Tag Archives: Stephen Malkmus

Silver Jews: American Water

Leave a comment

On October 20, 1998, “Drag City” label released “American Water”, the third Silver Jews studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Rare Book Room” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Nicolas Vernhes, David Berman, Stephen Malkmus, Tim Barnes and Chris Stroffolino.

Personnel:

  • David Berman – lead vocals, guitar
  • Stephen Malkmus – co-lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Mike Fellows – bass
  • Tim Barnes – drums, percussion
  • Chris Stroffolino – trumpet, keyboards, piano
  • Chris Kysor – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by David Berman, except where noted.

  1. Random Rules
  2. Smith & Jones Forever
  3. Night Society
  4. Federal Dust – David Berman, Stephen Malkmus
  5. People
  6. Blue Arrangements – David Berman, Stephen Malkmus
  7. We Are Real
  8. Send in the Clouds
  9. Like Like the the the Death
  10. Buckingham Rabbit
  11. Honk If You’re Lonely – David Berman, Gate Pratt
  12. The Wild Kindness

Pavement: Terror Twilight

Leave a comment

On June 8, 1999, “Matador” label released “Terror Twilight”, the fifth Pavement studio album. It was recorded June – December 1998, at “RPM Studios” in New York City, “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar
  • Scott Kannberg – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Nastanovich – keyboards, percussion
  • Mark Ibold – vocals, bass
  • Steve West – drums, percussion
  • Dominic Murcott – drums
  • Jonny Greenwood – harmonica
  • Nigel Godrich – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus.

  1. Spit on a Stranger
  2. Folk Jam
  3. You Are a Light
  4. Cream of Gold
  5. Major Leagues
  6. Platform Blues
  7. Ann Don’t Cry
  8. Billie
  9. Speak, See, remember
  10. The Hexx
  11. Carrot Rope

Stephen Malkmus: Traditional Techniques

Leave a comment

On March 6, 2020, “Matador” label released “Traditional Techniques”, the second Stephen Malkmus album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Chris Funk.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – lead vocals, guitar, bass
  • Chris Funk – autoharp, dobro, Moog synthesizer, pedal steel
  • Blake Mills – guitar
  • Bill Athens – bass
  • Qais Essar – rabab
  • Eric Zang – daf, kaval, udu
  • Matt Sweeney – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Spooner Oldham – Wurlitzer
  • Joy Pearson – vocal
  • Dan Hunt – drums, percussion
  • Adam Lee – mixing
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering
  • Sharmila Banerjee – illustrations
  • Jan Lankisch – design
  • Jason Quigley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus.

  1. ACC Kirtan
  2. Xian Man
  3. The Greatest Own in Legal History
  4. Cash Up
  5. Shadowbanned
  6. What Kind of Person
  7. Flowin’ Robes
  8. Brainwashed
  9. Signal Westerm
  10. Amberjack

Stephen Malkmus: Wig Out at Jagbags

Leave a comment

On January 7, 2014, “Domino Records” and “Matador Records” labels released “Wig Out at Jagbags”, the sixth Stephen Malkmus studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Remko Schouten

Personnel:

  1. Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  2. Mike Clark – guitar, keyboards
  3. Joanna Bolme – bass, mixing
  4. Jake Morris – drums, backing vocals
  5. Ika Gunnarson – flute
  6. Berlin Bi-Lingual Ensemble – horns
  7. Talia Czernik – cello
  8. Remko Schouten – shaker, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  9. Fran Healy – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus.

  1. Planetary Motion
  2. The Janitor Revealed
  3. Lariat
  4. Houston Hades
  5. Shibboleth
  6. J Smoov
  7. Rumble at the Rainbo
  8. Chartjunk
  9. Independence Street
  10. Scattegories
  11. Cinnamon and Lesbians
  12. Surreal Teenagers

Pavement: Slanted and Enchanted

Leave a comment

Slanted_and_Enchanted

On April 20, 1992, “Matador Records” label released “Slanted and Enchanted” the debut Pavement studio album. It was recorded 13–20 January 1991, 24 December 1990, at “Louder Than You Think Studios” in Stockton and “South Makepeace Studios” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg and Gary Young. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 134 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus– vocals, guitar
  • Scott Kannberg– vocals, bass, guitar
  • Gary Young– drums, percussion
  • Cy Jameson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus, except where noted.

