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Divination: Distill

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On February 20, 1996, “Sub Meta” label released “Distill”, the fourth Bill Laswell issued under the moniker Divination. It was recorded in 1996 at “Greenpoint Studio” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Bill Laswell, Anton Fier, Mick Harris, Haruomi Hosono, Tetsu Inoue, Thomas Köner, Pete Namlook and Paul Schütze.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell – instruments
  • Knox Chandler – guitar
  • Anton Fier – instruments, mastering
  • Mick Harris – instruments
  • Haruomi Hosono – instruments
  • Tetsu Inoue – instruments
  • Thomas Köner – instruments
  • Pete Namlook – instruments
  • Paul Schütze – instruments
  • Bruce Calder – engineer
  • Robert Musso – engineer, mastering
  • Aldo Sampieri – design

Track listing:

  1. Green Evil – Paul Schütze
  2. Subharmonic Invocation of the Dark Spirit – Pete Namlook
  3. Ether Vibes – Haruomi Hosono, Koshi
  4. There – Mike Harris
  5. Zone – Thomas Köner
  6. Blue Filter – Anton Fier
  7. Interlink – Tetsu Inoue
  8. Black Dangers – Bill Laswell

Algiers: There Is No Year

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On January 17, 2020, “Matador” label released “There Is No Year”, the third Algiers studio album. It was recorded April – May 2019, at “Figure 8”, “Strange Weather”, “Studio E” in New York, and was produced by Randall Dunn and Ben Greenberg.

Personnel:

  • Franklin James Fisher – vocals, keyboards
  • Lee Tesche – guitar
  • Ryan Mahan – bass
  • Matt Tong – drums
  • Randall Dunn – Korg MS-20, Modal 001, Ensoniq ESQ-1, modular synth, percussion, mixing, additional programming, sound design
  • Ben Greenberg – MPC 2000, additional programming
  • Skerik (Eric Walton) – saxophone
  • Kyle Kidd – additional vocals
  • La Toya Kent – additional vocals
  • Lou the Dog – vocal sounds
  • Randall Dunn – mixing
  • Garrett DeBlock – mixing assistant
  • Jason Ward – mastering
  • Farbod Kokabi – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Franklin James Fisher, Lee Tesche, Ryan Mahan and Matt Tong.

  1. There Is No Year
  2. Dispossession
  3. Hour of the Furnaces
  4. Losing is Ours
  5. Unoccupied
  6. Chaka
  7. Wait for the Sound
  8. Repeating Night
  9. We Can’t Be Found

Pinegrove: Marigold

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On January 17, 2020, “Rough Trade” label released “Marigold”, the fourth Pinegrove studio album. It was recorded May 2018 – February 2019, at “Amperland” in Kinderhook, New York, and was produced by Evan Stephens Hall and Sam Skinner.

Personnel:

  • Evan Stephens Hall – vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, mixing
  • Nick Levine – vocals, guitar, pedal steel, baritone guitar, mixing
  • Zack Levine – vocals, drums, percussion, mixing
  • Josh Marré – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, lap steel
  • Sam Skinner – guitar, synthesizer, mixing
  • Nandi Rose Plunkett – vocals, piano, synthesizer
  • Doug Hall – vocals, piano
  • Michael William Levine – pedal steel

Track listing:

All tracks by Evan Stephens Hall, except where noted.

  1. Dotted Line
  2. Spiral
  3. The Alarmist
  4. No Drugs
  5. Moment
  6. Hairpin
  7. Phase
  8. Endless
  9. Alcove – Evan Stephens Hall, Josh Marré.
  10. Neighbor
  11. Marigold

Alice Coltrane: A Monastic Trio

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In December 1968, “Impulse!” label released “A Monastic Trio”, the first Alice Coltrane album. It was recorded January – June 1968, at John Coltrane home studio in Dix Hills, New York, and was produced by Alice Coltrane. The album is a tribute to her husband, John Coltrane, who had died the year before.

Track listing:

  • Alice Coltrane – harp, piano
  • Pharoah Sanders — tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Jimmy Garrison — bass
  • Ben Riley — drums
  • Joe Lebpw – design
  • Robert & Barbara Flynn – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Alice Coltrane.

