| DateAdded | Artist | Title | Format | Price | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2011 | Ya Ho Wa 13 | Pain / A Thousand Sighs | 7" | $7.99 | "Most-sincere moments of unmediated clarity/genius from improvisational psych-rock collective Ya Ho Wa 13. Father Yod's spiritual encirclement and their well-jocked music tends to be discombobulated at best, but these songs record a very different story: brahmanic ascension, heart-wrenching expression, a beautiful simplicity and sincerity that shines through immediately and captivates with our first utterances of astonishment. This, my children, is the real art. 'Pain' & 'A Thousand Sighs' can go blow for blow with the most celebrated of the 1970's rock/psych/experimental cannon, moments of revelation that break through the cult of personality and attempt something much more universal than a simple exercise in improvisation. An essential release." | |
| 9/30/2005 | Ya Ho Wha | Penetration, An Aquarian Symphony | CD | $18.99 | Swordfish | "Official reissue of this album from 1974 - one of the heaviest albums from Father Yod and crew. Along with I'm Gonna Take You Home, it's just the best - one of the finest sacred space cadet acid-mantra psychedelic death trips of all time, for sure. Captain Father Yod moans & groans a perfect vocal chime over the top of the searing guitar rip of "Djin" and a massive cloak of tribal percussion and general peaked whatsis. Touched & tipped by higher forces you can only dream of - this contain the most intense passages created by the band Ya Ho Wa 13. One of the best album covers of all time, too. 'This was called an 'Aquarian Symphony' back in 1974 to herald through music, the coming of the Aquarian Age, September 17th, 2003. It was ahead of it's time. Now it's time has come!'" - Djin Aquarian, (guitarist), May, 2003. |
| 5/7/2004 | Ya Ho Wha 13 | I'm Gonna Take You Home | CD | $18.99 | Swordfish | "New reissue of this all-time classic from 1974, licensed directly from Father Yod's Source Foundation in Hawaii. Previously only available as a long gone bootleg or as part of the 13CD Capt. Trip box, now readily available. This is one of deepest Ya Ho Wha albums, right up there with Penetration. 'The ultimate acid album ever! These seminal west coast weirdsters are rumoured to have had members of the 13th Floor Elevators and Sky Saxon involved and perform with them. True or not, this album is extremely rare and musically very, very weird! This mystical and drug-influenced collection of lysergic acid heads created some of the scariest sounds ever, definitely NOT for the faint hearted. After you light the blue touch paper, stand well back, because this toxic concoction will liquidize any cerebral matter within a 10 metre radius! Manic, screamed vocals are accompanied by relentless 100% twisted guitar on this mega rare platter. Presented in its original and totally authentic gatefold sleeve with the 'lovers and the chariot' tarot card cover and the proclamation 'divine communion time is here, little kitties -- YA HO WA 009 --Licensed to give life!' 'I could write a book on the cover. It is an absolute masterpiece of design, and probably the greatest cover in music history. Suffice it to say if you were to fully grasp the meaning and symbology of it, you would have the keys to magically transform your person and environment into your hearts desire and ride the chariot of god into the future of your own will, one with god.' -- Djin Aquarian (Guitar) on I'm Gonna Take You Home.'" – FE |
| 6/27/2009 | Ya Ho Wha 13 | Magnificence In The Memory | CD | $13.99 | Drag City | "The legendary Father Yod was a wealthy man, with a rich inner life, a family of disciples that loved him, many, many women and seemingly unlimited power. So why at the height of his success, did he choose to spend his time playing rock and roll? Having a band in residency at Father House provided him and all his children with another path to travel in their never-ending search for experience and wisdom. Taking time out from their busy schedule as Father's students and spiritual seekers in the Source Family, Sunflower, Octavius, Pythias and Djin took instruments in hand and, at a mere gesture from Father, turned up the amps and began tapping into the cosmos. First, they recorded themselves. The energy was good. Equipped by Father with instruments and effects pedals to ensure that they could create music that came 'from the spheres,' their sounds provided spiritual growth to everyone in the Source Family. After a time, Father became the lead singer, as 'a way to record wisdom in a modern, youth-oriented way,' Djin tells us. And YaHoWha 13 was born with Sunflower, Octavius and Djin. The music was recorded at a studio in the Father House on a TEAC 4-track reel-to-reel machine