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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree

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On September 9, 2018, “Bad Seed Ltd” released “Skeleton Tree”, the sixteenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, at “Retreat” in Brighton, UK, “La Frette” in La Frette-sur-Seine, in France, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer, synthesizer, vibraphone
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, Wurlitzer, piano, baritone tenor guitar, violin, viola, drum treatments, drum loops, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Jim Sclavunos – percussion, vibraphone, tubular bells, Wurlitzer, backing vocals
  • George Vjestica – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Else Torp – additional vocals
  • Ellie Wyatt – violin
  • Charlotte Glason – viola
  • Joe Giddey – cello
  • Kevin Paul – recording, additional overdubs, mixing
  • Nick Launay – recording
  • Jake Jackson – additional overdubs, mixing
  • Nick Cave – mixing
  • Warren Ellis – mixing
  • Jim Sclavunos – mixing
  • Chris Blakey – mixing assistant
  • Nicolas Quéré – mixing assistant
  • Arnaud Bequet – mixing assistant
  • Jonathan Ratovoarisoa – mixing assistant
  • John Prestage – mixing assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Hingston Studio – design
  • Alwin Küchler – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Jesus Alone
  2. Rings of Saturn
  3. Girl in Amber
  4. Magneto
  5. Anthrocene
  6. I Need You
  7. Distant Sky
  8. Skeleton Tree

Warren Ellis And Marianne Faithful: She Walks In Beauty

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On April 30, 2021, “BMG” and “Panta Rei” labels released “She Walks in Beauty”, album by Warren Ellis and Marianne Faithfull. It was recorded in 2020, at “Poptones” in Paris, “The Retreat” in Brighton, and was produced by Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, freeze violin, violin, sampler loops, synthesizer, bells, choir vocal, celesta, effects, Boomerang strings samples, alto flute, hyena cello, piano, choral loop, sampler loop treatments, future strings, bass flute, strings, effects loops, engineer
  • Nick Cave – piano, vibraphone 
  • Brian Eno – clarinet, synthesizer, effects, arrangements, engineer
  • Augustin Viard – Ondes Martenot 
  • Head – effects, arrangements, piano engineering, mixing 
  • Vincent Ségal – cello
  • Ben Thackeray – piano engineering
  • Jean-Charles Versari – cello engineering
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Colin Self – artwork
  • Yann Orhan – design
  • Rosie Matheson – photography
  • François Ravard – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. She Walks in Beauty – Lord Byron
  2. The Bridge of Sighs – Thomas Hood
  3. La Belle Dame sans Merci – John Keats
  4. Ode to a Nightingale – John Keats
  5. To Autumn – John Keats
  6. Ozymandias – Percy Bysshe Shelley
  7. The Prelude: Book One Introduction – William Wordsworth
  8. Surprised by Joy – William Wordsworth
  9. To the Moon – Percy Bysshe Shelley
  10. So We’ll Go No More a Roving – Lord Byron
  11. The Lady of Shalott – Alfred Tennyson

Nick Cave And Warren Ellis: Carnage

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On February 25, 2021, “Goliath” label released “Carnage”, album Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. It was recorded in 2020, at “Soundtree” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesizer, percussion, arrangements, mixing, design
  • Warren Ellis – autoharp, drum machine, alto flute, glockenspiel, tenor guitar, harmonium, loops, piano, synthesizer, violin, viola, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Luis Almau – acoustic guitar, drums, arrangements, mixing, engineer
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Eloisa-Fleur Thom – violin
  • Alessandro Ruisi – violin
  • Luba Tunnicliffe – viola
  • Max Ruisi – cello
  • Hannah Cooke – choir
  • Nicholas Madden – choir
  • Amy Carson – choir
  • Timothy Dickinson – choir
  • Sarah Dacey – choir
  • Esmeralda Conde Ruiz – choir conductor
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Ben Jones – assistant
  • Ramera Abraham – assistant
  • Colin McIlhagga – assistant
  • Hingston Studio – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Hand of God
  2. Old Time
  3. Carnage
  4. White Elephant
  5. Albuquerque
  6. Lavender Fields
  7. Shattered Ground
  8. Balcony Man

