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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Wild God

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On August 30, 2024, “PIAS” label released “Wild God”, the eighteenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded in 2024 at “Miraval” in Correns, in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in France, “Soundtree” in London, and was produced by Warren Ellis and Nick Cave.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals, piano, backing vocals
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, piano, flute, violin, tenor guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • George Vjestica – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Martyn P. Casey – bass
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Jim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Anita Lane – voice
  • Luis Almau – acoustic guitar
  • Colin Greenwood – bass
  • Double R Collective – backing vocals
  • Carly Paradis – whistling

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Song of the Lake
  2. Wild God
  3. Frogs
  4. Joy
  5. Final Rescue Attempt
  6. Conversion
  7. Cinnamon Horses
  8. Long Dark Night
  9. O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)
  10. As Waters Cover the Sea

Grinderman: Same

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On March 5, 2007, “Mute” label released the self-titled, debut Grinderman studio album. It was recorded in March 2006, at “RAK Studios” and “Metropolis Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Launay, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano
  • Warren Ellis – acoustic guitar, electric mandolin, viola, violin, electric bouzouki, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Sclavunos – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nick Launay – engineer
  • Dom Morley – engineer
  • Matt Lawrence – engineer
  • James Aparicio – engineer assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Rohan Onraet – technician
  • Tom Hilingston  – design
  • Polly Borland – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave, Martin Casey, Jim Sclavunos and Warren Ellis.

  1. Get It On
  2. No Pussy Blues
  3. Electric Alice
  4. Grinderman
  5. Depth Charge Ethel
  6. Go Tell the Women
  7. (I Don’t Need You To) Set Me Free
  8. Honey bee (Let’s Fly to Mars)
  9. Man in the Moon
  10. When My Love Comes Down
  11. Love Bomb

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads

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On February 5, 1996, “Mute” label released “Murder Ballads”, the ninth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1885, and Victor Van Vugt, Tony Cohen, Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld,Martin P. Casey, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos and Thomas Wydler.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals, piano, organ, Hammond organ, gun shots, string arrangements
  • Blixa Bargeld – vocals, screams, guitar
  • Conway Savage – piano, piano, backing vocals
  • Martyn P. Casey – bass
  • Mick Harvey – drums, guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, wind organ, bass, Hammond organ, space belt, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Jim Sclavunos – drums, percussion, bells, tambourine
  • Thomas Wydler – vocals, maracas, drums, tambourine
  • Hugo Race – guitar
  • Brian Hooper – bass
  • Terry Edwards – horns
  • Warren Ellis – accordion, violin
  • Jen Anderson – violin
  • Sue Simpson – violin
  • Kerran Coulter – viola
  • Helen Mountfort – cello
  • PJ Harvey – vocals
  • Kylie Minogue – vocals
  • Anita Lane – crying, vocals
  • Shane MacGowan – vocals
  • Geraldine Johnston – additional vocals
  • LizKatharine Blake – additional vocals
  • Corcoran – additional vocals
  • Marielle Del Conte – additional vocals

The Moron Tabernacle Choir

  • Nick Cave
  • Martyn P. Casey
  • Conway Savage
  • Thomas Wydler
  • Warren Ellis
  • Brian Hooper
  • Spencer P. Jones
  • Dave Graney
  • Katharine Blake
  • Clare Moore
  • Rowland S. Howard
  • James Johnston
  • Ian Johnston
  • Geraldine Johnston
  • Astrid Munday

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.

  1. Song of Joy
  2. Stager Lee – traditional, Nick Cave
  3. Henry Lee – traditional, Nick Cave
  4. Lovely Creature – Blixa Bargeld, Martin P. Casey
  5. Where the Wild Roses Grow
  6. The Curse of Millhaven
  7. The Kindness of Strangers
  8. Crow Jane – Martin P. Casey, Nick Cave
  9. O’Malley’s Bar
  10. Death Is Not the End – Bob Dylan

