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Richard Dawson: The Ruby Cord

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On November 18, 2022, “Domino Recording Company” label released “The Ruby Cord”, the seventh Richard Dawson studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Blank Studios” in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and was produced by Sam Grant and Richard Dawson.

Personnel:

  • Richard Dawson – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, sounds
  • Andrew Cheetham – drums
  • Angharad Davies – violin
  • Rhodri Davies – harp
  • Anna Girvan, Cath Tyler, Claire Welford, Dawn Bothwell, Kate Craddock, Nev Clay, Phil Tyler, Rachael Macarthur, Rhodri Davies, Sally Pilkington, Vic Eynon – chorus
  • Sam Grant – recording, mixing
  • Christian Wright – mastering
  • Jake Blanchard – artwork
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Paul J. Street – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Dawson.

  1. The Hermit
  2. Thicker Than Water
  3. The Fool
  4. Museum
  5. The Tip of an Arrow
  6. No-One
  7. Horse and Rider

The Kills: God Games

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On October 27, 2023, “Domino” label released “God Games”, the sixth Kills (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Church” in London, “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Sweetzerland” in Los Angeles, and was produced  Paul Epworth and Jamie Hince.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Hince – performance, artwork, photography
  • Alison Mosshart – performance, photography
  • Fred Martin – choir vocal arrangement, choir vocals
  • Zharia Clausell – choir vocals
  • Tiana Paul – choir vocals
  • Tai Philips – choir vocals
  • Tunay Raymond – choir vocals
  • Riley MacIntyre – additional production, engineer, mixing
  • Robert Adam Stevenson – additional engineering
  • Chiara Ferracuti – engineer assistant
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Adam Wong – mixing
  • Colin Leonard – mastering
  • Rachel Briggs – cover painting
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Paul J. Street – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart.

  1. New York
  2. Going to Heaven
  3. LA Hex
  4. Love and Tenderness
  5. 103
  6. My Girls My Girls
  7. Wasterpiece
  8. Kingdom Come
  9. God Games
  10. Blank
  11. Bullet Sound
  12. Better Days

Tirzah: Trip9Love

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On September 5, 2023, “Domino Recording Company” label released “Trip9love”, the third Tirzah studio album. It was recorded 2023, at Mica Levi’s and Tirzah home studios, also in Kent and in London, and was produced by Mica Levi.

Personnel:

  • Tirzah (Tirzah Mastin) – vocals, design
  • Matthew Cooper – layout
  • Mica Levi – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tirzah Mastin and Mica Levi.

  1. F22
  2. Promises
  3. U All the Time
  4. Their Love
  5. No Limit
  6. Today
  7. Stars
  8. He Made
  9. 2 DICUV
  10. 6 Phrazes
  11. Nightmare

Melody’s Echo Chamber: Bon Voyage

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On June 15, 2018, “Fat Possum” label released “Bon Voyage”, the second Melody’s Echo Chamber studio album. The album which is collaboration between Melody Prochet and members of the Swedish psychedelic rock band Dungen, was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swahn and Reine Fiske.

Personnel:

  • Melody Prochet – vocals, keyboards, electric guitar, violin, all instruments, drums, mixing
  • Fredrik Swahn – keyboards, bass guitar. engineer, mixing
  • Reine Fiske – guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, violin, mixing
  • Gustav Ejstes – vocals, piano, organ, guitar, beatbox, scream, percussion
  • Johan Holmegard – drums
  • Nicholas Allbrook – spoken word
  • Maxime Leguil – mixing
  • Raphael Jonin – mastering
  • Silly Jane – artwork
  • Paul J. Street, Matthew Cooper – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Melody Prochet, except where noted,

  1. Cross My Heart – Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan, Reine Fiske
  2. Breathe In, Breathe Out – Melody Prochet
  3. Desert Horse – Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan, Reine Fiske
  4. Var har du vart? – Gustav Ejstes
  5. Quand les larmes d’un ange font danser la neige – Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan, Reine Fiske, Mattias Gustavsson, David Svedmyr, Johan Holmegard, Nicholas Allbrook
  6. Visions of Someone Special, on a Wall of Reflections – Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan, Reine Fiske
  7. Shirim – Melody Prochet

These New Puritans: Field Of Reeds

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On June 10, 2013 “Infectious Music” label released “Field of Reeds”, the third These New Puritans studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Studio P4 Funkhaus Nalepastraße” in Berlin, “Snap Studios” in London, “Modern World Studios” in Tetbury, England, and was produced by Graham Sutton and Jack Barnett.

