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of Montreal: Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse

On April 23, 2001, “Kindercore” label released “Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse”, the fourth of Montreal studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, at “H. Hare Studios”, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Barnes – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums
  • Andy Gonzales – guitar
  • Dottie Alexander – keys
  • Derek Almstead – drums
  • Jamey Huggins – bass, drums
  • Glenn Schick – mastering

Track listing:

All track by Kevin Barnes.

  1. Good Morning Mr. Edminton
  2. Peacock Parasols
  3. Look at the Bell (Andy Instructs the Turkish Moths to Acquire Him More Bells or Else…)
  4. An Introduction for Isabell
  5. Let’s Do Everything for the First Time Forever
  6. Coquelicot’s Tea Party
  7. Rose Robert
  8. It’s a Very Starry Night
  9. Mimi Merlot
  10. Butterscotching Mr. Lynn
  11. Coquelicot, Claude and Lecithin Dance Aboard the Ocean Liner
  12. Go Call You Mine
  13. The Events Leading Up to the Collapse of Detective Dulllight
  14. Penelope
  15. A Dreamy Day of Daydreaming of You
  16. Hello from Inside a Shell (Zombies Enter the Harbor)
  17. Lecithin’s Tale of a DNA Experiment That Went Horribly Awry
  18. It’s Just So
  19. The Frozen Island
  20. Upon Settling on the Frozen Island, Lecithin Presents Claude and Coquelicot With His Animal Creations for Them to Approve or Reject (The Rejected Inventions Walk Towards the Reverse Magnetizer)
  21. Let’s Go for a Walk (Coquelicot Leaves the Frozen Island to Resume Her Work as an Efeblum With Claude and Lecithin in Tow)
  22. The Hopeless Opus or The Great Battle of the Unfriendly Ridiculous

Chris Potter: The Sirens

On January 28, 2013, “ECM” label released “The Sirens”, the 18th Chris Potter album. It was recorded in September 2011, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Chris Potter- soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Craig Taborn- piano
  • David Virelles- prepared piano, celesta, harmonium
  • Larry Grenadier- double bass
  • Eric Harland- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Potter except where noted.

  1. Wine Dark Sea
  2. Wayfinder
  3. Dawn (With Her Rosy Fingers)
  4. The Sirens
  5. Penelope
  6. Kalypso
  7. Nausikaa
  8. Stranger at the Gate
  9. The Shades – Chris Potter, David Virelles