Kumiko — Speak/Easy, 2015

'Thoughtful, confident and VERY special...This is a 5 track love letter to your ears that gorgeously combines elements of jazz, indie-slackness and beautifully imagined instrumentation with thoughtful lyrics and fantastic female vocals...There's a lush pace to all this that's really free too...One's to watch and I expect big things... Recommended!' - Jumbo Records on 'Speak/Easy'

Recorded while undertaking a work placement at Czar Street Studios in Leeds, this project was an early attempt at self-producing a significant piece of work. While it won't be winning any production awards, it did provide some excellent experience in the way of managing and completing a complicated project over several months around busy schedules. 

A great many lessons learnt for future projects.

Credits:

Recorded at Czar Street Studios, Leeds in 2015.
Mixed and mastered by Darcy Taranto.
Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Keys and Clarinet by Francesca Pidgeon.
Bass, Udu and Rain Stick by Matthew Nutter.
Drums by Paddy HK.
All extra guitars by Darcy Taranto.
Trumpet on track 5 by Max Galley.
Saxophone on tracks 4 and 5 by Nick Baya.
Artwork by Francesca Pidgeon.
All songs by Kumiko.