Designer (bandcamp)

~ Release by Aldous Harding (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

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Aldous Harding’s third album, Designer is released on 26th April and finds the New Zealander hitting her creative stride. After the sleeper success of Party (internationally lauded and crowned Rough Trade Shop’s Album of 2017), Harding came off a 200-date tour last summer and went straight into the studio with a collection of songs written on the road. Reuniting with John Parish, producer of Party, Harding spent 15 days recording and 10 days mixing at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth and Bristol’s J&J Studio and Playpen. From the bold strokes of opening track ‘Fixture Picture’, there is an overriding sense of an artist confident in their work, with contributions from Huw Evans (H. Hawkline), Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo), drummer Gwion Llewelyn and violinist Clare Mactaggart broadening and complimenting Harding’s rich and timeless songwriting.
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released April 26, 2019 license
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4ad, alternative, folk, New Zealand

Annotation last modified on 2019-04-26 12:36 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Fixture Picture
recording engineer:
Oliver Baldwin (engineer) and Joe Jones (producer, engineer)
producer:
John Parish
mixer:
Ali Chant (record producer, engineer and musician) and John Parish
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
John Parish
guest bass guitar and guest electric guitar:
H. Hawkline (Welsh Folk / Pop composer & performer)
guest drums (drum set):
Gwion Llewelyn
guest violin:
Clare Mactaggart
guest vocals:
H. Hawkline (Welsh Folk / Pop composer & performer) and Gwion Llewelyn
lead vocals:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
J & J Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Playpen Studio in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fixture Picture
lyricist and composer:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
4:07
2Designer
recording engineer:
Oliver Baldwin (engineer) and Joe Jones (producer, engineer)
producer:
John Parish
mixer:
Ali Chant (record producer, engineer and musician) and John Parish
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
congas and percussion:
John Parish
guest alto saxophone, guest bass clarinet and guest clarinet:
Stephen Black
guest bass guitar and guest piano:
H. Hawkline (Welsh Folk / Pop composer & performer)
guest drums (drum set) and guest vocals:
Gwion Llewelyn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
J & J Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Playpen Studio in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Designer
lyricist and composer:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
3.44:16
3Zoo Eyes
recording engineer:
Oliver Baldwin (engineer) and Joe Jones (producer, engineer)
producer:
John Parish
mixer:
Ali Chant (record producer, engineer and musician) and John Parish
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and mellotron:
John Parish
classical guitar [nylon string guitar] and lead vocals:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
guest baritone saxophone, guest recorder and guest tenor saxophone:
Stephen Black
guest bass guitar and guest guitar [Nashville guitar]:
H. Hawkline (Welsh Folk / Pop composer & performer)
guest drums (drum set) and guest vocals:
Gwion Llewelyn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
J & J Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Playpen Studio in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Zoo Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
3.35:17
4Treasure
recording engineer:
Oliver Baldwin (engineer) and Joe Jones (producer, engineer)
producer:
John Parish
mixer:
Ali Chant (record producer, engineer and musician) and John Parish
classical guitar [nylon string guitar] and lead vocals:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
guest electric guitar, guest guitar [Nashville guitar] and guest vocals:
H. Hawkline (Welsh Folk / Pop composer & performer)
piano:
John Parish
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
J & J Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Playpen Studio in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Treasure
lyricist and composer:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
4:11
5The Barrel
recording engineer:
Oliver Baldwin (engineer) and Joe Jones (producer, engineer)
producer:
John Parish
mixer:
Ali Chant (record producer, engineer and musician) and John Parish
classical guitar [nylon string guitar] and lead vocals:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
congas, drums (drum set), electric guitar, percussion and piano:
John Parish
guest baritone saxophone and guest bass clarinet:
Stephen Black
guest bass guitar, guest electric guitar and guest vocals:
H. Hawkline (Welsh Folk / Pop composer & performer)
guest violin:
Clare Mactaggart
vocals:
John Parish
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
J & J Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Playpen Studio in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
The Barrel by Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
recording of:
The Barrel
lyricist and composer:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
3.754:59
6Damn
recording engineer:
Oliver Baldwin (engineer) and Joe Jones (producer, engineer)
producer:
John Parish
mixer:
Ali Chant (record producer, engineer and musician) and John Parish
guest alto saxophone, guest bass clarinet and guest clarinet:
Stephen Black
guest celesta:
Jared Samuel
guest synthesizer:
H. Hawkline (Welsh Folk / Pop composer & performer)
guitar:
John Parish
piano:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician) and John Parish
vocals:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
J & J Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Playpen Studio in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Damn
lyricist and composer:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
6:27
7Weight of the Planets
recording engineer:
Oliver Baldwin (engineer) and Joe Jones (producer, engineer)
producer:
John Parish
mixer:
Ali Chant (record producer, engineer and musician) and John Parish
classical guitar [nylon string guitar] and lead vocals:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
guest bass guitar, guest electric guitar and guest percussion:
H. Hawkline (Welsh Folk / Pop composer & performer)
guest drums (drum set):
Gwion Llewelyn
guest violin:
Clare Mactaggart
organ and piano:
John Parish
percussion:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician) and John Parish
guest vocals:
H. Hawkline (Welsh Folk / Pop composer & performer) and Gwion Llewelyn
vocals:
John Parish
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
J & J Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Playpen Studio in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Weight of the Planets
lyricist and composer:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
4:43
8Heaven Is Empty
recording engineer:
Oliver Baldwin (engineer) and Joe Jones (producer, engineer)
producer:
John Parish
mixer:
Ali Chant (record producer, engineer and musician) and John Parish
acoustic guitar:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
vocals:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
J & J Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Playpen Studio in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Heaven Is Empty
lyricist and composer:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
3:19
9Pilot
recording engineer:
Oliver Baldwin (engineer) and Joe Jones (producer, engineer)
producer:
John Parish
mixer:
Ali Chant (record producer, engineer and musician) and John Parish
piano:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
vocals:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 2019)
additionally recorded at:
J & J Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Playpen Studio in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pilot
lyricist and composer:
Aldous Harding (New Zealand folk musician)
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
3:13