''This Fragile Moment'' is the sole album by the art rock music collective of the same name, released in 2009. This Fragile Moment were a collective including the British singer
Toyah Willcox
Toyah Ann Willcox (born 18 May 1958) is an English musician, actress, and TV presenter. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Willcox has had eight top 40 singles, released over 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over 40 stage plays an ...
, bass player Chris Wong (of Toyah's other band
The Humans), producer and
touch guitar
The touch guitar is a stringed instrument of the guitar family which has been designed to use a fretboard-tapping playing style. Touch guitars are meant to be touched or tapped, not strummed.
History
The touch or tapping technique was formally ...
ist
, and the Estonian duo Fragile (drummer Arvo Urb and guitarist
Robert Jürjendal).
The album comprises
experimental
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songs derived largely from live-in-the-studio group improvisations. It was conceived and recorded in
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...
,
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
, within several days in June 2009. The album was released on the German label Unsung Records. Though the sleeve notes quote 2010, early copies were sold exclusively via Unsung Records' online store in November 2009.
Track listing
All songs by Arvo Urb, Robert Jürjendal, Toyah Willcox, Markus Reuter, Chris Wong (lyrics by Toyah Willcox)
# "Stones" – 5:27
# "Break the Mould" – 5:08
# "Don't Even Try" – 8:51
# "Run with Me" – 5:18
# "Boredom Is a Killer" – 6:07
# "Fragile" – 4:40
# "Blow the Pain Away" – 2:30
# "Born Broken" – 4:50
# "In Estonia" – 5:06
Personnel
*
Toyah Willcox
Toyah Ann Willcox (born 18 May 1958) is an English musician, actress, and TV presenter. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Willcox has had eight top 40 singles, released over 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over 40 stage plays an ...
– voice
*
Robert Jürjendal – guitar (right channel), electronics
* Arvo Urb – drums, percussion, editing
* Chris Wong – bass guitar
*
–
touch guitar
The touch guitar is a stringed instrument of the guitar family which has been designed to use a fretboard-tapping playing style. Touch guitars are meant to be touched or tapped, not strummed.
History
The touch or tapping technique was formally ...
(left channel), electronics, production
* This Fragile Moment – production
*
Lee Fletcher – production assistance, mastering
* Indreko Anni – engineering
* Ritxi Ostáriz – art direction and design
References
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2009 albums
Experimental music albums
Toyah Willcox albums