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Cat-No:KR60
Release-Date:02.08.2024
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Phil Smith - Januaries (Am Anfang)
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Phil Smith - To the Train
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Phil Smith - At Least We Got to Sit on the Ground, Pt. 1 & 2
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Phil Smith - Made / Found (For C)
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Phil Smith - Imperfect / Conditional
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Phil Smith - Januaries (Am Fenster)
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Phil Smith - She Translates
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Phil Smith - Abwaschen
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Phil Smith - Improvisation on Our City (For Lyra)
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Phil Smith - Brücke
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Phil Smith - Stoopy
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Phil Smith - Prelude for the Hinterhof (To LG)
We are delighted to present the debut record by pianist, poet and radio producer Phil Smith. Turning his attention away from BBC feature-making, and his cult Jazz-Disjunction NTS show, Phil offers us the diaristic, heartfelt and homespun "Tagebuch". "Tagebuch" is a collection of musical journal entries, spanning Phil's time living in Berlin from 2013—2017. Using sweetly tumbling piano as a starting point, he flexes his storytelling chops, shifting from scene to scene via voice, folk-jazz arrangements, musique concrète and the occasional techno-synth chugger. Don't be fooled by Phil's back-of-envelope charm, this is an expertly-crafted radio biopic without words; the minutiae of life percolated through layers of accordion, U-Bahn harmonics and beer foam. A talented cast of guests and friends, notably multi-instrumentalist Zac Gvi, add an unassuming weight and emotional muscle to this deeply personal source material. Recommended if you like John Carroll Kirby, Penguin Cafe Orchestra or Alabaster DePlume. The vinyl edition of "Tagebuch" comes complete with a book of poems and photos by Phil. More