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Death Cab For Cutie: Transatlanticism

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On October 7, 2003, “Barsuk” label released “Transatlanticism”, the fourth Death Cab for Cutie studio album. It was recorded December – June 2003, at “Hall of Justice” in Seattle, Washington, “Tiny Telephone” in San Francisco, and was produced by Chris Walla.

Personnel:

  • Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitar, piano, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Christopher Walla – vocals, guitar, keyboards, samples, recording, mixing
  • Nick Harmer – vocals, bass guitar, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Jason McGerr – drums, percussion, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Sean Nelson – vocals
  • John Roderick – vocals
  • Phil Wandscher – vocals
  • Rob Herbst – foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • John Goodmanson  – mixing
  • Ed Brooks – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Gibbard, all music as noted.

  1. The New Year – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla
  2. Lightness – Ben Gibbard
  3. Title and Registration – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  4. Expo ’86 – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  5. The Sound of Settling – Ben Gibbard
  6. Tiny Vessels – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  7. Transatlanticism – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  8. Passenger Seat – Ben Gibbard
  9. Death of an Interior Decorator – Ben Gibbard
  10. We Looked Like Giants – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla
  11. A Lack of Color – Ben Gibbard

Green River: Dry As A Bone

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On June 5, 1987, “Sub Pop” label released “Dry as a Bone”, the second and final Green River EP. It was recorded in July 1986, at “Reciprocal Recordings” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Jack Endino and Jeff Ament.

Personnel:

  • Mark Arm – vocals
  • Bruce Fairweather – guitar
  • Stone Gossard – guitar
  • Jeff Ament – bass guitar, engineer
  • Alex Vincent – drums
  • Jack Endino – engineer
  • Linda Owens – layout
  • Charles Peterson – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mark Arm; all music by Jeff Ament, Bruce Fairweather, Stone Gossard, and Alex Vincent.

  1. Unwind
  2. Baby Takes
  3. This Town
  4. P.C.C.
  5. Ozzie (Tales of Terror)

The Walkmen: Heaven

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On May 29, 2012, “Fat Possum” and “Bella Union” labels released “Heaven”, the sixth Walkmen (The) studio album. It was recorded November 2011 – March 2012, at “Avast! Recording Co”.in Seattle, “Bear Creek” in Woodinville, and was produced by Phil Ek.

Personnel:

  • Hamilton Leithauser – vocals
  • Paul Maroon – guitar, keyboards
  • Peter Bauer – organ, bass
  • Walter Martin – bass, organ
  • Matt Barrick – drums
  • Morgan Henderson – percussion
  • Morgan Henderson – additional percussion
  • Victoria Parker – strings
  • Jen Kozel – strings
  • Erika Pierson – strings
  • Jenn Glenn – strings
  • Victoria Parker – strings
  • Jen Kozel – strings
  • Robin Pecknold – backing vocals
  • Phil Ek – engineer, mixing
  • Cameron Nicklaus – engineer assistant
  • Jerry Streeter – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Elizabeth Spiridakis – design
  • Arno Frugier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Peter Bauer, Walter Martin and Matt Barrick.

  1. We Can’t Be Beat
  2. Love Is Luck
  3. Heartbreaker
  4. The Witch
  5. Southern Heart
  6. Line by Line
  7. Song for Leigh
  8. Nightingales
  9. Jerry Jr.’s Tune
  10. The Love You Love
  11. Heaven
  12. No One Ever Sleeps
  13. Dreamboat

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

Quincy Jones

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On November 3, 2024, Quincy Delight Jones Jr. died aged 91. He was musician (trumpet), music producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer, with career spanned over 70 years. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by magazine “Time”.

For his work he received the following awards and honors:

  • Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music (1983)
  • Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member Ray Charles in 1984.
  • Grammy Legend Award in 1992
  • Garfield High School in Seattle named a performing arts center after him.
  • Quincy Jones Elementary School, located in South Central Los Angeles, is named after him.
  • Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards in 2008.
  • John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
  • National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama on March 2, 2011.
  • Los Angeles Press Club Visionary Award in 2014.
  • Honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music, London, in 2015.
  • Ahmet Ertegun Award in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
  • In 2021, Jones was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame as a “foundational inductee”.
  • He won 28 Grammy Awards (third in the list of all-time Grammy award wins).

Quincy Jones was producer of “Thriller” by Michael Jackson (1982), the best sold album in music history (more than 51.3 million copies sold).

As leader, Quincy Jones released 40 albums.  

Tegan And Sara: Crybaby

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On October 21, 2022, “Mom + Pop Music” label released “Crybaby”, the tenth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Studio Litho” in Seattle, “Sargent Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Congleton, and Tegan and Sara.

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, sampling
  • John Congleton – bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Luke Reynolds – bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Joey Waronker – drums, percussion
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Emy Storey – art direction, design, photography
  • Becca McFarlane – design, photography
  • Pamela Littky – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Can’t Grow Up – Sara Quin, Tegan Quin
  2. All I Wanted – Sara Quin, Tegan Quin
  3. Fucking Up What Matters – Sara Quin, Tegan Quin, John Congleton
  4. Yellow – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, John Congleton
  5. Smoking Weed Alone – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Ossama Al Sarraf
  6. Faded Like a Feeling – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin,
  7. I’m Okay – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, John Congfleton
  8. Pretty Shitty Time – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin
  9. Under My Control – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, John Congleton
  10. This Ain’t Going Well – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin
  11. Sometimes I See Stars – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, John Congleton
  12. Whatever That Was – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Caleb Shreve, Howard Redekopp

Ededie Vedder: Into The Wild

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On September 18, 2007, “J” label released “Into the Wild”, the debut Eddie Vedder album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Studio X” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Adam Kasper and Eddie Vedder. The album is based on his contributions to the soundtrack for the film of the same name.  

