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Grinderman: Same

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On March 5, 2007, “Mute” label released the self-titled, debut Grinderman studio album. It was recorded in March 2006, at “RAK Studios” and “Metropolis Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Launay, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano
  • Warren Ellis – acoustic guitar, electric mandolin, viola, violin, electric bouzouki, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Sclavunos – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nick Launay – engineer
  • Dom Morley – engineer
  • Matt Lawrence – engineer
  • James Aparicio – engineer assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Rohan Onraet – technician
  • Tom Hilingston  – design
  • Polly Borland – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave, Martin Casey, Jim Sclavunos and Warren Ellis.

  1. Get It On
  2. No Pussy Blues
  3. Electric Alice
  4. Grinderman
  5. Depth Charge Ethel
  6. Go Tell the Women
  7. (I Don’t Need You To) Set Me Free
  8. Honey bee (Let’s Fly to Mars)
  9. Man in the Moon
  10. When My Love Comes Down
  11. Love Bomb

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree

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On September 9, 2018, “Bad Seed Ltd” released “Skeleton Tree”, the sixteenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, at “Retreat” in Brighton, UK, “La Frette” in La Frette-sur-Seine, in France, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer, synthesizer, vibraphone
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, Wurlitzer, piano, baritone tenor guitar, violin, viola, drum treatments, drum loops, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Jim Sclavunos – percussion, vibraphone, tubular bells, Wurlitzer, backing vocals
  • George Vjestica – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Else Torp – additional vocals
  • Ellie Wyatt – violin
  • Charlotte Glason – viola
  • Joe Giddey – cello
  • Kevin Paul – recording, additional overdubs, mixing
  • Nick Launay – recording
  • Jake Jackson – additional overdubs, mixing
  • Nick Cave – mixing
  • Warren Ellis – mixing
  • Jim Sclavunos – mixing
  • Chris Blakey – mixing assistant
  • Nicolas Quéré – mixing assistant
  • Arnaud Bequet – mixing assistant
  • Jonathan Ratovoarisoa – mixing assistant
  • John Prestage – mixing assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Hingston Studio – design
  • Alwin Küchler – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Jesus Alone
  2. Rings of Saturn
  3. Girl in Amber
  4. Magneto
  5. Anthrocene
  6. I Need You
  7. Distant Sky
  8. Skeleton Tree

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Ghosteen

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On October 4, 2019, “Ghosteen Ltd” label released “Ghosteen”, the seventeenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Woodshed” in Malibu, “NightBird” in West Hollywood, “Retreat” in Brighton, “Candy Bomber” in Berlin, “Air” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesizer, mixing, design
  • George Vjestica – guitar
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, flute, violin, piano, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Jim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussion
  • Augustin Viard – ondes Martenot
  • Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – tablas
  • Bruce White – first viola
  • Nick Cooper – first cello
  • Mary Scully – first double bass
  • Ben Foster – string arrangement, conducting
  • Sam Thompson – string arrangements assistant
  • Lance Powell – recording, mixing
  • Kevin Paul – recording
  • Ben Thackeray – recording
  • Jake Jackson – recording
  • Alex Csak – recording assistant
  • Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – recording assistant
  • Richard Biethan – recording assistant
  • Ingo Krauss – recording assistant
  • Oliver Klemp – recording assistant
  • John Prestage – recording assistant
  • Warren Ellis – mixing
  • Andrew Dominik – mixing
  • John Armstrong – mixing assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering, lacquer cutting
  • Tom duBois – cover art
  • Hingston Studio – design
  • Matthew Thorne – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Spinning Song
  2. Bright Horses
  3. Waiting for You
  4. Night raid
  5. Sun Forest
  6. Galleon Ship
  7. Ghosteen Speaks
  8. Leviathan
  9. Ghosteen
  10. Fireflies
  11. Hollywood

Anna Calvi: Hunter

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On August 31, 2018, “Domino” label released “Hunter”, the third Anna Calvi studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Konk”, Anna Calvi’s studio in London, “Nick Launay’s Launmower Studios” in Hollywood, Ade’s house in Bristol, and was produced by Nick Launay and Anna Calvi.

Personnel:

  • Anna Calvi– vocals, guitar, synths, bass, piano, percussion
  • Mally Harpaz – vibraphone, glockenspiel, percussion, piano
  • Alex Thomas– drums, timpani, percussion
  • Adrian Utley– Solina, Moog synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer, EBow, Mellotron, Swarmatron
  • Martyn Casey– bass
  • Ming Vauze – bass, synths, space station FX pedals
  • Gillian Rivers – viola, violin
  • Fiona Brice– violin; string arrangements
  • Ellie Stanford – violin
  • Rachel Robson – viola
  • Vicky Matthews – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Anna Calvi.

