Showing posts with label Anti-Folk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anti-Folk. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Regina Spektor























Artist:  Regina Spektor
Birth Name:  Regina LLyinichna Spektor
Born:  February 18, 1980.  Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Origin:  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Anti-Folk, Indie Pop, Adult Alternative, Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Bass

Regina Spektor is an American Singer, Songwriter and Pianist.  She was born in The Soviet Union, where she began Classical Training on the Piano at the age of six.  When she was nine years old her family emigrated to the United States.  Her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's Independent Music scenes, particularly the Anti-Folk scene.  In 2004 where she began achieving greater mainstream recognition.  Each debuted albums at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.













Title:  Remember Us To Life (Deluxe Limited Edition) (2016)
Genre:  Anti-Folk, Indie Pop, Adult Alternative, Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop
Label:  Sire Records, Warner Bros.
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Bleeding Heart  (3:59)
 2.  Older And Taller  (3:56)
 3.  Grand Hotel  (3:05)
 4.  Small Bill$   (3:33)
 5.  Black And White  (3:49)
 6.  The Light  (4:57)
 7.  The Trapper And The Furrier  (4:24)
 8.  Tornadoland  (3:49)
 9.  Obsolete  (6:37)
10. Sellers Of Flowers  (4:01)
11. The Visit  (4:24)

Deluxe Limited Edition:  Bonus Tracks:

12. New Year  (5:29)
13. The One Who Stayed And The One Who Left  (4:59)
14. End Of Thought  (3:20)

Personnel:

Regina Spektor:  Vocals on Tracks: 1-14, Piano on Tracks:  1-14, Synth on Tracks:  1, 3-5, 7, 9, 12, Celeste on Tracks: 3, 10, 12, Keyboards on Track 14
Leo Abrahams:  Guitar on Tracks:  1-3, 5, 6, 8, 11-13,  Synth on Tracks:  1, 4-9, Programming on Tracks: 1, 3-7, 8, Bass on Tracks: 2, 5, Percussion on Track 2, Strings on Track 4
Joey Waronker:  Drums on Tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8, 12, Percussion on Track 3
Julie Rogers:   Violin on Tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11
Songa Lee:  Violin on Tracks: 1, 2, 5, 11
Nancy Roth:  Viola on Tracks: 1, 2, 5
Judith Hamann:  Cello on Tracks: 1-3, 5, 7-9, 12
Jack Dishel:  Background Vocals
Jay Bellerose:  Percussion on Tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9, 12
Stella Mozgawa:  Drums on Tracks:  4, 7
Mike Elizondo:  Bass on Track 4, Double Bass on Tracks: 7, 8, 12, Drums on Track 14, Keyboards on Track 14
Caroline Buckman: Viola on Track 11
Giovanna Moraga:  Cello on Track 11

Remember Us To Life is the seventh studio album by Regina Spektor, was released on September 30, 2016 by Sire Records, Warner Bros., includes the lead single "Bleeding Heart", "Small Bill$", and "Black And White", plus 3 Bonus Tracks on Deluxe Limited Edition.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Beck


























Artist:  Beck
Birth Name:  Bek David Campbell
Born:  July 8, 1970.  Los Angeles, California, USA.
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Rock, Pop Rock, Anti-Folk
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Harmonica, Percussion, Sitar, Banjo, Slide Guitar, Twelve String Guitar

Beck is an American Singer, Songwriter and Musician with multi-instrumentalist.  His music style in wide range:  Folk, Rock, Alternative Rock, Funk, Soul, Country and Psychedelic.  He got four-time platinum artist and on the Rolling Stones Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.














Title:  Morning Phase  (2014)
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Country Rock
Label:  Captiol
Rating:   *****

Tracks:


 1.  Cycle  (0:40)
 2.  Morning  (5:19)
 3.  Heart Is A Drum  (4:31)
 4.  Say Goodbye  (3:29)
 5.  Blue Moon  (4:02)
 6.  Unforgiven  (4:34)
 7.  Wave  (3:40)
 8.  Don't Let It Go  (3:09)
 9.  Blackbird Chain  (4:26)
10. Phase  (1:03)
11. Turn Away  (3:05)
12. Country Down  (4:00)
13. Waking Light  (5:02)

Personnel:

Beck:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Harmonica, Bass, Ukulele, Tambourine
Joey Waronker:  Drums on Tracks:  2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13, Percussion on Tracks:  2, 3, 5, 9
Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.  Piano, Synthesizer, Organ, Clavinet, Backing Vocals
Stanley Clarke:  Upright Bass on Track 2, Electric Bass on Track 3
James Gadson:  Drums:  on Tracks:  4, 6
Cody Kilby:  Guitar on Track 4
Bram Inscore:  Electric Bass on Track 4
Fats Kaplin:  Banjo on Track 4
Justin Meida-Johnson:  Bass on Tracks:  6, 8, 9, 13
Smokey Hormel:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  6, 8, Electric Guitar on Tracks:  9, 12, Elbow on Track 6
Stephanie:  Bennett:  Harp on Tracks:  6, 11
Roger Waronker:  Piano on Track 8
Jason Falkner:  Electric Guitar on Tracks:  9, 12, 13
Matt Mahaffey:  Organ on Tracks:  9, 13
Greg Liesz:  Pedal Steel Guitar on Tracks:  9, 12
Matt Sherrod:  Drums on Track 9

Morning Phase is the twelveth studio album by Beck, was released on February, 21, 2014 by Capitol Records.