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: La Panthère Des Neiges

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On December 17, 2021, “Lakeshore Records” label released “La Panthère Des Neiges”, album by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Luis Almau, Nick cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – led and backing vocals, piano, vibraphone, bass, mixing
  • Warren Ellis – tenor guitar, bass guitar, violin, viola, flute, synthesizer, piano, timpani, glockenspiel, celesta, bagpipes, Hurdy Gurdy, loops, backing vocals, mixing
  • Alessandro Ruisi, Eloisa-Fleur Thom – violin
  • Luba Tunnicliffe – viola
  • Max Ruisi – cello
  • Luis Almau – recording, mixing
  • Ben Jones, Colin McIlhagga – recording assistant
  • James Trevascus – mastering
  • Chris Reeder – cover art
  • Vincent Munier – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. L’Attaque Des Loups
  2. Les Cerfs
  3. Antilope
  4. La Bête
  5. Les Yaks
  6. Des Affûts Elliptiques
  7. Les Nomades
  8. La Grotte
  9. Les Princes
  10. La Neige Tombe
  11. Les Ours
  12. Un Être Vous Observe
  13. L’ Apparition / We Are Not Alone

Tinariwen: Amadjar

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On September 6, 2019, “Anti” and “Epitaph” labels released “Amadjar”, the eighth Tinariwen album. It was recorded 2018 -2019, in Southern Morocco, Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Personnel:

  • Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – lead vocals and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Alhassane Ag Touhami – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar, backing vocals
  • Eyadou Ag Leche – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Said Ag Ayad – percussion, guitar, backing vocals
  • Noura Mint Seymali – lead and backing vocals, ardin
  • Amar Chaoui – percussion
  • Rodolph Burger – guitar
  • Stephen O’Malley – guitar
  • Jeiche Ould Chighaly – guitar
  • Cass McCombs – guitar, backing vocals
  • Warren Ellis – violin loops
  • Micah Nelson – charango, mandolin
  • Lala, Aicha – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, except where noted.

  1. Tenere Maloulat
  2. Zawal – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  3. Amalouna – Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, Noura Mint Seymali
  4. Taqkal Tarha
  5. Anina – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  6. Madjam Mahilkamen – Alhassane Ag Touhami
  7. Takount – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  8. Iklam Dglour
  9. Kel Tinawen
  10. Itous Ohar
  11. Mhadjar Yassouf Idjan
  12. Wartilla – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  13. Lalla – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni

Mark Lanegan: Straight Songs of Sorrow

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On May 8,2020, “Heavenly Recordings” label released “Straight Songs of Sorrow”, the twelfth and final Mark Lanegan studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Alain Johannes and Mark Lanegan.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan – vocals, Moog DFAM drum synth, Moog Sirin bass synth, Moog Sub Phatty, Organelle synth, ARP Omni 2 synth, Yamaha SK10 synth, Roland TR-909 drum machine, Roland Juno synth, Roland TR-909 drum machine, Oberheim DMX drum machine, Organelle synth, Organelle synth, BOSS DR Rhythm 550, bass, electric guitar; Roland Juno synth
  • Alain Johannes – vocals, Yamaha SK10 synth, Shakers, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, frame drum, drum programming, bass, Minimoog synth, drum programming, Casio synth, resonator guitar, hang drum, harmonium, flutes, bass, percussion, cigfiddle, Mellotron strings, Novation Bass Station, Casio beatbox, Drum Brute, Buchla Music Easel, Linn Drum drum machine
  • Adrian Utley – acoustic and electric guitar, Minimoog, Korg 3200 synth
  • Mark Morton – acoustic guitar
  • Dylan Carlson – electric guitar 
  • Shelley Brien – vocals, Yamaha SK10, Moog Sub Phatty, Roland 909 drum machine, Casiotone 701
  • Ed Harcourt – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • John Paul Jones – mellotron
  • Jack Bates – bass
  • Jack Irons – drums, percussion
  • Michael Parnin – Gibson Maestro King drum machine, Eli 7030 drum machine, mixing
  • Wesley Eisold – vocals
  • Greg Dulli – vocals
  • Warren Ellis – fiddle
  • Sietse Van Gorkom – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Lanegan, except where noted.

  1. I Wouldn’t Want to Say
  2. Apples from a Tree – Mark Lanegan, Mark Morton
  3. This Game of Love
  4. Ketamine
  5. Bleed All Over
  6. Churchbells, Ghosts
  7. Internal Hourglass Discussion
  8. Stockholm City Blues
  9. Skeleton Key
  10. Daylight in the Nocturnal House
  11. Ballad of a Dying Rover
  12. Hanging On (For DRC) – Mark Lanegan, Mark Morton
  13. Burying Ground – Shelley Brien, Mark Lanegan
  14. At Zero Below
  15. Eden Lost and Found – Shelley Brien, Mark Lanegan

Cat Power: You Are Free

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On February 18, 2003, “Matador” label released “You Are Free”, the sixth Cat Power album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Chan Marshall.

Personnel:

  • Chan Marshall – vocals, guitars, piano
  • Warren Ellis – violin
  • Dave Grohl – bass, drums
  • Eddie Vedder – vocals
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Maggie & Emma – vocals
  • Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
  • Rick Fisher – mastering
  • Mark Borthwick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chan Marshall, except where noted.

