A few days in and I want to take a moment to write about what has happened since Fragile World came out on 28th August, because it has been quite a week.
First, the Bandcamp charts. I genuinely did not expect this. Fragile World went to number one in both the Acid and Braindance categories. Not only that, but Lost Cause Part Two, four years old this week, simultaneously climbed back into the charts and is sitting right behind Fragile World in both. Two albums by the same artist, top two spots. I have been making music since the early 1990s and I have never had a week like this one. I am absolutely buzzing.
Then there is the Choon Review. J. Bishop wrote a full album review that I have read more times than I am prepared to admit. The review goes track by track through the whole record, picking out details in the production and the arrangements that I thought only I would notice. That kind of attentive listening from a reviewer is a rare thing and I am genuinely grateful for it. The verdict: “Highly recommended”, and the observation that Mighty Force has put out some vital electronic records over the years and this one earns its spot among them without question. You can read the full review at the link below. It is worth your time.
Ballacid, whose YouTube channel is one of the best places on the internet for serious electronic music, has featured all twelve tracks from Fragile World on his channel. All twelve. The care and attention that takes is not lost on me at all. If you want to hear the full album on YouTube, his channel is the place to go.
And Damo B has featured Paper Moons on his Outer Limits Radio show, which is exactly the kind of platform this music was made for. Outer Limits has been championing adventurous electronic music for a long time and getting a track on there means a great deal. You can listen to the full show at the link below, Paper Moons is in there.
Damo B, Outta Limits Radio Show 28th August on SoundCloud
It has been an extraordinary few days. The messages from people who have listened, the chart positions, the coverage from people who genuinely understand the music and have taken the time to engage with it properly: all of it is more than I could have hoped for when I started making this album a few years ago.
If you haven’t heard Fragile World yet, it is on Bandcamp and will be emerging on other streaming platforms over the coming weeks. And if you have heard it, thank you. From the bottom of my heart. Thank you.
