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Marianne Faithfull: Kissin’ Time

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On February 19, 2002, “Hut” and “Virgin” labels released “Kissin Time”, the 15th Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Tonny Hoffer, Beck, Billy Corgan, Dave Stewart, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Etienne Daho, Les Valentines, Ben Hillier and Barry Reynolds.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, percussion, hand-clapping
  • Beck – guitar, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals, programming
  • Smokey Hormel – guitar
  • Edith Fambuena – guitar
  • Mark Webber – guitar
  • Damon Albarn – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, hand-clapping
  • Graham Coxon – guitar
  • Jarvis Cocker – keyboards
  • Jean Louis Pierot – keyboards
  • Ned Douglas – keyboards, programming
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass
  • David A. Stewart – bass, guitar
  • Barry Reynolds – bass, guitar, programming, mixing
  • Alex James – bass, hand-clapping
  • Steve Mackey – bass
  • Nick Banks – drums
  • Dave Rowntree – drums, hand-clapping
  • Mark Price – drums
  • Gavin Skinner – drums
  • Jon Brion – celeste, Chamberlain, harmonium, drums
  • Billy Corgan – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Matt Walker – drums
  • Shawn Christopher – backing vocals
  • Paris Delane – backing vocals
  • Ben Hillier – engineer, mixing, hand-clapping
  • Tony Hoffer – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Bertrand “Mako” Blais – programming
  • Howard Willing – pre-production
  • Clive Goddard – engineer, mixing
  • Bjorn Thorsrud – engineer, mixing
  • Nick Addison – engineer
  • Jean-Paul Gonnod – engineer
  • Chris Potter – engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Paul Hetherington – graphic design, art direction, design
  • Howard Wakefield – graphic design
  • Nick Knight – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sex with Strangers – Marianne Faithfull, Beck
  2. The Pleasure Song – Marianne Faithfull, Étienne Daho, Edith Fambuena, Jean Louis Pierot
  3. Like Being Born – Marianne Faithfull, Beck
  4. I’m on Fire – Marianne Faithfull, Billy Corgan
  5. Wherever I Go – Billy Corgan
  6. Song for Nico – Marianne Faithfull, Dave Stewart
  7. Sliding Through Life on Charm – Marianne Faithfull, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Mark Webber, Nick Banks
  8.   Love & Money – Marianne Faithfull, David Courts
  9. Nobody’s Fault – Beck
  10. Kissin Time – Marianne Faithfull, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
  11. Something Good – Carole King, Gerry Goffin

Brad Mehldau: Largo

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On August 13, 2002, “Warner Bros” label released “Largo”, the 14th Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded in April 2002, at “Studio B, Capitol Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jon Brion.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau- piano, vibes, prepared piano
  • Larry Grenadier – bass
  • Darek Oleszkiewicz – bass
  • Matt Chamberlain- drums, percussion, tabla
  • Jim Keltner- drums, snare drum, vibraphone
  • Victor Indrizzo– drums, percussion
  • Jorge Rossy – drums, percussion
  • Jon Brion- guitar synthesizer, guitar treatments, percussion
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen- electric bass
  • Peter Mandell, Rose Corrigan – bassoon
  • Emile Bernstein, Gary Gray – clarinet
  • David Shostac, Steve Kujala – flute
  • Earle Dumler, Jon Clark – oboe
  • Daniel Kelley, Philip Yao – French horn
  • William Reichenbach – trombone
  • George B. Thatcher – bass trombone
  • Thomas Biller – engineer
  • Doug Sax, Robert Hadley – mastering
  • Lawrence Azerrad – art direction, design
  • Tina Tyrell – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Mehldau, except where noted.

  1. When It Rains
  2. You’re Vibing Me
  3. Dusty Mcnugget
  4. Dropjes – Brad Mehldau, Darek Oleszkiewicz, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Matt Chemberlain, Victor Indrizzo
  5. Paranoid Android– Thom Yorke, Johnny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood, Phil Selway
  6. Franklin Avenue
  7. Sabbath
  8. Dear Prudence – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  9. Free Willy – Brad Mehldau,Matt Chemberlain, Larry Grenadier, Jorge Rossy
  10. Alvarado
  11. Wave/Mother Nature’s Son – Antonio Carlos Jobim/John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Young the Giants: Mind Over Matter

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On January 21, 2014, “Fueled by Ramen” label released “Mind Over Matter”, the second Young the Giant studio album. It was recorded February 2012 – January 2014, and was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen.

