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  • Chalk Circle-The Millennium Collection

    Chalk Circle-The Millennium Collection

    20th Century Masters Release – The Millennium Collection
    The Best of Chalk Circle
    1. April Fool *
    2. Me, Myself And I *
    3. The Great Lake *
    4. Big White Clouds *
    5. This Mourning *
    6. My Artificial Sweetner *
    7. 20th Century Boy *
    8. N.I.M.B.Y *
    9. Empty Park *
    10. Sons And Daughters
    11. As The Crow Flies
    12. Together
    13. Buildings (previously unreleased)

    * Produced by Chris Wardman

    Universal Music Canada
    Released January 24, 2006

    20th Century Masters Release – The Millennium Collection The Best of Chalk Circle 1. April Fool * 2. Me, Myself And I * 3. The Great Lake * 4. Big White Clouds * 5. This Mourning * 6. My Artificial Sweetner * 7. 20th Century Boy * 8. N.I.M.B.Y * 9. Empty Park * 10. Sons And Daughters 11. As The Crow Flies 12. Together 13. Buildings (previously unreleased) * Produced by Chris Wardman Universal Music Canada
    Released January 24, 2006
    Buy it on iTunes Canada Chalk Circle have a new official site :: chalkcircle.ca

  • Blue Peter :: All Through The Night

    Blue Peter :: All Through The Night

    1. Equalizer-new track 2. Don’t Walk Past 3. Falling 4. All Your Time 5. Unchained Heart 6. Around You 7. Chinese Graffiti 8. Up To You 9. Video Verite 10. Radio Silence 11. Take Me To War 12. Same Old Place 13. Factory Living Compilation produced by Kevin Doyle and Chris Wardman Compilation mastered by Peter Moore Released September, 1997 Guitar / Song Writer / Co-Producer :: Site ::

  • Blue Peter :: Reload

    Blue Peter :: Reload

    1. Don’t Walk Past…Blackplastic (edit) 2. Equalizer…Deception (edit) 3. Don’t Walk Past..Blackplastic 4. Equalizer…Deception 5. Don’t Walk Past…Orangeplastic 6. Don’t Walk…F Version Original 12″ Released 1997 Universal Music Canada

  • Meryn Cadell :: 6 Blocks

    Meryn Cadell :: 6 Blocks

    Label: Handsome Boy 1. Slippery 2. Why Do I Do 3. Round Table 4. neighbour 5. Joe Roth 6. Holy Projector 7. Cristina 8. Lying 9. beautiful 10. Wash Down 11. Oh Jeff Released 1997 Producer :: site ::
    Reviews Guest artists: Anne Lindsay–violin Anne Bourne–cello Mary Margaret O’Hara–guest vocal Chris Wardman–bass, guitars, door to the future, other sounds from under there, sounds, programming, percolator, shimmer & outboard guitars Paul Brennan–drums, toms Brian Leonard–percussion David Baxter–surfin’ guitar, guitar, slide guitar Suzan Marie–bass Jason Sniderman–piano Martin Tielli–guitar and whales Fergus Marsh–Chapman stick wikipedia.org/wiki/Meryn_Cadell: Meryn Cadell is a Canadian writer and performance artist. He currently teaches the writing of song lyrics and libretto in the Creative Writing Program at University of British Columbia. Cadell, a female-to-male transsexual, achieved prominence as a woman. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, Cadell released an independent cassette titled Mare-In Ka-Dell in 1988 while active as a performance artist in Toronto, Ontario’s former Queen Street West scene. Cadell soon signed to Intrepid Records, and recorded with Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies, Bob Wiseman of Blue Rodeo and members of Rheostatics. Those sessions were released in 1991 as the album Angel Food For Thought, whose first single “The Sweater” became a surprise Top 40 hit in Canada in 1992. “The Sweater” is a monologue, with a musical backing track, revolving around a sweater left behind by a teenager’s crush and the thoughts it inspired. In 1993, Cadell released a follow-up album, Bombazine, on Sire Records. This album featured guest appearances by Rheostatics, Ben Mink, Tyler Stewart, Anne Bourne and John Alcorn. Following that album, Cadell took a hiatus from music to do human-rights work with PEN Canada. Cadell also wrote an independent film, which was never produced. In 1997, Cadell returned to music with the album 6 Blocks on the independent label Handsome Boy Records. Guest performers on this outing included Anne Bourne, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Chris Wardman and Jason Sniderman (Blue Peter), Paul Brennan (Odds) and Martin Tielli. Following that album, Cadell retired from the music business. He publicly came out as transgender on Bill Richardson’s CBC Radio One program Bunny Watson on October 2, 2004, although he had already been out to friends and family for a number of years.

