Tag Archives: Sampa the Great

The Avalanches: We Will Always Love You

On December 11, 2020, “Modular Recordings” label released “We Will Always Love You”, the third Avalanches (The) studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2020, at “Sing Sing” in Melbourne, Australia, and was produced by Robert Chater.

Personnel:

  • Robert Chater – instruments, mixing
  • Tony Di Blasi – instruments, additional production, mix supervision
  • Andy Szekeres – instruments, additional production
  • Johnny Marr – guitar
  • Kurt Vile – vocals, guitar
  • John Carroll Kirby – piano, Moog, DX7, treated piano
  • Tom Rowlands – EMS and Roland System 700 synthesizers
  • Kelly Moran – piano, prepared piano
  • Mick Jones – piano
  • Mike Callander – additional modular tweaks, granular synths, tape delays, noise
  • Farmer Dave Scher – keyboards, lap steel, melodica 
  • Tricky – vocals
  • Marta – vocals
  • Neneh Cherry – vocals
  • Clypso – vocals
  • Leon Bridges – vocals
  • Orono – vocals
  • Devonté Hynes – vocals
  • Perry Farrell – vocals
  • Sananda Maitreya – vocals
  • Pink Siifu – vocals
  • Denzel Curry – vocals
  • Sampa the Great – vocals
  • Karen O – vocals
  • Rivers Cuomo – vocals
  • Cornelius – vocals
  • MGMT – vocals, additional vocals
  • East Coast Inspirational Singers – vocals
  • The Australian Boys Choir – additional vocals
  • The Yarra Voices Choir – additional vocals
  • Etty Farrell – additional vocals
  • Cameron McVey – additional vocals
  • Wayne Coyne – additional vocals
  • Christian Scallan – recording, Arecibo message 2020 sonification
  • Jarvis Taveniere – recording
  • Zachary Zajdel – assistant engineering
  • Nate Haessly – assistant engineering
  • Clint Welander – mixing
  • Tony Espie – mixing supervision
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Jonathan Zawada – Barbara Payton sonification
  • Franck Marchis – Arecibo message 2020 sonification
  • iZNiiK – additional production

Track listing:

  1. Ghost Story – Orono Noguchi, Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
  2. Song for Barbara Payton – Robert Chater, Tony DiBlasi, Andy Szekeres
  3. We Will Always Love You – Robert Chater, Tony DlBlasi, Andy Szekeres, Devonté Hynes. William “Smokey” Robinson
  4. The Divine Chord – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Ben Goldwasser, Andrew VanWyngarden, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  5. Solitary Ceremonies – Robert Chater, Tony DiBlasi Andy Szekeres
  6. Interstellar Love – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Leon Bridges, Austen Jenkins, Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson, Livingston Matthews
  7. Ghost Story Pt. 2 – Robert Chater, Tony DiBlast, Andy Szekeres, Noguchi, Bridges
  8. Reflecting Light – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Sananda Maitreva, Vashi Bunyan
  9. Carrier Waves – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
  10. Oh the Sunn! – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Perry Farrell
  11. We Go On – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Matthew Urango
  12. Star Song. IMG – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
  13. Until Daylight Comes – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Delroy Murray, Robin Achampong, Adrian Nichols, Matthew Thaws
  14. Wherever You Go – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, James Smith, Clypso, Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey
  15. Music Makes Me High – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Nelson B. Miller, Stu Gardiner, Billi Rucker
  16. Pink Champagne – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
  17. Take Care in Your Dreaming – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Denzel Curry, Thaws, Sampa Tembo
  18. Overcome – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
  19. Gold Sky – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Kurt Vile, Wayne Coyne
  20. Always Black – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Matthews
  21. Dial D for Devotion – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, David Berman, Jeremy Earl, Steven Tavaniere

Ezra Collective: Where I’m Meant To Be

On November 4, 2022, “Partisan” label released “Where I’m Meant to Be”, the second Ezra Collective studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Riccardo Damian, Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison and Joe Armon-Jones.

Personnel:

  • Joe Armon-Jones – keyboards
  • TJ Koleoso – vocals, bass guitar, programming
  • Femi Koleoso – vocals, drums
  • Ife Ogunjobi – trumpet
  • James Mollison – saxophone
  • Benjamin Totten – guitar
  • Oluwatobi Adenaike-Johnson – guitar
  • Mark Mollison – guitar
  • Junior Alli-Balogun – percussion
  • Antonia Pagulatos, Athalie Armon-Jones, Sam Kennedy – violin
  • Stella Page – viola
  • Wayne Urquhart – cello
  • Sampa the Great – vocals
  • Kojey Radical – vocals
  • Jorja Smith – vocals
  • Angel Silvera – vocals
  • Emeli Sandé, Louise LaBelle, Teni Tinks – vocals
  • Steve McQueen – vocals
  • Nao and Petra Luke – vocals
  • Jess Camilleri – engineer
  • Tris Ellis – engineer
  • Barbara Ayozie – art direction
  • Marco Grey – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, and TJ Koleoso, except where noted.

  1. Life Goes On – Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  2. Victory Dance
  3. No Confusion – Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  4. Welcome to My World
  5. Togetherness
  6. Ego Killah
  7. Smile – Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
  8. Live Strong
  9. Siesta – Emeli Sandé, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  10. Words by Steve – Femi Koleoso, Steve McQueen
  11. Belonging
  12. Never the Same Again
  13. Words by TJ – TJ Koleoso
  14. Love in Outer Space – Sun Ra