Folly (2013) by Kitchens of Distinction
Folly was the final Kitchens of Distinction record and was originally released by 3 Loop Music on 30th September 2013
1. Oak Tree
2. Extravagance
3. Disappeared
4. Photographing Rain
5. Japan To Jupiter
6. Wolves/Crows
7. No Longer Elastic
8. I Wish It Would Snow
9. Tiny Moments, Tiny Omens
10. The Most Beautiful Day
* bonus track
11. Extravagance - Original Lyric Version
“These songs came together over a two-year period which began in June 2011 and finished during April 2013. As with all songs by Kitchens of Distinction, new and old, they began with the musical structure first, the tune and lyrics coming later. With these songs I wrote the initial music, with KOD guitarist Julian Swales shaping them, suggesting tempo changes, structure changes, and providing the trademark sonic embellishments of his galactic guitar cascades. Dan Goodwin, original KOD drummer, added percussion and rhythm programming support. They were recorded in my studio in Derbyshire and at Julian’s studio in Brighton. The songs were mixed with Pascal Gabriel in April 2013 when I was recovering from a nephrectomy and winter would not leave us.” Patrick Fitzgerald
“Euphoric and uncompromising, Folly is up there with KOD’s best work.” Q MAGAZINE
“KOD’s first album in 19 years reassembles the heady blend of poetics and lush textures that made them, secretly, one of the best British bands of the early ’90s” UNCUT
“Folly rivals 1991’s Strange Free World as their best – dazzling waves of multilayered/colored sounds… can we hope for more albums like this masterpiece?” THE BIG TAKEOVER
“I can listen to a British Sea Power record and think: ‘You know what? Kitchens Of Distinction were ahead of their time.’”
STEVE LAMACQ / BBC RADIO / 2013
Tracklist
| 1. | Oak Tree | 4:47 |
| 2. | Extravagance | 5:08 |
| 3. | Disappeared | 3:42 |
| 4. | Photographing Rain | 4:24 |
| 5. | Japan To Jupiter | 5:05 |
| 6. | Wolves/Crows | 4:46 |
| 7. | No Longer Elastic | 3:39 |
| 8. | I Wish It Would Snow | 3:59 |
| 9. | Tiny Moments, Tiny Omens | 3:33 |
| 10. | The Most Beautiful Day | 3:36 |
| 11. | Extravagance - Original Lyric Version | 5:09 |
Credits
Made by Patrick Fitzgerald | Julian Swales | Dan Goodwin
With help from:
Pascal Gabriel
The Kitchenettes (Ahmadzadeh/Clay/Davies/Martin/McAlmont)
Patrick Hannan (extra drums on Photographing Rain)
Art by Karl Harris
Recorded in Brighton and Derbyshire
Mixed by Pascal Gabriel
Mastered by Keiron McGarry
© + ℗ Patrick Fitzgerald and Julian Swales
License
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Patrick Fitzgerald, singer and bass player in Kitchens of Distinction. After Kitchens he was: Fruit, one half of three fabulous duos - Lost Girls | The April Seven | Oskar's Drum - and solo he is Stephen Hero. He has been releasing records under all these guises and more since 1987.