Saturday 18 April 2015

SJI: Almanac 4.10 (2014)


Tracklist
1) The Carousel Of Progress
2) Tapes Without Words
3) The Will Has Gone
4) Untitled

Personnel
g.w.lang (Guitar, Organ, Vocals, Various), Mark Oliver (Guitar), Bing Bongo (Bass), Guy Whitby (Drums)

Track 2 originally recorded by Gary J. Brady at Escapade Recording Studios, Greenwich.

Recorded by Jimmy Buxton for Mario's Recording Services, Ashington, Northumberland.

All songs by gwl.


SJI: The Rough With The Smooth Compilation Cassette (2014)


SJI were in some very good company on this excellent cassette release from Neen Records.

The Rough With The Smooth - A Glimpse Of Paradise Vol 1 (NEEN005)

Tracklist

Side 1
Molly Nilsson - All Children Are Going To Die 
Ravioli me Away - Cat Call 
Group Rhoda - Disappearing Ground 
The European - I Can't Stop 
Apostille - Don't Think 
Design A Wave - Haha 
Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Jah Rastafari Only Knows 

Side 2
White Night - Your Son 
Cousins (ft. Euros Childs) - In A Roll 
The Wharves - Renew! 
R. Stevie Moore & Keel Her - Wanna Be Your Lover 
Molly Nilsson - Lend Me Your Love 
The Rebel - Maureen 
St James Infirmary - Animate

Personnel
g.w.lang


Available from Bandcamp

SJI: Almanac 4.09


Tracklist
1) Into My Arms
2) People Ain't No Good
3) The Ballad Of Betty Coltrane
4) Complete set - SJI Live at Wild Roses: Songs of Nick Cave, Tyneside Cinema Bar and Cafe, 26th September 2014.

Personnel
g.w.lang (Keyboards, guitars, vocals), Mark Oliver (Vocals)





SJI: Wild Roses - Songs of Nick Cave. Tyneside Cinema Bar and Cafe, Newcastle. 26th September 2014.


Setlist
1) Sad Waters
2) Into My Arms
3) The Ballad of Betty Coltrane
4) People Ain't No Good

Personnel
g.w.lang (Keyboards, Vocals), Mark Oliver (Vocals)

Complete set released as an unlisted bonus track on Almanac 4.09



Photo by Phyllis Christopher

SJI: Almanac 4.08


Tracklist
1) Beatnik Man
2) Soft Fatha
3) Star Test
4) A Hairy Pony From Hutton Henry

Personnel
g.w.lang (Vocals and Guitar), Neil Thomas (Drums, Vocals), Michael Hydes (Vocals), Tony Davison (Mumbles).

Recorded by Jimmy Buxton for Mario's Recording Services, Ashington, Northumberland

Recorded 1993
Previously released as Seventh Avenue Incident (Mario's Ashcan Series Number 2) HERE


SJI: Cluny2, Newcastle. 13th August 2014.


Tracklist
1) Top Of The Bill
2) Game Of Soldiers
3) Mouth Sounds / Thin
4) Eight For A Fiver
5) No Option

Personnel
g.w.lang (Guitar, Vocals), Tony Bennett (Drums), Mark Oliver (Guitar, Vocals), Simon Foster (Guitar), Bing Bongo (Bass, Vocals).



Photo by Steve Strode

SJI: Almanac 4.07


Tracklist
1) Unfortunate Patch
2) Open / Wrapped
3) Maria Dreams of Meat
4) Banging On Like Billyhoo
5) Untitled

Personnel
g.w.lang

All songs by gwl

Recorded by Jimmy Buxton for Mario's Recording Services, Ashington, Northumberland.



SJI: Almanac 4.06


Tracklist
1) The Gnome
2) Rats
3) Bike

Personnel
g.w.lang (Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Various), Cath Tyler (Viola), Mark Oliver (Guitar)

Recorded live at The Star and Shadow Cinema, 14th June 2014.





SJI: Syd Barrett Night, Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle. 14th June 2014.


Setlist
1) Bike
2) The Gnome
3) Rats


Personnel
g.w. lang (Guitar, Organ, Vocals, Various), Cath Tyler (Viola), Mark Oliver (Guitar)

These live tracks would later be released as Almanac 4.06


SJI: Almanac 4.05


Tracklist
1) Fogbows
2) Swarm, Burst and Gone
3) Untitled

Personnel
g.w.lang

All songs by gwl

Recorded by Jimmy Buxton for Mario's Recording Services, Ashington, Northumberland.




SJI: Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle. 5th April 2014.


Setlist
1) Game of Soldiers
2) Anthem For The Squeezed Middle
3) Six and Two Threes
4) Eight For A Fiver
5) No Option
6) That's It, It's Done, It's Over Now

Personnel
g.w.lang (Gtr, Vox), Tony Bennett (Dr), Mark Oliver (Gtr, Vox), Andrea Woodyer (Sax, Keys, Vox), Bing Bongo (Bass, Vox).


SJI: Almanac 4.04


Tracklist
1) No Option
2) The Festival Of The Golden Rump
3) Untitled

Personnel
g.w.lang (organ, guitar, vocals, various), Mark Oliver (Guitar, Vocals), Tony Bennett (Drums), Simon Foster (Guitar, Vocals), Andrea Woodyer (Saxophone, Vocals), Bing Bongo (Bass, Vocals).

All songs by gwl

Recorded by Jimmy Buxton for Mario's Recording Services, Ashington Northumberland


SJI: Almanac 4.03



Tracklist
1) My Final Wave
2) Dooze
3) Why Is Mary Crying?
4) La Casa Delle Finestre Gialle
5) Your Vessel Is Ready, Mr. Cage
6) Huglumpf
7) Untitled


Personnel:
g.w.lang

All songs by gwl

Recorded by Jimmy Buxton for Mario's Recording Services, Ashington, Northumberland.