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Robert Plant: Carry Fire

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On October 13, 2017, “Nonesuch” and “Warner Bros” labels released “Carry Fire”, the eleventh Robert Plant studio album. It was Plant’s second studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters. It was recorded in 2017, at “The Attic Studio” in Bristol, “The Bee Barn” in Bala, “Billy Fuller’s Home Studio” in Bristol, “Black Earth Studios” in Bath, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, and was produced by Robert Plant.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant – vocals
  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals
  • The Sensational Space Shifters:

Justin Adams – guitar, oud

Liam “Skin” Tyson – guitar

John Baggott – keyboards

Billy Fuller – bass guitar

Dave Smith – drums

  • Seth Lakeman – viola, fiddle
  • Redi Hasa – cello

Track listing:

  1. The May Queen – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Liam Tyson
  2. New World… – Robert Plant, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam Tyson
  3. Season’s Song – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Liam Tyson
  4. Dance with You Tonight – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam Tyson
  5. Carving up the World Again… A Wall and Not a Fence – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Liam Tyson
  6. A Way with Words – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott
  7. Carry Fire – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam Tyson
  8. Bones of Saints – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam Tyson
  9. Keep It Hid – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott
  10. Bluebird over the Mountain – Ersel Hickey
  11. Heaven Sent – Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam Tyson

The Comet Is Coming: Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam

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On September 23, 2022, “Impulse!” label released “Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam”, the third and final Comet Is Coming (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, and was produced by Danalogue and Betamax.

Personnel:

  • Danalogue (Dan Leavers) – keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, field recordings, arrangements, mixing
  • Shabaka Hutchings – saxophone, Shakuhachi
  • (Betamax) Max Hallett – drums, percussion, drum machine, electronic drums, synthesizer, arrangements, mixing
  • Kristian Craig Robinson – recording, additional production
  • Daddy Kev – mastering
  • Chris Bellman – lacquer cut
  • Daniel Martin Diaz – artwork
  • Veil Projects – layout
  • Tom Arndt – production coordinator
  • Dahlia Ambach-Caplin – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Shabaka Hutchings, Max Hallett and Dan Leavers.

  1. Code
  2. Technicolour
  3. Lucid Dreamer
  4. Tokyo Nights
  5. Pyramids
  6. Frequency of Feeling Expansion
  7. Angel of Darkness
  8. Aftermath
  9. Atomic Wave Dance
  10. The Hammer
  11. Mystik

Van Morrison: What’s It’s Gonna Take?

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On May 20, 2022, “Exile” label released “What’s It Gonna Take?”, the 43rd Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Real World Studios”, “Bath Spa Hotel”, “Richard Dunn Studio”, “Culloden Hotel”, “Hollywood Studios” and “Musicbox Studios”, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocal, electric guitar, saxophone
  • Dave Keary – acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Stuart Mcllroy – piano
  • John McCullouh – piano
  • Richard Dunn – Hammond organ, Rhodes piano, backing vocals
  • Pete Hurley – bass
  • Colin Griffin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Eamon Ferris – drums
  • Sticky Wicket – percussion
  • Teena Lyle – bongos, congos
  • Paul O’Reilly – saxophone
  • Mike Barkley – trumpet
  • Seth Lakeman – fiddle, backing vocals
  • Crawford Bell – backing vocals
  • Jolene O’Hara – backing vocals
  • Dana Masters – backing vocals
  • Kelly Smiley – backing vocals
  • Oli Jacobs – engineer assistant
  • Katie May – engineer assistant
  • Oli Middleton – engineer assistant
  • Ben McAuley – recording, mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Dameon Priestly – illustration
  • Paperjam Design – design

Track listing:

 All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Dangerous
  2. What’s It Gonna Take?
  3. Fighting Back Is the New Normal
  4. Fodder for the Masses
  5. Can’t Go on This Way
  6. Sometimes It’s Just Blah Blah Blah
  7. Money from America
  8. Not Seeking Approval
  9. Damage and Recovery
  10. Nervous Breakdown
  11. Absolutely Positively the Most
  12. I Ain’t No Celebrity
  13. Stage Name
  14. Fear and Self-Loathing in Las Vegas
  15. Pretending

