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Starset: Vessels

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On January 20, 2017, “Razor & Tie” label released “Vessels”, the second Starset studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Black Birch Studios” in Kennebunk, Maine, and was produced by Rob Graves.

Personnel:

  • Dustin Bates – vocals, guitars, additional programming
  • Rob Graves – guitars, programming
  • Alex Niceforo – programming
  • Igor Khoroshev – programming, strings and orchestra arrangements
  • Josh Baker – additional programming
  • Paul Trust – additional programming
  • Ron DeChant – additional backing vocals
  • Joe Rickard – drums
  • David Davidson – violin
  • David Angell – violin
  • Elizabeth Lamb – viola
  • Anthony Lamarchina – cello
  • Rob Graves – engineer
  • Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
  • Justin Spotswood – engineer
  • Ben Grosse – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Paul Decarli – digital editing
  • Joe Rickard – digital editing, additional pre-production
  • Josh Baker – additional pre-production
  • Sahaj Ticotin – additional pre-production
  • Paul Trust – additional pre-production

Track listing:

  1. The Order – Dustin Bates
  2. Satellite – Dustin Bates, Joe Rickard
  3. Frequency – Dustin Bates, Paul Trust, Rob Graves
  4. Die for You – Dustin Bates, Daniel Ticotin
  5. Ricochet – Dustin Bates, Joe Rickard
  6. Starlight – Dustin Bates, Daniel Ticotin
  7. Into the Unknown – Dustin Bates, Mitch Marlow
  8. Gravity of You – Dustin Bates, Josh Baker, Rob Graves
  9. Back to Earth – Dustin Bates, Joe Rickard
  10. Last to Fall – Dustin Bates, Daniel Ticotin, Rob Graves
  11. Bringing it Down – Dustin Bates, Paul Trust, Rob Graves
  12. Unbecoming – Dustin Bates, Josh Baker
  13. Monster – Dustin Bates, Johnny Andrews, Rob Graves
  14. Telepathic – Dustin Bates, Daniel Ticotin, Jeff Halavacs, Rob Graves
  15. Everglow – Dustin Bates, Joe Rickard, Rob Graves

Ryuichi Sakamoto: async

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On March 29, 2017, “Commons” and “Milan” labels released “async”, the nineteenth Ryuichi Sakamoto studio album. It was recorded April – December 2016, at “The Studio”, “Germano Studios” and “Museum of Arts and Design” in New York City, “Bastyr University Chapel” in Kenmore, Washington, “Gateway Mastering” in Portland, Maine, “Kyoto City University of Arts” in Kyoto, Japan, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Mai Yuda. Magazine “Fact” voted “async” the best album of 2017.

Personnel:

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – piano,
  • Christian Fennesz – guitar, computer
  • N.S.S. – Singing bowls
  • Ian Antonio, Levy Lorenzo, Ross Karre – triangle
  • Ko Ishikawa – Shō  
  • Honjoh Hidejiro – shamisen
  • Ian Antonio, Levy Lorenzo, Ross Karre – percussion
  • David Sylvian – spoken word
  • Andri Magnason, Bernardo Bertolucci, Carsten Nicolai, Christine Leboutte, José Lavat, Keyko Nimsay, Priscilla Leung, Sergei Mihailov, Shirin Neshat, Tang Kit Ming – spoken word vocals
  • Paul Bowles – words
  • Luca – vocals
  • Arseny Tarkovsky – words
  • Simon James – concertmaster
  • David Sabee – concertmaster
  • Alex Venguer, Ryan Kelly, John Winters,.Seigen Ono – recording engineer
  • Jason Staniulis, Matthew Sim, Alec Fellman – engineer assistant
  • Conrad Hensel – recording, mixing
  • Northwest Sinfonia – recording
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mai Yuda – assistant production
  • Norika Sora – associate production
  • Alec Fellman – production manager
  • Kaz Tsujio – piano technician
  • Shiro Takatani – artwork direction, photography 
  • Yoko Takatani – artwork production

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryuichu Sakamoto

  1. andata
  2. disentigration
  3. solari
  4. ZURE
  5. walker
  6. stakra
  7. ubi
  8. fullmoon
  9. async
  10. tri
  11. Life, Life
  12. honj
  13. ff
  14. garden
  15. Water State 2

The Joy Formidable: Wolf’s Law

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On January 21, 2013, “Atlantic” label released “Wolf’s Law” is the second Joy Formidable studio album. It was recorded in 2013, in North Wales, London and Sebago Lake, Maine, and was produced by Ritzy Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd and Matt Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Ritzy Bryan – vocals, guitar
  • Rhydian Dafydd – vocals, bass
  • Matt Thomas – drums
  • Joy Smith – harp
  • Tercia Realidad – strings
  • Jorge Jimenez – violin, direction
  • James O’Toole, Emma Alter – violin
  • Henrik Persson – cello
  • Neak Mentor, Brian Montgomery – engineer
  • Xavier Stephenson – drum engineer, string engineer assistant
  • Liam Nolan – drum engineer assistant, string engineer assistant
  • Sam Wheat – string engineer
  • Paul Suarez – Pro Tools engineer
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Martin Wittfooth – paintings, artwork
  • Alex R. Kirzhner – design
  • James Minchin III – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.

  1. This Ladder Is Ours
  2. Cholla
  3. Tendons
  4. Little Blimp
  5. Bats
  6. Silent Treatment
  7. Maw Maw Song
  8. Forest Serenade
  9. The Leopard and the Lung
  10. The Hurdle
  11. The Turnaround (includes hidden track Wolf’s Law)

Lake Street Dive: Bad Self Portraits

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On February 18, 2014, “Signature Sounds Recordings” label released “Bad Self Portraits”, the fourth Lake Street Dive album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Great North Sound Society” in Maine, and was produced by Sam Kassirer.

Personnel:

  • Rachael Price– lead vocals
  • Mike “McDuck” Olson – vocals, guitar, piano, trumpet, trombone
  • Sam Kassirer – piano, organ, mixing
  • Bridget Kearney – vocals, bass, piano
  • Mike Calabrese – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Erik Hischmann – mixing assistant
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering assistant
  • Gudrun Cuillo – executive producer
  • Philip Price  – design
  • Jarrod McCabe  – photography

Track listing:

All tracks written by Rachael Price, Mike “McDuck” Olson, Bridget Kearney, Mike Calabrese and Sam Kassirer.

  1. Bad Self Portraits
  2. Stop Your Crying
  3. Better Than
  4. Rabid Animal
  5. You Go Down Smooth
  6. Use Me Up
  7. Bobby Tanqueray
  8. Just Ask
  9. Seventeen
  10. What About Me
  11. Rental Love