Black Holes and Revelations

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Annotation

Printed barcode: 8 25646 35092 6
Matix: <W logo> CD 256463509-2 V01

Liner notes

Strings on 'City of Delusion' arranged and conducted by Mauro Pagani
Strings on 'Hoodoo' arranged and conducted by Audrey Riley
Strings on 'Take a Bow' arranged by Matthew Bellamy, conducted by Audrey Riley
Trumpet on 'City of Delusion' and 'Knights of Cydonia' performed by Marco Brioschi
Strings performed by Around Art, First violinist Edoardo De Angelis
Antique Items crushed on "Exo-Politics" by Tom Kirk

RECORDED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AT: Miraval Studios, France; Avatar Studios, New York; Electric Lady Studios, New York; Office Meccaniche Studios, Milan; Townhouse Studios, London.

All tracks mixed at Townhouse Studios except 'Hoodoo' mixed at Avatar Studios and 'Starlight' mixed at Sony Music Studios, New York assisted by Mark Rinaldi
Mastering Assistant: Roger Lian
Mastered at Sony Music and Masterdisk, New York
Songs by Matthew Bellamy
Executive Producer: Muse

Front Cover Design and Photography by THE MEN OF MYSTERY
Artwork by DANMANDELL
Band Photos by DERRICK SMITH, Air Force Photo (no endorsement intended)
WWW.MUSEMANAGEMENT.CO.UK

THANKS TO: [...]
IN MEMORY OF HELEN KIRK {1981 - 2005}

WWW.MUSE.MU

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-01 10:36 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Take a Bow
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
strings:
Around Art
violin:
Edoardo de Angelis (Italian first violinist)
conductor:
Audrey Riley
strings arranger:
Matthew Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush
instrumental versions:
Take a Bow (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
recording of:
Take a Bow
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
2.854:35
2Starlight
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
assistant mixer:
Mark Rinaldi
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen
instrumental versions:
Starlight (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 259)
recording of:
Starlight
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.854:00
3Supermassive Black Hole
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush
music videos:
Supermassive Black Hole (video) by Muse (UK rock band)
instrumental versions:
Supermassive Black Hole (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 23)
recording of:
Supermassive Black Hole
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.83:29
4Map of the Problematique
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush
instrumental versions:
Map of the Problematique (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
recording of:
Map of the Problematique
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.64:19
5Soldier’s Poem
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush
instrumental versions:
Soldier’s Poem (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
recording of:
Soldier’s Poem
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
2.752:04
6Invincible
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush
instrumental versions:
Invincible (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
recording of:
Invincible
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
2.95:00
7Assassin
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush
instrumental versions:
Assassin (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
recording of:
Assassin
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.553:31
8Exo-Politics
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
miscellaneous support:
Tom Kirk (task: antique items crushed)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush
instrumental versions:
Exo-Politics (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
recording of:
Exo‐Politics
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.33:53
9City of Delusion
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
strings:
Around Art
trumpet:
Marco Brioschi (Italian trumpeter)
violin:
Edoardo de Angelis (Italian first violinist)
conductor:
Mauro Pagani (Italian musician and score composer) (strings)
strings arranger:
Mauro Pagani (Italian musician and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush
instrumental versions:
City of Delusion (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
recording of:
City of Delusion
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.44:49
10Hoodoo
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
strings:
Around Art
violin:
Edoardo de Angelis (Italian first violinist)
conductor:
Audrey Riley
strings arranger:
Audrey Riley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen
instrumental versions:
Hoodoo (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
recording of:
Hoodoo
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
2.353:43
11Knights of Cydonia
recording engineer:
Rich Costey and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
co-producer:
Rich Costey and Muse (UK rock band)
mixer:
Rich Costey
bass guitar and background vocals:
Christopher Wolstenholme
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dominic Howard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
trumpet:
Marco Brioschi (Italian trumpeter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
mixed at:
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush
instrumental versions:
Knights of Cydonia (instrumental) by Muse (UK rock band)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2007)
recording of:
Knights of Cydonia
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.656:07

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mastered at:Masterdisk in New York, New York, United States