and was released on the Source Family's Higher Key Records label. In a couple short years, nine LPs were created, to be sold at the Source Restaurant and at YaHoWha 13 shows. Much sought-after items today, they've all been reissued. Even more exciting is the material that wasn't released - enough music to fill over sixty albums, all of them mind-blowers. Skimmed from the riches in Isis Aquarian's vaults (by Dave Nuss of the No-Neck Blues Band), the nine tracks on Magnificence in the Memory run the gamut of YaHoWha 13's rainbow of styles, from the whispered funk of 'Camp of the Gypsies' to the screaming and stomping of, well, 'Camp of the Gypsies.' Storming through moments with abandon, Father and his Sons never repeated themselves, committing everything they did to tape in a single take. The capacity of their riffs and grooves to sound like German rock bands of several years previous or the as-yet-uncreated avant sounds from the indie rock movement a decade away is testament to their ability to tap the source of human inspiration. Adds Octavius, 'These cuts will always be a source of inspiration.' The songs on Magnificence in the Memory were chosen to provide a non-stop exciting listening experience for Source fans and neophytes alike - and as Sunflower has stated, 'Father's music is our legacy and represents the voice of the times.'" |
| 9/30/2005 | Ya Ho Wha 13 | Re-Visiting Father and the Source Family | DVD | $27.99 | Swordfish | "This 2 1/2 hour documentary traces the history of the Source Family, Father Yod/Ya Ho Wha/the man formally known as Jim Baker. Going back to the Beatnik era of the late '50s when Baker ran a sandal shop in Hollywood it goes through the origins of the Family in Los Angeles in 1967 to the dispersal in the mid '70s. Many of the original members of the Family are interviewed and the new and extensive footage from the '70s is featured throughout. For anyone who has been fascinated by this mysterious cult/commune, this documentary should provide the answers to most questions and allow you to make up your own mind as to who Father Yod / Ya Ho Wha / Jim Baker was. 'A story that not even Hollywood could have scripted to be more entertaining.'" NTSC format DVD, Region 0. |
| 11/15/2008 | Ya Ho Wha 13 | Sonic Portation | CD | $15.99 | Prophase | "Back in the early '70s a curious group owned and operated a health food restaurant in Los Angles. The Source Family was a religious group of young people centered around the father figure of Father Yod, a WWII flying ace and spiritual searcher. This group of young people also performed improvisational music backing Father Yod under the name Yahowa 13. When Father Yod died in a hang gliding accident in 1975, the group dispersed. In 2007, with the publishing of a book about the Source Family, the original Yahowa 13 reunited for some shows and did some studio recordings. These are the long awaited results, the first studio recordings in over 30 years by Yahowa 13! Original members Djin, Octavius and Sunflower jam out like the ensuing years never happened. Incredible improv pieces with mind melting guitar and the psychedelic low end throb that all Yod fans will immediately recognize. Literally, the best reunion album of all time!" |
| 4/25/2008 | Ya Ho Wha 13 | The Feather of Wisdom | LP | $20.99 | Phoenix | "Sound at One is pleased to present the first Yahowa 13 album in 33 years on a new subsidiary, "Phoenix Records," releasing music specifically oriented towards the elevation of consciousness. This is a recording of the Yahowa 13 reunion show in San Francisco, November 2007. This live document reveals that the band's music remains completely burnt. Hand silk-screened, edition of 500, full color fold-out poster insert designed by Arik Moonhawk Roper." |
| 10/26/2004 | Ya Ho Wha 13 | The Operetta | CD | $18.99 | Swordfish | "The psychedelic find of the decade-their long-lost final magnum opus. Rumoured to exist for years-often put down as just rumour though. Here it is, unearthed from tapes thought lost forever but now found after nearly 30 years. The first thing to be released from Ya Ho Wha 13 since 1975. In the spring of 1975 the Family was homeless and was travelling on the West Coast after having been driven out of Hawaii by local laws (they would return later that year for what would be the final time with Father). Ya Ho Wha had taken a spontaneous journey to the East which had culminated in his initiation in the Great Pyramid of Egypt on Easter Sunday. Upon his return to the San Francisco area a warehouse in Corte Madeira was rented for the Family to gather for their Aquarian style morning meditations and meetings to greet the dawn. This is where The Operetta came down. It represents the first musical channelling from the time after Ya Ho Wha's Easter Ressurrection in the Great Pyramid (returning transformed) and the last total musical recording he would make with the band. The 6 pieces which make up The Operetta form the culmination of all the YaHoWhan recordings -- thunderous percussion, massive psychedelic guitar swirlings are all vying for space with Ya Ho Wha's spontaneous chanting in this intense journey into inner self. The final and most awesome of all their creations." 1975 recordings that was issued (and still available) as a double vinyl lp earlier in 2004. |