  • Rusty :: Fluke

    Rusty :: Fluke

    1. Groovy Dead
    2. Punk
    3. Wake Me
    4. Warning
    5. K.D. Lang
    6. California
    7. Misogyny
    8. Billy Boy
    9. Tar Water
    10. Ceiling

    Label: TAG / Atlantic / Handsome Boy
    1995
    Best Alternative Album Juno Nomination 1996
    Chris Wardman : Producer / Acoustic Guitar on Groovy Dead

    1. Groovy Dead 2. Punk 3. Wake Me 4. Warning 5. K.D. Lang 6. California 7. Misogyny 8. Billy Boy 9. Tar Water 10. Ceiling Label: TAG / Atlantic / Handsome Boy 1995 Best Alternative Album Juno Nomination 1996 Chris Wardman : Producer / Acoustic Guitar on Groovy Dead “Rusty’s the unpolished, gravelly punk band that Nirvana wanted to be if commercial success hadn’t gotten in the way. From the first crunching riff of ‘Groovy Dead’, you can hear the gleeful inattention to detail that only great garage punk bands can achieve. The drums are punchy and loud; the guitars are ragged and energetic; Ken McNeil’s singing voice recalls Johnny Rotten at his all-night-drinking-binge best. And yet Rusty can find beauty in the rough, with a pseudo-ballad called ‘California’ that fools you into thinking it’ll settle into a pop formula, before McNeil unleashes his rage-filled wailing chorus. A marvelous debut album that demonstrates the great promise of this Canadian band.” **** wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_(band) Rusty was a Canadian alternative rock band in the 1990s. Following the breakup of One Free Fall, vocalist Ken MacNeil and bassist Jim Moore continued working together, hooking up with former Doughboys member Scott McCullough (guitar) and Mitch Perkins (drums) to record the EP Wake Me in 1994. Released on Handsome Boy Records, the EP was popular on Canadian campus radio, and led to a major label distribution deal with BMG Records for their full length album Fluke in 1995. Led by the hit single “Misogyny”, which featured a video consisting of clips from Canadian filmmaker Bruce LaBruce’s film Hustler White, Fluke was the band’s commercial breakthrough, also spawning the singles “Wake Me”, “Groovy Dead” and “California”, and earning a Juno Award nomination for Best Alternative Album. In 1996, the band contributed a cover of “Let’s Break Robert Out of Jail” to the compilation album A Tribute to Hard Core Logo. The band’s followup album, Sophomoric, was released in 1997, including the singles “Empty Cell” and “Oh No Joe”. Perkins left the band that year and was replaced by John Lalley. Perkins left the group due to creative differences and released an electronic album independently with Andrew Massey under the name “Blu Pernu”. In 1998, Rusty released Out of Their Heads. The band subsequently broke up, playing their final show on November 25, 2000.

