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Fred Frith: Propaganda

In November 2015, “Fred” label released “Propaganda”, album by Fred Frith. It was recorded in April 1987, at “Noise” in New York City, and was produced by Fred Frith.

Personnel:

  • Fred Frith – voice, all instruments
  • Kramer – recording (1987)
  • Myles Boisen – remaster (2015)
  • Tom Kurth – design
  • Nancy Campbell – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Fred Frith.

  1. Shelter for Them All
  2. A Deeper Understanding of Conflict
  3. The Hounds pf Democracy
  4. The Turning of an Hourglass
  5. Birth of a Rebel
  6. I Am in Control
  7. Your Beautiful Corpse
  8. The Excellent Hyena
  9. Nuns Don’t Run Roadblocks
  10. The Old Man Moves a Mountain
  11. The Wolf Demon (Part 1)
  12. Known Knows and Unknown
  13. Meditation Upon Propaganda
  14. Liberty
  15. Weakness is Provocative
  16. Saracene and Antonio
  17. The Relentless Landscape
  18. The Gaze That Sings
  19. Stopping Short of Torture
  20. The Wolf Demon (part 2)
  21. Rashomon

King Missile: Happy Hour

On December 15, 1992, “Atlantic” label released “Happy Hour”, the fifth King Missile album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by Kramer, Steve Watson, John S. Hall, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos, Roger Murdock and Mal Rick.

Personnel:

  • John S. Hall – lead vocals
  • Dave Rick – guitars
  • Chris Xefos – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Roger Murdock – drums, percussion, Emulator, keyboards, guitar
  • Mal Rick– clarinet
  • Kramer– mellotron, bass guitar

Track listing:

All lyrics by John S. Hall, all music as noted.

  1. Intro
  2. Sink – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  3. Martin Scorsese – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  4. (Why Are We) Trapped? – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  5. It’s Saturday – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock
  6. VvV (VulvaVoid) – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  7. Metanoia – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  8. Detachable Penis – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  9. Take Me Home – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  10. Ed – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  11. Anywhere – John S. Hall, Dave Rick
  12. The Evil Children – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  13. Glass
  14. And – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  15. King Murdock – Roger Murdock, Dave Rick
  16. I’m Sorry – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos
  17. Heaven – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock
  18. Happy Hour – John S. Hall, Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, Chris Xefos

 

Aerosmith: Music From Another Dimension

On November 6, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Music from Another Dimension!”, the fifteenth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded July 2011/ March – April 2012,  at “Pandora’s Box”, “The Boneyard”, “Poppy Studios”, “Swing House Studios”, “Mad Dog Studios”, “Spitfire Studio”, “Retro Activ Studios”, “Briar Patch Studios” and “Hensen Studios”, and was produced by Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Marti Frederiksen. It was band’s first studio album since 2004’s “Honkin’ on Bobo” and the first to feature all-new material since 2001’s “Just Push Play”.

Personnel:

  • Steven Tyler– lead vocals, drums, arrangement, backing vocals
  • Joe Perry– lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals
  • Brad Whitford– rhythm guitar
  • Tom Hamilton– bass, lead vocals
  • Joey Kramer– drums, percussion
  • Rick Dufay– rhythm guitar
  • Paul Santo – Hammond organ, keyboards, mellotron
  • Rudy Tanzi– Hammond organ
  • Zac Rae – piano, synthesizer, electric piano
  • Desmond Child– piano
  • Russ Irwin– piano, backing vocals
  • Daniel J. Coe – synthesizer, synthesizer, programming, arrangements
  • Marti Frederiksen– keyboards, guitar, Roland synthesizer,  backing vocals, Pro Tools
  • Jack Douglas– keyboards, organ, synthesizer, outro piano, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Jesse Sky Kramer – drums
  • Tom Scott, Jessy J– tenor saxophone
  • John Mitchell – baritone saxophone
  • Gary Grant– trumpet
  • Larry Hall– trumpet
  • Bill Reichenbach, Jr.– trombone
  • The Section Quartet: Daphne Chen – violin,
  • Eric Gorfain– violin
  • Jesse Kotansky – violin solo
  • Lauren Chipman – viola,
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Carrie Underwood– featured vocals
  • Julian Lennon, Melanie Taylor, Sharlotte Gibson, Laura Jones – backing vocals
  • Mia Tyler– backing vocals
  • Johnny Depp, Bruce Witkin – backing vocals
  • Warren Huart– backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Al Schmidt, Chris Lord-Alge, Neal Avron– mixing
  • Anthony Focx– Pro Tools editing
  • Daphne Chen, Tom Scott– arrangements
  • Casey Patrick Tebo– artwork
  • Slash– inside artwork

Track listing:

  1. LUV XXX – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  2. Oh Yeah – Joe Perry
  3. Beautiful – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton
  4. Tell Me – Tom Hamilton
  5. Out Go the Lights – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  6. Legendary Child – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance
  7. What Could Have Been Love – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Russ Irwin
  8. Street Jesus – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Joe Perry
  9. Can’t Stop Lovin’ You – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Whitford, Kramer, Tom Hamilton
  10. Lover A lot – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, Jesse Kramer, Marco Moir
  11. We All Fall Down – Diane Warren
  12. Freedom Fighter – Joe Perry
  13. Closer – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Whitford, Kramer
  14. Something – Joe Perry
  15. Another Last Goodbye – Steven Tyler, Desmond Child, Joe Perry

Daevid Allen

On March 13, 2015, Christopher David Allen aka Daevid Allen died aged 77. He was musician (guitar) and songwriter, one of the most important figures of the progressive and avant-garde rock, Born in Australia, moved in UK in 1961, he was founding member of “Soft Machine” (1966) and in 1967, in France he formed the legendary band “Gong”.