Tag Archives: Staring at the Sun

The Escape Club: Wild, Wild West

On July 11, 1988, “Atlantic” label released “Wild Wild West”, the second Escape Club (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Maison Rouge” Air London, Westside, and was produced by Chris Kimsey.

Personnel:

  • Trevor Steel – lead vocal, guitars, arrangements
  • John Holliday – guitars, harmonica, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Johnnie Christo – bass, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Milan Zekavica – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Steve Pigott, John Carin, Alan Clark – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Andy Duncan, Steve Scales – percussion
  • Ben Parks, Brian Brumitt, Dave Plews, Jim Patterson – horns
  • Plum, Tessa Niles – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Trevor Steel, John Holliday, Johnnie Christo and Milan Zekavica.

  1. Wild, Wild West
  2. Jealousy
  3. Shake for the Sheik
  4. Walking Through the Walls
  5. The Longest Day
  6. Who Do You Love
  7. Staring at the Sun
  8. Only the Rain
  9. Goodbye Joey Rae
  10. Working for the Fatman

TV On The Radio: Young Liars

On July 8, 2003, “Touch & Go” label released “Young Liars”, the debut TV on the Radio EP.

Personnel:

  • Tunde Adebimpe – vocals, loops 
  • David Andrew Sitek – guitars, keyboards, loops, recording
  • Kyp Malone – vocals, guitars, bass, loops
  • Jaleel Bunton – vocals, drums, bass, loops, guitar
  • Jason Sitek
  • Katrina Ford – vocal
  • Shannon Funchess – vocal
  • Nick Zinner – guitar
  • Aaron Hemphill – guitar
  • Brian Chase – drums
  • Martin Perna – flute
  • Paul Mahajan – recording, engineer
  • Chris Moore – engineer
  • John Golden – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Satellite – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  2. Staring at the Sun – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  3. Blind – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  4. Young Liars – Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek
  5. Mr. Grieves – (unlisted bonus track) – Black Francis

Ultra Vivid Scene: Joy 1996 – 1990

On May 7, 1990, “4AD” label released “Joy 1967–1990”, the second Ultra Vivid Scene studio album. It was recorded in November 1989, at “First Protocol” in London, and weas produced by Hugh Jones.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Ralske – vocals, programming, guitar
  • B.J. Cole – pedal steel
  • Nick Muir – organ, piano
  • Caroline Lavelle – cello 
  • Robert McKahey – bodhrán
  • Margaret Thorby – viol, recorder
  • Kim Deal – vocals 
  • Hugh Jones – programming, engineer
  • Richie Close – programming
  • Byron Guthrie – programming

Track listing:

  1. It Happens Every Time
  2. Staring at the Sun
  3. Three Stars
  4. Special One
  5. Grey Turns White
  6. Poison
  7. Guilty Pleasure
  8. Extra Ordinary
  9. Beauty #2
  10. The Kindest Cut
  11. Praise the Low
  12. Lightning

TV on the Radio: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

On March 9, 2004, “Touch and Go” label released “Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes”, the debut TV on the Radio studio album. It was recorded August – September 2003, at “Headgear Studio” in Brooklyn, and was produced by David Andrew Sitek.

Personnel:

  • Tunde Adebimpe – vocals, loops
  • Kyp Malone – vocals, guitars, loops
  • David Andrew Sitek – guitars, keys, loops
  • Martin Perna – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flutes
  • Katrina Ford – vocals
  • Nick Zinner – guitar
  • Jaleel Burton – drums
  • Chris Moore – engineer
  • Paul Mahajan – engineer
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • David Babbitt – design
  • Brian Alesi – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Andrew Sitek.

  1. The Wrong Way
  2. Staring at the Sun
  3. Dreams
  4. King Eternal
  5. Ambulance
  6. Poppy
  7. Don’t Love You
  8. Bomb Yourself
  9. Wear You Out

The Bad Plus: It’s Hard

On August 26, 2016, “Okeh Records” label released “It’s Hard”, the twelfth Bad Plus studio album. It was recorded in April 2016, and was produced by Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson and David King.

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson– piano
  • Reid Anderson– bass
  • David King– drums

Track listing:

  1. Maps – Brian Chase, Karen Lee Orzolek, Nick Zinner
  2. Games Without Frontiers – Peter Gabriel
  3. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman
  4. I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
  5. Alfombra Magica – Bill McHenry
  6. The Beautiful Ones – Prince
  7. Don’t Dream It’s Over – Neil Finn
  8. Staring at the Sun – Tunde Adebimpe, David Andrew Sitek
  9. Mandy – Scott English, Richard Kerr
  10. The Robots – Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter
  11. Broken Shadows – Ornette Coleman