Dear reader, I am going to be very honest with you all. Writing this review, I lost myself. I had been listening to ‘Fragments: Pt. 1’ for a while, trying to put words to paper. Suddenly, my mind stopped searching for a suitable description; Hypnotized, it stopped wandering from thought to thought, instead absorbing all of the soothing and spiritual value contained in the record.
I don’t want to exaggerate, but it felt like being able to connect with a higher state of consciousness, forgetting the many worries plaguing today’s world and entering a mesmerized state of mind. Hilgrove Kenrick will do that to you: empowering his musical prowess towards minimalism and pointillism, the British talent layers sparse and intimate piano chords with gentle textures, resulting in an overwhelming, meaningful listening experience that never lets go.
One of the best ambient records we have heard in a while. ‘Fragments: Pt. 1’ is truly blissful. As Kenrick explains: “A series of intensely intimate piano pieces, as if the listener has opened a door and intruded on the pianist who thought they were playing in privacy with all the raw honesty that comes from performing alone”.
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