| 5/16/2010 | Yair Yona | Remember | 7" | $7.99 | Great Pop Supplement | Edition of 300 copies on clear vinyl, numbered in circular die cut sleeves. "Stunning debut 45 from amazing Israeli slide / picker Yair Yona. Much admired by the likes of Glenn Jones and the late great Jack Rose, the single here features 3 fabulous tracks of killer 6 / 12 string acoustic guitar, Weissenborn (an acoustic slide guitar), Resonator guitar, Bass and Banjo, over a layered drone backing, an awesome EP in cool circular packaging..." |
| Yamada, Chisato | Fantastic World | CD | $15.99 | PSF | "Here Yamada's amazingly vibrant, percussive attack and spirit power are featured in two avant settings. Two tracks recorded late last year feature Keiji Haino on guitar and percussion, amply fulfilling Kan Mikami's prediction that these two masters would create a fuckin' immense music if they ever met. The other three tracks are a suite for contemporary flute/percussion trio and tsugaru-jamisen, composed by Ken'ei Sasamori, recorded in 1978 and promptly lost for the next 17 years. Yamada is a true out-on-the-edge innovator, and these classic recordings prove that his experimental leanings have a long history. Yamada's age (he's now in his sixties) has only served to increase his unique power 7and authority. An essential, and too little known voice!" | |
| 12/2/2008 | Yamamoto Seiichi & Acid Mothers Temple | Giant Psychedelia | double CD | $18.99 | Acid Mothers Temple | Live recording from AMT Festival vol. 6 on December 8, 2007. This is dbl CD set with 6 panel card board jacket limited to 1000 copies. Recorded on digital 16 track multi recording system. Features: Yamamoto Seiichi : guitar, voice (Boredoms, Omoide Hatoba, Rovo, etc) -- Tsuyama Atsushi : bass, voice (Omoide Hatoba, AMT & TMP U.F.O., AMT SWR, etc) -- Shimura Koji : drums (AMT & TMP U.F.O., AMT & TCI, Miminokoto, ex.High Rise, ex.Mainliner, ex.Nagisa Nite, ex.White Heaven, etc) -- Higashi Hiroshi : synthesizer (AMT & TMP U.F.O., AMT & TCI, Galax, Cosmic Dew) -- Tabata Mitsuru : freak out, voice (AMT & TCI, Zeni Geva, ex,Boredoms, Leningrad Blues Machine, etc) -- Kawabata Makoto : guitar (AMT & TMP U.F.O., AMT & TCI, AMT SWR, Gong, ex.Mainliner, etc) with Kuriyama Jun : voice (Jiyujigen, ex.Ox) |
| 3/10/2011 | Yantis, C. | Kerning | LP | $22.99 | Blackest Rainbow | "Debut LP from this American artist formally known as Outrage Is A Hat. Yantis fuses guitar mediations with a multitude of instruments and noises creating a truly individual sound of the outer limits of American primitive sound... Yantis blurs modern noise experimentation with almost classical musicianship at times. The heavy and minimal are laid to together to create on of the most interesting sounds i've heard from a new artist, definitely worth keeping your ear to the ground for more material from Yantis over the course of 2011... Mastered by Pete Swanson. Pressed on virgin vinyl." |
| 2/26/2011 | Yazijian, Ed | Gansrud | LP | $17.99 | HP Cycle | "Second solo full-length from Ed Yazijian, also known for his long running but sparsely documented collaborations with Dredd Foole, featuring eight disparate tracks recorded between 1996 and 2009. Each side starts off with some slow burning guitar (accented by bowed contrabass and violin on side two) that reverberates with an ease past midnight vibe. The album then weaves through a personalized space featuring eastern percussion, mainlined/cosmic violin drones and intercepted radio transmissions from an unknown origin. The record concludes with a contemplative guitar which is enveloped in tape hiss that eases its way in before fading away. The LP pressed in an edition of 350 copies and is presented in a full colour printed sleeve that is at one itself and with the spirits an opaque facsimile." |
| 10/6/2007 | Yazijian, Ed | Six Ways to Avoid the Evil Eye | LP | $14.99 | One Tree | "This album is a reissue of a super limited cd-r from a couple years ago(although it could easily be from another time / galaxy / space / dimension). hey! these are mysterious recordings that seem to be emersed in a innerspace composed entirely of serious reverb jello...all instrumental-style with loads of tabla and slide guitar and inter-national/ continental/other worldly intruments & sounds. the artist is Dr. E' weerd Yijji(aka Ed Yazijian) who should be known for his work with serious folks like Dredd Foole and Pete Prescott (Mission of Burma, Volcano Suns) and many others(not to mention occasional live performances with the mighty Sun City Girls). This is his first solo release. Handmade silkscreened covers." |