Personnel:

  • Eddie Vedder – vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, piano, organ, drums, percussion, mixing, layout, design
  • Jerry Hannan – guitar, backing vocals
  • Corin Tucker – backing vocals
  • Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
  • John Burton – engineer
  • Sam Hofstedt – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • George Webb III – technician
  • Mike Kutchman – assistant technician
  • Brad Klausen – layout, design
  • Francois Duhamel – artwork, photography
  • Chuck Zlotrick – artwork, photography
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Sato Masuzawa – artistic facilitator

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Vedder, except where noted.

  1. Setting Forth
  2. No Celling
  3. Far Behind
  4. Rise
  5. Long Nights
  6. Tuolumne
  7. Hard Sun – Gordon Peterson
  8. Society – Jerry Hannan
  9. The Wolf
  10. End of the Road
  11. Guaranteed

Peter Frampton: Fingerprints

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On September 12, 2006, “A&M” label released “Fingerprints”, the 13th Peter Frampton studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Muchmore Studio” in Cincinnati, Ohio, “British Groove Studio” and “Eden Studios” in London, “Robert Lang Studios” in Seattle, WA, “OGM Studios and Jorgensounds” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Gordon Kennedy and Peter Frampton. In 2007, “Fingerprints” won a “Grammy Award” for “Best Pop Instrumental Album”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Frampton – acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar, E-Bow
  • Mike McCready – guitar
  • Gordon Kennedy – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Hank Marvin – electric guitar
  • Warren Haynes – electric guitar
  • John Jorgenson – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
  • Arthur Stead – keyboards
  • Blair Masters – keyboards, cello sample
  • Gustavo Ramirez – grand piano
  • Chris Stainton – grand piano, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Mark Harris – Hammond B-3 organ
  • John Regan – bass, double bass
  • Stanley Sheldon – fretless bass
  • Gary Westlake – bass
  • Mark Griffiths – bass
  • Bill Wyman – bass
  • Charlie Chadwick – acoustic bass
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Shawn Fichter – drums
  • Matt Cameron – drums
  • Brian Bennett – drums
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Daniel de los Reyes – percussion
  • Courtney Pine – tenor saxophone
  • Stephan Dudash – 5-string viola
  • Aaron Swihart – Internet cooking programs
  • Gary L Cales II – DAW chief technical engineer
  • John Burton – Pro-Tools

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Frampton and Gordon Kennedy, except where noted.

  1. Boot It Up – Peter Frampton, John Regan
  2. Ida y Vuelta (Out and Back) – Peter Frampton, Shawn Fichter, Stanley Sheldon
  3. Black Hole Sun – Chris Cornell
  4. Float
  5. My Cup of Tea – Hank Marvin, Brian Bennett, Gordon Kennedy, Peter Frampton
  6. Shewango Way
  7. Blooze – Peter Frampton
  8. Cornerstones – Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Chris Stainton, Peter Frampton
  9. Grab a Chicken (Put It Back)
  10. Double Nickels
  11. Smoky – Peter Frampton
  12. Blowin’ Smoke – Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Gary Westlake, Peter Frampton
  13. Oh When… – Peter Frampton
  14. Souvenirs de Nos Pères (Memories of Our Fathers) – John Jorgenson

Death Cab For Cutie: Something About Airplanes

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On August 18, 1998, “Barsuk” label released “Something About Airplanes”, the debut Death Cab for Cutie studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Hall of Justice”, in Ballard, Seattle, and was produced by Christopher Walla.

Personnel:

  • Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitar, small piano
  • Christopher Walla – guitar, organ, electric piano, mixing
  • Nick Harmer – bass guitar
  • Nathan Good – drums, mixing
  • Abi Hall – vocals
  • Erika Jacobs – cello arrangements
  • Tony Lash – mastering
  • Chuck Robertson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Gibbard, except where noted.

  1. Bend to Squares – Ben Gibbard, Christopher Walla
  2. President of What?
  3. Champagne from a Paper Cup
  4. Your Bruise – Ben Gibbard, Christopher Walla
  5. Pictures in an Exhibition
  6. Sleep Spent – Ben Gibbard, Cristopher Walla
  7. The Face That Launched 1000 Shits – Jay Chilote
  8. Amputations
  9. Fake Frowns – Ben Gibbard, Christopher Walla
  10. Line of Best Fit

Carissa’s Weird: Songs About Leaving

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On August 6, 2002, “Sad Robot” label released “Songs About Leaving”, the third Carissa’s Weird album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Hall of Justice” in Seattle, and was produced by Chris Walla.

Personnel:

  • Mathew Brooke – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Jenn Ghetto – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Jeff Hellis – piano
  • Ben Bridwell – drums
  • Sarah Standard – violin
  • Chris Walla – recording, mixing
  • Mike Epting – recording, mixing
  • Ed Brookes – mastering
  • Kevin Willis – artwork
  • Peter Hilgendorf – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mathew Brooke, Jeff Hellis, Ben Bridwell, Sarah Standard and Jenn Ghetto.

  1. You Should Be Hated Here
  2. Silently Leaving the Room
  3. So You Wanna Be A Superhero
  4. September Come Take This Heart Away
  5. Ignorant Piece of Shit
  6. The Piano Song – lyrics by Iron and Wine
  7. They’ll Only Miss You When You Leave
  8. A New Holiday (November 16th)
  9. Farewell To All These Rotten Teeth
  10. Sophisticated Fuck Princess Please Leave Me Alone
  11. Low Budget Slow Motion Soundtrack Song for The Leaving Scene
  12. (March 19th 1983) It Was Probably Green