  1. As a Man
  2. Hunter
  3. Don’t Beat the Girl Out of My Boy
  4. Indies or Paradise
  5. Swimming Pool
  6. Alpha
  7. Chain
  8. Wish
  9. Away
  10. Eden

The Triffids: Treeless Plain

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In November 1983, “Hot Records” and “Rough Trade” labels released “Treeless Plain”, the debut Triffids (The) album. It was recorded August – September 1983, at “Emerald City Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by Alsy MacDonald, David McComb, Robert McComb, Martyn Casey and Jill Birt.

Personnel:

  • David McComb – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Robert McComb – vocals, violin, guitar, saw, keyboards
  • Martyn Casey – vocals, bass
  • Alsy MacDonald – vocals, drums, percussion, hammer
  • Jill Birt– organ
  • Ian Macourt – cello
  • David Angell – viola
  • Nick Mainsbridge – engineer

Track listing:

All songs by David McComb, except where noted.

  1. Red Pony
  2. Branded
  3. My Baby Thinks She’s a Train
  4. Rosevel
  5. I Am a Lonesome Hobo – Bob Dylan
  6. Place in the Sun
  7. Plaything
  8. Old Ghostrider
  9. Hanging Shed
  10. Hell of a Summer
  11. Madeline
  12. Nothing Can Take Your Place

The Triffids: In The Pines

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In August 1986, “Mushroom” label released “In the Pines”, the third Triffids (The) studio album. It was recorded in April 1986, in a woolshed on a remote Western Australian farming property, owned by the David McCombs’ parents, and was produced by Bruce Callaway and David McComb.

Personnel:

  • David McComb- vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • ‘Evil’ Graham Lee- acoustic guitar, pedal and lap steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Jill Birt- vocals, keyboards
  • Robert McComb- violin, guitar, drums, harmonica, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey- bass guitar
  • Alsy MacDonald- drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David McComb, except where noted.

  1. Suntrapper
  2. In the Pines
  3. Kathy Knows
  4. 25 To 5
  5. Do You Want Me Near You? – Allan MacDonald
  6. Once a Day – Bill Anderson
  7. Just Might Fade Away
  8. Better Off This Way
  9. Only One Life
  10. Keep Your Eyes on the Hole
  11. One Soul Less on Your Fiery List
  12. Born Sandy Devotional
  13. Love and Affection

Triffids: The Black Swan

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In April 1989, “Island” label released “The Black Swan”, the fifth and final Triffids studio album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Stephen Street, David McComb, Alsy MacDonald, Robert McComb, Martyn Casey, ‘Evil’ Graham Lee and Jill Birt.

Personnel:

  • David McComb – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, organ
  • Robert McComb – vocals, violin, keyboards, percussion
  • ‘Evil’ Graham Lee – lead and backing vocal, acoustic and steel guitar
  • Martyn Casey – bass
  • Alsy MacDonald – tambourine, drums, drum programming
  • Jill Birt – keyboards
  • Adam Peters – piano
  • Philip Kakulas – double bass, backing vocals
  • Stephen Street – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave McComb except where noted.

  1. Too Hot to Move
  2. American Sailors
  3. Falling Over You – David McComb, Adam Peters
  4. Goodbye Little Boy – David McComb, Adam Peters
  5. Bottle of Love – David McComb, Phil Kakulas, James Patterson
  6. The Spinning Top Song – David McComb, Adam Peters
  7. Butterflies Into Worms – David McComb, Phil Kakulas
  8. New Year’s Greetings
  9. Good Fortune Rose – Jill Birt, Alsy MacDonald
  10. One Mechanic Town
  11. Blackeyed Susan – David McComb, Phil Kakulas
  12. The Clown Prince – David McComb, Phil Kakulas
  13. Fairytale Love

The Triffids: Born Sandy Devotional

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In March 1986, Mushroom” label released “Born Sandy Devotional”, the second Triffids (The) album. It was recorded in August 1985, at “Mark Angelo Studios” in London, and was produced by Gil Norton, David McComb, “Evil” Graham Lee, Martyn Casey, Jill Birt, Robert McComb and Alsy MacDonald.

Personnel:

  • David McComb- vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • “Evil” Graham Lee- pedal and lap steel guitar
  • Robert McComb- violin, guitar, backing vocals
  • Jill Birt- vocals, keyboards
  • Martyn Casey- bass guitar
  • Alsy MacDonald- drums, backing vocals
  • Chris Abrahams – piano, vibraphone
  • Adam Peters – cello, keyboards, piano
  • Lesley Wynne – viola
  • Sally Collins – backing vocals
  • Fay Brown – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David McComb.

  1. The Seabirds
  2. Estuary Bed
  3. Chicken Killer
  4. Tarrilup Bridge
  5. Lonely Stretch
  6. Wide Open Road
  7. Life of Crime
  8. Personal Things
  9. Stolen Property
  10. Tender Is the Night (The Long Fidelity)