Personnel:

  • Sameer Gadhia – lead and backing vocals, percussion, piano, organ, synthesizer, keyboards
  • Jacob Tilley – guitar, mellotron, synthesizer
  • Eric Cannata – guitar, backing vocals
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen– acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Payam Doostzadeh – bass guitar, synthesizer
  • François Comtois – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Carlos de la Garza – percussion
  • Jessica Ramseier – vocals
  • Steven Aho – orchestration
  • Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – conducting, string arrangements
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen– engineer, programming
  • Carlos de la Garza, David Schwerkolt – engineer
  • Mike Schuppan– engineer, engineer assistant
  • Dave Schwerkolt – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey– mixing
  • Martin Cooke, Nicolas Fournier, Bo Hill – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Mark Obriski – art direction, design
  • Matt Wisniewski– collage, cover collage
  • David Vincent Wolf – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sameer Gadhia, Jacob Tilley, Eric Cannata, Payam Doostzadeh and François Comtois, except where noted.

  1. Slow Dive
  2. Anagram
  3. It’s All About Time
  4. Crystallized
  5. Mind Over Matter
  6. Daydreamer
  7. Firelight
  8. Camera
  9. In My Home
  10. Eros – Sameer Gadhia, Jacob Tilley, Eric Cannata, Payam Doostzadeh, François Comtois and Justin Meldal-Johnsen.
  11. Teachers
  12. Waves
  13. Paralysis

Beck: The Information

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On October 3, 2006, “Interscope” label released “The Information”, the seventh Beck studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Beck– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, melodica,  piano,  organ,  keyboards, programming, effects, scratching, sitar, bass guitar,  harmonica, kalimba, percussion, drums, drum effects, glockenspiel, Game Boy
  • Nigel Godrich – keyboards, programming, effects, scratching,  tambourine, percussion, Speak ‘n Spell, whistle, Tote-A-Tune, kalimba, drums, Game Boy, backing vocals, mixing
  • Justin Stanley– acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, flute, backing vocals
  • Jason Falkner– bass guitars, acoustic and electric guitar, African bass, Moog synthesizer bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals
  • Sean Davis – bass guitars
  • James Gadson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Joey Waronker– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Harvey Mason– drums
  • Alex Acuña– percussion, backing vocals
  • Smokey Hormel, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Manning Jr.– intro sounds
  • Brian LeBarton– Speak ‘n Spell
  • Greg Kurstin– keyboards, berimbau, piano, bass keyboard, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • DJ Z-Trip– scratching
  • Stevie Black – cello, percussion, backing vocals
  • Lucia Ribisi – girl on “Cellphone’s Dead”
  • Cosimo Hansen – talking
  • Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers– talking
  • Rachel Shelley– shipping forecast
  • David Campbell– string arrangements, conductor
  • Suzie Katayama, Charlie Bisharat– strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Beck Hansen, except where noted.

  1. Elevator Music
  2. Think I’m in Love
  3. Cellphone’s Dead
  4. Strange Apparition
  5. Soldier Jane – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
  6. Nausea
  7. New Round
  8. Dark Star
  9. We Dance Alone
  10. No Complaints
  11. 1000 BPM
  12. Motorcade – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
  13. The Information
  14. Movie Theme – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
  15. The Horrible Fanfare/Landslide/Exoskeleton – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich

Samples:

  • “The Horrible Fanfare” section uses a sample of “Cellphone’s Dead”.
  • “The Landslide” section uses a sample from the song “Requiem pour un con” by the French singer Serge Gainsbourg.
  • “The Exoskeleton” section contains dialogue spoken by Dave Eggersand Spike Jonze

Dappled Cities: Zounds

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On August 15, 2009, “Dangerbird” label released “Zounds”, the third Dappled Cities album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Chris Coady, Ned Cooke, Tim Derricourt, Allan Kumpulainen, Alex Moore and David Rennick.