  • Slowburn :: Slowburn

    Slowburn :: Slowburn

    Label: Handsome Boy Records 1996 Producer 1. Whatever 2. Mogadishu 3. Complicated Game 4. Suffer 5. Slowburn – Hit The Ground 6. Flesh + Bone 7. In The Gutter 8. Crutches 9. Broken Up Inside 10. Navigating 11. Goddess 12. Days Are Numbered Chris Boyd – lead vocal, rhythm guitar Charles Boname – lead guitar, backing vocals Robert Watkins – drums Chris Pollan – bass Recorded at Mushroom Studios Mixed at Bryan Adams Home Studio Mixed by Randy Staub

  • Shanti Wintergate :: Stranger Days

    Shanti Wintergate :: Stranger Days

    Stranger Days
    Released Summer 2008

    1 Lost Transmission
    2 Love Revolution
    3 Novocaine
    4 Fate
    5 Stranger Days
    6 Someday
    7 Can’t Handle Me
    8 Laws Of Attraction
    9 Serendipity
    10 Radio
    11 Hollywood Girl
    12 Be Heard

    Produced by Chris Wardman & Brad Haehnel
    Mixed by Brad Haehnel

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    Stranger Days
    Released Summer 2008
    1 Lost Transmission
    2 Love Revolution
    3 Novocaine
    4 Fate
    5 Stranger Days
    6 Someday
    7 Can’t Handle Me
    8 Laws Of Attraction
    9 Serendipity
    10 Radio
    11 Hollywood Girl
    12 Be Heard

    Produced by Chris Wardman & Brad Haehnel
    Mixed by Brad Haehnel
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  • Billy Manzik: AllTogetherNow

    Billy Manzik: AllTogetherNow

    released 2009

    1. On A Road
    2. Hannah
    3. Consigned
    4. Same Thing Goes
    5. On To You
    6. Sounds
    7. 61 Highway
    8. The Needle Threads
    9. Has Been
    10. Time Passes
    11. Note To Self

    billymanzik.com

    Billy Manzik: Lead Vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
    Geoff Hilhorst: piano, organ, keyboard
    Erik Allen: Drums
    Mike Filipowitsch: electric and acoustic guitars, 12 string electric guitar
    Johnny Kerr: bass, percussion, kalimba, harmonica, background vocals
    Shelby Kerr: background vocals
    Jay Hay: tenor sax
    Tom Richards: trombone

    released 2009
    1. On A Road
    2. Hannah
    3. Consigned
    4. Same Thing Goes
    5. On To You
    6. Sounds
    7. 61 Highway
    8. The Needle Threads
    9. Has Been
    10. Time Passes
    11. Note To Self
    billymanzik.com

    Billy Manzik: Lead Vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
    Geoff Hilhorst: piano, organ, keyboard
    Erik Allen: Drums
    Mike Filipowitsch: electric and acoustic guitars, 12 string electric guitar
    Johnny Kerr: bass, percussion, kalimba, harmonica, background vocals
    Shelby Kerr: background vocals
    Jay Hay: tenor sax
    Tom Richards: trombone
    Teppei Kamei: trumpet
    David Baxter: electric and acoustic guitar, banjo
    Chris Wardman: electric guitar

    Produced by Chris Wardman
    Recorded by Jason “Metal” Donkersgoed at The Orange Lounge, Toronto and David Baxter at Knob and Tube, Toronto.
    Mixed by Chris Wardman at the Twilight Lounge
    Mastered by Joao Carvalho

  • Art Bergmann :: What Fresh Hell Is This

    Art Bergmann :: What Fresh Hell Is This

    Sony Music
    Released 1995
    Producer / Guitar

    Plugged.com Review
    Southam
    News Review

    #77 in Chart Magazines Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time
    WINNER :: Best Alternative Album Juno 1996
    http://artbergmann.com/albums/What-Fresh-Hell-Is-This-Art-Bergmann/

