FRAGILE

Judy Dyble released her awesome fourth solo album "Talking With Strangers" in 2009. In that album there were number of great artists involved, for example Simon Nicol from Fairport Convention, Jacqui McShee from Pentangle and Robert Fripp, Pat Mastelotto & Ian McDonald from King Crimson. In those recording there were at least three pieces that Judy didn´t feel to fit into album, but she promised they would be released later. Well, year later came vinyl e.p. under name "Fragile", also all these songs were added as bonussongs in later editions of "Talking With Stranger". According to Discogs "Fragile" is on the single´s a-side and two other songs in the b-side, but because here in progarchives is same trackorder as in Spotify, I will follow that.

"Waiting" is acoustic, really ethereal and serene song! Rachel Hall is playing so beautiful violin parts in the end of it and there comes also some great sounding bells! Just so magic piece in it´s whole over six minutes lenght. "Sparkling" continues same direction, although it´s sadder piece. According to Discogs those awesome harpsounds are made by Mellotron! Really you can feel to be in the middle of some fairy tale! "Fragile" is the most different one in these 3 songs. It´s the most electronic one, but there are Judy´s beautiful vocals with great melody!

I think only title song is the one that quite doesn´t remind the material of "Talking With Strangers", it´s more Judy´s first album style. But of course if "Waiting" & "Sparkling" had added into that album in a first place, it would have become too long as vinyl release. So if you are a vinyl lover and you already had "Talking With Stranger", this e.p. will be excellent addition to you! As a CD-guy it´s harder, because these three songs are not bonuses in the same "Talking With Stranger" cd for some reason, "Fragile" is bonus in Norwegian 2010 re-release and "Waiting" & "Sparkling" in UK 2013 reissue.