Recording News

End of the Album as the Organizing Principle

Source: HypeBot
April 14, 2009

All this week Hypebot will be exploring the future of the album format . This guest post by Gang Of Four founding member Dave Allen first appeared on his Pamplemoose blog

It doesn't seem that long ago since Radiohead did what was once unimaginable - release an album without being signed to a major record company. On the long march to digital ubiquity as the means of music delivery Radiohead avoided the tar pit that seems to be major ...

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Wilco: Tour/Album Details

Source: JamBase
April 14, 2009

Wilco Announce Spring Tour Dates & Album Details

Wilco Wilco has just finished mastering their upcoming new record and are getting ready to hit the road for a major spring tour. The dates and presales are going up fast and furious.

Already on sale are: Berkeley and Lake Tahoe (Stateline, NV).

Just announced: Cincinnati, Oklahoma City, El Paso, Tucson, Pomona and two shows in L.A. and more are coming very shortly with plans for the East coast in July. Complete, ...

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Levon Helm: New Album

Source: JamBase
April 14, 2009

LEVON HELM RETURNS WITH ELECTRIC DIRT ON JUNE 30 NEW CD IS FOLLOW-UP TO GRAMMY WINNING RELEASE DIRT FARMER

Levon Helm Legendary musician and rock icon, Levon Helm will be releasing his second solo recording June 30 entitled, Electric Dirt on Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records. As with, Dirt Farmer (check it below), multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell, took the reigns as producer, recorded at 'The Barn' - The Levon Helm Studios.

Electric Dirt again finds Levon steeped in tradition in ...

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Download Three Free MP3s by Guitarist Will Sellenraad

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2009

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About Will Sellenraad

Hailed as a “hidden gem,” guitarist/composer Will Sellenraad has earned a fast growing reputation of being at the forefront of a new generation of jazz musicians. Known for his brilliant improvisations and his compelling, emotive compositions, this New York City native melds the various styles, phrasings and concepts of the jazz idiom with the raw elements of soul, rock and funk, to create a singular sound that is nothing ...

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Legendary Reggae Percussionist Larry McDonald Teams up with MCPR Music and Producer Sidney Mills to Present an Innovative Rhythmic Masterpiece Entitled, "Drumquestra"

Source: DP Public Relations
April 13, 2009

Jamaican Dub Veteran Larry McDonald Premiers a Percussion Arsenal of New Works Off of His First Solo Record of His Storied Four-Decade Career NEW YORK, NY - Jamaican master percussionist Larry McDonald is at the heart of MCPR Music and the record labels “Drum Fusion" project. McDonald, who is highly regarded by many as a premier percussionist in the world / reggae genre is now residing in New York City but his career began at the heart of the Jamaican ...

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Booker T. Jones Tours with a New Album That Breaks the Mold

Source: Michael Ricci
April 13, 2009

For about three seconds, Booker T. Jones' new album, Potato Hole, is exactly what you'd expect.

“Pound It Out," the opening track, begins with the unaccompanied notes of a Hammond organ, an instrument whose quavering sound was integral to the records Jones made in the 1960s, both as part of Booker T & the MGs and as part of the Stax Records house band that backed Otis Redding and Sam & Dave, among many others.

Recorded in a converted movie ...

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Marta Gomez on Friday, April 17th at Joe's Pub, New York City

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2009

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Solo Drummer Roberto Dani's Debut Album on bluemusicgroup.com

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2009

Italian percussionist Roberto Dani releases his debut solo album, Drama, on BlueMusicGroup.com. The album contains original compositions and improvisations for his custom-made set of drums, cymbals and percussion. Roberto Dani was born in Vicenza, Italy in 1969. He started playing drums at age 7. In his early twenties, he performed and recorded with the progressive rock group, Devil Doll, before entering Berklee College of Music in 1994. His Berklee period included collaboration with trombonist Hal Crook, Mick Goodrick and Mika ...

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