    Sony Music
    Released 1995
    Producer / Guitar

    Plugged.com Review
    Southam News Review

    #77 in Chart Magazines Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time
    WINNER :: Best Alternative Album Juno 1996 http://artbergmann.com/albums/What-Fresh-Hell-Is-This-Art-Bergmann/ Beatles in Hollywood (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Genn) Another Train Song In Betweens (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Colin James) Buried Alive (lyrics: Bergmann/Sherri Decembrini, music: Bergmann/Wardman) Guns and Heroin Some Fresh Hell (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Genn/Wardman) Contract (lyrics and music: Bergmann/Wardman) Ms. Jones (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Genn) Demolished (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Genn) Nearer My God To Thee Dive Stop The Time (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Genn/Drake) Art Bergmann: guitars, vocals Chris Wardman: guitar Dave Genn: keyboards Adam Drake: drums Don Binns: bass Anne Bourne: cello Ron Hawkins, Stephen Stanley: background vocals Jim Moore: bass on Beatles in Hollywood Words and music by Art Bergmann, except where noted. Produced by Chris Wardman. Engineered by Lenny Derose. Additional engineering by Brad Haehnel. Digital editing on sonic solutions by Chris Wardman & Brad Haehnel. Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, New York. What Fresh Hell Is This? (Ek 80208) ©, (p) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. Epic is a trademark of Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.

    beatles in hollywood

    (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Dave Genn) There are no absolutes to human misery Things can get worse, hm Humming in the wires No news is good news Sad children of the fates These homeless of the world Gathered here in this bar for a while To forestall going out in the world Yeah, I think of a million things As I ride through the night My dead dad above me I’m down the well If this is hell Turn up the heat If you’re the devil Turn up the god-damned heat I just wanted to be good Like the Beatles in Hollywood You’re a running, baby deer Caught in the headlights Have you ever really faced fear Like a butterfly in drying concrete Laying in the gutter facing the wrong way And the stars aren’t here anymore If I ever get off this bed I’ll believe in you I just wanted to be good Like the Beatles in Hollywood I’m so sick of cake I’m sick of health A drunken rage? Hey, I can do that straight Logically I could reason my way Right back to hell I could medicate myself Right back into a coma Religiously I cook(?) my habit Indulgently All the doctors in the town The nurses in the institution All the philosophers in the world All the priests in the suburbs Couldn’t tell me why Why the woman hurt If they only had a clue They convince you that There’s no such thing as luck You’re so fucked up You need a lawyer to become unstuck I just wanted to be good Like the Beatles in Hollywood Don’t ask me I’ve nothing to say Nobody cares about anybody else anyway I just wanted to be good Like the Beatles in Hollywood

    another train song

    (Bergmann) I saw you at the station Waving and smiling bye-bye No, I’ve never seen you so happy With a ticket in your hand On a train to the east No, don’t ever let me go Don’t let them make me say I told you so baby Baby, baby, don’t get in line Now look who’s crying I saw you on the platform Waving and smiling and looking so fine Your parents are so well informed You follow suit The blind leading the blind No, don’t ever let me go Don’t let them make me say I told you so baby Baby, baby, don’t get in line Now look who’s crying That’s the whole of the law Bye-bye Your parents gave you orders Cursed with a birth certificate A passport and a stamp You’re on a train crossing borders Machine gun nest Barbed wire blessed Holiday camp No, don’t ever let me go Don’t let them make me say I told you so baby Baby, baby, don’t get in line Now look who’s crying That’s the whole of the law Bye-bye That’s the whole of the law Bye-bye

    in betweens

    (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Colin James) album: What Fresh Hell Is This? Hey you All dressed in black In your gravedigger clothes Are you down and dirty Superclean Do you save souls Be damned or saved I don’t like in betweens Black or white I need a girl who’s extreme My tongue goes slack I feel a strange affinity I start heavy breathing In your vicinity Are you damned or saved I don’t like in betweens Black or white I need a girl who’s extreme Are you taking me up Taking me down Dragging my name Through mud all over town Be damned or saved I don’t like in betweens Black or white I need a girl who’s extreme She’s a well-rounded girl With a happy face A renaissance girl Or a family disgrace Hey you All dressed in black In your gravedigger clothes Are you superclean Down and dirty Or do you save souls?

