On January 26, 2026, Lowell Fillmore “Sly” Dunbar died aged 73. He was musician (drums, percussion), best known as one half of the Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie. Sly performed and recorded with The Aggrovators, The Upsetters, The Revolutionaries, Peter Tosh, Bob Dylan, Grace Jones, Herbie Hancock, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, Joan Armatrading, Serge Gainsbourg, Larry McDonald, Gary Barlow, Dennis Brown, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Cliff, Bootsy Collins, Carlene Davis, Ian Dury, Gwen Guthrie, Nona Hendryx, Mick Jagger, Garland Jeffreys, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Jenny Morris, Yoko Ono, Sinéad O’Connor, Barry Reynolds, Carly Simon and Simply Red.
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Jarvis Cocker: Chansons d’Ennul Tip-Top
On October 22, 2021, “ABKCO Music & Records” label released “Chansons d’Ennui Tip-Top”, the fifth Jarvis Cocker album. The album features cover versions of French pop songs. It was recorded in 2021, at “Narcissus Studios” in London and at Jarvis Cocker’s home, and was produced by Jason Buckle and Jarvis Cocker.
Personnel:
- Jarvis Cocker – vocals
- Serafina Steer – harp, keyboards, female lead vocal, backing vocals
- Emma Smith – violin, saxophone, keyboards, recorder, backing vocals; string arrangements
- Jason Buckle – guitar, percussion, keyboards
- Andrew McKinney – electric bass, double bass, backing vocals
- Adam Betts – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Lætitia Sadier – vocals, keyboards, translation, French pronunciation coaching
- Bishi Bhattacharya – sitar
- Anna McKinney – vocals
- Joe Auckland – flugelhorn
- Laura Moody – string section
- Flora Curzon – string section
- Morgan Goff – string section
- Lucy Wilkins – string section
- Charlie Stock – string section
- Jennymay Logan – string section
- Philip Granell – string section
- Ian Burdge – string section
- Paloma Deike – string section
- Drew Smith – recording
- John Davis – mastering, lacquer cutting
- Brian Fitzpatrick – layout, design
- Wes Anderson – executive production
- Randall Poster – executive production
Track listing:
- Dans ma chambre – Padro Espinoza Prieto
- Contact – Serge Gainsbourg
- La tendresse – Hubert Yves Adrien Giraud, Noel Roux
- Anour, je te cherche – Nino Ferer
- Les gens sont fous, les temps sont flous – Jacques Lanzmann, Jacques Dutronc
- Il pleut sur la gare – Areski Belkacem, Brigitte Fontaine
- Paroles, paroles – Matteo Chiossom Giancarlo Del Re, Gianni Ferrio
- Requiem pour un con – Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Jean Piette Colombier
- Mon ami la rose – Cecille Caulier, Jacques Lacome D’Estalenx
- Mao Mao – Gerard Guegan, Gerard Huge
- Elle et moi – Pascal Jean Michel Valadon, Aaron Golbert, Alex Payne, Jean-Pierre Cerrone
- Aline – Daniel Georges Jacq Bevilasqua
Iggy Pop: Après
On May 9, 2012, “Thousand Mile Inc” label released “Après”, the sixteenth Iggy Pop studio album. It was recorded February 2010 – June 2011, and was produced by Hal Cragin.
Personnel:
- Iggy Pop – vocals
- Hal Cragin – vocals. guitar, bass guitar, piano
- Steven Ulrich – electric guitar
- Danny Blume – acoustic and electric guitar
- Jerry Zaslavsky – organ
- Jon Cowherd – piano
- Ben Perowsky – drums, percussion
- Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion
- Kevin Hupp – drums, percussion
- Jainardo Batista – percussion
- Aaron Halva – tres
- Lucie Aimé, Sarah Fimm – backing vocals
- Tim Ouimette – horn arrangemens, horns, trombone
- Lulu Gainsbourg – horn arrangement
- Hal Cragin – engineer, mixing
- Andy Tommasi – additional production, engineer
- Guillaume le Grontec, Sophie Blondy – photography
Track listing:
- Et si tu n’existais pas – Vito Pallavicini, Toto Cutugno, Pasquale Losito, Pierre Delanoë, Claude Lemesie
- La Javanaise – Serge Gainsbourg
- Everybody’s Talkin – Fred Neil
- I’m Going Away Smiling – Yoko Ono
- La vie en rose – Louis Guglielmi, Édith Piaf
- Les Passantes – Antoine Pol, Georges Brassens
- Syracuse – Bernard Dimey
- What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
- Michelle – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Only the Lonely – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
Madeline Peyroux: Half The Perfect World
On September 12, 2006, “Rounder/Universal” labels released “Half the Perfect World”, the fourth Madeleine Peyroux studio album. It was recorded in April 2006, and was produced by Larry Klein.
