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Orb: The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld

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On April 2, 1991, “Big Life” label released “The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld”, the debut Orb studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Do Not Erase”, “Marcus Studios”, “Berwick Street Studio”, and “Trancentral” in London, and was produced by Alex Paterson, Andy Falconer, Kris Westona, Steve Hillage and Jimmy Cauty.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson – performer, engineer, mixing
  • Guy Pratt – bass
  • Tim Russell – engineer, mixing
  • Kris “Thrash” Weston – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Hunter – engineer assistant
  • Youth – mixing
  • Thomas Fehlmann – mixing
  • The Designers Republic – design

Track listing:

  1. Little Fluffy Clouds (Earth Orbit One) – Alex Paterson, Martin Glover
  2. Earth (Gaia) (Earth Orbit Two) – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston
  3. Supernova st the End of the Universe – Alex Paterson, Miquette Giraudy, Steve Hillage
  4. Back Side of the Moon (Luner Orbit Four) – Alex Paterson, Steve Hillage
  5. Spanish Castle in Space (Lunar Orbit Five) – Alex Paterson, Jake le Mesurier, Guy Pratt
  6. Perpetual Dawn (Ultraworld Probe Six) – Alex Patterson, Andy Falconer, Paul Ferguson
  7. Into the Fourth Dimension (Ultraworld Probe Seven) – Alex Paterson, Andy Falconer, Paul Ferguson
  8. Outlands (Ultraworld Probe Eight) – Alex Paterson, Thomas Fehlmann
  9. Star 6 & 789 (Ultraworld Nine) – Alex Paterson, T Green, Hugh Vickers
  10. A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld (Live Mix Mk 10; Ultraworld Ten) – Alex Paterson, Jimmy Cauty, Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson, Bruce Woolley, Trevor Horn

Cast: Love Is The Call

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On February 16, 2024, “Cast” label released “Love Is the Call”, the seventh Cast studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Youth.

Personnel:

  • John Power – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass
  • Liam “Skin” Tyson – guitars, backing vocals
  • Keith O’Neill – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by John Power.

  1. Bluebird
  2. First Smile Ever
  3. The Rain That Falls
  4. Faraway
  5. Love You Like I Do
  6. Love Is the Call
  7. Starry Eyes
  8. I Have Been Waiting
  9. Look Around
  10. Time Is Like a River
  11. Tomorrow Call My Name

Shed Seven: A Matter Of Time

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On January 5, 2024, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “A Matter of Time”, the sixth Shed Seven studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Space Mountain” in Spain, and was produced by Youth.

Personnel:

  • Rick Witter – vocals, male harmony vocals, blossom tree photography
  • Paul Banks – male harmony vocals, guitars, piano, back sleeve photography
  • Tom Gladwin – male harmony vocals, bass
  • Maxi – male harmony vocals, drums, percussion
  • Tim Wills – keyboards, additional acoustic guitars
  • Violeta Vicci – strings
  • Mary Pearce – backing vocals
  • Beverly Skeete – backing vocals
  • Rowetta – guest vocals
  • Laura McClure – guest vocals
  • Peter Doherty – guest vocals
  • Michael Rendall – string arrangements
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Rob Sellens – mixing assistant
  • Camden Clarke – mixing assistant
  • Elliot Verreux Debris – engineer assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Tommy Evans – artwork
  • Barnaby Fairley – photography

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Go
  2. Kissing California
  3. Talk of the Town
  4. Let’s Go Dancing
  5. In Ecstasy
  6. Tripping with You
  7. Let’s Go (Again)
  8. Real Love
  9. F:K:H
  10. Starlings
  11. Ring the Changes
  12. Throwaways

Glass Animals: How To Be A Human Being

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On August 26, 2016, “Wolf Tone” and “Caroline International” label released “How to Be a Human Being”, the second Glass Animals studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Wolf Tone Studios” in London, and was produced by David Bayley and John Bettis.

Personnel:

  • David Bayley – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, programming, art direction, design
  • Drew MacFarlane – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, percussion, additional vocals, programming
  • Edmund Irwin-Singer – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, percussion, programming
  • Joe Seaward – drums, percussion, additional vocals, programming
  • Charlie Seaward – flute
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer, mixing
  • David Wrench – mixing 
  • Riley MacIntyre – engineering assistance
  • Marta Salogni – mixing assistance
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Mat Cook – art direction, design
  • Neil Krug – photography
  • Paul Epworth – executive production

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bayley, except where noted.

  1. Life Itself – David Bayley, Tariq Tafo
  2. Youth  
  3. Season 2 Episode 3 – David Bayley, Ben McFadden
  4. Pork Soda
  5. Mama’s Gun – David Bayley, John Bettis, Richard Carpenter
  6. Cane Shuga
  7. Premade Sandwiches
  8. The Other Side of Paradies
  9. Take a Slice
  10. Poplar St.
  11. Agnes

Shack: H.M.S. Fable

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On June 21, 1999, “London” label released “H.M.S Fable”, the third Shack album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, at “Townhouse” in London, “Rockfield” in Monmouthshire, Southeast Wales, “Ridge Farm” in Capel, Surrey, “Westside” in London, “Britannia Row” in London, “The Chapel” in South Thoresby, Alford, “Lansdowne” in London, and was produced by Hugh Jones and Youth (Martin Glover). In 2013, “New Musical Express” magazine ranked “H.M.S. Fable” at number 332 at its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Michael Head – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • John Head – electric guitar, vocals, Hammond organ
  • Ren Parry – bass
  • Iain Templeton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Martin Duffy – piano
  • Richard Payne – Hammond organ
  • Michelle Brown – bass
  • The Kick Horns (Roddy Lorimer and Paul Spong) – trumpets, horns
  • Anne Woods – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Head, except where noted.

