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TV On The Radio: Young Liars

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On July 8, 2003, “Touch & Go” label released “Young Liars”, the debut TV on the Radio EP.

Personnel:

  • Tunde Adebimpe – vocals, loops 
  • David Andrew Sitek – guitars, keyboards, loops, recording
  • Kyp Malone – vocals, guitars, bass, loops
  • Jaleel Bunton – vocals, drums, bass, loops, guitar
  • Jason Sitek
  • Katrina Ford – vocal
  • Shannon Funchess – vocal
  • Nick Zinner – guitar
  • Aaron Hemphill – guitar
  • Brian Chase – drums
  • Martin Perna – flute
  • Paul Mahajan – recording, engineer
  • Chris Moore – engineer
  • John Golden – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Satellite – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  2. Staring at the Sun – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  3. Blind – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  4. Young Liars – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  5. Mr. Grieves – (unlisted bonus track) – Black Francis

TV on the Radio: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

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On March 9, 2004, “Touch and Go” label released “Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes”, the debut TV on the Radio studio album. It was recorded August – September 2003, at “Headgear Studio” in Brooklyn, and was produced by David Andrew Sitek.

Personnel:

  • Tunde Adebimpe – vocals, loops
  • Kyp Malone – vocals, guitars, loops
  • David Andrew Sitek – guitars, keys, loops
  • Martin Perna – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flutes
  • Katrina Ford – vocals
  • Nick Zinner – guitar
  • Jaleel Burton – drums
  • Chris Moore – engineer
  • Paul Mahajan – engineer
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • David Babbitt – design
  • Brian Alesi – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Andrew Sitek.

  1. The Wrong Way
  2. Staring at the Sun
  3. Dreams
  4. King Eternal
  5. Ambulance
  6. Poppy
  7. Don’t Love You
  8. Bomb Yourself
  9. Wear You Out

TV On The Radio: Dear Science

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On September 22, 2008, “Interscope” label released “Dear Science”, the third TV on the Radio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by David Andrew Sitek.

Personnel:

  • Tunde Adebimpe– vocals
  • Kyp Malone– vocals, guitars, bass, synths, string arrangements
  • David Andrew Sitek– programming, guitars, samples, bass, synths, horn arrangements
  • Gerard A Smith – bass, organ, synths, samples, rhodes
  • Jaleel Bunton – drums, guitars, rhodes, organ, synth, bass, programming, string arrangements
  • Katrina Ford – vocals, backing vocals
  • Eleanore Everdell – vocals
  • David Bergander – drums
  • Yoshi Takamasa – shaker, claves, congas, bells, percussion
  • Stuart D. Bogie– saxophones,  horn arrangements
  • Martin Perna– saxophones, flutes
  • Colin Stetson– baritone saxophone
  • Matana Roberts– alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Leah Paul – horns
  • Eric Biondo – trumpet
  • Aaron Johnson – trombone
  • Claudia Chopek – violin, string arrangements
  • Janis Shen – violin, string arrangements
  • Perry Serpa – additional string arrangements
  • Lara Hicks – viola
  • Eleanor Norton – cello
  • Dan Huron – engineer
  • Chris Coady, Chris Moore– additional engineering
  • David Andrew Sitek – mixing
  • Matty Green – mixing
  • Mark Stent– additional mixing
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Roe Etheridge – photography

Track listing:

  1. Halfway Home – Tunde Adebimpe
  2. Crying – Kyp Malone, Jaleel Bunton
  3. Dancing Choose – Tunde Adebimpe, David Andrew Sitek
  4. Stork & Owl – Kyp Malone
  5. Golden Age – Kyp Malone, David Andrew Sitek
  6. Family Tree – Tunde Adebimpe
  7. Red Dress – Kyp Malone, David Andrew Sitek
  8. Love Dog – Tunde Adebimpe
  9. Shout Me Out – Tunde Adebimpe
  10. DLZ – Tunde Adebimpe
  11. Lover’s Day – Kyp Malone

