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Omni: Souvenir

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On February 16, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “Souvenir”, the fourth Omni studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Farm” in Vienna, Austria, “Sampson Sound” and “Standard Electric” in Atlanta, and was produced by Kristopher Sampson, Frankie Broyles, Philip Frobos and Chris Yonker.

Personnel:

  • Frankie Broyles – guitar, piano, synthesizer, artwork
  • Philip Frobos – vocals, bass
  • Chris Yonker – drums, synthesizer
  • Izzy Glaudini – additional vocals
  • Kristopher Sampson – engineer, mixing, photography
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Kyle Gordon – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Philip Frobos, all music by Frankie Broyles and Philip Frobos.

  1. Exacto
  2. Plastic Pyramid
  3. Common Mistakes
  4. Intl Waters
  5. Double Negative
  6. PG
  7. Granite Kiss
  8. Verdict
  9. F1
  10. To Be Rude
  11. Compliment

Marianne Faithful: Seven Deadly Sins

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On September 15, 1998, “BMG” label released “The Seven Deadly Sins”, the 14th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in June 1997, at “Wiener Konzerthaus” and  “Radio Kulturhaus” in Vienna, Austria, and was produced by Malgorzata Kragora.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Dennis Russell Davies – conductor
  • Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Hudson Shad – vocal ensemble
  • Hugo Munday, Mark Bleeke – tenor vocals
  • Peter Becker – baritone vocals
  • Wilbur Pauley – bass vocals
  • Anton Corbijn – front cover photography
  • Nick Knight – back cover photography
  • Ali Schafler – opposite page photography
  • Nils Grosch – liner notes
  • Markus Spiegel – A&R
  • OKA_Lab – design

Track listing:

All music by Kurt Weill, except where noted, all lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.

  1. Prologue – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
  2. Sloth
  3. Pride
  4. Anger
  5. Gluttony
  6. Lust
  7. Covetousness
  8. Envy
  9. Epilogue
  10. Alabama Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
  11. The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
  12. Bilbao Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Johnny Mercer
  13. Pirate Jenny – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht

David Sylvian: Manafon

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On September 14, 2009, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Manafon”, the seventh David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded 2004–2007, in Vienna, Tokyo and London, and was produced by David Sylvian.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, electronics, engineer, mixing, art direction
  • Burkhard Stangl – guitar
  • Keith Rowe – guitar
  • Christian Fennesz – guitar, laptop
  • Otomo Yoshihide – acoustic guitar, turntables
  • Tetuzi Akiyama – acoustic and electric guitar
  • John Tilbury – piano
  • Werner Dafeldecker – acoustic bass
  • Evan Parker – saxophone
  • Franz Hautzinger – trumpet
  • Marcio Mattos – cello
  • Michael Moser – cello
  • Toshimaru Nakamura – no input mixer
  • Joel Ryan – tape signal processing
  • Sachiko M. – sine waves
  • Christoph Amann, Toshihiko Kasai, Sebastian Lexer, Neil Tucker – additional engineering
  • Yuka Fujii – art direction
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Atsushi Fukui – David Sylvian portrait and related drawings
  • Ruud van Empel – cover artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by David Sylvian.

  1. Small Metal Gods
  2. The Rabbit Skinner
  3. Random Acts of Senseless Violence
  4. The Greatest Living Englishman
  5. 125 Spheres
  6. Snow White in Appalachia
  7. Emily Dickinson
  8. The Department of Dead Letters
  9. Manafon

Jeff Lorber Fusion: Prototype

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On March 24, 2017, “Shanachie” label released “Prototype”, the tenth Jeff Lorber Fusion album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Cocoa Butt” in Culver City, California, “JHL Sound” in Pacific Palisades, California, “Mannerism Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Jimmy Haslip and Jeff Lorber. “Prototype” won “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.”

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lorber – keyboards, guitars, synth bass, recording, mixing
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars, rhythm guitar, guitar solo
  • Chuck Loeb – melody guitar
  • Michael Thompson – guitars
  • Jairus Mozee – guitars
  • Larry Koonse – guitars, guitar solo
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Jimmy Haslip – electric bass, bass
  • Gary Novak – drums
  • Andy Snitzer – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone
  • David Mann – horns, horn arrangements, orchestra and string arrangements
  • Michael Thompson – guitar recording
  • David Mann – horns recording
  • Peter Mokran – mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Raifi Minasian – graphic and package design
  • Alex Solca – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Lorber, except where noted.

