Artist  : Andrew Hargreaves
Title   : Defragment (Special 2CD Edition)
Genre   : Electronic
Year    : 2010
Date    : 09/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks  : 24
Label   : Lacies Records
Source  : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length  : cd1: 40:44 cd2: 27:06
Size    : 82,9 MB

Tracklist:
----------

CD1

01.Between The Left And Right Hand        02:13
02.Just Us Together                       03:35
03.Handwritten Notes                      05:52
04.The Action Of Memory                   01:24
05.Variation Is Repetition                03:00
06.Reason And Instinct                    03:17
07.Mystical And Secret Sayings            04:09
08.Confusion In Consequence               03:11
09.With Some Liberties                    02:51
10.Hold To The Truth                      05:41
11.The Mind String And How To Pull It     02:03
12.Novena For A Recividist                03:28

CD2

01.A Veteran At Twenty-Nine               02:26
02.Song For Nowhere                       04:04
03.Personal Evacuation Plan               02:11
04.Hold To The Truth                      03:15
05.Waltz For Alice                        01:02
06.Trained By Kindness                    01:56
07.With Some Liberties                    02:25
08.Technical Support                      01:06
09.Ten Nights In A Bar Room               03:22
10.Cause For Concern                      01:18
11.Not Very Talkative                     02:17
12.Variation Is Repetition                01:44
                                         -------
                                          67:50 min

From Boomkat:

*STRICTLY LIMITED DOUBLE-DISC EDITION
FEATURING 12 BONUS TRACKS IN HANDMADE
PACKAGING - 125 COPIES ONLY* Best known
as one half of The Boats, Andrew
Hargreaves has also been spotted plying
his trade under pseudonyms such as Beppu
and Tape Loop Orchestra, though here he
steps out from behind his alternate
guises and releases a new solo album
under his own name.  Back in July,
Hargreaves released Fragments, a
ludicrously limited (50 copies)
collection of out-takes and off-cuts
from a (then) forthcoming long-player.
Defragment is that long-player, and
quite wonderful it is too.  Recorded
between such venerable and exotic
locations as Barcelona, Tokyo and
Burnley, Defragment finds Hargreaves
taking piano and electronic programming
as the starting point for his
compositions, whilst intermittently
calling upon the cello (and on one
occasion, musical saw) of regular cohort
Danny Norbury.  At the piano Hargreaves
plots his way through understatedly
lyrical passages that tug at the
heartstrings without resorting to
sentimentality; there seems to be a
minimalist style at work here that
recalls Ryuichi Sakamoto's
collaborations with Alva Noto, yet true
to the form of his prior work,
Hargreaves instils a tangible sense of
warmth in his recordings.  Amidst a
prickly, glitch-riddled electronic
backdrop, standouts like 'Mystical And
Secret Sayings' and 'Variation Is
Repetition' find Hargreaves keying his
way through a typically inviting
production that neatly contrasts the
subtle erosion of those instrumental
recordings with a distinct digital
cleanliness.  Meanwhile, Norbury's
contributions to pieces 'Just Us
Together', 'Handwritten Notes' and
'Confusion In Consequence' give the
album that extra lift when necessary -
the latter in particular proving to be
especially powerful, its muted piano
colours and drowsy strings conspiring to
create a very autumnal sound palette.
If you've ever fallen for Hargreaves'
music previously, whether alone or with
The Boats, Defragment is sure to enrich
and beguile. Supplementary is a
substantial companion disc compiling
additional tracks and alternate mixes.
Once again, Danny Norbury is on board
for a few tracks, including the
anthemic, click-beat backed post-rock of
'Song For Nowhere' and the tape hiss-
laden 'A Veteran At Twenty-Nine'.
Lovely.



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Artist  : Andrew Hargreaves
Title   : Defragment (Special 2CD Edition)
Genre   : Electronic
Year    : 2010
Date    : 09/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks  : 24
Label   : Lacies Records
Source  : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length  : cd1: 40:44 cd2: 27:06
Size    : 82,9 MB

Tracklist:
----------

CD1

01.Between The Left And Right Hand        02:13
02.Just Us Together                       03:35
03.Handwritten Notes                      05:52
04.The Action Of Memory                   01:24
05.Variation Is Repetition                03:00
06.Reason And Instinct                    03:17
07.Mystical And Secret Sayings            04:09
08.Confusion In Consequence               03:11
09.With Some Liberties                    02:51
10.Hold To The Truth                      05:41
11.The Mind String And How To Pull It     02:03
12.Novena For A Recividist                03:28

CD2

01.A Veteran At Twenty-Nine               02:26
02.Song For Nowhere                       04:04
03.Personal Evacuation Plan               02:11
04.Hold To The Truth                      03:15
05.Waltz For Alice                        01:02
06.Trained By Kindness                    01:56
07.With Some Liberties                    02:25
08.Technical Support                      01:06
09.Ten Nights In A Bar Room               03:22
10.Cause For Concern                      01:18
11.Not Very Talkative                     02:17
12.Variation Is Repetition                01:44
                                         -------
                                          67:50 min

From Boomkat:

*STRICTLY LIMITED DOUBLE-DISC EDITION
FEATURING 12 BONUS TRACKS IN HANDMADE
PACKAGING - 125 COPIES ONLY* Best known
as one half of The Boats, Andrew
Hargreaves has also been spotted plying
his trade under pseudonyms such as Beppu
and Tape Loop Orchestra, though here he
steps out from behind his alternate
guises and releases a new solo album
under his own name.  Back in July,
Hargreaves released Fragments, a
ludicrously limited (50 copies)
collection of out-takes and off-cuts
from a (then) forthcoming long-player.
Defragment is that long-player, and
quite wonderful it is too.  Recorded
between such venerable and exotic
locations as Barcelona, Tokyo and
Burnley, Defragment finds Hargreaves
taking piano and electronic programming
as the starting point for his
compositions, whilst intermittently
calling upon the cello (and on one
occasion, musical saw) of regular cohort
Danny Norbury.  At the piano Hargreaves
plots his way through understatedly
lyrical passages that tug at the
heartstrings without resorting to
sentimentality; there seems to be a
minimalist style at work here that
recalls Ryuichi Sakamoto's
collaborations with Alva Noto, yet true
to the form of his prior work,
Hargreaves instils a tangible sense of
warmth in his recordings.  Amidst a
prickly, glitch-riddled electronic
backdrop, standouts like 'Mystical And
Secret Sayings' and 'Variation Is
Repetition' find Hargreaves keying his
way through a typically inviting
production that neatly contrasts the
subtle erosion of those instrumental
recordings with a distinct digital
cleanliness.  Meanwhile, Norbury's
contributions to pieces 'Just Us
Together', 'Handwritten Notes' and
'Confusion In Consequence' give the
album that extra lift when necessary -
the latter in particular proving to be
especially powerful, its muted piano
colours and drowsy strings conspiring to
create a very autumnal sound palette.
If you've ever fallen for Hargreaves'
music previously, whether alone or with
The Boats, Defragment is sure to enrich
and beguile. Supplementary is a
substantial companion disc compiling
additional tracks and alternate mixes.
Once again, Danny Norbury is on board
for a few tracks, including the
anthemic, click-beat backed post-rock of
'Song For Nowhere' and the tape hiss-
laden 'A Veteran At Twenty-Nine'.
Lovely.



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