Vol. 1: Sound Magic (Real World Gold)

~ Release by Afro Celt Sound System (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 1996 Real World Records Ltd

Annotation last modified on 2025-09-14 16:19 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Saor/Free / News From Nowhere
additional recording engineer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02)
recording engineer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (in 1995)
additional keyboard and membranophone programming:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
keyboard and membranophone programming:
Jo Bruce
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
assistant mixer:
Russell Kearney (in 1996-02)
mixer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02) and Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) (in 1996-02)
keyboard:
Jo Bruce
low whistle:
James McNally
uilleann pipes:
Ronan Browne (piper) (in 1996-02)
recorded at:
Sonic Innovation in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995) and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07, in 1996-02)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-02)
recording of:
News From Nowhere
recording of:
Saor/Free
8:21
2Whirl‐Y‐Reel 1
additional recording engineer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02)
recording engineer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (in 1995)
additional programming:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
keyboard and membranophone programming:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
assistant mixer:
Russell Kearney (in 1996-02)
mixer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02) and Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) (in 1996-02)
keyboard:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
low whistle:
James McNally
uilleann pipes:
Ronan Browne (piper) (in 1996-02)
performer:
Shooglenifty
recorded at:
Sonic Innovation in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995) and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07, in 1996-02)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-02)
recording of:
Whirl-Y-Reel 1
writer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) and James McNally
publisher:
EMI Virgin Songs, Inc.
7:21
3Inion
recording engineer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (in 1995)
additional keyboard and membranophone programming:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
keyboard and membranophone programming:
Jo Bruce
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
assistant mixer:
Russell Kearney (in 1996-02)
mixer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02) and Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) (in 1996-02)
accordion:
James McNally
duduk [doudouk]:
Lévon Minassian
keyboard:
Jo Bruce
vocals:
Iarla Ó Lionáird
recorded at:
Sonic Innovation in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995) and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-02)
recording of:
Inion/Daughter
writer:
Jo Bruce and Iarla Ó Lionáird
4:15
4Sure‐As‐Not / Sure‐As‐Knot
additional recording engineer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02)
recording engineer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (in 1995)
additional programming:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
keyboard and membranophone programming:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
assistant mixer:
Russell Kearney (in 1996-02)
mixer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02) and Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) (in 1996-02)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
John Fortis
gumbri [sintar]:
Simon Edwards (bassist)
keyboard:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
mandolin:
Ronan Browne (piper) (in 1996-02)
uilleann pipes:
Davy Spillane (Irish songwriter & musician of uilleann pipes, low whistle)
vocals:
Iarla Ó Lionáird
recorded at:
Sonic Innovation in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995) and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07, in 1996-02)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-02)
recording of:
Sure-as-Knot (Jungle Segue)
recording of:
Sure-as-Not
9:58
5Nil Cead Againn Dul Abhaile
recording engineer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (in 1995)
producer:
Ron Aslan
assistant mixer:
Russell Kearney (in 1996-02)
mixer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02) and Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) (in 1996-02)
vocals:
Iarla Ó Lionáird and Ayub Ogada
recorded at:
Sonic Innovation in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995) and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-02)
recording of:
Nil cead againn dul abhaile/We Cannot Go Home
7:20
6Dark Moon, High Tide
additional recording engineer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02)
recording engineer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (in 1995)
programming:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
assistant mixer:
Russell Kearney (in 1996-02)
mixer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02) and Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) (in 1996-02)
concert flute [concert D wood flute] and uilleann pipes:
Ronan Browne (piper) (in 1996-02)
keyboard:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Davy Spillane (Irish songwriter & musician of uilleann pipes, low whistle)
recorded at:
Sonic Innovation in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995) and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07, in 1996-02)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-02)
recording of:
Dark Moon, High Tide
lyricist and composer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
writer:
David Spillane (Irish songwriter & musician of uilleann pipes, low whistle) and Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
recording of:
Farewell to Eireann
44:12
7Whirl‐Y‐Reel 2
recording engineer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (in 1995)
additional programming:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
keyboard and membranophone programming:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
assistant mixer:
Russell Kearney (in 1996-02)
mixer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02) and Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) (in 1996-02)
sampler [keyboard loops]:
John Fortis
uilleann pipes:
Davy Spillane (Irish songwriter & musician of uilleann pipes, low whistle)
performer:
Shooglenifty
recorded at:
Sonic Innovation in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995) and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-02)
recording of:
Whirl-Y-Reel 2
5:28
8House of the Ancestors
recording engineer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (in 1995)
additional keyboard and membranophone programming:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
keyboard and membranophone programming:
Jo Bruce
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
assistant mixer:
Russell Kearney (in 1996-02)
mixer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02) and Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) (in 1996-02)
cymbal:
Manu Katché
keyboard:
Jo Bruce
low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Davy Spillane (Irish songwriter & musician of uilleann pipes, low whistle)
nyatiti:
Ayub Ogada
vocals:
Iarla Ó Lionáird and Ayub Ogada
recorded at:
Sonic Innovation in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995) and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-02)
recording of:
House of the Ancestors
8:02
9Eistigh Liomsa Sealad/Listen to Me / Saor (reprise)
additional recording engineer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02)
recording engineer:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician) (in 1995)
additional keyboard and membranophone programming:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
additional programming:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
keyboard and membranophone programming:
Jo Bruce
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician)
assistant mixer:
Russell Kearney (in 1996-02)
mixer:
David Bottrill (producer / mixer) (in 1996-02) and Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) (in 1996-02)
alto flute [alto wood flute], harmonium and uilleann pipes:
Ronan Browne (piper) (in 1996-02)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
keyboard:
Jo Bruce and Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
viola:
Jocelyn Pook
other vocals [vocal drone]:
Zil (Elisabeth Chauvet)
vocals:
Iarla Ó Lionáird
recorded at:
Sonic Innovation in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995) and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07, in 1996-02)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-02)
recording of:
Eistigh liomsa sealad/Listen to Me
recording of:
Saor/Free
10:54