Discography
The Aviators' Ball
Matt Owens
All Made Up Records 2014
Matt’s debut album which incorporating elements of jazz, world, classical and folk music. Co-produced with Kirsty Almeida and featuring Neil Yates, Steve Chadwick, Edward Barnwell, and John Ellis alongside vocalists Tom Davies, Ríoghnach Connolly, Zoe Kyoti and Kirsty Almeida with The Souza Wind Quintet.
"The Aviators' Ball is the perfect soundtrack to a film not yet realised, and one of the gorgeous albums that you'll hear this year."Echoes Magazine
Anything You Can Dream
The Magic Beans
2015 Rosehill Media
Latest album from acoustic trio with vocalist Zoe Kyoti and guitarist Ulrich Elbract.
Gas Mark 3 (The Slow Burner)
Baked A La Ska
Limefield Records 2015
Produced – Matt Owens, bass Matt Owens
On their third album Baked A La Ska broaden their production pallet to include everything but the kitchen sink and cooker; tuba, lap steel guitar, tubular bells, bass harmonica, toy piano, theremin, bass sax, stylophone etc. – each instrument adds their flavour to the one true skank whilst singers Kuntri Ranks, Tommy Robot, Frank the Skank, Robin Sunflower, Bulldog Morel and Basil Padprik put their individual icings on top.
Ska of Wonder
Baked A La Ska
Limefield Records 2014
Baked A La Ska’s Christmas album. Bass/arrangements & co-production. Co-writes on Cold Winter Time, Klezmas and Follow That Ska.
Winter Songs
Kirsty Almeida & The Troubadours
All Made Up Records 2011
The album is a collection of ten delightful tracks reflecting both the magic and darkness that the season brings. Bass/arrangements & co-production. Co-written songs Just Cancel Christmas, Shine All Your Light and Cold Lonely Blue
"Once again Kirsty has provided the soundtrack of our lives."Manchester Evening News
Just Desserts
Baked A La Ska
Limefield Records 2012
Baked A La Ska’s second album. Bass/arrangements & co-production. Matt’s original tracks Arabian Nights(featured track) & Road To Life
"Upbeat anthems and dancehall skanking...wouldn't you just love to see this lot live?The Sunday Times
DéjàVoodu
Kirsty Almeida
All Made Up Records 2010.
Produced by Youth and originally released on Decca Records, Kirsty’s brilliant debut album was recorded at State of The Ark studio , London.
Matt contributed bass, brass & string arrangements/orchestrations and co-writes on Spider, Wrong Mr Right, Shine All Your Light & Gather Round.
"...a gorgeous collection of brilliantly written and performed songs...add to that a voice that is by turns delicate and storming, personality that seeps out of every seam and you have an artist and an album to treasure. Delicious."
The Daily Express
Llanita
Kirsty Almeida & Descarga
All Made Up Recods 2004
Recorded in Gibraltar and Manchester, English and Spanish lyrics intertwine over Afro-Cuban rhythms, in an album that captures a variety of moods: from the cheeky bubbliness of Barfly, via the eccentricity of Mi Loca to the epic beauty of Unconditional. Matt contributed bass, arrangements and co-production as well as co-writing most tracks with Kirsty. His re-working of I Heard It Though The Grapevine was featured on several compilation albums.
"Without a doubt this is Latin music with the freshness of a new century."
La Banda Elastica, Latin Alternative Music Magazine, Los Angeles
Baked A La Ska
Baked A La Ska
Limefield Records 2009.
Baked A La Ska’s raucous debut album recorded live at Limefield Studio. Bass/arrangements & co-production. Owens original: New Logic (featured track).
“…irrepressible jollity as an eclectic bunch of songs get supercharged and skanked…Utterly bonkers but irresistible.” Manchester Evening News
ALBATROSS
Kirsty Almeida
5 of Kirsty almieda’s songs feature in this movie soundtrack including Wish You Well which Matt co-wrote.
Patagonia Soundtrack
Kirsty Almeida
Decca 2011
A tango version of Kirsty Almeida & Matt’s tunes The Circle Song features on the movie soundtrack.
Put It On Ice
Ben Williams
2017
Double bass
Wanderlust
Jon Kenzie
2016
Double bass
Wishbone
Zoe Kyoti
2015 Whest Records
Bass on 3 tracks
Beneath The Blue
Ian Reynolds-Young
Limefield 2015
Double bass on the album by singe/songwriter Ian Reynolds-Young
Who Do You Think You Are?
Ben Williams
2015 Jukebox Secret Recordings
Double bass on this album by singer/songwriter Ben Williams
skint and golden
Fabrizio Cammarata & Paolo Fuschi
800A Records 2014
Album from two Sicilian’s, Fabrizio Cammarata (vocals) & Paolo Fuschi (guitar). Recorded in 80Hertz Studio Manchester and mixed in Sicily. Bass guitar on all tracks.
RUMBERO DE CORAZON
Dorance Lorza & Sexteto Café
2013 KHM Music
Salsa CD with London based Colombian salsa band. Matt plays his Ampeg Baby Bass on the album.
Sing A Little Higher
Jon Kenzie
Recorded and produced by Jon Kenzie with a collective of Manchester musicians at Conversion studios in 2013. Double bass.
songs for little boy wonder
Matt Thomas Thompson
2013
Recorded at Toast Studios with producer Chris Hamilton. Double bass/bass guitar
Out of the black
Tiki Black
No Sugar Added (NOSE) Records 2013
Double bass on several tracks
Sunset In Whalley Range
Manchester Music Makers
2008
Bass on all tracks
COUNTRY FOLK IN THIS ADORABLE TOWN
The Seniors
Conscious Music 2013.
Matt contributed double bass to 2 tracks on The Seniors EP.
Black Lung
Ríoghnach Connolly
Limefield Records 2012
Double bass on 6 of the albums tracks.
The Damnation Twist
The Wagon Train
Limefield Records 2009
Billy Buckley’s fantastic Americana album. Matt plays bass on 8 tracks.
The Magic Beans
The Magic Beans
"Uli (guitar) and Matt (Bass) are self-effacing accompanists: they provide minimal velvet for the jewel of Zoe's voice, which is magical (the right word) in its smoothness, nuance and tenderness."Manchester Evening News
Tales From The Irk
John Ellis
2013 Limefield Records
Matt plays bass on St. James’ Infirmary originally recorded with The Manchester Music Makers.
RANDOM EXCESS
Fiona Nehama Abrahami
2009 MusicWomb Ltd
Double bass on several tracks
Swinging & Romancing
Angie King
2011.
Double bass
Cara Robinson & The Bad Habits
Cara Robinson & The Bad Habits
GLP 2009