  1. Summer Babe (Winter Version)
  2. Trigger Cut/ Wounded-Kite at :17
  3. No Life Singed Her
  4. In the Mouth a Desert
  5. Conduit for Sale!
  6. Zürich Is Stained
  7. Chesley’s Little Wrists
  8. Loretta’s Scars
  9. Here
  10. Two States
  11. Perfume-V
  12. Fame Throwa
  13. Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era
  14. Our Singer

Pavement: Wowee Zowee

Leave a comment

Wowee Zowee

On April 11, 1995, “Matador” label released “Wowee Zowee”, the third Pavement studio album. It was recorded November 14–24, 1994, at “Easley Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, February 10–14, 1995 at “Random Falls Studio” in New York, December 2–5, 1994 and January 2–5, 1995, at “Speed Mix Studio”, and was produced by Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich, Mark Ibold, Scott Kannberf and Steve West. “Rolling Stone” magazine voted “Wowee Zowee” the 12th “Coolest Album of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Bob Nastanovich – vocals, percussion
  • Scott Kannberg – vocals, guitar
  • Mark Ibold – bass
  • Steve West – drums, percussion
  • Doug Easley – pedal steel guitar
  • Sibel Firat – cello
  • Doug Easley, Davis McCain, Mark Venezia – engineer
  • Bryce Goggin, Jan BL, Rich Costey – mixing
  • Gregory Hull – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus, except where noted.

  1. We Dance
  2. Rattled by the Rush
  3. Black Out
  4. Brinx Job
  5. Grounded
  6. Serpentine Pad
  7. Motion Suggests Itself
  8. Father to a Sister of Thought
  9. Extradition
  10. Best Friend’s Arm
  11. Grave Architecture
  12. AT&T
  13. Flux=Rad
  14. Fight This Generation
  15. Kennel District – Scott Kannberg
  16. Pueblo
  17. Half a Canyon
  18. Western Homes – Scott Kannberg

Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks: Pig Lib

Leave a comment

Pig lib

On March 18, 2003, “Matador” label released “Pig Lib”, the second Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks studio album. It was recorded May – August 2002, at “Bear Creek Studios”, “Jackpot! Recording Studios”, and was produced by Ryan Hadlock and Jicks.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – vocals, lead guitar, synthesizers
  • Mike Clark – guitar, keyboards
  • Joanna Bolme – bass, backing vocals
  • John Moen – drums, backing vocals
  • Jicks – mixing
  • Ryan Hadlock – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus.

  1. Water and a Seat
  2. Ramp of Death
  3. (Do Not Feed the) Oyster
  4. Vanessa from Queens
  5. Sheets
  6. Animal Midnight
  7. Dark Wave
  8. Witch Mountain Bridge
  9. Craw Song
  10. 1% of One
  11. Us

 

Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks: Real Emotional Trash

Leave a comment

Real_emotional_trash

On March 4, 2008, “Matador” label released “Real Emotional Trash”, the fourth Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks album. It was recorded in April and June 2007 at “Snow Ghost Music” in Whitefish, Montana and “Foxtrot Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Stephen Malkmus.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus- vocals, guitar
  • Mike Clark- keyboards, guitar, synthesizer
  • Joanna Bolme- bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Janet Weiss- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus.

  1. Dragonfly Pie
  2. Hopscotch Willie
  3. Cold Son
  4. Real Emotional Trash
  5. Out of Reaches
  6. Baltimore
  7. Gardenia
  8. Elmo Delmo
  9. We Can’t Help You
  10. Wicked Wanda

Pavement: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

Leave a comment

Pavement_Crooked_Rain

On February 14, 1994, “Matador” label released “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain”, the second Pavement studio album. It was recorded August – September 1993. at “Random Falls Studios” in New York, and was produced by Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg, Mark Ibold, Steve West, Bob Nastanovich and Bryce Goggin. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 210 on its  list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time” and at number 10 on the list of “Best Albums of the Nineties”. In 2003, it was ranked number 8 on “Pitchfork Media’s” list “Top 100 Albums of the 1990s”. In July 2014, magazine “Guitar World”  ranked “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain” at number 21 in their “Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994” list.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar
  • Scott Kannberg– guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Ibold– bass
  • Steve West– drums, percussion
  • Bob Nastanovich– percussion
  • Bryce Goggin– piano

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus, except where noted.

  1. Silence Kid
  2. Elevate Me Later
  3. Stop Breathin
  4. Cut Your Hair
  5. Newark Wilder
  6. Unfair
  7. Gold Soundz
  8. 5-4=Unity
  9. Range Life
  10. Heaven Is a Truck
  11. Hit the Plane Down – Scott Kannberg
  12. Fillmore Jive

Stephen Malkmus: Same

Leave a comment

Stephen Malkmus

On February 13, 2001, “Matador Records” released the self-titled, debut Stephen Malkmus album. It was recorded May to August 2000, and was produced by Clarence Skiboots.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus– vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bass
  • Joanna Bolme– piano, synthesizer, bass, claves, backing vocals
  • John Moen– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Heather Larimer – percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus.

  1. Black Book
  2. Phantasies
  3. Jo Jo’s Jacket
  4. Church on White
  5. The Hook
  6. Discretion Grove
  7. Troubbble
  8. Pink India
  9. Trojan Curfew
  10. Vague Space
  11. Jenny and the Ess-Dog
  12. Deado