Personnel:
- Madeleine Peyroux – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dean Parks– guitars, ukulele
- Greg Leisz– pedal steel guitar
- Sam Yahel– piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, Estey organ
- d. lang -vocal
- Larry Goldings– celeste
- Gary Foster– alto saxophone
- Till Brönner– trumpet
- David Piltch – double bass
- Scott Amendola– drums
- Jay Bellerose– drums, additional cymbals
- Mark Orton – string quertet arrangements
- Carla Kihlstedt– violin
- Graeme Jennings– violin
- Charith Premawardhana – viola
- Sam Bass – cello
Track listing:
- I’m All Right – Walter Becker, Madeleine Peyroux, Larry Klein
- The Summer Wind – Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer
- Blue Alert – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
- Everybody’s Talkin’ – Fred Neil
- River – Joni Mitchell
- A Little Bit – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
- Once in a While – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
- (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night – Tom Waits
- Half the Perfect World – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
- La Javanaise – Serge Gainsbourg
- California Rain – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
- Smile – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
Beck: The Information
On October 3, 2006, “Interscope” label released “The Information”, the seventh Beck studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.
Personnel:
- Beck– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, melodica, piano, organ, keyboards, programming, effects, scratching, sitar, bass guitar, harmonica, kalimba, percussion, drums, drum effects, glockenspiel, Game Boy
- Nigel Godrich – keyboards, programming, effects, scratching, tambourine, percussion, Speak ‘n Spell, whistle, Tote-A-Tune, kalimba, drums, Game Boy, backing vocals, mixing
- Justin Stanley– acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, flute, backing vocals
- Jason Falkner– bass guitars, acoustic and electric guitar, African bass, Moog synthesizer bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals
- Sean Davis – bass guitars
- James Gadson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Joey Waronker– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Harvey Mason– drums
- Alex Acuña– percussion, backing vocals
- Smokey Hormel, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Manning Jr.– intro sounds
- Brian LeBarton– Speak ‘n Spell
- Greg Kurstin– keyboards, berimbau, piano, bass keyboard, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- DJ Z-Trip– scratching
- Stevie Black – cello, percussion, backing vocals
- Lucia Ribisi – girl on “Cellphone’s Dead”
- Cosimo Hansen – talking
- Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers– talking
- Rachel Shelley– shipping forecast
- David Campbell– string arrangements, conductor
- Suzie Katayama, Charlie Bisharat– strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Beck Hansen, except where noted.
- Elevator Music
- Think I’m in Love
- Cellphone’s Dead
- Strange Apparition
- Soldier Jane – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
- Nausea
- New Round
- Dark Star
- We Dance Alone
- No Complaints
- 1000 BPM
- Motorcade – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
- The Information
- Movie Theme – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
- The Horrible Fanfare/Landslide/Exoskeleton – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
Samples:
- “The Horrible Fanfare” section uses a sample of “Cellphone’s Dead”.
- “The Landslide” section uses a sample from the song “Requiem pour un con” by the French singer Serge Gainsbourg.
- “The Exoskeleton” section contains dialogue spoken by Dave Eggersand Spike Jonze
Serge Gainsbourg: Histoire de Melody Nelson
In March 1971, “Philips” label released “Histoire de Melody Nelson”, the tenth Serge Gainsbourg album. It was recorded April 1970 – February 1971, at “Studio Marble Arch” in London, and “Studio des Dames” in Paris, and was produced by Jean-Claude Desmarty.
Personnel:
- Serge Gainsbourg- vocals, piano, guitar
- Jane Birkin- vocal parts
- Alan Parker– guitar
- Big Jim Sullivan- rhythm guitar
- Roger Coulam– keyboards
- Dave Richmond– bass
- Dougie Wright – drums
- Jean-Luc Ponty- electric violin
- Jean-Claude Vannier- arrangements, orchestra direction
- Jean-Claude Charvier – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Serge Gainsbourg except where noted.
- Melody
- Ballade de Melody Nelson – music by Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier
- Valse de Melody
- Ah! Melody – music by Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier
- L’hôtel particulier
- En Melody – music by Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier
- Cargo culte
Serge Gainsbourg
On March 2, 1991, Lucien Ginsburg aka Serge Gainsbourg died aged 63. He was musician (piano), singer, songwriter, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor and director, regarded as one of the most important figures in French popular music.
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