Tag Archives: Rhode Island

Lingua Ignota: Sinner Get Ready

Leave a comment

On August 6, 2021, “Sargent House” label released “Sinner Get Ready”, the fourth Lingua Ignota (Kristin Hayter) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Machines with Magnets” in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and was produced by Seth Manchester and Kristin Hayter.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hayter – vocals, piano, prepared piano, organ, banjo, bowed banjo, cello, bells, bowed psaltery, mountain dulcimer, additional recording, photography
  • Seth Manchester – guitar, banjo, extended banjo, prepared piano, oscillators, percussion, shruti box, Moog, Moog Grandmother, mixing, recording
  • Ryan Seaton – vocals, electric guitars, mandolins, tambourine, trumpet VST, clarinets, saxophones, melodicas, castanets, Tibetan cymbals, woodwind mouthpieces, wooden drum with animal skin and single snare, frame drums, Doepfer MS-404, wooden shakers, singing bowl, bells, cowbell, wooden flute, pennywhistle, Korg Wavestation, harmonica, Moog Voyager, saxophone neck, cello VST, FM8 soft synth, Juno 106, Roland TB-303, Wurlitzer, Eisenberg Vier soft synth, instrumental arrangements
  • J. Mamana – banjo
  • Ryan Seaton – additional recording, additional production
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Alexis S.F. Marshall – album photography assistant
  • Ashley Rose Couture – mask
  • Chimere Noire – layout design

Track listing:

  1. The Order of Spiritual Virgins
  2. I Who Bend the Tall Grasses
  3. Many Hands
  4. Pennsylvania Furnace
  5. Repent Now Confess Now
  6. The Sacred Linament of Judgement
  7. Perpetual Flame of Centralia
  8. Man Is Like a Spring Flower
  9. The Solitary Brethren of Ephrata

Belly: Dove

Leave a comment

On May 4, 2018, “Belly Touring LLC” and “The Orchard” labels released “Dove”, the third Belly studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Stable Sound” in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, “Downwind Farm” and “Rock ’n’ Roll Center” in Rhode Island, “Lavastudio” in New York, “Studio 24” in Massachusetts, and was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie, Tom Gorman, Tanya Donelly, Gail Greenwood,

Personnel:

  • Tanya Donelly – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Tom Gorman – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Gail Greenwood – bass, guitar, recording
  • Chris Gorman – drums, percussion, recording, photography
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – mixing
  • Kim Rosen – mastering
  • Chil Mott – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tanya Donelly, Gail Greenwood, Tom Gorman and Chris Gorman.

  1. Mine
  2. Shiny One
  3. Human Child
  4. Faceless
  5. Suffer the Fools
  6. Girl
  7. Army of Clay
  8. Stars Again
  9. Quicksand
  10. Artifact
  11. Heartstrings
  12. Starryeyed (hidden track)

The Dear Hunter: Act III: Life and Death

Leave a comment

On June 23, 2009, “Triple Crown Records” label released “Act III: Life and Death”, the third Dear Hunter (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2009, in band’s studio in Providence, Rhode Island, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo and Andy Wildrick.

Personnel:

  • Casey Crescenzo – vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar, bass, banjo, engineer
  • Andy Wildrick – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, engineer
  • Erick Serna – vocals, guitars
  • Nick Crescenzo – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Nate Patterson – bass
  • Austin Hatch – clarinet, saxophone
  • Pasquale Lanelli – saxophone
  • Dave Calzone – trombone
  • Andrew Mericle – trumpet
  • Samantha Conway – French horn
  • Charles Lidell – cello
  • Angela Preston – violin, viola
  • Mark Adelle – violin
  • Lynn Mira – harp
  • Mike Watts – mixing
  • Mike Watts – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.

  1. Writing on a Wall
  2. In Cauda Venenum
  3. What It Means to be Alone
  4. The Tank
  5. The Poison Woman
  6. The Thief
  7. Mustard Gas
  8. Saved
  9. He Said He Had a Story
  10. This Beautiful Life
  11. Go Get Your Gun
  12. Son
  13. Father
  14. Life and Death

Avoid One Thing: Same

Leave a comment

On April 9, 2002, “SideOneDummy” label released the self-titled, debut Avoid One Thing album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Sound Station Seven” in Providence, Rhode Island, and was produced by Joe Gittleman.

Personnel:

  • Joe Gittleman – lead vocals, bass
  • Paul Delano – guitar
  • Amy Griffin – guitar
  • Dave Karcich – drums
  • Tom Polce – additional musician
  • Eric Fontana – additional musician
  • Rob Pemberton – engineer
  • Matt Ferarra – assistant engineer
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – additional production
  • Carl Plaster – additional production
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Andrew Lenoski – gatefold design
  • Len Gittleman – cover art
  • Trish Miller – photography
  • Jay Hale – photography
  • Amy Archer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Gittleman.

