The Art of War - Album credits
--All music and lyrics by Martin Worrall.
-All vocals by Stephanie Yavelow. Stephanie’s website can be found Here.
--Male spoken word by John Moutray Recorded at Cat's Eye Studio, in Alberta, Canada.
John can be found at Voices.com.
-- Hand claps and all instruments played by Martin Worrall except:
-- Guest musician: George Essex, piano on 'Festival of the sun and stars',
'First rays of dawn' and 'Dark is the the sky on this moonless night'.
-- Album Artwork by Martin Worrall using AI assistance,
-- Mastering at Last Take Studio, Berlin, Germany. Last Take studio can be found Here
- Compact Disc booklet layout and format by Caroline Lawrence, Gloucestershire UK.
Equipment used
UDO: Super 6 synthesizer. Roland: RD700sx digital piano and JP8000 synthesizer.
ASM: Hydrasynth Deluxe synthesizer. Modal Electronics: Cobalt 8X synthesizer.
Native Instruments: 'The Noire' and 'The Maverick' pianos. Spotlight collection: East Asia.
Spitfire Audio: Albion 5 'Tundra'. Chamber strings Essentials. Olafur Arnalds chamber evolution strings.
Intimate strings. Studio Strings. Darwin Percussion. Crystal Bowls.
Heavyocity: Aspire Modern Mallets. PC running Cubase 12.
Thank you Native Instruments, Spitfire Audio, Heavyocity, U.D.O, Roland, Modal Electronics and
Ashun Sound Machines for their inspirational instruments, samples and sounds.
Translation used
The Book of Songs, Shijing. The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry.
By Arthur Waley and Joseph Allen 1996. Published by Grove Press.
The Golden Age of Starlight - Album credits
--All music and lyrics by Martin Worrall.
-All vocals by Stephanie Yavelow. Stephanie’s website can be found Here.
--Male spoken word by Michael Drew. Recorded at Sounds Fine Studios, Nelson, New Zealand. Mike can be found Here
-Female spoken word by Kara Noble recorded in Woodland Hills, CA, USA. Kara can be found Here
-- All instruments played by Martin Worrall except:
-- Guest musician: George Essex, piano on 'Reunion at Sunset’ and ‘Wake no more and return to me dreams’.
-- Drums: ‘The Infinity Groove’ on ‘Wake no more and return to my dreams’ by Luca Zarbano. Recorded at Zarbadrum studio, Catania, Sicily, Italy.
-- Album Artwork by Jonah Primo, Sydney Australia.
-- Mastering at Last Take Studio, Berlin, Germany. Last Take studio can be found Here
- Compact Disc booklet layout and format by Caroline Lawrence, Gloucestershire UK.
Equipment used
Roland RD700 SX UDO Super 6 synthesizer Modal Electronics Cobalt 8X synthesizer PC running Cubase 12
Native Instruments: 'The Noire', 'The Maverick', ‘Una Corda’ and 'The Giant' pianos. Spotlight collection: East Asia.
Spitfire Audio: Albion 5 'Tundra'. Olafur Arnalds chamber evolution strings. Intimate strings. Cinematic frozen strings. Raven Bush Moonglades. Chamber Strings essentials.
Vir2 instruments: Aura. Output: Analog strings. Heavyocity: Aspire Modern Mallets.
Thank you Spitfire audio, Heavyocity, U.D.O, Roland, Modal Electronics, Output, Vir2 and NI for their amazing instruments!
Translation used
The Book of Songs, Shijing. The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry. By Arthur Waley and Joseph Allen 1996. Published by Grove Press.
The Light of the Watchman - Album credits
--All music and lyrics by Martin Worrall.
-All vocals by Stephanie Yavelow. Stephanie’s website can be found Here.
--Male spoken word by Michael Drew. Recorded at Sounds Fine Studios, Nelson, New Zealand. Mike can be found Here
-Female spoken word by Kara Noble recorded in Woodland Hills, CA, USA. Kara can be found Here
-- All instruments played by Martin Worrall except:
-- Guest musician: George Essex, piano on 'To begin. To end', 'Rain without limit' and 'Small stars reflect on the ocean'.
-- Drums by Alejandro Stessens. Recorded in Studio 4S, Victoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Instagram.com/alejandrostessens
-- Wise words, production and mixing consultation advice by Jim Rieder of Suite Audio Sound Design. Akron, Ohio, USA. Jim’s studio website can be found Here
-- Production consultants: Morgan Lyes and Pete Worrall.
-- Album Artwork by Jonah Primo, Sydney Australia.
-- Mastering by Francesco Stella, Last Take Studio, Berlin, Germany. Last Take studio can be found Here
- Compact Disc booklet design and layout by Caroline Lawrence, Gloucestershire UK.
Equipment used
Roland RD700 SX UDO Super 6 synthesizer Model Electronics Cobalt 8X synthesizer Native Instruments piano ‘The Maverick’. PC running Cubase 6.
Translation used
The Book of Songs, Shijing. The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry. By Arthur Waley and Joseph Allen 1996. Published by Grove Press.