The Dark Spektrum – The Dance Album from Bates Belk
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Track-listing and credits:
Written and Produced by Bates Belk for BB3 Dynamics Records, LLC (BMI)
Mixed by Gareth Jones at Strongroom Studios London
Mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios London
Recorded at Kaleidoscope Studios Berlin, K5 Studio Berlin, Neon Nursery Studios Berlin, Officer’s Dressing Room Studio Tempelhof Berlin, SoundCloud Studios Berlin, Studio Joneski Utrecht, Trixx Studios Berlin and Zeno Mainardi Studio Berlin.
Recording producers and engineers: Damian Press, David Jones, Kevin Reiter, Marcel Dadalto, Rafael Milia, Ralf Goldkind, Sam Jones and Zeno Mainardi
Synthesizers used on this album: Roland Jupiter-4, Roland SH-3A, Roland SH-09, Roland JV-1080, Roland MKS-50 & PG-300, Roland MKS-70, Dave Smith Instruments Tetra and Mopho, Waldorf Blofeld, Waldorf Streichfett, MFB Nanozwerg, MAM MB-33, Moog Little Phatty Stage II, Yamaha CS-15, Yamaha Reface DX, Korg MS-20 [mini], Serge Modular System, Synton Fenix II and III, Oberheim Xpander, Cwejman S1 mk2, Cyclone TT-303, Korg Polysix, Yamaha FS1R, Nord Modular G2
s t a r g a z e Orchestral Collective appears courtesy of Transgressive Records.
Album artwork: Bates Belk, Angela Liuzzi and Joanna Smolonska
Album photography: Nathan Wynn
Press photography: Sebastian Runge
1. Dusk: Beware and Be Aware
Pre-production, engineering and sound design: Damian Press
Backing vocals: Anne Elizabeth Sorbara
Vocal recording engineer: Kevin Reiter
2. Dancing with Bullets (featuring Coco SaFir)
Co-produced with Damian Press at Neon Nursery Studios Berlin
Lead vocals by Coco SaFir
Voice over: Dyan Valdes
3. The Pursuit of…
Pre-production, engineering and sound design: Damian Press
Additional engineering and sound design: Zeno Mainardi
Backing vocals: Anne Elizabeth Sorbara
Voice over: Han Cope
Vocal recording engineer: Kevin Reiter
s t a r g a z e Orchestral Collective recording engineer: Sam Jones
Orchestral arranger and conductor: Aart Strootman
Orchestra recording engineer assistant: Rafael Milia
Viola: Thora Sveinsdóttir
Cello: Alistair Sung
Violin: Jeff Bruinsma
Violin: Isa Goldschmeding
Violin: George Dumitriu
4. The Art of the Deal
Co-produced with Damian Press at Neon Nursery Studios Berlin
Backing vocals: Dorrey Lin Lyles and Pamela Carden
5. Clever Criminal (featuring Valeska Rautenberg)
Co-produced with Damian Press at Neon Nursery Studios Berlin
Additional engineering and sound design: Zeno Mainardi
Lead vocals: Valeska Rautenberg
s t a r g a z e Orchestral recording engineer: Sam Jones
Orchestral arranger and conductor: Aart Strootman
Orchestra recording engineer assistant: Rafael Milia
Viola: Thora Sveinsdóttir
Cello: Alistair Sung
Violin: Jeff Bruinsma
Violin: Isa Goldschmeding
Violin: George Dumitriu
6. Sensational
Pre-production, engineering and sound design: Damian Press
Additional engineering and sound design: Zeno Mainardi
Voice overs: Han Cope, Maurice Ord, Fergus Scully, Dyan Valdes
s t a r g a z e Orchestral recording engineer: Sam Jones
Orchestral arranger and conductor: Aart Strootman
Orchestra recording engineer assistant: Rafael Milia
Viola: Thora Sveinsdóttir
Violin: Jeff Bruinsma
Violin: Isa Goldschmeding
Violin: George Dumitriu
Additional orchestral arrangements by Phillip Eisenfeldt for Neon Nursery Studios Berlin
7. Death Threat
Pre-production, engineering and sound design: Damian Press
Additional engineering and sound design: Zeno Mainardi
s t a r g a z e Orchestral recording engineer: Sam Jones
Orchestral arranger and conductor: Aart Strootman
Orchestra recording engineer assistant: Rafael Milia
Viola: Thora Sveinsdóttir
Cello: Alistair Sung
Violin: Jeff Bruinsma
Violin: Isa Goldschmeding
Violin: George Dumitriu
Flute: Maaike van der Linde
Oboe: Marlies van Gangelen
8. Hallucinations (featuring Anne Elizabeth Sorbara)
Co-produced with Ralf Goldkind at Officer’s Dressing Room Studio Tempelhof Berlin
Lead vocals: Anne Elizabeth Sorbara
Vocal recording engineer: Kevin Reiter
s t a r g a z e Orchestral recording engineer: Sam Jones
Orchestral arranger and conductor: Aart Strootman
Orchestra recording engineer assistant: Rafael Milia
Viola: Thora Sveinsdóttir
Violin: Jeff Bruinsma
Violin: Isa Goldschmeding
Violin: George Dumitriu
Harp: Liesbeth Vreeburg
9. Escapism (featuring Dorrey Lin Lyles)
Co-produced with Damian Press at Neon Nursery Studios Berlin
Lead vocals: Dorrey Lin Lyles
Voice over: Stephen Shivers
Voice over recording engineer: Kevin Reiter
10. Euphoria
Co-produced with Zeno Mainardi at Zeno Mainardi Studio Berlin
Sound design and production assistance: Marcel Dadalto
Backing vocals: Mad Kate, La Rubinia, Pina Brutal, Mixx Lola Rouge, Butch Courage, Pink Galore
11. Dawn: Revolve and Evolve
Co-produced with Ralf Goldkind at Officer’s Dressing Room Studio Tempelhof Berlin
s t a r g a z e Orchestral recording engineer: Sam Jones
Orchestral arranger and conductor: Aart Strootman
Orchestra recording engineer assistant: Rafael Milia
Viola: Thora Sveinsdóttir
Cello: Alistair Sung
Violin: Jeff Bruinsma
Violin: Isa Goldschmeding
Violin: George Dumitriu
Flute: Maaike van der Linde
Oboe: Marlies van Gangelen
French Horn: Romain Bly
Clarinet: Daniel Boeke
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