On October 28, 2022, “Preserve Artists” label released “And I Have Been”, the third Benjamin Clementine studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2022, at “CMG Studios” in California, “Love Electric Studios”, “Metropolis Studios”, “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Benjamin Clementine.
On July 19, 2019, “Good Soldier Records” label released the self-titled, debut Freya Ridings album. It was recorded in 2019, at “RAK Studios”, “Livingston Studios”, “The Church”, “Sleeper Sounds”, “Good Soldier Songs Studios”, “The Pool Recording Studio”, “One Eye Jack’s”, “Real World Studios”, “Amusement Studios”, “Echo Studios”, “Capitol Studios”, “Chateau Relaxeau” and “The Village Recorder” and was produced by Matt Chamberlain, Carey Willetts, Luke Fitton, Alex H. N. Gilbert, Chris Braide, Dave Bassett, Greg Kurstin, Daniel Nigro, Yves Rothman and Ollie Green.
Ollie Green – bass, keyboards, handclaps, programming, recording, engineer
Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
Yves Rothman – bass, synth, programming
Liz Bradley – bass
Steve Lewinson – bass
Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
Garrett Ray – drums
Matt Racher – drums, percussion
Alex H. N. Gilbert – percussion, handclaps, arrangements
Ilona Geller – violin, viola
Chris Tombline, Jon Hill, Leo Payne, Mitch McGuggan – violin
Pieter Lale, Sue Dench – viola
Ann Marie Calhoun – viola
Ann Lines, Audrey Riley, Ewan Philips – cello
Irina Chirkova – cello
Kinga Back – cello
Simone Daly Richards – backing vocals, handclaps
Emily Holligan – backing vocals, handclaps
Brendan Reilly – backing vocals, handclaps
Kate Brady, Zella Day – backing vocals
Charlie Moss – handclaps
David Campbell – arrangements
Audrey Riley – arrangements
Tom Elmhirst – programming, mixing
Brandon Bost – programming assistant, mixing assistant
Dan Priddy – programming, additional production
Marc Crew – programming, additional production
Dave Bassett – programming
Fiona Cruickshank – recording
Alex Pasco – recording, engineer
Julian Burg – recording, engineer
John Hanes – engineer, mixing
Martin Cooke – engineer
Nicolas Fournier – engineer
Paul “P Dub” Walton – recording, additional engineering
Daniel Moyler – recording, engineer
Alex Williams, Amanda Merdzan, Ben Loveland, Connor Panayi, Darren Jones, Fraser Latimer, Gus Pirelli, Henri Davies, Joe Wander, Matt Rist, Oli Jacobs, Patrick Phillips, Rob Brinkman, Steve Genewick – recording assistant
Brandon Bost – mixing, programming
Tom Elmhirst – mixing, programming
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Tom Coyne – mastering
Ted Jensen – mastering
James Rowan – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Freya Ridings, except where noted.
Posion
Lost Without You
Castles – Daniel Nigro, Freya Ridings
You Mean the World to Me – Freya Ridings, K. McIntosh
Love Is Fire – Freya Ridings, M.I.R. Busbee
Holy Water – A. Evert, A. Tirheimer, Frey Ridings, M. Moorris
Blackout – Freya Ridings, Ollie Green
Ultraviolet – Freya Ridings, Luke Fitton
Still Have You – B. McKee, Chris Braides, Freya Ridings
On May 6, 2022, “Columbia” label released “WE”, the sixth Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “RAK Studios”, “Wack Formula” and “The Crow’s Nest Studios” in London, “Boombox Studios” and “Marigny Recording Studio” in New Orleans, “Dockside Studio” in Los Angeles, “Sonic Ranch Studios” in Tornilo, Texas, and was produced by Nigel Godrich, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.
Personnel:
Régine Chassagne – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, piano, accordion, orchestral arrangements
Win Butler – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, percussion
Richard Reed Parry – electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Tim Kingsbury – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Will Butler – keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
Jeremy Gara – drums, percussion
Peter Gabriel – additional vocal
Andre Michot – accordion
Geoff Barrow – granular synthesis, additional production
Orlando Primo – congas, djembe
Willonson Duprate – congas
Louis Michot – fiddle
Charlie Gabriel – saxophone
Mark Braud – trumpet
Wendell Brunious – trumpet
Liza Rey – harp
Paul Beaubrun – sound effects
Owen Pallett – orchestral arrangements, strings
Sally Herbert – conductor, additional arrangements
Helen Gillet – strings
Harry Hardin – strings
Matt Rhody – strings
Sarah Neufeld – strings
Edwin Farnham Butler IV – whispers
Josh Tillman – stomps and breaths, additional production
Romeo Bougere – agogô bell
Michael Brun – additional synthesis
Emily Eck – recording
Eric Heigle – recording, co-producer
Mikko Gordon – recording, mixing assistant, additional production
Suvi-Eeva Äikäs – additional recording
Julia Simpson – additional recording
Owen Pallett – additional recording
James Seymour – additional recording
Mark Lawson – additional recording
Jerry Ordonez – recording assistant
Marco Ramirez – recording assistant
Justin Tocket – recording assistant
Matt Aguiluz – recording assistant
Nathanael Graham – recording assistant
Francesca Edwards – recording assistant
Joy Stacey – recording assistant
Pablo Godin – recording assistant
Felipe Gutierrez – recording assistant
Craig Silvey – mixing
Nigel Godrich – mixing
Dani Bennett Spragg – mixing assistant
Greg Calbi – mastering
Steve Fallone – mastering
Ryan Smith – vinyl mastering
Steve Mackey – pre-production
JR – cover image, WE poster image, additional eye photography
Terry Pastor – airbrush color tinting
Ping Pong Ping – album graphic design
Julia Simpson – album creative production
Alison Green – center image, Polaroids
IV – “I Guy” Character, handwriting
Camille Pajot – studio art director
Rick Rose – digitech
Fabien Barrau – cover image photo post-production
Chroma Center – photo printing, post-production
EHT Collaboration – “Black Hole” image
Danny Clinch – David Bowie photograph
Pneuhaus – “Giant Eye”
Maria Jose Govea – additional photography
JF Lalonde – additional photography
Wes Winship – “Acropolis Is Burning” poster
Don Hertzfeldt – still from World of Tomorrow: Episode 2
Gift Horst Tintypes – WE poster photo development
Track listing:
All tracks by Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, except where noted.