David Sylvian: Dead Bees On A Cake

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On March 29, 1999, “Virgin” label released “Dead Bees on a Cake”, the fifth David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Right Track Studios” in New York, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, “Sound House Studio” in  Seattle, “Atma Sound” in Minneapolis, “Seedy Underbelly” in Minneapolis, “Synergy Studio” in Napa, California, and was produced by David Sylvian.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drum programming, samples, string arrangements, art director, additional engineering, mixing
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fender Rhodes, orchestrations and string arrangements, brass arrangements, sampled guitar and bansuri, insects
  • Tommy Barbarella – Fender Rhodes
  • Marc Ribot – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Bill Frisell – dobro, acoustic guitar
  • Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
  • Lawrence Feldman – flute
  • Deepak Ram – bansuri
  • John Giblin – bass
  • Chris Minh Doky – double bass
  • Steve Jansen – percussion, loops, cymbals
  • Ged Lynch – original drum track, drums
  • Skoota Warner – original drum track, drums
  • Talvin Singh – tabla and percussion
  • Steve Tibbetts – gong
  • Ingrid Chavez – vocals
  • Shree Maa – vocals
  • Dave Kent – engineer, mixing, studio maintenance
  • Jacquie Turner – engineer assistant
  • Matt Curry – engineer assistant
  • Scott Crane – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Yuka Fujii – art director, artwork co-ordinator
  • Shinya Fujiwara – drawings
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Ingrid Chavez – inlay portrait
  • Russell Mills – design (shed)
  • Michael Webster – design assistance (storm)

Track listing:

All tracks by David Sylvian, except as noted.

  1. I Surrender
  2. Dobro #1 – David Sylvian, Bill Frisell
  3. Midnight Sun – David Sylvian, Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams
  4. Thalheim
  5. God Man
  6. Alphabet Angel
  7. Krishna Blue
  8. The Shining of Things
  9. Café Europa
  10. Pollen Path
  11. All of My Mother’s Names (Summers with Amma)
  12. Wanderlust
  13. Praise (Pratah Smarami) – Shree Maa, David Sylvian
  14. Darkest Dreaming – David Sylvian, Djivan Gasparyan

The Bad Plus: These Are The Vistas

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On February 11, 2003, “Columbia” label released “These Are the Vistas”, the second Bad Plus (The) studio album. It was recorded September – October 2002, at “Real World Studios”, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Reid Anderson – acoustic bass
  • David King – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Reid Anderson, except where noted.

  1. Big Eater
  2. Keep the Bugs Off Your Glass and the Bears Off Your Ass – David King
  3. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic
  4. Everywhere You Turn
  5. 1872 Bronze Medalist – David King
  6. Guilty – Ethan Iverson
  7. Boo-Wah – Ethan Iverson
  8. Flim – Richard D. James
  9. Heart of Glass – Deborah Harry, Chris Stein
  10. Silence Is the Question

The Bad Plus: Suspicious Activity?

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On September 20, 2005, “Columbia” label released “Suspicious Activity?”, the fourth Bad Plus (The) studio album. It was recorded in May 2006, at “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.  

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Reid Anderson – bass
  • David King – drums
  • Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
  • Claire Lewis – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Reid Anderson, except where noted.

  1. Prehensile Dream
  2. Anthem for the Earnest – David King
  3. Let Our Garden Grow – Ethan Iverson
  4. The Empire Strikes Backwards – David King
  5. Knows the Difference
  6. Lost of Love
  7. Rhinoceros Is My Profession
  8. O.G. Original Gentleman – Ethan Iverson
  9. (theme from) Chariots of Fire – Evangelos Papathanassiou
  10. Forces

Ben Howard: Is It?

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On June 16, 2023, “Island” label released “Is It?”, the fifth Ben Howard studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “Le Manoir de Léon in Léon” in Landes, France, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Nathan Jenkins.