David Byrne: Love This Giant

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On September 10, 2012, “4AD” label released “Love This Giant”, studio album by David Byrne and St. Vincent. It was recorded 2009 – 2012, at “Water Music Studio” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and “Patrick Dillett’s Studio” in New York City, and was produced by David Byrne, Annie Clark, John Congleton, and Patrick Dillett.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitar,  percussion programming; Omnichord
  • Vincent (Annie Clark)– guitar, synth bass; piano
  • Paul Frazier – bass guitar
  • Anthony LaMarca– drums
  • Mauro Refosco– snare drum, timpani
  • John Congleton– drum programming; synth
  • The Dap Kings
  • Kenneth Finn, Tom Hutchinson– euphonium
  • Jacquelyn Adams, Eric Davis, Lawrence Di Bello, Rachel Drehmann, J. Kelly, Chris Komer – French horn
  • Randy Andos – tuba
  • Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
  • Stuart D. Bogie, Ron Blake, Martín Perna, Cochemea Gastelum , Jack Bashkow, Stan Harriison, Bob Magnuson, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Steve Elson, Alex Foster, Patrick Milando, Jonathan Powell, Tom Timko – saxophone
  • Jordan McLean, Josh Frank, Earl Gardner, Mike Gurfield, Ravi Best, David Guy, Dominic Derasse, Gareth Flowers, Kelly Pratt– trumpet
  • Jeff Caswell – bass trombone
  • William Lang, Aaron Johnson, Ryan Keberle, Brian Mahany, Ozzie Melendez, Mike Seltzer, Steve Turre, Michael Williams– trombone
  • Lenny Pickett– saxophone, brass arrangement
  • Marcus Rojas, Kyle Turner, Bob Stewart– tuba
  • Evan Smith – clarinet, flute
  • Tony Finno, Ken Thompson – brass arrangements
  • Jon Altschuler – engineer
  • Yuki Takahashi – engineer
  • Patrick Dillett– mixing, drum programming
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Gabe Bartalos – prosthetics
  • Catalina Kulczar, Juan Marin, LeeAnn Rossi – art work
  • Steve Powers – type design
  • Noah Wall – package design, art work
  • Richard Burbridge – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne and Annie Clark, except where noted

  1. Who
  2. Weekend in the Dust
  3. Dinner for Two
  4. Ice Age – Annie Clark
  5. I Am an Ape
  6. The Forest Awakes – David Byrne, Annie Clark, Walt Whitman
  7. I Should Watch TV
  8. Lazarus
  9. Optimist
  10. Lightning
  11. The One Who Broke Your Heart
  12. Outside of Space & Time – David Byrne

TV On The Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain

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On July 6, 2006, “4AD” label released “Return to Cookie Mountain”, the second TV on the Radio studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by David Andrew Sitek.

Personnel:

  • Kyp Malone – vocals, bass, guitar
  • David Bowie, Kazu Makino, Omega “C Taylor” Moon, Katrina Ford, Shanina Robinson – vocals
  • David Andrew Sitek – samples, guitars, bass, flute, keys, synth
  • Gerard Smith – piano, drums, bass, electric sitar
  • Jaleel Bunton – drums, guitars, piano, percussion, Rhodes
  • Tunde Adebimpe – vocals, percussion, art direction, illustration
  • Akwetey, Aku, Devang Shah (Dragons of Zynth) – percussion
  • Martin Perna – baritone saxophone
  • Jaleel Bunton, Akwetey & Aku Orraca-Tetteh, Devang Shah, Aaron Aites, Tunde Adebimpe, Gerard Smith – choir
  • Martin Perna, Chris Taylor – horns
  • Stuart D. Bogie – bass harmonica, bass clarinet
  • Chris Taylor – clarinet, horn arrangements
  • Jeremy Wilms – cello
  • Vaughn Oliver – art direction, design
  • Chris Bigg – design assistant
  • David Andrew Sitek – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Was a Lover – Kyp Malone, David Andrew Sitek
  2. Hours – Tunde Adebimpe
  3. Province – Kip Malone, David Andrew Sitek
  4. Playhouses – Kip Malone
  5. Wolf Like Me – Tunde Adebimpe
  6. A Method – Tunde Adebimpe
  7. Let the Devil In – Kip Malone
  8. Dirtywhirl – Tunde Adebimpe
  9. Blues from Down Here – Kip Malone
  10. Tonight – Tunde Adebimpe
  11. Wash the Day – Kip Malone, David Andrew Sitek, Tunde Adebimpe

Samples used:

  • Teardrop by Massive Attack
  • Lou Reed’s 1975 album Metal Machine Music