  1. I Don’t Blame You
  2. Free
  3. Good Woman
  4. Speak for me
  5. Werewoll – Michael Hurley
  6. Fool
  7. He War
  8. Shaking paper
  9. Babydoll
  10. Maybe Not
  11. Names
  12. Half of You
  13. Keep on Runin’ – John Lee Hooker
  14. Evolution

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Ghosteen

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On October 4, 2019, “Ghosteen Ltd” label released “Ghosteen”, the seventeenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Woodshed” in Malibu, “NightBird” in West Hollywood, “Retreat” in Brighton, “Candy Bomber” in Berlin, “Air” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesizer, mixing, design
  • George Vjestica – guitar
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, flute, violin, piano, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Jim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussion
  • Augustin Viard – ondes Martenot
  • Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – tablas
  • Bruce White – first viola
  • Nick Cooper – first cello
  • Mary Scully – first double bass
  • Ben Foster – string arrangement, conducting
  • Sam Thompson – string arrangements assistant
  • Lance Powell – recording, mixing
  • Kevin Paul – recording
  • Ben Thackeray – recording
  • Jake Jackson – recording
  • Alex Csak – recording assistant
  • Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – recording assistant
  • Richard Biethan – recording assistant
  • Ingo Krauss – recording assistant
  • Oliver Klemp – recording assistant
  • John Prestage – recording assistant
  • Warren Ellis – mixing
  • Andrew Dominik – mixing
  • John Armstrong – mixing assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering, lacquer cutting
  • Tom duBois – cover art
  • Hingston Studio – design
  • Matthew Thorne – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Spinning Song
  2. Bright Horses
  3. Waiting for You
  4. Night raid
  5. Sun Forest
  6. Galleon Ship
  7. Ghosteen Speaks
  8. Leviathan
  9. Ghosteen
  10. Fireflies
  11. Hollywood

Primal Scream: Riot City Blues

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On June 5, 2006, “Sony” label released “Riot City Blues”, the eighth Primal Scream studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Youth.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Gillespie– vocals
  • Andrew Innes– guitars, mandolins, banjo, Moog synthesizer
  • Martin Duffy– piano, organ, harmonium, harmonica
  • Robert Young– guitars, harmonica
  • Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield– bass guitar
  • Darrin Mooney– drums, percussion
  • Will Sergeant– guitar
  • Chris Allen– hurdy-gurdy
  • Richard Beale – French horn
  • Warren Ellis– violin
  • Juliet Roberts, Sharlene Hector, Sylvia Mason-James, John Gibbons – backing vocals
  • Alison Mosshart– additional vocals

Track listing:

  1. Country Girl
  2. Nitty Gritty
  3. Suicide Sally & Johnny Guitar
  4. When the Bomb Drop
  5. Little Death
  6. The 99th Floor
  7. We’re Gonna Boogie
  8. Dolls (Sweet Rock and Roll)
  9. Hell’s Comin’ Down
  10. Sometimes I Feel So Lonely

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

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On September 20, 2004, “Mute” label released “Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus”, the thirteenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded March – April 2004, at “Studio Ferber” in Paris, and was produced by Nick Launay.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, mixing
  • Mick Harvey– guitar, mixing
  • Conway Savage– piano
  • James Johnston– organ
  • Warren Ellis– violin, mandolin, bouzouki, flute, mixing
  • Martyn P. Casey– bass
  • Jim Sclavunos– drums , percussion
  • Thomas Wydler– drums, percussion
  • Åse Bergstrøm – backing vocals
  • Donovan Lawrence – backing vocals
  • Geo Onayomake – backing vocals
  • Lena Palmer – backing vocals
  • Stephanie Meade – backing vocals
  • Wendy Rose – backing vocals
  • Nick Launay – engineer, mixing
  • Lars Fox– digital audio editor
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Tom Hingston – design, artwork
  • David Hughes – photography
  • Delphine Ciampi – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave except where noted.

  1. Get Ready for Love – Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn P. Casey, Jim Sclavunos
  2. Cannibal’s Hymn
  3. Hiding All Away
  4. Messiah Ward
  5. There She Goes, My Beautiful World
  6. Nature Boy – Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martin P. Casey,Jim Sclavunos
  7. Abbatoir Blues – Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
  8. Let the Bells Ring – Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
  9. Fable of the Brown Ape
  10. The Lyre of Orpheus – Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martin P. Casey,Jim Sclavunos
  11. Breathless
  12. Babe, You Turn Me On
  13. Easy Money
  14. Supernaturally
  15. Spell – Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martin P. Casey,Jim Sclavunos
  16. Carry Me
  17. O Children