2011-09-29

Steven Wilson - 2011 - Grace For Drowning


















Steven Wilson
Grace For Drowning

progressive rock

p1: Deform to Form a Star
1.1. Grace for Drowning 2:00
1.2. Sectarian 7:45
1.3. Deform to Form a Star 8:00
1.4. No Part of Me 5:45
1.5. Postcard 4:30
1.6. Raider Prelude 2:30
1.7. Remainder the Black Dog 9:30
p2: Like Dust I Have Cleared From My Eye
2.1. Belle de Jour 3:00
2.2. Index 4:45
2.3. Track One 4:15
2.4. Raider II 23:15
2.5. Like Dust I Have Cleared From My Eye 8:00

Recorded January 2010 - June 2011
Released September 2011

written, composed, performed, & produced by Steven Wilson
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Jordan Rudess - piano (1.1, 1.3), piano solo (2.4)
Theo Travis - saxophone (1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.4), clarinets (1.3, 1.7, 2.4), flute (1.7, 2.4)
Ben Castle - clarinet (1.2)
Nick Beggs - stick (1.2, 1.7, 2.4), bass solo (1.4), bass (1.7, 2.4)
Nic France - drums (1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5)
Tony Levin - bass (1.3, 2.5)
Pat Mastelotto - drums (1.4, 2.2), production (1.4)
Markus Reuter - U8 touch guitar (1.4)
Trey Gunn - warr guitar (1.4), bass (1.4)
London Session Orchestra - strings (1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2)
Dave Stewart - orchestra conductor & arranger (1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2), choir arranger (1.5, 1.6, 2.4)
Synergy Vocals - choir (1.5, 1.6, 2.4)
Steve Hackett - guitars (1.7)
Mike Outram - electric guitar (2.4)
Sand Snowman - acoustic guitar (2.4)
Dave Kerzner - sound design (coda) (2.4)

Mat Collis - engineering
Paschal Byrne - mastering




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2011-09-16

John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension - 2009 - To The One


















John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension
To The One

jazz fusion

1. Discovery - 6:19
2. Special Beings - 8:38
3. The Fine Line - 7:43
4. Lost and Found - 4:26
5. Recovery - 6:21
6. To the One - 6:34

r. 2009

John McLaughlin - guitar, synth guitar, production
Gary Husband - keyboards, drums (5,6), additional drums (1,3), percussion (1)
Etienne M'Bappé - bass
Mark Mondesir - drums (1-4), percussion (5)

Marcus Wippersberg – engineer, mixing
Beat Pfaendler – cover design, cover photo

Recorded November – December 2009



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John McLaughlin - 2007 - Floating Point


















John McLaughlin
Floating Point

jazz fusion

1. Abbaji (For Alla Rakha) - 9:01
2. Raju - 8:21
3. Maharina - 6:09
4. Off the One - 6:55
5. The Voice - 9:19
6. Inside Out - 8:30
7. 1 4 U - 7:07
8. Five Peace Band - 7:06

r. 2007

John McLaughlin - guitar synthesizer, guitar (2,4,6,8), compositions, production
Louiz Banks - keyboards
Hadrien Feraud - bass
Ranjit Barot - drums
Sivamani - percussion, konokol (6)
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George Brooks - soprano saxophone (1)
Debashish Bhattacharya - Hindustani slide guitar (2)
Shashank - bamboo flute (4)
Shankar Mahadevan - voice (5)
U Rajesh - electric mandolin (6)
Naveen Kumar - bamboo flute (7)
Niladri Kumar - sitar (8)

Recorded April 2007



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John McLaughlin - 2006 - Industrial Zen


















