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Camera Obscura: Let’s Get Out Of This Country

On June 6, 2006, “Merge” label released “Let’s Get Out of This Country”, the third Camera Obscura studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Park Studio”, “Studio Dubious” and “Cosmos Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Jari Haapalainen.

Personnel:

  • Tracyanne Campbell – lead vocal, guitar
  • Kenny McKeeve – vocal, guitar
  • Carey Lander – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nigel Baillie – trumpet, percussion
  • Gavin Dunbar – bass guitar
  • Lee Thomson – drums
  • Jari Haapalainen – percussion
  • Tomas Hallonsten – accordion
  • Andreas Forsman, Erik Arvinder, Erik Holm – violin
  • Lena Bergström – cello
  • Britta Persson, Isak Klasson, Marcella Svensson, Markus Krunegard, Sibille Attar, Victoria Bergsman – choir
  • Britta Persson – backing vocals
  • Bjorn Yttling – strings arrangements
  • Christoffer Roth – recording, engineer
  • Stefan Boman – recording, engineer
  • Johan Rude – recording
  • Christoffer Lundquist – mixing
  • Henrik Jonsson – mastering
  • Luis Calvo – layout
  • Fredik Ottosson – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tracyanne Campbell.

  1. Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken
  2. Tears for Affairs
  3. Come Back Margaret
  4. Dory Previn
  5. The False Contender
  6. Let’s Get Out of This Country
  7. Country Mile
  8. If Looks Could Kill
  9. I Need All the Friends I Can Get
  10. Razzle Dazzle Rose

The Concretes: Same

On May 2, 2003, “Licking Fingers” label released the self-titled, debut Concretes (The) album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Jan Haapalainen.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Bergsman – lead vocal
  • Lisa Milsberg – lead vocal
  • Maria Eriksson – vocals, guitar
  • Ludvig Rylander – vocals, guitar, saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Daniel Värjö – guitar
  • Per Nyström – keyboards
  • Ulrik Karlsson – trumpet
  • Martin Hansson – bass
  • Tomas Hallonsten – piano
  • Anna Rodell – violin
  • Jonna Sandell – violin
  • Anne Pajunen – viola
  • Thomas Ringquist – viola
  • Christian Hörgren – cello, string arrangements
  • Irene Kastner – harp
  • Jari Haapalainen – percussion, mandolin
  • Erik Bünger – backing vocals
  • Nicolai Dunger – backing vocals
  • Malte Homberg – backing vocals
  • Peter Nyhlin – backing vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics are written by Victoria Bergsman, all music by Victoria Bergsman, Lisa Milsberg, Maria Eriksson, Ludvig Rylander, Daniel Värjö, Per Nyström, Ulrik Karlsson and Martin Hansson.

  1. Say Something New
  2. You Can’t Hurry Love
  3. Chico
  4. New Friend
  5. Diana Ross
  6. Warm Night
  7. Foreign Country
  8. Seems Fine
  9. Lovin Kind
  10. Lonely As Can Be
  11. This One’s for You

Fire! Orchestra: Exit

On January 11, 2013, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Exit!”, the debut Fire! Orchestra album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Fylkingen” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin.

Personnel:

  • Mats Gustafsson – tenor saxophone, electronics, conductor, mixing
  • Johan Berthling – electric bass, mixing
  • Andreas Werliin – drums, mixing
  • Mariam Wallentin, Sofia Jernberg – voice
  • Emil Svanängen – voice, guitar
  • Andreas Söderström, David Stackenäs, Sören Runolf – guitar
  • Sten Sandell – piano, electronic
  • Tomas Hallonsten – organ
  • Dan Berglund, Joe Williamson, Joel Grip – bass
  • Andreas Werliin, Johan Holmegard, Raymond Strid, Thomas Mera Gartz – drums 
  • Joachim Nordwall – electronics
  • Anna Högberg – alto saxophone
  • Elin Larsson – tenor saxophone
  • Fredrik Ljungkvist – baritone saxophone, clarinet
  • Jonas Kullhammar – bass saxophone
  • Emil Strandberg, Magnus Broo, Niklas Barnö – trumpet
  • Mats Äleklint – trombone
  • Per Åke Holmlander – tuba
  • Mikael Werliin – recording
  • Sigge Krantz – recording, mixing
  • Kim Hiorthøy – sleeve, design

Track listing:

All music by Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin, all lyrics by Arnold De Boer.

  1. Exit! Part One
  2. Exit! Part Two