Handmade (Gravity Noir album)

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Handmade
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Released1 December 2016
Recorded2016 at Gravity Studios, Antwerp [1]
Genre
Length1:13:02
Label CD Baby, Gravity Productions, Indieplant
Producer
Gravity Noir chronology
The Early Years
(2016)
Handmade
(2016)
Liberation
(2017)
Singles from Handmade
  1. "Mystery Knight"
    Released: 7 April 2016
  2. "Mind The Gap"
    Released: 18 April 2016
  3. "Giving Up On Music (Summer Dance Remix)"
    Released: 6 June 2016
  4. "Another Dimension (Dementia)"
    Released: 15 August 2016
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Handmade is the second album by the British EDM band Gravity Noir, released in 2016 by Gravity Productions, CD Baby, and Indieplant. [3] The album was originally released in the Netherlands but almost simultaneously worldwide. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Overview

Handmade was Gravity Noir's second studio album after years of silence and subsequent reformation in 2016. Distancing from creating cover versions and completely dedicated to produce new songs. Patrick J. A. Knight, singer and founder of Gravity Noir, has revived his life's work with this production. [7] With the collaboration of both old and new group members, they have managed to release their first real studio album. The album had provided 4 new singles. It struggled to find its way commercially, but one single, 'Another Dimension (Dementia)' managed to get the attention of the press. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] Other singles released from this album are, 'Mystery Knight', 'Mind The Gap' and 'Giving Up On Music (Summer Dance Remix)'. [14] [15] [16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Welcome to My Gravity"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight5:04
2."Jack Your Body (I Want It)"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight4:46
3."Movement, No.1 (Organised)"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight4:16
4."Movement, No.2 (Industrial)"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight2:09
5."Movement, No.3 (Reaction)"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight3:18
6."Run Away"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight4:53
7."This Solar System"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight4:04
8."Too Hot"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight3:58
9."Voulez Vous Danser?"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight3:52
10."Another Dimension (Dementia)"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight, Gravity Noir5:06
11."Giving Up On Music"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight4:24
12."Mystery Knight"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight5:24
13."Mind The Gap"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight5:03
14."The Sun (Wake Up)"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight2:34
15."The Moon (Moon River)" (Featuring Andrew Williams) Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Patrick J. A. Knight, Gravity Noir1:52
16."The Stars (Exit)"Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight2:35
17."Giving up on Music" (Summer Dance Remix, Bonus Track)Patrick J. A. Knight, Gravity NoirPatrick J. A. Knight5:00
18."Jack Your Body" (Instrumental, Bonus Track)Patrick J. A. KnightPatrick J. A. Knight4:47

Personnel

Production personnel

Release details

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog
US + NL2016 CD Baby, A Gravity Production, IndieplantCD200018595

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