On September 16, 2023, John Stanley Marshall died aged 82. He was musician (drums, percussion), member of Soft Machine, but was best known as founding member of Nucleus. He recorded and performed with various musician and bands including Arthur Brown, Allan Holdsworth, J.J. Jackson, Barney Kessel, Alexis Korner, Eberhard Weber, Arild Andersen, John Abercrombie, Charlie Mariano, John Surman, Graham Collier, Michael Gibbs, Keith Tippett, Centipede, Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Dick Morrissey, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Michael Garrick, Neil Ardley, Mike Westbrook, Georgie Game, Indo-Jazz Fusions, Bill Fay, Mike d’Abo, Chris Spedding, Top Topham, Chitinous Ensemble, Linda Hoyle, Spontaneous Music Orchestra, Volker Kriege, John Williams, Pork Pie, Jasper van’t Hof, Alan Skidmore, Gil Evans, Uli Beckerhoff, Towering Inferno, Wolfgang Mirbach, Theo Travis and Rot Powell.
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Porcupine Tree: Stupid Dream
On March 22, 1999, “KScope” and “Snapper” labels released “Stupid Dream”, the fifth Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded January – November 1998, at “Foel Studio” in Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool, “No Man’s Land” in Hemel Hampstead, UK, and was produced by Steven Wilson.
Personnel:
- Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, piano, samples, bass
- Richard Barbieri – analogue synthesizers, Hammond organ, mellotron, piano
- Colin Edwin – bass guitar, double bass
- Chris Maitland – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Theo Travis – flute, saxophone
- East of England Orchestra – strings
- Nicholas Kok – conductor
- Elliot Ness – recording
- Chris Thorpe – recording
- Dominique Brethes – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Steven Wilson, except where noted.
- Even Less
- Piano Lessons
- Stupid Dreams
- Pure Narcotic
- Slave Called Shiver
- Don’t Hate Me
- This Is No Rehearsal
- Baby Dream in Cellophane
- Stranger NY Minute
- A Smart Kid
- Tinto Brass – Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Chris Maitland
- Stop Swimming
Tangent: Not as Good as the Book
On March 3, 2008, “Inside Out” label released “Not as Good as the Book”, the fourth Tangent studio album. It was recorded January 2006 – November 2007, and was produced by Andy Tillison.
Personnel:
- Andy Tillison – vocals, guitars, organ, piano, Moog synthesizer
- Guy Manning – vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki
- Jonas Reingold – bass guitar
- Jaime Salazar – drums
- Theo Travis – saxophone, flute
- Jakko Jakszyk – vocals, guitars
- Julie King – vocal
- Unknown Frenchman – violin
- Antoine Ettori – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Tillison.
A Crisis in Mid-Life
- A Crises in Mid-Life
- Lost in London 25 years Later
- The Ethernet
- Celebrity Purée
- Not as Good as the Book
- A Sale of Two Souls
- Bat Out of Basildon
Throwing Metal at the Sky
- Part One – Four Egos One War
- I. Ours
- II. Theirs (incl. Ours Reprise)
- III. His
IV. Mine
- Part Two – The Full Gamut
- V. The D599
- VI. Gothenburg
- VII. Last Tango
- VIII. Studio Tan
- IX. Not a Drill
- X. Southend on Sea
- XI. The A1 North of Paris
- XII. Four Last Days
- XIII. The D599 & The A
Tangent: A Place in the Queue
On January 31, 2006, “Inside Out” label released “A Place in the Queue”, the third Tangent studio album. It was recorded August – October 2005, and was produced by Andy Tillison.
Personnel:
- Andy Tillison – vocals, piano, guitars
- Guy Manning – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Krister Jonsson – electric guitar
- Dan Watts – electric guitar
- Sam Baine – vocals, piano, synthesizer
- Jonas Reingold – bass guitar
- Jaime Salazar – drums
- Theo Travis – saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Ed Unitsky – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Tillison, except where noted.