Personnel:

  • David Rennick – vocal, mixing
  • Tim Derricourt – guitar, mixing
  • Ned Cooke – keyboards, mixing
  • Alex Moore – bass, mixing
  • Allan Kumpulainen – drums, mixing
  • Alex Love – French horn
  • Madeleine Hawcroft – flute
  • Sebastian Ranguis, Des Miller, Kim Waldock, Ned Cooke – strings
  • Simon Berckelman – engineer
  • Jean-Paul Fung – engineer assistant
  • Chris Coady, Wayne Connolly, Scott Horscroft – mixing
  • Louie Teran – mastering
  • Tim Rogers – design
  • Wilk – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ned Cooke, Tim Derricourt, Allan Kumpulainen, Alex Moore and David Rennick.

  1. Hold Your Back
  2. Answer Is Zero
  3. The Price
  4. Wooden Ships
  5. Slow for Me, My Island
  6. The Night Is Young at Heart
  7. Miniature Alas
  8. Don’t Stop There
  9. Kid
  10. Middle People
  11. Apart
  12. Stepshadows

Mars Volta: De-Loused In The Comatorium

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On June 24, 2003, “Gold Standard Laboratories” label released “De-Loused in the Comatorium”, the debut Mars Volta studio album. It was recorded 2002–2003 at “The Mansion” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rick Rubin and Omar Rodríguez-López.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala– vocals
  • Omar Rodríguez-López– guitar, bass
  • Isaiah “Ikey” Owens– keyboards
  • Flea– bass
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen– stand-up bass
  • Jon Theodore– drums
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • John Frusciante– additional guitar, synthesizer treatment
  • Jeremy Michael Ward– effects, sound manipulation
  • Dave Schiffman – recording
  • Andrew Scheps- additional recording
  • Phillip Groussard – engineer assistant, recording
  • Darren Mora – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey- mixing
  • Jason Lader- mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Steve Kadison – mastering assistant
  • Storm Thorgerson- cover design, art direction
  • Peter Curzon – cover design, graphics
  • Dan Abbott – illustrations
  • Rupert Truman – photography
  • Lindsay Chase – album production coordination

Track listing:

All lyrics by Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Jeremy Michael Ward; all music by Omar Rodríguez-López, except where noted.

  1. Son et lumière
  2. Inertiatic ESP
  3. Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
  4. Tira me a las arañas
  5. Drunkship of Lanterns
  6. Eriatarka
  7. Cicatriz ESP
  8. This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed – Omar Rodríguez-López, Cedric Bixler-Zavala
  9. Televators
  10. Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt

Garbage: Strange Little Birds

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On June 10, 2016, “Stunvolume” label released “Strange Little Birds”, the sixth Garbage studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2015, at “GrungeIsDead” in Silver Lake, and “Red Razor” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Billy Bush, Steve Marker, Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig.

Personnel:

  • Duke Erikson– instrumentation, backing vocals
  • Shirley Manson– vocals
  • Steve Marker– instrumentation, additional production
  • Butch Vig– instrumentation, additional recording
  • Eric Avery– bass
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass
  • Billy Bush– engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Emily Lazar– mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction
  • Ryan Corey – art direction, design, illustration, additional photography
  • Joseph Cultice– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by  Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig.

  1. Sometimes
  2. Empty
  3. Blackout
  4. If I Lost You
  5. Might Drive Loneliness
  6. Even Though Our Love Is Doomed
  7. Magnetized
  8. We Never Tell
  9. So We Can Stay Alive
  10. Teaching Little Fingers to Play
  11. Amends

Beck: Midnite Vultures

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On November 23, 1999, “DGC Records” label released “Midnite Vultures”, the fourth Beck studio album. It was recorded July 1998 – June 1999, at “Soft Studio”, and was produced by Beck Hansen, The Dust Brothers, Tony Hoffer and Mickey Petralia. in 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 307 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Beck– vocals, synthesizer, guitar, piano, keyboards, choir, chorus, vocoder, horn arrangements, programming, mixing
  • Tony Hoffer – guitar, wah wah guitar, programming, engineer, editing, mixing, sound design
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr.– organ, synthesizer, piano, tambourine, choir, chorus, clavinet, percussion, shaker, vocoder, backing vocals
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen– synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, backing vocals, handclapping, shaker, upright bass
  • David Campbell– viola, string arrangements, string conductor
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Greg Leisz– pedal steel
  • Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel
  • Johnny Marr– electric guitar
  • Michael Patterson– mixing
  • Herb Pedersen– banjo
  • Fernando Pullum – horn
  • David Ralicke – trombone
  • Joe Turano – horn, backing vocals
  • Smokey Hormel – guitar
  • Eve Butler – violin
  • David Arthur Brown– tenor saxophone
  • Jon Birdsong – trumpet
  • Joey Waronker– percussion, drums
  • Beth Orton– backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Valerie Pinkston – backing vocals
  • Arroyo Bombers – choir, chorus
  • Arroyo Tabernacle Men’s Chorale – choir, chorus
  • The Dust Brothers– scratching, programming, engineer
  • Steve Baxter – horn, backing vocals
  • Robert Carranza – string engineer
  • Steve Mixdorf – second engineer
  • Mickey Petralia – programming, engineer, mixing
  • DJ Swamp – scratching
  • Derek Carlson – second engineer
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Eye– artwork, art direction, design, collage
  • Gimbop – layout direction
  • Michel Gondry– collage
  • Charlie Gross – photography
  • Shauna O’Brien – project manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Beck Hansen, except where noted.