| 11/6/2010 | Yeh, C Spencer / Jon Wesseltoft | Northern Resonance III-II | LP | $25.99 | 8mm | "Yeh and Wesseltoft met in Oslo, Norway, in the cold winter of 2008. Within the combination between the highly dynamic peaks of Spencer's violin and the warm, eternal continuum produced by Jon's harmonium, they found the key to deliver a flux of epic, organic drones that sound like nothing they have recorded before. Two years later (february 2010), they did it again, same room, same set-up, same magic. The best takes from those sessions are on the two sides of this Lp. This is the sound of the Norwegian fjords, so powerful and bright like a 'northern resonance', as perfectly defined by its title. The cover artwork by Lasse Marhaug give the final touch to this gem. Ageless. Full colour pro-printed cover, edition of 300 copies." |
| 3/6/2010 | Yeh, C. Spencer | Bergen | CDR | $7.99 | Dronedisco | "Live set of violin and voice from Landmark at the Kunsthall Bergen, Norway, early 2010. "Landmark is foremost a space for new medias and cross-genre art. In addition to the artistic activity, it also serves the function of being a restaurant and bar. The space itself is designed and adapted for screening of videos, electronic art, concerts, DJs, movies and lectures." -- Last.fm. With glued covers and insert. |
| 3/6/2010 | Yeh, C. Spencer | Helsinki FI / Berlin DE / 09-10 | double c34 cassette | $11.99 | Dronedisco | "Two complete live sets of violin and voice spread out over four sides, from Helsinki Finland and Berlin Germany, in 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amplified hands, bow, mouth, throat, air, etc. In chunky vinyl case with insert. Edition of 75." |
| 4/3/2011 | Yeh, C. Spencer | In The Blink Of An Eye/Condo Stress | 7" | $4.99 | DeStijl | "I'm the rabbit who believes in the magic (in a way that a tiny girl can inspire quiet men), and it's the magic that keeps me in the dark (in the larger view, of producing records pursuing 1). Electronics Music, 2). 'Music as Furniture' (Modernistic Music), 3). Music with experimental new vision.) These are Songs that are Those Things. And these are essentially the first of C S Yeh's efforts to be widely available, discounting songs from 2002, documented previously by WHAT THE...? records." |
| 4/16/2007 | Yeh, C. Spencer | Solo Violin 1-10 | LP | $15.99 | Tone Filth | "Minimal & tense recordings from the man behind Burning Star Core. Made up of 10 unproccessed live to tape violin experiments edited from the original tapes issued on Spencer's Drone Disco imprint. The sounds on this record range from tense scrapes to minimal textural drones. A beautiful statement. Edition of 400 copies with 2 color screen print on front, one color on back." |
| 3/6/2010 | Yeh, C. Spencer | Trondheim | CDR | $7.99 | Dronedisco | "Live set of violin and voice from Dokkhuset Jazz Club in Trondheim, Norway, early 2010. "In an artistically converted former pumping station (look through the glass beneath your feet at the old engines), the Dock House is at once an auditorium - where if it's the right night you'll hear experimental jazz or chamber music - restaurant and café-bar. Sip a drink on the jetty or survey the Trondheim scene from its roof terrace." - Lonely Planet. With glued covers and insert. |
| 1/24/2009 | Yeh, C. Spencer + Lasse Marhaug | The Elementary Particles | 7" | $6.99 | Arbor | "This collaborative work between US improviser C. Spencer Yeh (Burning Star Core) and European sound artist Lasse Marhaug is one of the most diverse and rewarding efforts by either artist. It is the result of hours of recording, cut up and spliced together, giving the listener a glimpse into various short snippets of the sessions. Harsh quick sonic blasts, violin scrapes and drones, field recordings, vocal exercises, room clatter and more are used in the process, but the way that they are assembled and woven together provides a nonstop experience that goes best with highly concentrated listening. Still the result is so varied that something new can be heard on every listen; a recording so intense you can never truly grasp what is actually happening; most definitely a highlight in both artists' discographies. In an edition of 400 7"s in proprinted foldover sleeves with art Jose DeDiego and an insert." |