Marianne Faithfull: Before The Poison

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On September 28, 2004, “Anti Records” label released “Before the Poison”, the 16th Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded June – October 2003, at “The Fallout Shelter” and “Mayfair Studio” in London, and was produced by PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Hal Willner, Rob Ellis and Head.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – lead vocal, handclapping
  • PJ Harvey – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, slide bass, piano, synth
  • Diana Gutkind – piano
  • Adrian Utley – synth bass, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, toy piano, sampling
  • Rob Ellis – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, handclapping, piano, vibraphone, sound effects, string arrangements
  • Catherine Browning – violin
  • Andy Nice – cello
  • Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn P. Casey, Jim Sclavunos – musicians
  • Rik Simpson – recording, engineer assistant, mixing
  • Head – recording, mixing
  • Andrew Rugg- engineer assistant
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Jean Baptiste Mondino – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Mystery of Love – PJ Harvey
  2. My Friends Have – PJ Harvey
  3. Crazy Love – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
  4. Last Song – Marianne Faithfull, Damon Albarn
  5. No Child of Mine – PJ Harvey
  6. Before the Poison – Marianne Faithfull, PJ Harvey
  7. There Is a Ghost – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
  8. In the Factory – Marianne Faithfull, PJ Harvey
  9. Desperanto – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
  10. City of Quartz – Marianne Faithfull, Jon Brion

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree

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On September 9, 2018, “Bad Seed Ltd” released “Skeleton Tree”, the sixteenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, at “Retreat” in Brighton, UK, “La Frette” in La Frette-sur-Seine, in France, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer, synthesizer, vibraphone
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, Wurlitzer, piano, baritone tenor guitar, violin, viola, drum treatments, drum loops, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Jim Sclavunos – percussion, vibraphone, tubular bells, Wurlitzer, backing vocals
  • George Vjestica – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Else Torp – additional vocals
  • Ellie Wyatt – violin
  • Charlotte Glason – viola
  • Joe Giddey – cello
  • Kevin Paul – recording, additional overdubs, mixing
  • Nick Launay – recording
  • Jake Jackson – additional overdubs, mixing
  • Nick Cave – mixing
  • Warren Ellis – mixing
  • Jim Sclavunos – mixing
  • Chris Blakey – mixing assistant
  • Nicolas Quéré – mixing assistant
  • Arnaud Bequet – mixing assistant
  • Jonathan Ratovoarisoa – mixing assistant
  • John Prestage – mixing assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Hingston Studio – design
  • Alwin Küchler – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Jesus Alone
  2. Rings of Saturn
  3. Girl in Amber
  4. Magneto
  5. Anthrocene
  6. I Need You
  7. Distant Sky
  8. Skeleton Tree

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Ghosteen

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On October 4, 2019, “Ghosteen Ltd” label released “Ghosteen”, the seventeenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Woodshed” in Malibu, “NightBird” in West Hollywood, “Retreat” in Brighton, “Candy Bomber” in Berlin, “Air” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesizer, mixing, design
  • George Vjestica – guitar
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, flute, violin, piano, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Jim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussion
  • Augustin Viard – ondes Martenot
  • Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – tablas
  • Bruce White – first viola
  • Nick Cooper – first cello
  • Mary Scully – first double bass
  • Ben Foster – string arrangement, conducting
  • Sam Thompson – string arrangements assistant
  • Lance Powell – recording, mixing
  • Kevin Paul – recording
  • Ben Thackeray – recording
  • Jake Jackson – recording
  • Alex Csak – recording assistant
  • Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – recording assistant
  • Richard Biethan – recording assistant
  • Ingo Krauss – recording assistant
  • Oliver Klemp – recording assistant
  • John Prestage – recording assistant
  • Warren Ellis – mixing
  • Andrew Dominik – mixing
  • John Armstrong – mixing assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering, lacquer cutting
  • Tom duBois – cover art
  • Hingston Studio – design
  • Matthew Thorne – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Spinning Song
  2. Bright Horses
  3. Waiting for You
  4. Night raid
  5. Sun Forest
  6. Galleon Ship
  7. Ghosteen Speaks
  8. Leviathan
  9. Ghosteen
  10. Fireflies
  11. Hollywood

Sonic Youth: Confusion Is Sex

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In February 1983, “Neutral” label released “Confusion Is Sex”, the debut Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at Wharton Tiers’s studio in Chelsea, and “Lee Is Free” was recorded by Lee Ranaldo on his home tape recorder and was produced by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Jim Sclavunos, Wharton Tiers, Bob Bert and John Erskine.

Personnel:

  • Kim Gordon– vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Thurston Moore– vocals, guitar, prepared guitar, bass guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo– guitar, bass guitar, zither
  • Jim Sclavunos– drums
  • Bob Bert– drums
  • Wharton Tiers–engineer
  • John Erskine – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Jim Sclavunos  and Bob Bert, except where noted; all music by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Jim Sclavunos and Bob Bert, except where noted.

