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Marius Neset & London Sinfonietta: Snowmelt

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On August 26, 2016, “Act” label released “Snowmelt”, an album by Marius Neset and London Sinfonietta. It was recorded in 2016, at “Air Lyndhurst Hall” in London, and was produced by Anton Eger and Marius Neset.

Personnel:

  • Marius Neset – soprano and tenor saxophone, arranger
  • Ivo Neame – conductor
  • Petter Eldh – bass
  • Anton Eger – drum
  • London Sinfonietta – orchestra
  • Geoffrey Paterson – conductor
  • John Orford – bassoon
  • Adrian Bradbury, Markus Van Horn, Tim Gill – cello
  • Richard Waters, Roger Chase, Zoe Matthews – viola
  • Charlotte Reid, Hilaryjane Parker, Joan Atherton, Jonathan Morton, Miranda Fulleylove – violin
  • Michael Whight – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Karen Jones – flute, piccolo flute
  • Gareth Hulse – oboe
  • Michael Thompson – horn
  • Byron Fulcher – trombone
  • Torbjörn Hultmark – trumpet
  • Jon Bailey – recording
  • Chris Barrett – engineer assistant
  • August Wanngren – mixing
  • Thomas Eberger – mastering
  • Rune Mortensen – artwork
  • Pål Laukli, Rich McCor – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Marius Neset.

  1. Prologue
  2. Arches of Nature: Sirens
  3. Arches of Nature: Acrobatics
  4. Arches of Nature: Circles
  5. Arches of Nature: Caves
  6. Arches of Nature: Paradise
  7. Arches of Nature: Rainbows
  8. Arches of Nature: Pyramiden
  9. The Storm Is Over
  10. Introduction To Snowmelt
  11. Snowmelt

Travis: The Invisible Band

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On June 11, 2001, “Independiente” label released “The Invisible Band”, the third Travis studio album. It was recorded November 2000 – April 2001, at “Ocean Way Studios” in Los Angeles and “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Fran Healy– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Andy Dunlop– guitar, banjo
  • Jason Falkner– keyboards
  • Dougie Payne– bass guitar
  • Neil Primrose– drums
  • Millennia Strings – strings
  • Joby Talbot– string arrangements
  • Steve Orchard – string engineering
  • Darrel Thorp – engineer assistant
  • Jon Bailey – engineer assistant
  • Nigel Godrich– mixing
  • Bernie Grundman Mastering– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Fran Healy.

  1. Sing
  2. Dear Diary
  3. Side
  4. Pipe Dreams
  5. Flowers in the Window
  6. The Cage
  7. Safe
  8. Follow the Light
  9. Afterglow
  10. Indefinitely
  11. The Humpty Dumpty Love Song

Coldplay: X&Y

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500px-Coldplay - X&Y

On June 6, 2005, “Parlaphone” label released “X&Y”, the the third Coldplay studio album. It was recorded January 2004 – January 2005, at “Air Lyndhurst Hall”, “Parr Street Studios”, “Sarm West Studios”, “The Town House”, “The Hit Factory”,  and was produced by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion , Ken Nelson and Danton Supple. The album’s cover art is a combination of colours and blocks, a representation of the Baudot code. “X&Y” was the best-selling album released in 2005 worldwide. It was certified 3 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”; 3x Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 6 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”; 2 x Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 5 x Platinum in Brazil by “ABPD”; Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI”; Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat:; 2 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 3 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 8 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; 4 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; 2 x Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”; 2 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland” and 9 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Martin – vocals, piano, photography
  • Jonny Buckland – guitars, photography
  • Guy Berryman – bass, photography,
  • Will Champion – drums, photography
  • Audrey Riley – string arrangements
  • Ann Lines, Audrey Riley, Chrus Tombling, Greg Warren Wilson, Laura Melhuish, Pater Lale, Richard George, Sue Dench – strings
  • Carmen Rizzo, Mark Phythian, Rob Smith – programming
  • Keith Gary – engineer
  • Adam Noble, Adam Scheuermann, Andrea Wright, Brad Spence, Bryan Russell, Dan Porter, Jake Jackson, Jon Bailey, John Withnal, Mathieu LeJeune, Mike Pierce, Rob Smith, Taz Mattar, Tim Roe, Will Hensley – engineer assistant
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing
  • Chris Athens, George Marino – mastering
  • Phil Harvey – creative director
  • Tappin Gofton – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion, except where noted.

  1. Square One
  2. What If
  3. White Shadows
  4. Fix You
  5. Talk – Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Martin, Hütter, Bartos, Schult
  6. X&Y
  7. Speed of Sound
  8. A Message
  9. Low
  10. The Hardest Part
  11. Swallowed in the Sea
  12. Twisted Logic
  13. Till Kingdom Come