Grafts is a solo studio album by Canadian composer, musician, and arranger Kara-Lis Coverdale. It was released on 26 April 2017 through Boomkat Editions.
Background Kara-Lis Coverdale is a Canadian composer, musician, and arranger. She was born in Ontario and attended music school at the University of Western Ontario. In 2010, she moved to Montreal. She released A 480 (2014) and Aftertouches (2015). Grafts was released on 26 April 2017 through Boomkat Editions. It consists of one composition separated into three parts: '2c', 'Flutter', and 'Moments in Love'.
Grafts was reissued in an expanded edition on 15 July 2020 through Boomkat Editions. It includes a 20-minute piece, "Undo", on the B-side. In addition to a digital release, the expanded reissue edition was made available on gold-colored vinyl, with a new artwork and program notes written by Coverdale, limited to 700 copies.
Critical reception
Andrew Ryce of Resident Advisor commented that "Coverdale's interests in classical and experimental electronic approaches have tended to exist in separate spheres." He added, "On Grafts, she brings them together beautifully." Thea Ballard of Pitchfork stated, "With Grafts, Coverdale seems to propose a decidedly agnostic vision of what devotional electronics could mean in our contemporary moment, folding a natural awareness of technology's forms into music that feels insistently about being present."
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Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
Kara-Lis Coverdale – performance, recording, mixing, art direction Matt Colton – mastering Boomkat – artwork
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