  1. Hyperdrive
  2. Prototype
  3. Test Drive
  4. What’s the Deal
  5. Vienna
  6. The Badness
  7. Hidden Agenda – Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip
  8. Gucci
  9. Park West
  10. River Song

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Beethoven’s Last Night

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On April 11, 2000, “Warner Music Group” and “Atlantic” labels released “Beethoven’s Last Night”, rock opera by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It was recorded 1997 – 1999, and was produced by Paul O’Neill and Robert Kinkel. The opera tells the fictional story of Ludwig van Beethoven on the last night of his life.

Personnel:

  • Jody Ashworth – vocals (Beethoven)
  • Patti Russo– vocals (Theresa)
  • Jon Oliva– vocals (Mephistopheles)
  • Guy Lemmonnier – vocals (Young Beethoven)
  • Jamie Torcellini – vocals (Twist)
  • Sylvia Tosun – vocals (Fate)
  • Zak Stevens– vocals (The Muses)
  • Dave Diamond – vocals (The Muses)
  • Doug Thoms – vocals (The Muses)
  • Paul O’Neill– guitar
  • Al Pitrelli– guitar
  • Chris Caffery– guitar
  • Johnny Lee Middleton– bass
  • Jon Oliva– keyboards
  • Bob Kinkel– keyboards
  • Jeff Plate– drums
  • Mark Wood- strings master

Track listing:

  1. Overture (instrumental)
  2. Midnight
  3. Fate
  4. What Good This Deafness
  5. Mephistopheles
  6. What is Eternal
  7. The Moment
  8. Vienna
  9. Mozart/Figaro (instrumental)
  10. The Dreams of Candelight
  11. Requiem (The Fifth)
  12. I’ll Keep Your Secrets
  13. The Dark
  14. Für Elise (instrumental)
  15. After the Fall
  16. A Last Illusion
  17. This is Who You Are
  18. Beethoven (instrumental)
  19. Mephistopheles’ Return
  20. Misery
  21. Who is That Child
  22. A Final Dream

Tangerine Dream: Le Parc

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In May 1985, “Jive Records” label released “Le Parc”, the twenty-sixth Tangerine Dream album. It was recorded January–February, 1985, in Berlin, Vienna, and London, and was produced by Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese and Johannes Schmoelling.

Personnel:

  • Christopher Franke
  • Edgar Froese
  • Johannes Schmoelling
  • Clare Torry– vocals
  • Katja Brauneis– vocals
  • Robert Kastler– trumpets
  • Christian Gstettner– computer programming
  • Steffan Hartmann– computer programming
  • Monica Froese – design

Track listing:

  1. Bois de Boulogne (Paris)
  2. Central Park (New York)
  3. Gaudi Park (Guell Garden Barcelona)
  4. Tiergarten (Berlin)
  5. Zen Garden (Ryoanji Temple Kyoto)
  6. Le Parc (L.A. – Streethawk)
  7. Hyde Park (London)
  8. The Cliffs of Sydney (Sydney)
  9. Yellowstone Park (Rocky Mountains)

Hercules & Love Affair: Blue Song

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On January 30, 2011, “Moshi Moshi Records” released “Blue Songs”, the second Hercules and Love Affair studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, at the “Feedback Studio” in Vienna, “Lofish Studio” and “Midnight Sun” in New York, “Room 5 Recording” in San Francisco and “E Studios” in Berlin, and was produced by Andrew Butler, Mark Pistel and Patrick Pulsinger.

Personnel:

  • Kim Ann Foxman– performer, musician
  • Aérea Negrot– performer, musician
  • Mark Pistel– performer, musician
  • Shaun J. Wright – performer, musician
  • Mike Aaberg – performer, musician
  • Rich Armstrong – performer, musician
  • SLynn Farmer – performer, musician
  • Jose Flores – performer, musician
  • Evan Herring – performer, musician
  • Sheldon Brown – performer, musician
  • Evan Herring – performer, musician
  • Kele Okereke– performer, musician
  • Patrick Pulsinger –performer, musician
  • Jakob Schneidewind – performer, musician
  • Martin Siewert – performer, musician
  • Jeremy Turner – performer, musician
  • Marty Wehner – performer, musician
  • Morgan Wiley – performer, musician
  • Marcelo Burlon – creative director
  • Crane – design
  • Matteo Montanari – photography
  • Raffaele Grossi – photography assistant

Track listing:

  1. Painted Eyes – Andrew Butler
  2. My House – Andrew Butler, Roberto Gallegos
  3. Answers Come in Dreams – Andrew Butler, Roberto Gallegos
  4. Leonora – Andrew Butler
  5. Boy Blue – Andrew Butler
  6. Blue Songs – Andrew Butler
  7. Falling – Andrew Butler, Roberto Gallegos
  8. I Can’t Wait – Andrew Butler, Kim Ann
  9. Step Up – Andrew Butler
  10. Visitor – Andrew Butler, Roberto Gallegos
  11. It’s Alright – Sterling Void, Paris Brightedge