  1. Sexx Laws
  2. Nicotine & Gravy
  3. Mixed Bizness
  4. Get Real Paid
  5. Hollywood Freaks – Beck Hansen, John King, Michael Simpson
  6. Peaches & Cream
  7. Broken Train
  8. Milk & Honey – Beck Hansen, Buzz Clifford
  9. Beautiful Day
  10. Pressure Zone
  11. Debra

Beck: Mutations

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On November 3, 1998, “DGC Records” label released “Mutations”, the third Beck studio album. It was recorded March – April 1998, and was produced by Beck Hansen and Nigel Godrich. “Mutations” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Alternative Music Album”. “Mutations” was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”.

Personnel:

  • Beck – guitar, harmonica, piano, glockenspiel, synthesizer, vocals
  • Smokey Hormel– guitar, percussion, cuica, backing vocals
  • Warren Klein– sitar, tamboura
  • Roger Manning– synthesizer, organ, keyboards, harpsichord, percussion, backing vocals
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen– bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Joey Waronker– percussion, drums, synthesizer drums
  • Elliot Caine– trumpet
  • David Campbell – viola, arranger, conductor
  • Larry Corbett– cello
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • David Ralicke– flute, trombone
  • Nigel Godrich– mixing
  • Robert Fisher– art direction
  • John Sorenson– engineer assistant
  • Charlie Gross– photography
  • Autumn de Wilde– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Beck, except where noted.

  1. Cold Brains
  2. Nobody’s Fault but My Own
  3. Lazy Files
  4. Canceled Check
  5. We Live Again
  6. Tropicalia
  7. Dead Melodies
  8. Bottle of Blues
  9. O Maria
  10. Sing it Again
  11. Static

Air: 10 000 Hz Legend

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On May 28, 2001, “Virgin” label released “10 000 Hz Legend”, the third Air studio album. It was recorded 2000-2001, and was produced by Nicolas Godin, Jean-Benoît Dunckel.and Tony Hoffer

Personnel:

  • Nicolas Godin – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, vocoder, harmonica, shamisen, koto, drums, banjo, arranger, engineer
  • Jean-Benoît Dunckel – vocals, synthesizers, drums, percussion, arranger, engineer
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen– vocals, bass, drum sound
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr– vocals, keyboards
  • Brian Reitzell– drums, drum sounds
  • Beck– harmonica, vocals
  • Buffalo Daughter– vocals
  • Jason Falkner– vocals
  • Lisa Papineau, Julia Sarr, Ken Andrews, Elin Carlson, Barbara Cohen – vocals
  • Corky Hale – harp
  • Jean Croc – whistle
  • Roger Neill – arranger, conductor, choir conductor, string conductor
  • Brian Kehew– engineer
  • Tony Hoffer – editing, mixing
  • Bruce Keen – engineer, editing
  • Nilesh “Nilz” Patel – mastering
  • Åbäke – Air logo design, layout
  • Ïto Morabito – concept, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, except where noted.

  1. Electronic Performers
  2. How Does It Make You Feel?
  3. Radio #1
  4. The Vagabond – lyrics by Beck Hansen
  5. Radian
  6. Lucky and Unhappy
  7. Sex Born Poison – lyrics by Sugar Yoshinaga
  8. People in the City
  9. Wonder Milky Bitch
  10. Don’t Be Light
  11. Caramel Prisoner