  1. Ohnedaruth
  2. Gospel Trane
  3. I Want to See You
  4. Lovely Sky Boat
  5. Oceanic Beloved
  6. Atomic Peace

Royal Coda: Compassion

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On November 7, 2019, “Blue Swan Records” label released “Compassion”, the second Royal Coda studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “VuDu Recording Studios” in Port Jefferson, New York, “Interlace Audio” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Kris Crummett, Mike Watts and Dominic Nastasi.

Personnel:

  • Sergio Medina – guitar, programming
  • Kurt Travis – lead vocals
  • Will Swan – guitar, bass guitar
  • Joseph Arrington – drums, percussion
  • Kris Crummett – mixing, mastering
  • Donovan Melero – vocals, bass guitar
  • Kayla Connick – vocals
  • Lewes Herriot – cover art

Track listing:

  1. Ruby Leaf
  2. All in Question – Carlo Marquez
  3. Numbering Agent
  4. The Innocence Of
  5. Becoming the Memory
  6. Arms Race for God’s Grace
  7. Don’t Stay Long
  8. The Innocence Of (reprise)

Manic Street Preachers: Lifeblood

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On November 1, 2004, “Sony Music UK” label released “Lifeblood”, the seventh Manic Street Preachers studio album. It was recorded August 2003 – August 2004, at “Stir Studios” in Cardiff, Wales, “Looking Glass Studios” in New York, “Grouse Lodge” in Westmeath, Ireland, and was produced by Tony Visconti, Tom Elmhirst and Greg Haver.

Personnel:

  1. James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  2. Sean Moore – drums, drum programming
  3. Nicky Wire – bass guitar
  4. Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
  5. Jeremy Shaw – keyboards
  6. Greg Haver – percussion
  7. Mario J. McNulty – engineer assistance
  8. Stefano Sofia – engineer assistance
  9. Steve Davis – engineer assistance
  10. Loz Williams – engineer assistance
  11. Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  12. Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  13. Farrow Design – art direction, artwork, design
  14. John Ross – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nicky Wire except where noted, all music by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore.

  1. 1985
  2. The Love of Richard Nixon
  3. Empty Souls
  4. A Song for Departure
  5. I Live to Fall Asleep
  6. To Repel Ghosts
  7. Emily
  8. Glasnost
  9. Always/Never
  10. Solitude Sometimes Is
  11. Fragments – additional lyrics by Patrick Jones
  12. Cardiff Afterlife

St. Vincent: Masseduction

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On October 13, 2017, “Loma Vista Records” label released “Masseduction”, the fifth St. Vincent studio album. It was in 2017 at “Electric Lady” in New York, “Rough Consumer” in Brooklyn, “Compound Fracture” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent. At the 61st “Annual Grammy Awards”, “Masseduction” won the award for “Best Recording Package” and “Best Rock Song” for its title track.

Personnel:

  • Annie Clark – vocals, bass, guitar, synthesizers, additional engineering
  • Jack Antonoff – piano, synthesizers, bass, bass, drums, mellotron, programming, string arrangements, additional engineering
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano, synthesizers
  • Bobby Sparks – keyboards 
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel 
  • Rich Hinman – pedal steel 
  • Tuck Andress – guitar
  • Daniel Mintseris – synthesizers
  • Lars Stalfors – synthesizers, programming 
  • Mike Elizondo – bass 
  • Pino Palladino – bass 
  • Evan Smith – saxophone 
  • Kamasi Washington – saxophone 
  • Margot – strings 
  • Philip A. Peterson – cello 
  • Timothy Garland – violin
  • Patti Andress – vocals
  • Jenny Lewis – vocals
  • Kid Monkey – vocals
  • Toko Yasuda – vocals
  • Sounwave – programming
  • Adam Pickrell – programming
  • Laura Sisk – engineer
  • Sean Cook – additional engineering
  • Brent Arrowood – additional engineering
  • Alonzo Lazaro – additional engineering
  • Miro Mackie – additional engineering
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Catherine Marks – mixing
  • Brandon Boost – mixing
  • Caesar Edmunds – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Willo Perron & Associates – creative direction
  • NONOT – package design
  • Nedda Afsari – photography
  • Lars Stalfors – co-production
  • John Congleton – additional production

