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Phil Smith

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We are delighted to welcome pianist, poet and radio producer Phil Smith to the Kit Records fold. Turning his attention away from BBC feature-making and his cult Jazz-Disjunction NTS show, Phil offers us the diaristic, heartfelt and homespun debut 𝘛𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘩.

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𝘛𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘩 is a collection of musical journal entries, spanning Phil's time living in Berlin from 2013—2017. Using sweetly tumbling piano as a jumping-off point, Phil soon flexes his storytelling chops, shifting from scene to scene via voice, folk-jazz arrangements, musique concrète and the occasional techno-synth chugger.

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Don't be fooled by 𝘛𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘩'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, adds an unassuming weight and emotional muscle to this deeply personal source material.

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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.

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