Personnel:

  • Ben Howard – vocals, guitar, electric guitar, aerophones, electro-acoustic realization
  • Nathan Jenkins – synthesizer, programming, backing vocals, drum programming, mixing
  • Mickey Smith – guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, baritone, tape realization, backing vocals
  • Nat Wason – guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Richard Thomas – piano, synthesizer, harmonium, backing vocals
  • James Arben – saxophone, bass clarinet, oboe
  • Raven Bush – strings
  • Michael McGoldrick – uilleann pipes, flute
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Bráulio Amado – artwork
  • Allan Wilson – photography
  • Roddy Bow – photography

Track listing:

  1. Couldn’t Make It Up – Ben Howard, Mickey Smith
  2. Walking Backwards – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mickey Smith
  3. Days of Lantana – Ben Howard, Mickey Smith – contains a sample of “Trois Beaux Oiseaux De Paradis”, written by Maurice Ravel and performed by Linda Thompson
  4. Life in the Time – Ben Howard, Mike Smith
  5. Moonraker – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
  6. Richmond Avenue – Ben Howard, Michael McGoldrick, Mike Smith
  7. Interim of Sense – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
  8. Total Eclipse – Ben Howard, Mike Smith
  9. Spirit – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
  10. Little Planet – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith

The Bad Plus: Give

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On March 9. 2004, “Sony” label released “Give”, the third Bad Plus (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Real World Studios”, in Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Reid Anderson – double bass
  • David King – drums, art direction, design
  • Tchad Blake – recording, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Claire Lewis – engineer assistant
  • Matt Freisen – illustration
  • Josh Cheuse – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. 1979 Semi-Finalist – David King
  2. Cheney Piñata – Ethan Iverson
  3. Street Woman – Ornette Coleman
  4. And Here We Test Our Powers of Observation – Reid Anderson
  5. Frog and Toad – David King
  6. Velouria – Charles Thompson
  7. Layin’ a Strip for the Higher-Self State Line – David King
  8. Do Your Sums/Die Like a Dog/Play For Home – Ethan Iverson
  9. Dirty Blonde – Reid Anderson
  10. Neptune (The Planet) – Reid Anderson
  11. Iron Man – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward

Sarathy Korwar: Kalak

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On November 11, 2022, “The Leaf Label” released “Kalak”, fourth Sarathy Korwar studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Real World Studios”, and was produced by Photay.

Personnel:

  • Sarathy Korwar – vocals, drums, percussion, electronics, photography
  • Photay – vocals, synthesizer, drum programming, arrangements, mixing
  • Alistair MacSween – vocals, synthesizer
  • Danalogue – synthesizer
  • Magnus Mehta – percussion
  • Tamar Osborn – vocals, baritone saxophone, flute, electronics
  • Rohini Kharkar, Tushar Menon – vocals
  • Fabrice Bourgelle – vocals, photography
  • Oli Jacobs, Oli Middleton – engineer
  • Stefan Betke – mastering
  • Sijya Gupta – artwork, layout

Track listing:

  1. A Recipe to Cure Historical Amnesia
  2. To Remember
  3. Utopia Is a Colonial Project
  4. Back in the Day, Things Were Not Always Simpler
  5. The Past Is Not Only Behind Us, But Ahead of Us
  6. Kal Means Yesterday and Tomorrow
  7. Remember Begum Rokheya
  8. That Clocks Don’t Tell but Make Time
  9. Remember Circles are Better Than Lines
  10. Remember To Look Out for the Signs
  11. KALAK – A Means to An Unend

Freya Ridings: Same

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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.

Personnel:

  • Freya Ridings – vocals, piano, handclaps, arrangements
  • Daniel Nigro – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, autoharp, drums, programming, recording
  • Leo Abrahams – guitar
  • Jonathan Pilcher – guitar
  • Luke Fitton – guitar
  • Greg Kurstin – piano, guitar, bass, mellotron, drums, percussion, arrangements, recording, engineer
  • Tom Crawley – piano
  • Carey Willetts – keyboards, programming
  • 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.

  1. Posion
  2. Lost Without You
  3. Castles – Daniel Nigro, Freya Ridings
  4. You Mean the World to Me – Freya Ridings, K. McIntosh
  5. Love Is Fire – Freya Ridings, M.I.R. Busbee
  6. Holy Water – A. Evert, A. Tirheimer, Frey Ridings, M. Moorris
  7. Blackout – Freya Ridings, Ollie Green
  8. Ultraviolet – Freya Ridings, Luke Fitton
  9. Still Have You – B. McKee, Chris Braides, Freya Ridings
  10. Unconditional
  11. Elephant – Luke Fitton, Freya Ridings
  12. Wishbone – J. M. Wright, Freya Ridings