Strange News from Another Star

BG — vocals, guitar
Konstantin Tumanov — piano, harmonium, accordion, Hammond, Wurlitzer, glockenspiel, church organ, vocals
Alexander Titov — bass, vocals
Liam Bradley — drums, percussion, vocals
Gleb Grebenshchikov — percussion
Brian Finnegan — flutes, whistles
Andrey Surotdinov — violin
Leo Abrahams — guitar

Carl (CarlaLou1Drop) Benjamin — drums (5)
Tim Hain — bass (5)
Ekaterina Teppanen — kantele (2)
Jody Linscott — percussion (5)
James Larter — percussion (2), glockenspiel (7)
Chris Lord — banjo (3, 6)
Ben Nicholls — ukulele (3, 4), upright bass (2, 4)
Matthew Hurrell O’Connor — bodhran (3)
Phil Ramacon — Hammond organ and Bass Moog (5)
Alasdair Malloy — Glass Armonica (10)
Chris Kimsey — floor tom (8), cowbell (9), backing vocals (3), claps (3, 6), finger cymbal
Andrea Lisa Grant, Chantelle Bartlett — backing vocals (7, 9)
Gavin Dean — backing vocals and claps (3)
Choir (6) — A. Makarevich, A. Vasiliev, E. Fyodorov, S. Gakkel, O. Goncharov
Passing Georgian choir (10), recording organized by V. Levin
Found sounds (1) — A. Ipatovtsev

Strings from the Distant Star
Roman Lytwyniw — violin
Roberts Balanas — violin
Djumash Poulsen — violin
Jordan Bergmans — viola
William Jack — cello (5, 7)
Conducted by James Larter

Winds from the Distant Star
Freddy Wordsworth — trumpet (2, 5, 7, 8)
Joe Bristow — trombone (5, 7, 8)
Eleanor Tinlin — oboe (7, 8)
Matt Kitteringham — bassoon (7)

Recorded at:
Eastcote — George, Gavin Dean
WorldHeartBeat — Jim Sorenson, Robbie Nelson
SNAP — Eoghan O’Dowd
Jonathan Kirshner (SF)
Organ at St. Katharine Church recorded by F. Branchflower
Produced by BG / Chris Kimsey
Mixed & Mastered by Chris Kimsey
Thanks to R. Timashev, D. Nosov, and O. Fyodorov for assistance in organizing the recording.
Graphics / design — S. Milyutin