  1. Natalie’s Party
  2. Comedy
  3. Pull Together – Michael Head, John Head
  4. Beautiful – John Head
  5. Lend’s Some Dough
  6. Captain’s Table
  7. Streets of Kenny
  8. Reinstated
  9. I Want You
  10. Cornish Town – John Head
  11. Since I met You
  12. Daniella

The Futurheads: The Chaos

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On April 26, 2010, “Dovecote Records” label released “The Chaos”, the fourth Futureheads (The) album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Youth (Martin Glover), Ross Millard, Barry Hyde, David Craig, Dave Hyde and David Brewis.

Personnel:

  • Ross Millard – vocal, guitar
  • Barry Hyde – vocal, guitar
  • David Craig – vocal, bass
  • Dave Hyde – drums
  • Clive Goddard – recording
  • Dave Curle – engineer
  • Michael Rendall – engineer
  • Ed Woods – mixing
  • Sean Genockey – mixing, additional production
  • Nigel Walton – mastering
  • Stuart Hardie – design
  • Ian West – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Chaos
  2. Struck Dumb
  3. Heartbeat Song
  4. Stop the Noise
  5. The Connector
  6. I Can Do That
  7. Sun Goes Down
  8. This Is the Life
  9. The Baron
  10. Dart at the Map
  11. Jupiter
  12. (silence)
  13. Living on Light

The Futurheads: This Is Not the World

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On May 26, 2008, “Nul Records” label released “This Is Not the World”, the third Futureheads (The) album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Space Mountain Studio” in Andalusia, Spain, and was produced by Youth.

Personnel:

  • Ross Millard – vocals, guitar
  • Barry Hyde – vocals, guitar
  • David “Jaff” Craig – vocals, bass guitar
  • Dave Hyde – drums
  • Clive Goddard – recording, mixing
  • David Nock – programming
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Studio Fury – artwork
  • Steve Gullick – photography

Track listing:

All the tracks by Ross Millard, Barry Hyde, David Craig and Dave Hyde, except where noted.

  1. The Beginning of the Twist
  2. Walking Backwards
  3. Think Tonight
  4. Radio Heart
  5. This Is Not the World
  6. Sale of the Century
  7. Hard to Bear
  8. Work Is Never Done
  9. Broke Up the Time
  10. Everything’s Changing Today
  11. Sleet
  12. See What You Want

Orb: Abolition of the Royal Familia

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On March 27, 2020, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Abolition of the Royal Familia”, the sixteenth Orb studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson – keyboards, sampler, programming
  • Michael Rendall – mastering
  • Steve Hillage – vocal, guitar
  • Roger Eno – vocals, piano, harmonica, trumpet
  • Paul Conboy – synthesizer
  • Daniel Gaudi – synthesizer
  • Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer
  • Nick Burton – bass, art direction, design
  • Youth (Martin Glover) – bass
  • Nick Burton – bongos
  • Andy Caine – vocals
  • Roney FM – vocals, spoken word
  • Ruby – howl voice
  • David Harrow – melodics
  • Ollie Cripps – trumpet
  • Violeta Barrena-Witschi – strings
  • Prince Sherman – dub effects
  • Leighton Newell – whistle
  • Key Harris – tuning fork
  • Pure Evil (Charley Uzzell Edwards) – art direction, design
  • Gary Deep Oldknow – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Daze (Missing & Messed Up Mix)
  2. House of Narcotics (Opium Wars Mix)
  3. Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)
  4. Honey Moonies (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix)
  5. Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)
  6. Afros, Afghans and Angels (Helgö Treasure Chest)
  7. Shape Shifters (In Two Parts) (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)
  8. Say Cheese (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix)
  9. Ital Orb (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix)
  10. The Queen of Hearts (Princess of Clubs Mix)
  11. The Weekend It Rained Forever (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower))
  12. Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy (L’anse Aux Meadows Mix)

Fireman: Electric Arguments

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On November 24, 2008, “One Little Indian” label released “Electric Arguments”, the third Fireman album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Hog Hill Mill”, and was produced by Paul McCartney and Youth.

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney – vocals, all instruments
  • Tim Bran – programming
  • Clive Goddard – recording, mixing
  • Steve Rooke – mastering
  • Norman Hathaway – design
  • Ruth Ward – photography
  • Eddie Klein, Jamie Kirkham, John Hammel, Keith Smith – technician assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul McCartney.

  1. Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight
  2. Two Magpies
  3. Sing the Changes
  4. Travelling Light
  5. Highway
  6. Light from Your Lighthouse
  7. Sun Is Shining
  8. Dance ‘Til We’re High
  9. Lifelong Passion
  10. Is This Love?
  11. Lovers in a Dream
  12. Universal Here, Everlasting Now
  13. Don’t Stop Running (includes hidden track Road Trip)

Mount Eerie: Sauna

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On February 3, 2015, “P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd.” label released “Sauna”, the seventh Mount Eerie album. It was recorded in 2014 and was produced by Phil Elverum.

Personnel:

  • Phil Elverum – vocals, guitar
  • Geneviève Castrée – vocals
  • Allyson Foster – vocals
  • Ashley Eriksson – vocals
  • Paul Benson – vocals
  • Evin Opp – flutes
  • Timothy Stollenwerk – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Elverum.

  1. SAUNA
  2. TURMOIL
  3. DRAGON
  4. EMPTINESS
  5. (something)
  6. BOAT
  7. PLANETS
  8. PUMPKIN
  9. SPRING
  10. BOOKS
  11. THIS
  12. YOUTH