TEAM RNS PRESENTS

ARTIST: Fragile State

TITLE: Voices From The Dust Bowl

LABEL: Bar De Lune

RIPPER: Team RNS

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RELEASE DATE: 2004-03-01
RIP DATE: 2004-03-02

02 King For A Day                 6:35

06 Stolen Generation              2:21

Fragile State is the moniker of the
British duo Neil Cowley and Ben Mynott,
both highly experienced in the music
industry. Cowley, (keyboards) toured
extensively with Zero 7 and several
other groups. He has gathered an array
of production credits, including Freil
(whose single was on San Francisco's
acclaimed Naked Music Recordings), and
East West Connection. Mynott, a music
journalist, is known for his monthly
jazz/house column in B&S magazine. Bar
De Lune Recordings put out Mynott's sexy,
soulful compilation series titled Nu De
Lune. Cowley and Mynott joined together
as Fragile State after a friendship of
many years, and Quiet Riot released the
duo's first recording, Nocturnal Beats,

Bar De Lune released Fragile States'
debut album, The Facts and the Dreams,
in October 2002, as a CD, and, with Hoop
Dreams, as a 5" and a 12". The aim of the
album, a blend of soul and jazz that was
named after a title in a rare l920s
architecture book from Germany, is to
reflect the dream of a social utopia,
beautiful and fragile. Bar De Lune
released the single The Facts and the
Dreams/Hoop Dreams in September, 2003.

In 2003, following the highly acclaimed
The Facts & The Dreams, Beechwood released
Fragile State's creation Just Got Home,
a compilation of contemporary,
laid-back tunes from fourteen peers
such as Mettle Music, RSL, The Egg,
Hird Feat-Yukimi Nagano, Troublemakers,
and Gare Du Nord.

While creating its own albums during
the early 2000s, the duo also mixed,
arranged, and produced albums for dozens
of various artists, including the albums
Saint Germain Lounge, Best of Buddha,
Chillout Lounge, Sunset Buddha Lounge,
World Beats, and Caf du Monde.
Venturing out into bigger territory,
Fragile State played the Big Chill
Festival in August, 2003, at Eastnor
Castle, Deer Park, England. A single
"Every Day a Story", remix with 4Hero,
major UK act, was released in September,
2003. This was followed in October,
2003, by the duo's first ever UK tour,
sponsored by the UK/worldwide fashion
company, Fred Perry. Fragile State's
laid back grooves and contemporary
chillage continue to successfully
permeate the UK music scene.