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Scott Walker: And Who Shall Go to the Ball? And What Shall Go to the Ball?

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On October 1, 2007, “4AD” label released “And Who Shall Go to the Ball? And What Shall Go to the Ball?”, an EP by Scott Walker. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Peter Walsh and Scott Walker. The EP was originally commissioned as a contemporary dance piece for disabled and non-disabled dance company CandoCo, choreographed by Rafael Bonachela.

Personnel:

  • London Sinfonietta – orchestra
  • Bradley Grant – saxophone, flute
  • Andy Findon – saxophone, flute
  • Philip Sheppard – cello
  • Alasdair Malloy – percussion
  • Steven Price – recording
  • Matt Paul – engineer
  • Mick Taylor – engineer
  • Peter Walsh – programming, effects, sound manipulation
  • Mark Warman – orchestration, programming, effects

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Walker.

  1. And Who Shall Go to the Ball?: 1st Movement
  2. And Who Shall Go to the Ball?: 2nd Movement
  3. And Who Shall Go to the Ball?: 3rd Movement
  4. And Who Shall Go to the Ball?: 4th Movement

The Divine Comedy: Regeneration

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On March 12, 2001, “Parlaphone” label released “Regeneration”, the seventh Divine Comedy (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “RAK Studio” in London, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Neil Hannon – vocals, guitar, additional keyboards
  • Bryan Mills – bass, additional guitar
  • Stuart ‘Pinkie’ Bates – organ, synthesizer, recorder
  • Ivor Talbot – guitar, additional bass
  • Miggy Barradas – drums, percussion
  • Rob Farrer – percussion, additional drums
  • Joby Talbot – piano, synthesizer, recorder, string arrangements
  • Philip Sheppard – cello
  • Millennia Strings – strings
  • London TeleFilmonic Orchestra
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – recording assistant
  • Gerard Navarro – mixing assistant
  • Claire Burbridge – art direction, sculptures
  • Harry Borden – photography
  • Duncan Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Hannon.

  1. Timestretched
  2. Bad Ambassador
  3. Perfect Lovesong
  4. Note to Sell
  5. Lost Property
  6. Eye of the Needle
  7. Love What You Do
  8. Dumb It Down
  9. Mastermind
  10. Regeneration
  11. The Beauty Regime

Queens Of The Stone Age: Like Clockwork

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On June 3, 2013, “Matador Records” label released “…Like Clockwork”, the sixth Queens of the Stone Age album. It was recorded August 2012-March 2013, at “Pink Duck Studios” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Josh Homme, James Lavelle, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Feritta and Michael Shuman. The album cover art was by British artist Boneface. “NME” magazine ranked it at number 335 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Josh Homme– lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar, glass,  shakers, piano, Moog synthesizer, Roland SH-201,drums,  percussion, air ,frog and looper, twelve-string guitar, bass guitar
  • Troy Van Leeuwen– guitar, backing vocals, Moog synthesizer, shakers,  handclaps, lap steel guitar, twelve-string guitar, drone guitar, Korg synthesizer, percussion, acoustic guitar,  twelve-string slide guitar
  • Dean Fertita– keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, glass, slide guitar, Moog and Korg synthesizers, Rhodes piano, Korg MS-10, clavinet
  • Michael Shuman– bass guitar, backing vocals, cymbals, tambourine, twelve-string guitar, Moog synthesizer, guitar, claves, shakers and handclaps, mellotron
  • Dave Grohl– drums, percussion
  • Joey Castillo– drums, percussion, handclaps
  • Nick Oliveri– backing vocals
  • Mark Lanegan– backing vocals
  • Trent Reznor– co-lead vocals, kick and snare, backing vocals
  • Jake Shears– backing vocals
  • Alex Turner– backing vocals
  • Elton John– backing vocals, piano
  • Jon Theodore– drums, percussion
  • Charlie May– piano
  • Philip Sheppard– strings arrangements
  • James Lavelle– arrangements
  • Mark Rankin– recording, mixing
  • Joe Barresi– mixing
  • Alain Johannes– additional engineering
  • Justin Smith – additional engineering
  • Gavin Lurssen– mastering
  • Boneface – design, illustrations
  • Liam Brazier – animations

Track listing:

All lyrics by Josh Homme; all music by Troy Van Leewen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Josh Homme,except where noted.

  1. Keep Your Eyes Peeled
  2. I Sat by the Ocean
  3. The Vampyre of Time and Memory
  4. If I Had a Tail
  5. My God Is the Sun
  6. Kalopsia
  7. Fairweather Friends – Mark Lanegan, Troy Van Leewen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman, Josh Homme
  8. Smooth Sailing
  9. I Appear Missing
  10. …Like Clockwork

Scott Walker: The Drift

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On May 8, 2006, “4AD” label released “The Drift”, the thirteenth Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded June 2004 – November 2005, at “Metropolis Studios” and “Chiswick” and “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Scott Walker and Peter Walsh.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals, guitar, harmonica, sax, sound treatment
  • Hugh Burns – guitar
  • James Stevenson– guitar
  • Brian Gascoigne – keyboards, sound treatment
  • Mark Warman – keyboards,  orchestration,  conducting,  percussion,  woodwind, sound treatment
  • John Giblin– bass
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Alasdair Malloy – drums, percussion
  • Peter Walsh – sound treatment, sitar, percussion
  • Rohan Onraet – percussion
  • Pete Long – saxophone
  • Derek Watkins– flugelhorn
  • Philip Sheppard– orchestration, conducting, cello
  • Andrew Cronshaw – woodwind, concertina
  • Thomas Bowes – violin
  • Vanessa Contenay-Quinones– vocals
  • Lucy Painter – vocals
  • Rebecca Painter – vocals
  • Ralph Warman – vocals
  • Beverly Foster – voice
  • Vaughan Oliver – artwork
  • Chris Bigg – artwork assistant
  • Marc Atkins – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Walker, except where noted.

  1. Cossacks Are
  2. Clara
  3. Jesse
  4. Jolson and Jones
  5. Cue
  6. Hand Me Up
  7. Buzzers
  8. Psoriatic – Scott Walker, Bob carleton
  9. The Escape
  10. A Lover Loves