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Tortoise: It’s All Around You

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On April 6, 2004, “Thrill Jockey” label released “It’s All Around You”, the fifth Tortoise album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Soma Electronic Music Studios” in Chicago, Illinois.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Parker – guitar
  • Douglas McCombs – bass
  • John McEntire – synthesizer, electronics, drums, recording, mixing
  • John Herndon – drums
  • Dan Bitney – percussion
  • Kelly Hogan – additional vocals
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Oliver Wasow – artwork
  • Matthew Girardi – design
  • Peter Girardi – design
  • Sheila Sachs – layout
  • Anna Z – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Parker, Douglas McCombs, John McEntire, John Herndon and Dan Bitney.

  1. It’s All Around You
  2. The Lithium Stiffs
  3. Crest
  4. Stretch (You Are All Right)
  5. Unknown
  6. Dot/Eyes
  7. On the Chin
  8. By Dawn
  9. Five Too Many
  10. Salt the Skies

Daniel Knox: Won’t You Take Me With You

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On January 15, 2021, “H. P. Johnson Presents” label released “Won’t You Take Me with You”, the fifth Daniel Knox studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Daniel Knox and Joshua Fitzgerald Klocek.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Knox – vocals, piano, synth
  • Joshua Fitzgerald Klocek – guitar
  • Paul Parts – electric bass
  • Colby Starck – drums
  • Jim Cooper – string bass, orchestration
  • Nate Lepine – saxophone
  • Andra Kulans – violin, viola
  • Nora Barton – cello
  • Nick Jones – timpani
  • Greg Norman – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Obis – mastering
  • Sheila Sachs – design
  • John Atwood – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Knox.

  1. King of the Ball
  2. Vinegar Hill
  3. Fall Apart
  4. Fool in the Heart
  5. Girl from Carbondale
  6. Look at Me
  7. I Saw Someone Alone
  8. Lights Out
  9. No Horizon

Jeff Tweedy: Love is the King

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On October 23, 2020, “dBpm Records” label released “Love Is the King”, the fourth Jeff Tweedy studio album. It was recorded in April 2020, at “The Loft” in Chicago, IL, and was produced by Jeff Tweedy and Tom Schick.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, whistling, design
  • Spencer Tweedy – drums, percussion, organ, tambourine, harmony vocals, design
  • Sammy Tweedy – harmony vocals
  • Tom Schick – engineering
  • Mark Greenberg – assistant engineering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Sheila Sachs – design
  • Robert Capa – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Tweedy, except where noted. 

  1. Love is the King
  2. Opaline
  3. A Robin or a Wren – George Saunders
  4. Gwendolyn
  5. Bad Day Lately
  6. Even I Can See
  7. Natural Disaster
  8. Save It for Me
  9. Guess Again
  10. Troubled
  11. Half Asleep

Takako Minekawa: Cloudy Cloud Calculator

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On December 10, 1997, “Polystar” label released “Cloudy Cloud Calculator”, the third Takako Minekawa studio album. It was recorded 1997, and was produced by Takako Minekawa, Seiichi Yamamoto and Sugar Yoshinaga.

Personnel:

  • Takako Minekawa – vocals, vocoder, synthesizer, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums, arrangement, recording
  • Seiichi Yamamoto – synthesizer, bass, electric guitar, performance, arrangement
  • SuGar Yoshinaga – acoustic and electric guitar, rhythm box
  • Atsushi Tsuyama – drums
  • Tetsuya Kotani – engineer
  • Sheila Sachs – design
  • Mariko Yamamoto – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Takako Minekawa, except where noted.

  1. Micro Mini Cool
  2. Milk Rock
  3. Phonobaloon Song
  4. Cat House
  5. Cloud Chips – Takako Minekawa, SuGar Yoshinaga
  6. Kraftpark (Micro Trip Edit)
  7. Kangaroo Pocket Calculator
  8. Black Forest – Takako Minekawa, Silvie TV Game
  9. International Velvet
  10. Cloud Cuckoo Land – Takako Minekawa, Plain Vanilla
  11. Telstar – Joe Meek

The handsome Family: Milk and Scissors

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On May 14, 1996, “Carrot Top” label released “Milk and Scissors”, the second Handsome Family album. It was recorded 1995 – 199, at “Kingsize Sound Laboratories” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Dave Trumfio, Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks and Mike Werner.

Personnel:

  • Brett Sparks – vocals, guitar, dobro, organ, harmonica, lap steel
  • Rennie Sparks – vocals, bass
  • Mike Werner – percussion
  • Diane Murphy – band photography
  • Brad Miller – cover photography
  • Rennie & Mike, Sheila Sachs – design

Tracks listing:

All music by Brett Sparks, all lyrics by Rennie Sparks, except where noted.

  1. Lake Geneva
  2. Winnebago Skeletons
  3. Drunk By Noon
  4. The House Carpenter – traditional, arranged by Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks and Mike Werner, inspired by Clarence Ashley’s 1930 recording
  5. The Dutch Boy
  6. The King Who Wouldn’t Smile
  7. Emily Shore 1819-1839
  8. 3-Legged Dog – Darrell Sparks
  9. #1 Country Song – Brett Sparks
  10. Amelia Earhart vs. The Dancing Bear
  11. Tin Foil
  12. Puddin’ Fingers – Mike Werner