Personnel:

  • Jack Barnett – vocals, piano, electric piano, organs, bass guitar, vibraphone, chromatic gongs, unpitched percussion, magnetic resonator piano, sound design, field recordings, drawings
  • Thomas Hein – bass guitar, roto-toms
  • George Barnett – drums, percussion, glass, artwork, photography
  • Elisa Rodrigues – vocals
  • Adrian Peacock – basso profondo
  • Elizabeth Turner – field recording vocal
  • Nicholas Ellis – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Henry Lowther – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Lindsay Kempley – French horn soloist
  • Daniel West – tenor and bass trombone
  • Pete Smith – tuba
  • Elspeth Hanson – viola
  • Chris Laurence – double bass
  • Toby Kearney – vibraphone soloist
  • Faith Leadbetter – piano, electric piano

Stargaze Ensemble

  • Andre de Ridder – conductor
  • Nikolaus Neuser – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Matthias Gödeker – French horn
  • Stefan Most – French horn
  • Florian Juncker – tenor trombone
  • Till Krause – bass trombone
  • Sebastian Kunzke – tuba
  • Paul Valikoski – violin
  • Daniella Strasfogel – violin
  • Justin Caullet – viola
  • Zoe Cartier – cello
  • Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson – double bass

Synergy Vocal Ensemble

  • Micaela Haslam – director, soprano
  • Julia Wilson-James – soprano
  • Heather Cairncross – alto
  • Rachel Weston – alto
  • Phillip Brown – tenor
  • Andrew Busher – tenor

Children of St Mary’s Church of England Primary School

  • Charlie Dyer
  • Daisy Farthing
  • Maddie Farthing
  • Amber Motti
  • James Norris
  • Jacob Scotford
  • Bethany Scriven
  • Ben McLusky – additional pipe organ                                                             
  • Andrew McPherson – magnetic resonator piano setup and calibration
  • Shiloh – hawk
  • Alan Vaughan – hawk handler
  • Roy at TGM Glazing – glazier
  • Stool Trinovante – saxocone
  • Phill Brown – ensemble recordings
  • Ben McLusky – engineer assistant
  • Christian Bader – engineer assistant
  • Campbell Duncan – assistant engineer
  • Geoff Swan – engineer assistant
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – artwork
  • Paul Steet – artwork assistant
  • Willy Vanderperre – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack Barnett, except where noted.

  1. This Guy’s in Love with You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  2. Fragment Two
  3. The Light in Your Name – Jack Barnett, Michel van der An
  4. V (Island Song)
  5. Spiral
  6. Organ Eternal
  7. Nothing Else
  8. Dream
  9. Field of Reeds

Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds: Council Skies

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On June 2, 2023, “Sour Mash” label released “Council Skies”, the fourth Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Lone Star Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Noel Gallagher and Paul Stacey.

Personnel:

  • Noel Gallagher – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar, piano, mellotron, percussion, artwork concept and design
  • Gem Archer – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, mouth organ
  • Mikey Rowe – keyboards
  • Russ Pritchard – bass guitar
  • Chris Sharrock – drums
  • Charlotte Marionneau – percussion
  • Jess Greenfield – backing vocals
  • Johnny Marr – electric guitar
  • Paul Stacey – electric guitar, baritone guitar, Mellotron, piano, bass guitar
  • Robert Smith – guitar, piano
  • Keefus Ciancia – keyboards
  • Geraint Watkins – accordion
  • Jason Falkner – bass guitar
  • Johnny Copland – live bass
  • Jason Cooper – drums
  • Emre Ramazanoglu – drums
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums, percussion
  • Jody Linscott, Peter Eckford, Gary Hammond – percussion
  • Callum Marinho – the tube, piano, keyboards, glockenspiel, Mellotron, drum machines, percussion
  • Clement St. Leonard – percussion, the funk box, keyboards, tubular bells, sound effects
  • Graeme Blevins – saxophone
  • Steve Hamilton – saxophone
  • Tom Walsh – trumpet
  • Joe Auckland – trumpet
  • Ben Edwards – trumpet
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Daniel Higham, Thomas Dunnett, Pete North – trombone
  • Mark Frost – bass trombone
  • Phillip Woods, Ruth O’Reilly, Franciso Gomez, Derryck Nasib – French horn
  • The Wired Strings – strings
  • Pet Shop Boys – additional vocals

Backing vocals:

  • Roxys (Piney Gir, Amy Ashworth, Emma Brammer)
  • Louise Clare Marshall
  • Andrea Grant
  • Lucita Jules
  • Rosie Danvers (assisted by Tommy Danvers) – string arrangements
  • Alistair White – brass arrangements
  • Callum Marinho – engineer, mixing
  • Beau Blaise – additional engineering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – layout
  • Kevin Cummins – artwork photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Noel Gallagher.