  1. (She’s in A) Bad Moo
  2. Protect Me You
  3. Freezer Burn / I Wanna Be Your Dog – music by Stooges (I Wanna Be Your Dog)
  4. Shaking Hell
  5. Inhuman
  6. The World Looks Red – lyrics by Michael Gira
  7. Confusion is Net
  8. Making the nature Scene
  9. Lee is Free

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part

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On April 2, 2001, “Mute” label released “No More Shall We Part”, the eleventh Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded in September and October 2000, at “Abbey Road Studios” and “Westside Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Martyn Casey, Thomas Wydler and Tony Cohen.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, mixing
  • Mick Harvey– guitar, string arrangement, drums, mixing
  • Blixa Bargeld– guitar, mixing
  • Conway Savage– organ
  • Martyn P. Casey– bass
  • Thomas Wydler– drums
  • Paul Morgan, Leon Bosch – bass
  • Warren Ellis– violin, string arrangement
  • Jim Sclavunos– drums, percussion
  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle– vocals
  • Gavyn Wright, Patrick Kiernan, Jackie Shave, Simon Fischer, Rebecca Hirsch – violin
  • Bruce White, Gustav Clarkson – viola
  • Frank Schaefer, Lionel Handy, Naomi Wright – cello
  • Tony Cohen – engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Paul – engineer
  • Mirek Stiles, Mark Bishop – engineer assistant
  • Ray Staffat – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.

  1. As I Sat Sadly by Her Side
  2. And No More Shall We Part
  3. Hallelujah – Nick cave and Warren Ellis
  4. Love Letter
  5. Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
  6. God Is in the House
  7. Oh My Lord
  8. Sweetheart Come – Nick Cave and Barry Adamson
  9. The sorrowful Wife
  10. We Came Along This Road
  11. Gates to the Garden
  12. Darker with the Day – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: The Boatman’s Call

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On March 3, 1997, “Mute” label released “The Boatman’s Call”, the tenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album.  It was recorded June – August 1996, at “Sarm West Studios” in London, and was produced by Flood and Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Martyn P.Casey and Conway Savage.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, organ, keyboards, vibes
  • Mick Harvey– acoustic and electric guitar, bass, organ, vibes, bass organ, xylophone, backing vocals
  • Blixa Bargeld– electric guitar, piano treatment, backing vocals
  • Martyn P. Casey – bass, backing vocals
  • Conway Savage– piano, backing vocals
  • Warren Ellis – violin, looped violin, accordion, piano
  • Jim Sclavunos – drums, melodica), bells, percussion, organ, bongos, tambourine
  • Thomas Wydler– drums, maracas, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave.

  1. Into My Arms
  2. Lime Tree Arbour
  3. People Ain’t No Good
  4. Brompton Oratory
  5. There is a Kingdom
  6. (Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting For?
  7. Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?
  8. West Country Girl
  9. Black Hair
  10. Idiot Prayer
  11. Far From Me
  12. Green Eyes

 

 

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Push The Sky Away

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On February 18, 2013, “Bad Seed Ltd.” label released “Push the Sky Away”, the fifteenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded December 2011 – August 2012 at “La Fabrique” in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, and was produced by Nick Launay.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, electric piano, additional mixing, design
  • Warren Ellis– violin, viola, tenor guitar, flute, synthesizer, electric piano, loops, backing vocals, additional mixing
  • Martyn P. Casey, Barry Adamson– bass, backing vocals
  • Conway Savage– vocals, backing vocals
  • Thomas Wydler– drums, backing vocals
  • Jim Sclavunos– percussion, backing vocals
  • George Vjestica –twelve-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Dauray – saxophone
  • Jessica Neilson – bass clarinet
  • Ryan Porter – trombone
  • Antonio Beliveau, Aya Peard, Jason Evigan, Natalie Wilde, Martha Skye Murphy – backing vocals
  • Children Of Ecole Saint Martin – backing vocals
  • Tom Hingston – design
  • Dominique Issermann – cover art, photography
  • Cat Stevens – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis except where noted.

  1. We No Who U R
  2. Wide Lovely Eyes
  3. Water’s Edge
  4. Jubilee Street
  5. Mermaids
  6. We Real Cool
  7. Finishing Jubilee Street – Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Thomas Wydler
  8. Higgs Boson Blues
  9. Push the Sky Away