Fragile, by Kit Grill

Fragile

by Kit Grill

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1.	Another Time 04:09	buy track
2.	Cherry 03:31	buy track
3.	Duet 03:41	buy track
4.	Wildflower 01:06	buy track
5.	Crash 03:24	buy track
6.	Endless 03:16	buy track
7.	Wandering Sky 02:05	buy track
8.	Romance 02:35	buy track
9.	Carousel 04:08	buy track
10.	Between Us 02:17	buy track
11.	Promise 04:11	buy track

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Work on 'Fragile' began last August at the height of lockdown. Grill locked himself in the recording studio where he found himself experimenting with new sounds and technologies and was able to learn more about the techniques involved in mixing, production and arrangement. "The aim was to write a physical album maintaining an energy throughout and utilising sounds and structures I'm interested in. Using limitation was a big part of the process to push what I used as far as possible. Reading about Robin Guthrie's breakdown of Cocteau Twins minimal setups across different albums and how Prince distorted the Linn Drum Machine were also inspirations."

Musically, 'Fragile' is a more dance-centric record than 2020's 'Ride', with eleven blistering tracks aimed straight for the dancefloor. From the lush, pulsing synths and blistering beats of 'Another Time', to the hazy, sun-soaked 'Wildflower', Grill seeks to create dance music that is endlessly catchy and hugely uplifting. He draws heavily on a Euro-dance influence in his search for pop perfection with melody instrinsic to each track. The Italo disco sound of Giorgio Moroder is never too far away, climaxing with the pumping 'Crash' while the emotive dance of New Order is echoed in 'Wandering Sky' and 'Romance'.

From a visual perspective, ‘Fragile’ is inspired by gothic, renaissance art and architecture. The album artwork is a photograph Grill took on Château d'If, a fortress and former prison located on the Île d'If, the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago, a short distance from Marseille in southeastern France.

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released October 1, 2021

Written, recorded and mixed by Kit Grill
Mastered by Ryan Schabe
Cover photography by Kit Grill

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