick – synthesizer, engineer
  • Max Nitch – synthesizer, layout
  • Mat Roberts – drums, bongos, synthesizer
  • Ross Chait – drums
  • Simi Sohota – hand claps
  • Tom Hurlbut – saxophone
  • Jarvis Taveniere – vocals, mixing, editing
  • Brian Wakefield – vocals
  • Renee Clark – vocals
  • Dent May – choir
  • Noam Wallenberg – drum programming, mixing
  • Mike Kriebel – musical assistance
  • Matthew Mondanile – musical assistance
  • Jake Viator – mixing
  • Timothy Stollenwerk – mastering
  • Zack Goulet – artwork
  • Adam Lawrence – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Alexander Brettin.

  1. Skiptracing
  2. Homage
  3. Cary Me Back
  4. Tesselation
  5. Head Out
  6. Kokopelli
  7. ¿Whodunit?
  8. Chasing My Tail
  9. Ceiling Zero
  10. Chapel Perilous
  11. Skiptracing (reprise)

Moses Sumney: Grae

On May 15, 2020, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Græ”, the second Moses Sumney studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Moses Sumney, Adult Jazz, Ben Baptie, John Congleton, FKJ, Daniel Lopatin and Matthew Otto.

Personnel:

  • Moses Sumney – vocals, piano, piano FX, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass, percussion, saxophone and flute arrangements, art direction, engineer
  • Mike Haldeman – guitar, guitar FX 
  • Noah Kardos-Fein – guitar
  • Tom Gallo – guitar
  • John Congleton – guitar, additional percussion
  • Simon Ribchester – piano, engineer
  • Daniel Lopatin – keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drum programming
  • Jamie Stewart – organ, drum programming
  • Ben Baptie – piano FX, additional synthesizers, drum programming
  • James Blake – keyboards, drum programming engineer,
  • FKJ – saxophone, keyboards, synthesizers, all instrumentation, engineer
  • Matthew Otto – synthesizers
  • Shahzad Ismaily – bass, bass synthesizer, additional synthesizers
  • Adult Jazz – bass, piano, synthesizers, horns
  • Brandon Coleman – bass, piano, synthesizers, piano
  • Thundercat – bass
  • Ian Chang – drums, drum programming, percussion
  • Jamire Williams – drums 
  • John Keek – saxophone 
  • Shabaka Hutchings – saxophone 
  • Jonathan Slater – horns
  • Nubya Garcia – flute 
  • Rob Moose – strings, string arrangements
  • Keith Tutt II – strings, cello
  • Brandee Younger – harp
  • Tunde Jegede – kora
  • Daniel Lopatin – engineer
  • Steph Marziano – engineer
  • Jake Viator – engineer
  • Ricardo Wheelock – engineer
  • Matthew Otto – engineer
  • Mac DeMarco – engineer
  • Andrew Chugg – engineer
  • Alexis Berthelot – engineer
  • Rashaan Carter – engineer
  • Matt Cohn – engineer
  • Sean Cook – engineer
  • Tom Gallo – engineer
  • Ben Baptie – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Archer – mixing assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Julian Gross – art direction, design
  • Eric Gyamfi – photography

Track listing:

  1. Insula – Moses Sumney, Taiye Selasi, Ayesha K.Faines
  2. Cut Me – Moses Sumney, Asult Jazz, Daniel Lopatin
  3. In Bloom – Moses Sumney
  4. Virile – Moses Sumney, YVETTE
  5. Conveyor – Moses Sumney, YVETTE
  6. Boxes – Michael Chabon, Ezra Miller, Ayesha K.Faines, Taiye Selasi, Moses Sumney
  7. Gagarin – Moses Sumney, Esbjorn Svensson, Dan Berglund, Magnus Ostrom
  8. Jill Jack – Jill Scott, Moses Sumney
  9. Colouour – FKJ, Moses Sumney
  10. Also Also Also And And And – FKJ, Moses Sumney, Taiye Selasi, Miller
  11. Neither/Nor – Moses Sumney
  12. Polly – Moses Sumney, Tom Gallo
  13. Two Dogs – Daniel Lopatin, Moses Sumney
  14. Bystanders – Moses Sumney, Matthew Otto, Daniel Lopatin
  15. Me in 20 Years – Moses Sumney, Matthew Otto
  16. Keeps me Alive – Moses Sumney
  17. Lucky Me – Moses Sumney, James Blake
  18. And so I Come to Isolation – Taiye Selasi, Moses Sumney
  19. Bless Me – Moses Sumney
  20. Before You Go – Taiye Selasi, Michaela Coel, Miller, Moses Sumney

Julia Holter: Have You in My Wilderness

On September 25, 2015, “Domino” label released “Have You in My Wilderness”, the fourth Julia Holter studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Cole M. Greif-Neill and Julia Holter.

Personnel:

  • Julia Holter – vocals, keyboards
  • Devin Hoff– bass
  • Corey Fogel – percussion
  • Kenny Gilmore – percussion
  • Danny Meyer – saxophone, clarinet
  • Chris Speed– saxophone
  • Andrew Tholl – viola
  • Christopher Votek – cello
  • Cole MGN– engineer, mixing
  • Darrell Thorp– engineer
  • Bill Mims – engineer assistant
  • Jake Viator – engineer assistant
  • David Ives – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Rick Bahto – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Julia Holter

  1. .Feel You
  2. Silhouette
  3. How Long?
  4. Lucette Stranded on the Island
  5. Sea Calls Me Home
  6. Night Song
  7. Everytime Boots
  8. Betsy on the Roof
  9. Vasquez
  10. Have You in My Wilderness