  1. I’m Not Giving Up Tonight
  2. Pretty Boy
  3. Dead to the World
  4. Open the Door, See What You Find
  5. Trying to Find a World That’s Been and Gone Part I
  6. Easy Now
  7. Council Skies
  8. There She Blows!
  9. Love Is a Rich Man
  10. Think of a Number

Richard Dawson & Circle: Henki

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On November 26, 2021, “Weird Word” album label released “Henki” is album Richard Dawson and Circle. It was recorded at “Musiikkhuone” and “Ektro Studio” in Pori, Finland, and “Blank Studios” in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.

Personnel:

  • Richard Dawson – vocal, guitar
  • Julius Jääskeläinen – guitar
  • Pekka Jääskeläinen – guitar
  • Janne Westerlund – vocal, guitar
  • Mika Rättö – vocal, keyboards
  • Jussi Lehtisalo – vocal, bass
  • Tomi Leppänen – drums
  • Antti Uusimäki – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Sam Grant – additional recording
  • Christian Wright – mastering
  • Iris Aspinall Priest – illustration
  • Matthew Cooper – layout
  • Paul J. Street – layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Richard Dawson, all music by Julius Jääskeläinen, Pekka Jääskeläinen, Janne Westerlund, Mika Rättö, Jussi Lehtisalo, Tomi Leppänen and Richard Dawson.

  1. Cooksonia
  2. Ivy
  3. Silphium
  4. Silene
  5. Methuselah
  6. Lily
  7. Pitcher

Melody’s Echo Chamber: Emotional Eternal

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On April 29, 2022, “Domino” label released “Emotional Eternal”, the third Melody’s Echo Chamber studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Buller & Bäng” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swahn and Reine Fiske.

Personnel:

  • Melody Prochet – vocal, recording
  • Gustav Ejstes – organ, piano, flute
  • Moussa Fadera – drums
  • Johan Holmegard – drums
  • Josefin Runsteen – strings
  • Fredrik Swahn – recording, mixing
  • Reine Fiske – recording, mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Drew Tetz – artwork (phenakistoscope)
  • Diane Sagnier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan and Reine Fiske.

  1. Emotional Eternal
  2. Looking Backward
  3. Pyramids in the Clouds
  4. The Hypnotist
  5. Personal Message
  6. Where the Water Clears the Illision
  7. A Slow Dawning of Peace
  8. Alma the Voyage

Rustin Man: Drift Code

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On February 1, 2019, “Domino” label released “Drift Code”, the second Rustin Man (Paul Webb) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Rustin Man.

Personnel:

  • Rustin Man – vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, twelve string and baritone guitar, guitarrón, electric bass, Hammond organ, synthesizer, electric piano, acoustic guitar, xylophone, accordion, harmonica, sounds
  • T.J. Mackenzie — euphonium, trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, French horn
  • Nancy Lewis – flute
  • James Yorkston — clarinet
  • Snowboy — claviola, surdo, pandeiro, rattle, chimes
  • Lee Harris — drums, sitar, Jew’s harp, tambourine
  • Sam Webb – vocals
  • Stephanie Hedges – vocals
  • Catherine Chandler – violin, viola, viola d’amore
  • Ginny Davis – cello
  • Grace Webb – backing vocals
  • Lee Harris — engineer
  • Sam Webb – engineer
  • Paul Webb – engineer
  • Guy Davis — mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Frans Florijn – photography
  • Brett Price – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Webb, except where noted.

  1. Vanishing Heart
  2. Judgement Train
  3. Brings Me Joy
  4. Our Tomorrows – Paul Webb, Lee Harris
  5.  Euphonium Dream
  6. The World’s in Town
  7. Light the Light – Paul Webb, Lee Harris
  8. Martian Garden
  9. All Summer

Julia Holter: Aviary

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On October 26, 2018, “Domino” label released “Aviary”, the fifth Julia Holter studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Band House Studios” and Julia Holter’s studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kenny Gilmore and Julia Holter.

Personnel:

  • Julia Holter – vocals, keyboards, arrangements, recording
  • Devin Hoff – double bass
  • Corey Fogel – percussion
  • Tashi Wada – synths, bagpipes
  • Sarah Belle Reid – trumpet
  • Dina Maccabee – vocals, violin, viola
  • Andrew Tholl – violin
  • Kenny Gilmore – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Connor Grant – additional bass recording 
  • David Ives – mastering
  • Dicky Bahto – artwork
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Cole M.G.N. – executive production

Track listing:

All tracks by Julia Holter, except where noted.

  1. Turn the Light On
  2. Whether
  3. Chaitius
  4. Voce Simul
  5. Everyday Is an Emergency
  6. Another Dream
  7. I Shall Love 2
  8. Underneath the Moon
  9. Colligere
  10. In Gardens’ Muteness
  11. I Would Rather See
  12. Les Jeux to You – Julia Holter, Devin Hoff
  13. Words I Heard
  14. I Shall Love 1
  15. Why Sad Song