  1. Yakisoba
  2. Backyard Joey
  3. Lean on Sheena
  4. Pulse and Picture
  5. Every Second of Every Day
  6. Take a Good Look
  7. Rip It Up It’s There
  8. Bomb-Building Songs
  9. Next Stop Batteries
  10. Slip 78
  11. Saturday

Kristin Hersh: Hips And Makers

Leave a comment

On January 24, 1994, “Sire” label released “Hips and Makers”, the debut Kristin Hersh album. It was recorded April-October 1993, at “Stable Sound” in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and was produced by Lenny Kaye and Kristin Hersh.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar
  • Jane Scarpantoni- cello
  • Michael Stipe- additional vocals
  • Phill Brown – engineer
  • Steve Rizzo – engineer assistant
  • Vaughan Oliver– design
  • Shinro Ohtake– artwork
  • Andrew Catlin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted.

  1. Your Ghost
  2. Beestung
  3. Teeth
  4. Sundrops
  5. Sparky
  6. Houdini Blues – Kristin Hersh, William James Hersh
  7. A Loon
  8. Velvet Days
  9. Close Your Eyes
  10. Me and My Charm
  11. Tuesday Night
  12. The Letter
  13. Lurch
  14. The Cuckoo – traditional, arranged by Kristin Hersh
  15. Hips and Makers

Battles: Gloss Drop

Leave a comment

On June 6, 2011, “Warp” label released “Gloss Drop”, the second Battles studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Machines with Magnets” in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and was produced by Dave Konopka, John Stainer, Ian Williams, Keith Souza and Seth Manchester.

Personnel:

  • Ian Williams– guitar, keyboards
  • Dave Konopka– bass, guitar, effects
  • John Stanier– drums
  • Matias Aguayo – vocals
  • Gary Numan– vocals
  • Kazu Makino– vocals
  • Yamantaka Eye– vocals
  • Keith Souza – mixing
  • Seth Manchester – mixing
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Dave Konopka– art direction
  • Lesley Unruh – photography

Track listing:

  1. Africastle
  2. Ice Cream
  3. Futura
  4. Inchworm
  5. Wall Street
  6. My Machines
  7. Dominican Fade
  8. Sweetie & Shag
  9. Toddler
  10. Rolls Boyce
  11. White Electric
  12. Sundome

The Battles: La Di Da Di

Leave a comment

On September 18, 2015, “Warp” label released “La Di Da Di”, the third Battles (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Machines with Magnets” in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and was produced by Dave Konopka, John Stanier, Ian Williams, Keith Souza and Seth Manchester.

Personnel:

  • Ian Williams– guitar, keyboards
  • Dave Konopka– bass, guitar, effects, art direction
  • John Stanier– drums
  • Keith Souza, Seth Manchester – mixing
  • Greg Calbi– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks written by Dave Konopka, John Stanier and Ian Williams.

  1. The Yabba
  2. Dot Net
  3. FF Bada
  4. Summer Simmer
  5. Cacio e Pepe
  6. Non-Violence
  7. Dot Com
  8. Tyne Wear
  9. Tricentennial
  10. Megatouch
  11. Flora > Fauna
  12. Luu Le

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Same

Leave a comment

On June 28, 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah self released their debut, self-titled album.  It was recorded in 2005, at “Recording Studio” in Brooklyn, New York  and “Providence” in Rhode Island, and was produced by Adam Lasus, Sean Greenhalgh, Lee Sargent, Alec Ounsworth, Tyler Sargent and Robbie Guertin.

Personnel:

  • Alec Ounsworth – vocals, guitar, synths, drum machine
  • Lee Sargent – guitar, backing vocals
  • Robbie Guertin – keyboards, guitar, coloring, lettering
  • Tyler Sargent – bass, engineer
  • Sean Greenhalgh – drums
  • Adam Lasus – engineer, overdubs, mixing
  • Keith Souza – engineer
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Dasha Shishkin – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Alec Ounsworth except where noted.

  1. Clap Your Hands!
  2. Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away
  3. Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)
  4. Sunshine and Clouds (And Everything Proud)
  5. Details of the War
  6. The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth – Alec Ounsworth, Lee Sargent, Robbie Guertin, Tyler Sargent, Sean Greenhalgh
  7. Is This Love?
  8. Heavy Metal
  9. Blue Turning Gray – Tyler Sargent
  10. In This Home on Ice
  11. Gimmie Some Salt
  12. Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood