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Laurie Anderson: Amelia

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On August 30, 2024, “Nonesuch” label released “Amelia”, the eighth Laurie Anderson studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “Canal Street Communications” in New York, “Besední dům” in Brno, Czech Republic, “Miraval Studios” in Correns, France, and was produced by Laurie Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Laura Phillips “Laurie” Anderson – lyrics, voice, keyboards, viola
  • Anohni Hegarty – vocals
  • Amelia Earhart – voice
  • Martha Mooke – viola
  • Marc Ribot – guitar
  • Tony Sherr – bass
  • Kenny Wollesen – percussion
  • Ryan Kelly – ukulele, recording
  • Rob Moose – violin, string arrangements
  • Dennis Russell Davies – conductor, string arrangements
  • Marie Petříková – concertmaster, first violin
  • Barbora Gajdošová – first violin
  • Jaromír Graffe – first violin
  • Kristýna Jungová – first violin
  • Jiří Kopecký – first violin
  • Vladimír Lžičař – first violin
  • Marie Pšenicová – first violin
  • Leoš Zavadilík – first violin
  • Radoslav Havlát – second violin
  • Jana Horáková – second violin
  • Dorothea Kellerová – second violin
  • Ludmila Netolická – second violin
  • Josef Ondrůj – second violin
  • Tomáš Vinklát – second violin
  • Petr Pšenica – principal viola, production assistant
  • Martin Heller – viola
  • Nadia Sirota – viola
  • Tomáš Kulík – viola
  • Karel Plocek – viola
  • Otakar Salajka – viola
  • Zbyněk Volf – viola
  • Pavla Jelínková – cello
  • Eva Kovalová – cello
  • Katarína Madariová – cello
  • Lukáš Svoboda – cello
  • Gabriel Cabezas – cello
  • Marek Švestka – principal double bass
  • Jaromír Gardoň – double bass
  • Vojtech Velíšek – double bass
  • Jaroslav Zouhar – recording
  • Damien Quintard – recording, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Laurie Anderson.

  1. To Circle the World
  2. I See Something Shining
  3. Take-Off
  4. Aloft
  5. San Juan
  6. Brazil
  7. Crossing the Equator
  8. The Badlands
  9. Waves of Sand
  10. The Letter
  11. India and down to Australia
  12. This Modern World
  13. Flying at Night
  14. The Word for Woman Here
  15. Road to Mandalay
  16. Broken Chronometers
  17. Nothing But Silt
  18. The Wrong Way
  19. Fly Into the Sun
  20. Howland Island
  21. Radio
  22. Lucky Dime

Calexico: Garden Ruin

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On April 11, 2006, “Quarterstick” label released “Garden Ruin”, the fifth Calexico studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by JD Foster, Joey Burns and John Convertino.

Personnel:

  • Joey Burns – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, tambourine, piano, organ, accordion, cello, Wurlitzer, Casio flute, glockenspiel, shaker, bass, vibes, bass melodica, backing vocals
  • JD Foster – Nashville tuning guitar, electric guitar, horns arrangements
  • Amparo Sanchez – vocals
  • John Convertino – drums, percussion, shakers
  • Naim Amor – electric guitar
  • Paul Niehaus – pedal steel, electric guitar, baritone guitar
  • Eldys Isak Vega – piano
  • Nick Luca – Hammond B3 organ, electric Jazz guitar, reverse Wurlitzer
  • Volker Zander – electric bass, vibes
  • Martin Wenk – glockenspiel, trumpet, Wurlitzer, Nashville tuning guitar, electric guitar, banjo, noise
  • Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet, banjo ukulele, Mando bird, electric bass, sleigh bells. Fender Rhodes bass, backing vocals
  • Rob Burger – Hammond B3 organ
  • Jelle Kuiper – shakers, thunder drum
  • Nelzimar Neves – cello
  • Roberto Mendoza – sound effects
  • Dan Coleman – cello arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks by Joey Burns and John Burns, except where noted.

  1. Cruel
  2. Yours and Mine – Joey Burns, John Convertino
  3. Bisbee Blue – Joey Burns, John Burns, JD Foster, John Corventino, Dan Coleman
  4. Panic Open Strings – Joey Burns, John Convertino
  5. Letter to Bowie Knife
  6. Roka (danza de la Muerte) – Joey Burns
  7. Lucky Dime – Joey Burns, John Corventino
  8. Smash
  9. Deep Down – Joey Burns
  10. Nom de Plume – Paul Niehaus, Joey Burns
  11. All Systems Red – Joey Burns, John Convertino, JD Foster
  12. Landing Field (bonus track) – Joey Burns, JD Foster
  13. Cast Your Coat (bonus track) Joey Burns