    buried alive

    (lyrics: Art Bergmann/Sherri Decembrini, music: Bergmann/Chris Wardman) Lead me down your garden path Show me my innocent past All the good things I thought were trash All the king’s horses All the queen’s men Couldn’t put me back together again Does it take a genius To understand She says don’t worry My whole life’s a crime Roll over me And I’ll bury you alive Practising students Offer up the cure All the liars talk That hang around here It was the longest day Of the year In my never-ending search For culture and bliss A cup of coffee And a morning kiss How could I ever think There was more than this She says so sorry My whole life’s a crime Roll over me And I’ll bury you alive All the king’s horses All the queen’s men Couldn’t put me back together again Does it take a genius To understand She says so sorry My whole life’s a crime Roll over me And I’ll bury you alive Don’t worry My whole life’s a crime Bury you alive Bury you alive Take me Off this earth For a while…

    guns and heroin

    (Bergmann) Some people never go out I understand why Need something to read about To spice up their lives Others we just can’t stay in No romance no matter how stricken Though poverty is not what it seems I can’t fathom fear So if I seem close to danger What does the bible say Nothing will ever change Safe in our beds Like the rich in their tombs Guns and heroin Guns and heroin Where did the money come from Two weeks out of prison Fifty dollars for a gun Turned into fifty thousand We met two mutual friends She’s a hooker I’m a musician He wants legitimate business God if he only knew it’s the same as… Guns and heroin Guns and heroin Tell me what is your reason for entering our fair state What is your purpose of crossing the border here today What is your business in this beautiful country What are your reasons for entering the USA Guns and heroin Guns and heroin

    some fresh hell

    (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Dave Genn/Chris Wardman) You turn your friends Into your clientele Like a vampire newly-wed Now you’re needing Some fresh little hell Because you’re all nearly dead Knock, knock on my front door You need my money And you want me to score Knock, knock on my front door Give me more and more and more And more and more All your boys Are only sixteen years old You buy them all a car They deliver and collect All the gold They are your rising young stars Knock, knock on my front door You need my money And you want me to score Knock, knock on my front door Give me more and more and more And more and more My city has gone Look in my eyes It’s a bloodless coup An Easy-bake take-over Eastern flower power Penthouse apartment For the money to fill You know you love the smell Now there is just one More or less Story to tell And that is how you fell Knock, knock on my front door You need my money And you want me to score Knock, knock on my front door Give me more and more and more And more and more Like a vampire newly-wed All your brides are nearly dead Your friends Hell, yes, your clientele You take their money Because you love the smell Now you’re needing Some fresh little hell One more down One less story to tell One more down One less story to tell

    contract

    (Bergmann/Chris Wardman) I’ll pollute the world for you Do anything you want me to And I’ll salute your flag – as I do I do all this and enjoy it too I’ll be a real fine drag for you Create a heap of slag for you Mess up your girls – like you do I hang naked in full public view We got a contract, contract Who’s schmoozing who Yeah, I dig my own grave for you Be a total slave for you Go around the world for you Create a monster – and bring it too We got a contract, contract Who’s using who Contract, contract Who’s screwing who Contract, contract Who’s schmoozing who C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T I got my CEO salary What I got C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T I screw my home and family What you want C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Let’s get together And have some drinks and discuss it Aw, heck, here’s a piece of my neck F-R-I-C-T-I-O-N Friction, friction I be a total drag for you Create a heap of slag for you Mess up your girls – like you do I create a monster – and eat it too We got a contract, contract Who’s using who Contract, contract Who’s screwing who We got a contract, contract Who’s using who Contract, contract Who’s screwing who Contract, contract Congratulations