John McLaughlin
Industrial Zen

jazz fusion

1. For Jaco - 5:15
2. New Blues Old Bruise - 7:14
3. Wayne's Way - 7:06
4. Just So Only More So - 9:56
5. To Bop or Not to Be - 6:41
6. Dear Dalai Lama - 12:28
7. Senor C.S. - 7:38
8. Mother Nature - 5:08

r. 2006

John McLaughlin - guitars, programming, chants, compositions, production
Bill Evans - soprano & tenor saxophones (1,4)
Gary Husband - keyboards (1,2,3,5,7), drums (1,7)
Hadrien Feraud - bass (1,7)
Mark Mondesir - drums (1,7)
Eric Johnson - guitar (2)
Vinnie Colaiuta - drums (2)
Ada Rovatti - soprano & tenor sax (3,6)
Dennis Chambers - drums (3,5,6)
Zakir Hussain - tabla (3,5,6)
Tony Grey - bass (3,8)
Matthew Garrison - bass (4,5)
Marcus Wippersberg - additional drum programming (4)
Otmaro Ruiz - synthesizer (5)
Shankar Mahadevan - vocal (6,8)

David Channing - Engineer
Richard Mullen - Engineer
Neil Tucker - Engineer
Christoph Stickel - Mastering



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John McLaughlin - 1997 - The Heart Of Things


















John McLaughlin
The Heart Of Things

jazz fusion

1. Acid Jazz (8:19)
2. Seven Sisters (10:17)
3. Mr. D.C. (7:07)
4. Fallen Angels (9:29)
5. Healing Hands (7:36)
6. When Love Is Far Away (4:34)

r. 1997

John McLaughlin - electric, acoustic and MIDI guitars, compositions, production
Gary Thomas - tenor & soprano saxophones, flute
Jim Beard - synthesizers, acoustic piano
Matthew Garrison - bass
Dennis Chambers - drums
Victor Williams - percussion
Jean-Paul Celea - acoustic bass (1)



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John McLaughlin Trio - 1991 - Qué Alegría


















John McLaughlin Trio
Qué Alegría

jazz fusion

1. Belo Horizonte – 6:35
2. Baba – 6:51
3. Reincarnation – 11:52
4. 1 Nite Stand – 5:25
5. Marie – 1:59
6. Hijacked – 8:35
7. Mila Repa – 7:31
8. Qué Alegría – 10:32
9. 3 Willows – 5:14

r. 1991

John McLaughlin - acoustic guitar, synth guitar, compositions, producer
Dominique Di Piazza - bass (1,2,5-9), composition (5)
Kai Eckhardt - bass (3,4)
Trilok Gurtu - percussion, composition (2)

Recorded and mixed at Bauer Tonhaus Studios in Ludwigsburg, November 29 thru December 3, 1991



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John McLaughlin - 1984 - Mahavishnu


















John McLaughlin
Mahavishnu

jazz fusion

1. Radio-Activity – 6:52
2. Nostalgia – 5:56
3. Nightriders – 3:47
4. East Side West Side – 4:46
5. Clarendon Hills – 6:03
6. Jazz – 1:43
7. The Unbeliever – 2:47
8. Pacific Express – 6:30
9. When Blue Turns Gold – 3:19

r. 1984

John McLaughlin - guitars, synclavier II, synth guitar, compositions
Bill Evans - tenor & soprano saxophones, flute, composition (5)
Mitchel Forman - keyboards
Jonas Hellborg - bass
Billy Cobham - drums, percussion
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Danny Gottlieb - additional drums & percussion
Hari Prasad Chaurasia - flute
Zakir Hussain - tabla
Katia Labeque - additional keyboards

Arranged & Produced By John McLaughlin
Executive Producer - Albert Koski
Engineered By Jean Louis Rizet
Engineering assistance by Laurent Peyron
Mixed By Brian Risner & Jean-Louis Riset



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John McLaughlin with The One Truth Band - 1979 - Electric Dreams

















John McLaughlin with The One Truth Band
Electric Dreams

jazz fusion

1 Guardian Angels – 0:51
2 Miles Davis – 4:54
3 Electric Dreams, Electric Sighs – 6:57
4 Desire and the Comforter – 7:34
5 Love and Understanding – 6:36
6 Singing Earth (Stu Goldberg) – 0:37
7 The Dark Prince – 5:15
8 The Unknown Dissident – 6:16

r. 1979

John McLaughlin – Guitars, Banjo, Compositions, Production
Stu Goldberg – Keyboards
L. Shankar – Violin
Fernando Saunders – Bass, Vocals (5)
Tony Smith – Drums, Vocals
Alyrio Lima – Percussion
David Sanborn – Alto saxophone (8)



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