- In Earnest
- The Radio Amateur
- II. Worthy of Memory (Part I)
- III. Demobilized
- IV. Dehumanized
- V. Flights of Fancy
- VI. Worthy of Memory (Part II)
- VII. The Silent Key
- VIII. Earnest Dreams of 617
- IX. Some Crazy Old Guy
- X. In Earnest
2. Lost in London – Guy Manning, Andy Tillson
3. DIY Surgery – Stephen C. Middleton, Theo Travis
4. GPS Culture
5. Follow Your Leaders
6. The Sun in My Eyes
7. A Place in the Queue – Andy Tillson, Theo Travis
- I. Silent Scream
- II. Two for the Queue (Part I)
- III. Shaping the Line
- IV. Hierarchies
- V. The Escher Staircase
- VI. An ‘elping Hand
- VII. Two for the Queue (Part II)
- VIII. The Escher Staircase (Reprise)
Soft Machine Legacy: Burden of Proof
On January 13, 2013, “Moonjune” label digitally released “Burden of Proof”, the sixth Soft Machine Legacy album. It was recorded in August 2012, at “Beppe Crovella”, “Electromantic Synergy Studio” in San Sabastiano da Po, Italy, and was produced by Theo Travis, John Etheridge, Roy Babbington, and John Marshall.
Personnel:
- Theo Travis – tenor sax, flute, Fender Rhodes electric piano
- John Etheridge – guitar
- Roy Babbington – bass guitar
- John Marshall – drums, percussion
- Andrew Tulloch – mixing, mastering
- Leonardo Pavkovic – executive producer
Track listing:
- Burden of Proof – John Etheridge
- Voyage Beyond Seven – Theo Travis
- Kitto – John Etheridge
- Pie Chart – John Etheridge
- JSP – John Marshall
- Kings & Queens – Hugh Hopper
- Fallout – Theo Travis
- Going Somewhere Canorous? – Roy Babbington, John Marshall
- Black and Crimson – Theo Travis
- The Brief – John Marshall – Theo Travis
- Pump Room – John Etheridge
- Green Cubes – Roy Babbington, John Etheridge, John Marshall, Theo Travis
- They Landed on a Hill – John Etheridge, Theo Travis
Steve Jansen: Slope
On October 22, 2007, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Slope”, the debut Steve Jansen album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Vestry” in London, “Straysound Studio” in Sweden, Samadhisound Studios, “Trout Recording” in Brooklyn, “Blue Sky Falls” in London, “Slovak Radio” in Bratislava, “Studio 5” in Bratislava, and was produced by Steve Jensen.
Personnel:
- Steve Jansen – drums, acoustic and electronic percussion, sampled instruments, synth, piano, guitar, string arrangements, recording, mixing
- David Sylvian – vocals, guitar, art direction
- Theo Travis – sax, flute, clarinet
- Tim Elsenburg – vocals, guitar, electric piano
- Anja Garbarek – vocals
- Thomas Feiner – vocals, mandolin, sampler
- Bratislava Movie Orchestra arranged and conducted by Ingo Frenzel
- Joan Wasser – vocals, violin
- Alberto Tafuri – piano
- Nina Kinert – vocals
- Steve D’Agostino, David Sylvian, Tim Elsenburg, John Mallison, Ján Machut and Ladislav Krajãoviã, Bryce Goggin, Alberto Tafuri, Love Olzon – recording
- Ingo Frenzel – mixing
- Tony Cousins – mastering
- Chris Bigg – design
- Dan McPharlin – models created and photographed
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Jensen, except where noted.
- Grip
- Sleepyard – Steve Jansen, Tim Elsenburg
- Cancelled Pieces – Steve Jansen, Anja Garbarek
- December Train
- Sow the Salt – Steve Jansen, Thomas Feiner
- Gap of Cloud
- Playground Martyrs – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
- A Way of Disappearing
- Ballad of a Deadman – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
- Conversation Over
- Life Moves On
- Playground Martyrs (reprise) – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused to Sing
On February 25, 2013, “Kscope” label released “The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)”, the third Steven Wilson album. It was recorded in September 2012, at “EastWest Studios” in Los Angeles, October 2012 at “Angel Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Alan Parsons and Steven Wilson.