    jones

    (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Dave Genn) She gives me the jones Callin’ all the time She’s got the phone hooked Right into my main-line She gives me a loan She’s a walkin’ talkin’ Shatterin’ chatterbox Jones She’s got my number I’m goin’ under The click of her nails Tappin’ the phone It never fails It’s chills me to the bone She puts me back in jail And drags me ‘way from home She’s got my number I’m goin’ under Jones She gives me the jones It’s in her look The blink of an eye I’m in her book Makes me wanna cry My goose is cooked It makes me wanna die She’s got my number I’m goin’ under Jones She gives me the jones I don’t know why I can’t leave her On her own Maybe if I knew why I could find my way home She’s got my number I’m goin’ under She’s got my number We’ll never slumber Jones She gives me the jones Jones She gives me the jones

    demolished

    (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Dave Genn) You got so wired What did you think Would happen in the first place You got so wired Didn’t think That you would fall from grace You got so wired Wasn’t it all so calculating You got so wired You used to hang on Every single word I’d say You’ll never break This demolition heart You wanna know what it’s like Everything is best kept quiet And a sordid past takes a poke At the future ‘Til the stars fall from the sky It looks the same Thrill me or fill me with shame A sordid past takes a poke At the future The things that are easiest said Don’t impress her What do we have in common Stare out the window And poke fun at all the silly folks What do we have in common Chain smoke cigarettes And sometimes sex It’s something You can recognize When you look Into your lover’s eyes

    nearer my god to thee

    (Bergmann) When you wake up every morning Just to face one more deadline Will you think back on me And admit you were the same kind When you stop all your denying That somewhere inside you There’s someone who’s like me too Who does the things I do When you finally make up your mind To stay for more than just one night Will we find out What you’re really like Isn’t that like me To lie, thieve, cheat, and steal For you isn’t that like you To come around and say I owe you Will you still love me When I’m nearer my god to thee Will you still love me When I’m nearer my got to thee When you’ve made All your arrangements To get out of your house And how to smash your plates and china To disavow your vows Smash your sacred cow Give me a nod of approval Show me a little sign That will make me stronger for you Knowing you’ve made up your mind Isn’t that like me To lie, thieve, cheat, and steal for you Isn’t that like you To come around and say I owe you Will you still love me When I’m nearer my god to thee Will you still love me When I’m nearer my god to thee When you finally make up your mind To stay for more than just one night We’re gonna find out What we’re really like Will you still love me When I’m nearer my god to thee Will you still love me When I’m nearer my god to thee

    dive

    (Bergmann) Got a mouthful of ashes And I got some rope You got a pocketful of plastic I guess you’ve never been broke Long-distance phone call From a noisy bar Says they’ll be digging Through your trash one day I said they already are Hush now baby Don’t you cry Dry your eyes Watch me dive Got a mouthful of ashes And I got some rope You got a pocketful of plastic Guess you’ve never been broke There’s no secrets No they don’t have one Watch ‘em find some food today Before it rots in the sun I long for the night Where I can hide Maybe dream up a life Instead of living this lie Yeah, I love the night I feel safe and warm inside Instead of living this lie Got a mouthful of ashes And I got a gun You got a pocketful of tragic You always had your fun Kid says where’s the car And where are you parked Hmm…maybe in the garage Where I was a star Hush now baby Don’t you cry Dry your tears And watch me dive

    stop the time

    (lyrics: Bergmann, music: Bergmann/Dave Genn/Adam Drake) Start the time Every morning In the rain My life is waiting Get on the bus Who could enjoy this Here on the bus Who will employ us I take the pains To avert my eyes There’s always a psycho With me in his sights I wish For just 5 minutes He’d be on my side I wish For just 5 minutes He’d be on my side Hide behind my paper An item in the news Some kid Got his head blown off Now he’s twenty-one forever A lucky guy Twenty-one forever He stopped the time Count the clocks Count the blocks Count the stops Until I get off I wish For just 5 minutes Stop the time

  • The Watchmen :: Slomotion (Greatest Hits)

    The Watchmen :: Slomotion (Greatest Hits)

    EMI
    2001
    Disc: 2
    1. Cracked (McLaren Furnace Room)
    2. Run & Hide (McLaren Furnace Room)
    Producer
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