Track listing:

  1. Hang on Me – Annie Clark
  2. Pills – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff, Mark Anthony Spears
  3. Masseduction – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  4. Sugarboy – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  5. Los Angeles – Annie Clark
  6. Happy Birthday, Johnny – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  7. Savior – Annie Clark
  8. New York – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
  9. Fear the Future – Annie Clark
  10. Young Lover – Annie Clark
  11. Dancing with a Ghost – Annie Clark
  12. Slow Disco – Annie Clark, Joy Williams
  13. Smoking Section – Annie Clark

Tim Berne: Shadow Man

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On October 4, 2013, “ECM” label released “Shadow Man”, the 49th Tim Berne album. It was recorded in January 2013, at “The Clubhouse” in Rhinebeck in New York, and was produced by Tim Berne and David Torn.

Personnel:

  • Tim Berne – alto saxophone
  • Oscar Noriega – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Matt Mitchell – piano, Tack piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Ches Smith – drums, percussion, vibraphone

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Berne except where noted.

  1. Son of Not So Sure
  2. Static – Marc Ducret, Tim Berne
  3. Psalm – Paul Motian
  4. OC/DC
  5. Socket
  6. Cornered (Duck)

10.000 Maniacs: Our Time in Eden

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On September 29, 1992, “Elektra” label released “Our Time in Eden”, the fifth 10,000 Maniacs studio album. It was recorded July 1991 – May 1992, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Paul Fox.

Personnel:

  • Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano
  • Dennis Drew – Hammond organ, piano, keyboards, accordion
  • Robert Buck – acoustic and electric guitars, electric sitar, banjo, pedal and lap steel guitars, mandocello
  • Steven Gustafson – bass guitar
  • Jerome Augustyniak – drums, percussion
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
  • Ralph Morrison – violin
  • Bruce Dukov – violin
  • Mary Ramsey – violin, viola
  • Pamela Goldsmith – viola
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Charles Fleischer – harmonica
  • Kim Laskowski – bassoon
  • Atsuko Sato – bassoon
  • James Brown – horns
  • Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis – tenor saxophone
  • Maceo Parker – alto saxophone
  • Fred Wesley – trombone
  • Paul Buckmaster – string quartet arranger, conductor
  • Ed Thacker – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Reiter – second engineer
  • Scott Blockland – mixing (second engineer)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Frank Olinsky, Miss Merchant – package design
  • Rob Marinissen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Natalie Merchant except where noted.

  1. Noah’s Dove
  2. These Are Days – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  3. Eden – Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  4. Few and Far Between
  5. Stockton Gala Days – Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  6. Gold Rush Brides – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  7. Jezebel
  8. How You’ve Grown
  9. Candy Everybody Wants – Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
  10. Tolerance
  11. Circle Dream – Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  12. If You Intend
  13. I’m Not the Man

The Golden Palominos: This Is How It Feels

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On September 28, 1993, “Restless Records” label released “This Is How It Feels”, the sixth Golden Palominos (The) album. It was recorded January – June 1993, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Anton Fier.

Personnel:

  • Lori Carson – vocals
  • Bootsy Collins – guitar
  • Anton Fier – drums, percussion, programming, art direction
  • Bill Laswell – bass guitar
  • Nicky Skopelitis – guitar
  • Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ
  • Jeff Bova – keyboards, additional programming
  • Amanda Kramer – keyboards
  • Lydia Kavanagh – vocals
  • Oz Fritz – recording
  • Matt Stein – programming, recording, mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Bruce Calder – mixing, recording
  • Melanie Acevedo – photography
  • Dean Karr – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell, except where noted.

  1. Sleepwalk
  2. Prison of the Rhythm
  3. I’m Not Sorry
  4. This Is How It Feels
  5. To a Stranger – Anton Fier, Lydia Kavanagh, Bill Laswell
  6. The Wonder – Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell
  7. Breakdown
  8. These Days – Jackson Browne
  9. Rain Holds
  10. Twist the Knife
  11. Bird Flying – Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell
  12. A Divine Kiss – Anton Fier, Lydia Kavanagh, Bill Laswell, Matt Stein