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Swans: The Beggar

On June 23, 2023. “Mute” label released “The Beggar”, the 16th Swans album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Candy Bomber” in Berlin, Germany, and was produced by Michael Gira.

Personnel:

  • Michael Gira – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, art concept, design
  • Kristof Hahn – vocals, lap steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Christopher Pravdica – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, sounds
  • Dana Schechter – vocals, lap steel guitar, piano, bass guitar, sounds
  • Larry Mullins – vocals, drums, percussion, vibraphone, piano, keyboards
  • Phil Puleo – vocals, drums, percussion, fujara, duduk
  • Norman Westberg – additional guitar
  • Ben Frost – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, electric guitar
  • Paul Walfisch – additional piano
  • Jeniffer Gira – backing vocals
  • Laura Carbone – backing vocals
  • Lucy Kruger – backing vocals
  • Ingo Krauss – engineer
  • Doug Henderson – mastering
  • Jasper – lacquer cut
  • Phil Puleo – layout
  • Paul A. Taylor – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Gira.

  1. Paradise
  2. The Beggar
  3. Los Angeles: City of Death
  4. The Parasite
  5. The Memorious
  6. Michael Is Done
  7. Why Can’t I Have What I Want Anytime That I Want?
  8. Unforming
  9. Ebbing
  10. No More of This

Young Fathers: Heavy, Heavy

On February 3, 2023, “Ninja Tune” label released “Heavy Heavy”, the fourth Young Fathers studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Out of the Blue” in Leith, Scotland, “Narcissus Studio” in London, “Northwind” in Durban, South Africa, and was produced by Graham “G” Hastings At the 2023 “Mercury Prize”, the album won the “Scottish Album of the Year Award”.

Personnel:

  • Alloysious Massaquoi – vocals, toms, percussion
  • Graham “G” Hastings – vocals, percussion, piano, organ, Vox Continental, Transcendent, Jasper, Korg Minipops, Boss PC-2, Mellotron, Syntrx, ER-1 drum machine
  • Kayus Bankole – vocals, percussion
  • Liam Hutton – drums, percussion, talking drum, timpani, bin with chains
  • Iain Berryman – guitar, bazouki, piano, percussion
  • Richard Adlam – drums, programming
  • Hal Ritson – keyboards, programming
  • Raven Bush – strings
  • Tapiwa Mambo – vocals
  • Toyiz Mchunu – vocals
  • Nomasonto Mthembu – vocals
  • Anele Mthembu – vocals
  • Nonhlanhla Mhlongo – vocals
  • Graham “G” Hastings – engineer
  • Iain Berryman – engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Drew Dungate-Smith – additional engineering
  • Kristian Donaldson – additional engineering
  • Niklas Fairclough – additional engineering
  • Andrea Cozzaglio – engineer assistant
  • Sophie Ellis – engineer assistant
  • Ben Baptie – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Hingston Studio – design, art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Kayus Bankole, Graham “G” Hastings and Alloysious Massaquoi, except where noted.

  1. Rice
  2. I Saw
  3. Drum
  4. Tell Somebody
  5. Geronimo
  6. Shoot Me Down
  7. Ululation – Kayus Bankole, Graham “G” Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi, Tapiwa Mambo
  8. Sink or Swim
  9. Holy Moly
  10. Be Your Lady