Personnel:
- Steven Wilson– lead vocals, mellotron, keyboards, guitars, bass guitar, mixing
- Guthrie Govan– lead guitar
- Nick Beggs– bass guitar, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
- Adam Holzman– keyboards, hammond organ, piano, minimoog
- Marco Minnemann– drums, percussion
- Theo Travis– flute, saxophone, clarinet
- Jakko Jakszyk– additional vocals
- Alan Parsons– wah-wah guitar,ding engineer recor
- Dave Stewart – strings arrangements
- The London Session Orchestra
- Perry Montague-Mason – soloist
- Niko Tsonev– guitar
- Brendan Dekora – assistant engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Steven Wilson.
- Luminol
- Drive Home
- The Holy Drinker
- The Pin Drop
- The Watchmaker
- The Raven That Refused to Sing
Karmakanic: Who’s the Boss in the Factory
On November 18, 2008, “Inside Out Music” label released “Who’s the Boss in the Factory?”, the third Karmakanic studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Jonas Reingold.
Personnel:
- Göran Edman– vocals
- Krister Jonsson – electricand acoustic guitars, keyboards, additional bass
- Lalle Larsson – keyboards
- Jonas Reingold– electric and fretless bass, additional keyboards
- Zoltan Csorsz– drums, percussion
- Tomas Bodin– keyboards
- Johan Glössner, Krister Jonsson, Elias Kalvik – guitars
- Lelo Nika – accordion
- Rob Palmen – vocals
- Roine Stolt– twelve-string guitar, organ, percussion
- Andy Tillison– organ, synthesizer
- Theo Travis– saxophone
- Tomas Bodin, Roine Stolt – recording, engineer
- Jonas Reingold – recording, engineer, mixing
- Magnus Axelsson – mixing, mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Jonas Reingold and Inger Ohlén Reingold, except where noted.
- Send a Message from the Heart
- Let in Hollywood”(Jonas Reingold)
- Who’s the Boss in the Factory
- Two Blocks from the Edge
- Eternally Pt:I
- Eternally Pt:II
Steven Wilson: Cenotaph
On November 8, 2011, “Tonefloat” label released “Cenotaph”, the ninth Steven Wilson studio album (under the pseudonym Bass Communion). It was recorded January 2010 – June 2011, and was produced by Steven Wilson.
Personnel:
- Steven Wilson – performer
- Theo Travis – trombone
- Carl Clover – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Steven Wilson.
- Citadel (q)
- Carrion (u)
- Cenotaph (r)
- Conflux (n)
Gong: 2032
On September 21, 2009, “G-Wave” label released “2032”, the twelfth Gong studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “A-Wave Studio” in London, and was produced by Steve Hillage.
Personnel:
- Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar
- Steve Hillage– guitar
- Gilli Smyth– voice, space whisper
- Miquette Giraudy– synthesisers
- Mike Howlett– bass
- Chris Taylor – drums
- Theo Travis– sax, flute
- Didier Malherbe– duduk, sax, flute
- Yuji Katsui– electric violin
- Elliet Mackrell– violin
- Stefanie Petrik– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Daevid Allen, except where noted.
- City of Self Fascination
- Digital Girl – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage
- How to Stay Alive – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Chris Taylor
- Escape Control Delete – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy, Chris Taylor
- Yoni Poem – Gilli Smyth, Miquette Giraudy
- Dance with the Pixies
- Wacky Baccy Banker – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage
- The Year 2032
- Robo-Warriors – Gilli Smyth, Miquette Giraudy
- Guitar Zero – Daevid Allen, Chris Taylor
- The Gris Gris Girl – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage
- Wave and A Particle – Gilli Smyth, Miquette Giraudy
- Pinkle Ponkle – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Gilli Smyth
- Portal – Steve Hillage
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