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

CD 1
#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, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Take a Bow
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
2.954:35
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, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 259)
recording of:
Starlight
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, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Supermassive Black Hole
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.753:29
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, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Map of the Problematique
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.554:19
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, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Soldier’s Poem
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
2.72:04
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, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Invincible
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
35:00
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, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Assassin
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.453:31
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, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Exo‐Politics
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.353:53
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
strings arranger:
Mauro Pagani
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, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
City of Delusion
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.454:49
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 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hoodoo
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
2.43:43
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, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Knights of Cydonia
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.556:07

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
photography:Derrick Santini
Storm Thorgerson (graphic designer)
Rupert Truman
assistant mixer:Max Dingel
Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
assistant engineer:Tommaso Colliva
Myriam Corrège
Eddie Jackson (assistant engineer, active 2000s–)
Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
Ross Peterson (studio professional)
Ryan Simms
executive producer:Muse (UK rock band)
additional recording engineer:Tommaso Colliva
Muse (UK rock band)
mastering:Vlado Meller
Howie Weinberg (mastering engineer)
artwork:danmandell
copyrighted (©) by:A&E Records Limited (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 2006)
pressed by:Cinram GmbH (CD/DVD/Blu-ray manufacturing company)
recorded at:Avatar Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
Miraval Studios in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
Officine Meccaniche Studios in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Townhouse Studios in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mastered at:Masterdisk in New York, New York, United States
Sony Music (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/725292 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000G09OEC [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/muse/black-holes-and-revelations-6/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/42684/ [info]