Composed, by Chris Fry

Composed

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pfm2007 First saw Chris play with Magenta at Baja Prog. Such a great melodic player. This is a magnificent collection of acoustic playing. You are one of a kind. Absolutely love it!

Rhidian Williams Jaunty, pastoral, moving, intricate, self-contained, and rather lovely. Favorite track: Spain.

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1.	Prelude 01:27	buy track
2.	Diablo 21 03:03	buy track
3.	Spain 04:03	buy track
4.	Parachutes 04:56	buy track
5.	Estrellita 03:08	buy track
6.	Shadow Dancer 05:24	buy track
7.	Verona Porteno 05:15	buy track
8.	Down 04:28	buy track
9.	Time 05:06	buy track
10.	Secret Garden 05:48	buy track

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While vocalist Christina Booth provides Magenta with their focal point and keyboardist Rob Reed is the all-round instrumentalist, it’s guitarist Chris Fry who is arguably the unsung hero among the triumvirate at the Welsh proggers’ core.
His debut solo album, Composed (released in 2012) offers another perspective on this talented player. Fry cites both Jimi Hendrix and classical guitarist Julian Bream as his key influences – two diametrically opposed players.
Composed owes considerably more to the former than the latter, and is an all-instrumental album of 10 tracks featuring Fry on all manner of acoustic guitars and mandolin, backed solely by some programming and violin.
Fry is a remarkably dextrous player but the pleasant surprise here is just how engaging the music is. An album like this has the potential to be rather one-note, but with a series of memorable tunes on offer this is an unexpected treat for those mellower moments.

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released June 4, 2022

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