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Rachel Sermanni: Tied To The Moon

On July 10, 2015, “Middle of Nowhere Records” label released “Tied to the Moon”, the third Rachel Sermanni album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Colin Macleod.

Personnel:

  • Rachel Sermanni – vocals, guitar
  • Colin Macleod – guitar, pedal steel guitar, mixing
  • Jennifer Austin – voice, piano, organ, fiddle
  • Gordon Skene – bass, cello
  • Louis Linklater Abbott – drums, percussion
  • Jane Hepburn – fiddle
  • Fiona Macleod – voice
  • Nicole Macleod – voice
  • Daniel Ledwell – mixing
  • Little Konzett – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Rachel Sermanni.

  1. Run
  2. Wine Sweet Wine
  3. Old Ladies Lament
  4. I’ve Got a Girl
  5. Don’t Fade
  6. Tractor
  7. Ferryman
  8. Banks are Broken
  9. Begin
  10. This Love

John Grant: The Art Of The Lie

On June 14, 2024, “Bella Union” label released “The Art of the Lie”, the sixth John Grant studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “Moon Zero Two” in Reykjavík, “Microcosm MKII” and “Hoxa HQ” in London, “Memetune” in Cornwall, and was produced by Ivor Guest.
Personnel:
• John Grant – vocals, synthesizers, keyboards, programming, spinet
• Dave Okumu – guitar, Vowel solo
• Ed Baden Powell – guitar
• Robin Simon – reverse guitar, guitar
• Leo Abrahams – acoustic guitar, guitars, synthesizers, spinet
• Adam Blake – acoustic guitar
• Robert Logan – synthesizers, programming, “cut ups”
• Charles Stuart – synthesizers
• Ivor Guest – synthesizers, programming
• Benge – modular synthesis
• Don-e Mclean – talk box, stabs
• Sarah Douglas – chatting
• Rachel Sermanni – chorus vocals
• Robin Mullarkay – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
• Sebastian Rochford – drum kit, live drum machine
• Kurt Uenala – additional programming
• Cameron Craig – engineer, mixing
• Benge – engineer, additional Pro Tools, additional engineering
• Dave Watson – additional Pro Tools, additional engineering
• James Watson – additional Pro Tools, additional engineering
• Leo Abrahams – additional Pro Tools, additional engineering
• Luke Glazewski – engineering assistant
• Kurt Uenala – computer engineering
• Samur Khouja – main vocal engineering, vocal sample engineering
• Ivor Guest – mixing, additional Pro Tools, additional engineering
• Matt Colton – mastering
• Drinkwater Studio – artwork
• Al Jackson – render

Track listing:

All tracks by John Grant.

  1. All That School for Nothing
  2. Marbles
  3. Father
  4. Mother and Son
  5. Twisted Scriptures
  6. Meek AF
  7. It’s a Bitch
  8. Daddy
  9. The Child Catcher
  10. Laura Lou
  11. Zeitgeist