Safe To Disconnect, by Jonathan Kirby

Safe To Disconnect

by Jonathan Kirby

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Black vinyl edition housed in a high-quality and heavy Stoughton tip-on jacket containing three previously unreleased songs.

For customers in North America, please head over to Jonathan's bandcamp to order your vinyl copy: jonathankirby.bandcamp.com/album/safe-to-disconnect-expanded-addition

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1.	Sussex 03:45	buy track
2.	Vernon 02:23	buy track
3.	Down On The Road By The Street 01:08	buy track
4.	Roslyn 02:02	buy track
5.	Womble 02:19	buy track
6.	Stratford 02:37	buy track
7.	Runnymede 01:29	buy track
8.	Warwick 02:08	buy track
9.	Never My Love 03:31	buy track
10.	Beekman 01:14	buy track
11.	Passyunk 01:31	buy track
12.	Brices Creek 01:14	buy track
13.	Greenleaf 01:05	buy track
14.	Rutherford 01:45	buy track
15.	Smallwood 01:04	buy track
16.	Audobon 00:43	buy track
17.	Chagrin Falls 01:05	buy track
18.	菅刈公園 (Sugekari Park) 01:28	buy track
19.	Bosworth 02:36	buy track
20.	宥実 (Yuumi) 02:52	buy track
21.	美晴 (Miharu) 01:58	buy track

about

Safe to Disconnect was written and recorded during the week of April 5th 2020, at the onset of nationwide orders to shelter in place. Using an electric piano, Moog synthesizer, and an array of antique drum machines and battery powered keyboards, Jonathan Kirby assembled simple and soothing compositions on a 4-track recorder, drawing inspiration from the stillness of his North Carolina environs. During evening walks under towering trees in bloom, melodies would manifest, becoming songs by evening. Each song is named for the Winston-Salem street that it was conceived along.

A limited number of tapes were made available, each containing a unique recording crafted for each individual. These personalized songs served as postcards and wellness checks to those who were experiencing varying shades of the same uncertainty.

The vinyl incarnation of “Safe To Disconnect” was mastered by Emanuele Baratto at Big Snuff Studio and includes three previously unreleased tracks (19, 20, 21). The culmination of this bountiful period of songwriting renders a tender, private songbook that is succinct and engaging, melodic, yet relaxed. Containing nearly 40 minutes of music, this special vinyl edition comes housed in a high-quality Stoughton tip-on jacket, bearing artwork reminiscent of the hand-hewn rag rugs, ubiquitous in the rural south of Kirby's upbringing. As an album, Safe to Disconnect is a cohesive portrait of a casual instrumentalist, crafting comforting melodies, each celebrating the small daily victories of remaining composed and gracefully enduring during a disruptive and disorienting period in human history.

credits

released April 2, 2021

Jonathan Kirby plays: Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Moog Rogue, Moog Opus III, Casio SK1, Farfisa SK 330, Casio MT-18, Yamaha PortaSound 130, Rotel RZ-8 Play Mixer, Roland TR-08, Korg SQ-1, Roland RE-201 Space Echo, Electronic Tanpura, Martin D16 acoustic guitar, kalimba

Mastering by Nene Baratto

Colored rag rug print and product design by Claudia Blum

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