Age of Anxiety I
Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)
Prelude
End of the Empire I-III
End of Empire IV (Sagittarius A)
The Lightning I
The Lightning II
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)
Unconditional II (Race and Religion) – additional writing by Will Butler
On March 29, 1985, “RCA” label released “Rogues Gallery”, the twelfth Slade studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Angel Recording Studios”, “Portland Studios”, “RAK Studios” and “Utopia Studios” in London, and was produced by Jim Lea and John Punter.
Personnel:
Noddy Holder – lead and backing vocals
Dave Hill – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jim Lea – bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, violin, backing vocals
On October 19, 1984, “Mercury” label released “Steeltown”, the second Big Country studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Polar Studios” in Stockholm, “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Personnel:
Stuart Adamson – vocals, guitar, piano
Bruce Watson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, sitar
Tony Butler – vocals, bass
Mark Brzezicki – vocals, drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, and Bruce Watson except where noted.
On October 9, 2020, “Red Telephone Box” label released “10 Songs”, the ninth Travis album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Gezellig Studios” and “RAK Studios”, and was produced by Robin Baynton and Fran Healy.
Personnel:
Fran Healy – vocals, guitar, strings arrangements, recording
Andy Dunlop – lead guitar, backing vocals
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Dougie Payne – bass, backing vocals
Neil Primrose – drums, percussion, photography
Robin Baynton – electric guitar, synths
Jason Lytle – synths
Susana Hoffs – vocal
Sally Herbert – violin, strings arrangements
Everton Nelson – violin
Rachel Robson – viola
Sarah Wilson – cello
Ian Burdge – cello
Daniel Hart – strings
Robin Baynton – harmonium, programing, recording, mixing
On September 28, 2009, “Fiction Records” label released “My Way”, the sixth Ian Brown album. It was recorded in 2009, at “RAK Studios”, “9 Volt Studio”, “Assault & Battery 2”, and was produced by Dave McCracken.
Personnel:
Ian Brown – vocal
Ben Hudson – guitar
Ian Dench – guitar
Naoto Hirovama – guitar, keyboards
Dave McCracken – keyboards, bass guitar
Matt Pegg – bass guitar
Richard Stubbs – bass guitar
Dimitri Tikovoi – drums
Inder Goldfinger – drums, percussion
Tim Hutton – drums, brass
Maxi (Robert Maxfield) – drums
Nick Etwell – brass
Catherine Marks – programming, additional engineering
Amanda Ghost – backing vocals
Joe Hirst – engineer, mixing
Mark Allaway – engineer assistant
Richard Woodcraft – engineer assistant
Danton Supple – mixing
Vlado Meller – mastering
Mark Santangelo – mastering
Rankin (John Rankin Waddell) – photography
Gareth McConnell – photography
Track listing:
Stellify – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
Crowning of the Poor – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
Just Like You – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Hutton
In the Year 2525 – Rick Evans
Always Remember Me – Ian Brown, Naoto Hiroyama
Vanity Kills – Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Brown, Ian Dench
For the Glory – Amanda Ghost, Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
Marathon Man – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
Own Brain – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
Laugh Now – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
By All Means Necessary – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
On September 11, 2020, “Infinity Industries” label released “Re-Animator”, the fifth Everything Everything studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by John Congleton and Alex Robertshaw.
Personnel:
Jonathan Higgs – lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar
Alex Robertshaw – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Peter Sené – keyboards, percussion
Jeremy Pritchard – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Michael Spearman – drums, backing vocals
John Congleton – engineer, mixing
Duncan Fuller, Tom A.D. Fuller – engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Antony Kitson – artwork, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Jonathan Higgs, Jeremy Pritchard, Alex Robertshaw, and Michael Spearman.
On August 19, 2016, “Polydor” label released “Furnaces”, the eight Ed Harcourt album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Rook’s Nest”, “RAK Studios” and “Assault and Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by Flood.
On August 1, 1982, “WEA” label released “Well Kept Secret”, the twelve John Martyn album. It was recorded in 1982, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Sandy Roberton.
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