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Róisín Murphy: Ruby Blue

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On June 13, 2005, “Echo” label released “Ruby Blue”, the debut Róisín Murphy studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “The Diary” in London, and was produced by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.  

Personnel:

  • Róisín Murphy – vocals, arrangements
  • Matthew Herbert – guitar, banjo, piano, keys, synths, electric bass, Rhodes, bass
  • Phil Parnell – acoustic guitar, piano, Rhodes
  • Dave O’Higgins – saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Pete Wraight – trumpet, flugel, flute
  • Trevor Mires – trombone
  • Max de Wardener – acoustic bass, bass
  • Geoff Smith – dulcimer, tongue, drums
  • Eddie Stevens – arrangements
  • Alexis Smith – engineering assistant
  • Mandy Parnell – mastering
  • Simon Henwood – original paintings, art direction
  • Steffan MacMillan – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Róisín Murphy and Matthew Herbert.

  1. Leaving the City
  2. Sinking Feeling
  3. Night of the Dancing Flame
  4. Trough Time
  5. Sow into You
  6. Dear Diary (Bang Bang)
  7. If We’re in Love
  8. Ramalama (Bang Bang)
  9. Ruby Blue
  10. Off on It
  11. Prelude to Love in the Making
  12. The Closing of the Doors

Mouse on Mars: Idiology

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On April 24, 2001, “Domino” label released “Idiology”, the seventh Mouse on Mars studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, and was produced by Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma.

Personnel:

  • Jan St. Werner– electronics
  • Andi Toma– electronics
  • Dodo Nkishi – vocals, lyrics
  • Matti Rouse – vocals
  • Harald Sack Ziegler – french horn, trumpet
  • Peter Stahlhofen – trumpet
  • Isolde Hermanns – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Miriam Hardenberg – cello
  • Sebastian Reimann – violin
  • Hartmut Frank – viola
  • Matthew Herbert– piano
  • Alois Andre – guitar
  • Josef Höltgen – bass guitar, double bass
  • Uli Thiesz – drums
  • Adam Butler – electronics
  • X.Randomiz – programming
  • Frieda Luczak – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma.

  1. Actionist Respoke
  2. Subsequence
  3. Presence
  4. The Illking
  5. Catching Butterflies with Hands
  6. Doit
  7. First : Break
  8. Introduce
  9. Unity Concepts
  10. Paradical
  11. Fantastic Analysis

Björk: Vespertine

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Vespertine

On August 27, 2001, “One Little Indian Records” label released “Vespertine”, the fourth Björk solo studio album. It was recorded 2000-2001 in San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain; Reykjavík, Iceland; New York City, and was produced by Björk, Thomas Knak, Martin Gretschmann and Marius de Vries.

Personnel:

  • Björk– arranger, programming, beat programming, basslines, strings arrangements, choir arrangements, harp arrangements, music box arrangements, vocal editing, sounds recording, field recording
  • Vince Mendoza– string arrangements, choir arrangements, orchestration
  • Zeena Parkins– harp, harp arrangements
  • Caryl Thomas – harp
  • Jack Perron – adaptation to music box
  • Guy Sigsworth– programming, beat programming, celeste, celeste arrangements, clavichord, clavichord arrangements, choir arrangements
  • Jake Davies – programming, Pro Tools, engineer
  • Matthew Herbert– programming
  • Valgeir Sigurðsson– programming, beat programming, Pro Tools, engineer
  • Martin Gretschmann aka Console– programming
  • Thomas Knak– programming
  • Matmos– programming, beat programming
  • Damian Taylor – programming, beat programming, Pro Tools
  • Marius de Vries– programming, beat programming
  • Patrick Gowers – vocal and organ arrangements
  • Paul’s Cathedral Choir, conducted by John Scott
  • Leigh Jamieson – Pro Tools
  • Jan “Stan” Kybert – Pro Tools
  • Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
  • M/M Paris– art direction, design, drawing
  • Inez van Lamsweerde, Vinoodh Matadin – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hidden Place – Björk
  2. Cocoon – Björk, Thomas Knak
  3. It’s Not Up To You – Björk
  4. Undo – Björk
  5. Pagan Poetry – Björk
  6. Frosti – Björk
  7. Aurora – Björk
  8. An Echo, a Stain – Björk, Guy Sigsworth
  9. Sun In My Mouth – Björk, E.E. Cummings, Guy Sigsworth
  10. Heirloom – Björk, Martin Gretschmann
  11. Harm of Will – Björk, Guy Sigsworth
  12. Unison – Björk