| 11/2/2008 | Yeh, C. Spencer / Sick Llama | split | 7" | $6.99 | Arbor | "The malformed compositions of C. Spencer Yeh and Sick Llama come from opposing spectrums of noise music, though their similarities are undeniable. Whether it be Yeh's solo piece for violin or Sick Llama's gunked tape work, the spirit of improvisation shines through. On Yeh's track, the churning sounds of metal scrapes and light tinges, like crossed electric static and growing, buzzing drones are the result of one violin. His unique approach to the instrument marks him as one of the most exciting improvisers today whether it be with his solo work or through his work in Burning Star Core. Sick Llama's untitled piece is one of his most concise and interesting tracks; crushing and dirty with the hiss of tape static. Coming from the stoned mind of Heath Moreland of Fag Tapes, the expected tape aesthetic is transferred to vinyl with a compilation of cut up compositions, evoking a series of mystery sound sources. In an edition of 500 7"s in proprinited fold over sleeves with art by Maya Miller of Heavy Tapes/Religious Knives." |
| 5/1/2009 | Yeh, C.S. | Songs 2002 | one-sided LP | $11.99 | What The..? | "Songs 2002" are recorded from 2001-2002, having no home and no direction, just being one big question it was decided to pass along and eventually have released, so that the matter is settled and we can all move along to the next. Guitars and words. Another language to learn breathing and another see what dreams to come! Artist Paul Coors designs and silkscreens ghostphoto symmetry cover, 135 copies total at last count." |
| 7/5/2011 | Yek Koo | Oh Woman / Flame Creation (Alone Together #3) | 7" | $5.99 | Emerlad Cocoon | "Helga Fassonaki (of Metal Rouge) returns as Yek Koo with her first new release since last years 'I Saw Myself' on Stunned Records. Gone are the horizontal string-sprawl epics of past, replaced by a new density and compositional focus. Dictaphone guitar-swirl and declamatory vocal preaching atop loping nod-out rhythm samples, you could almost say Yek Koo has gone popŠ.until the b-side hits: a sheet of live industrial slamming recorded at LA's now defunct spiritual hub, the Echo Curio, that sounds like a realtime channelling of Kali. As hard to pin down as ever, the closest point of comparison would be the Morley/Russell spit 7" lathe on Corpus Hermeticum left to percolate in the merciless Californian sun And even that sounds nothing like it. Confusing, enticing, nuanced and brutal. Part 3 of the 'Alone Together' series. Mastered by Pete Swanson. Edition of 300." |
| 10/25/2008 | Yek Koo | Psychic Atonement for Land Deaths | CDR | $9.99 | Digitalis Limited | "Metal Rouge has emerged as los angeles' best kept secret in 2008, but they're luckily getting some air underneath those silver wings. yek koo is another side of that same coin, though. this solo project from helga fassonaki, who is half of metal rouge, shimmers under the weight of leaded gold. "psychic atonement for land deaths" is an excursion through the shadowhills, built on a foundation of lapsteel and head-swirling vocals. it is boundless. on this album, fassonaki pushes new boundaries. with hints of the trails traveled by the likes of heather leigh-murray and fursaxa creeping in from the peripheral, yek koo deconstructs these flowing drones into flecks of silver and gold. these are serious times and this is serious stuff for all that ails you. limited to 81 copies." |
| 1/22/2011 | Yellow Crystal Star | Rainbow Bridge To Nonlocality | LP | $14.99 | Oms-b | "Whoa this is super chilled and mega mellow with tranquil almost new age vibes emanating from the grooves. There's even some sounds of little birds tweeting. Then things switch up a little with fluctuating tones and euphoric drones giving a transcendental mood to proceedings. I mean you could probably have guessed where this was going from the title really... Get some incense and get on the road to Nirvana. There's even some brief vocal chants smattered here and there to assist you on your journey. The artwork reflects the spiritual / religious possibilities. Edition of 200 copies in silkscreened covers." - Norman Records |
| 5/14/2007 | Yellow Swans | Descension Yellow Swans | LP | $21.99 | Three Lobed Recordings | "The Yellow Swans have presented Three Lobed with some wonderfully dark and brooding drones for release as "Descension Yellow Swans." Taking a slightly different direction from their recent work, here Swanson and Saloman go and totally lay a psychedelic YS trip on all of your asses. Don't say we didn't warn you. Recorded by peter swanson and gabe s. in late 2006. from a one-time pressing of 489 hand-numbered copies. heavy 180g vinyl. housed within sleeves that were individually silk-screened by alan sherry (SIWA)." |
| 4/24/2006 | Yellow Swans | Psychic Sessions | CD | $13.99 | Load | "Beaming down from the sky like a ray of white-hot light intent on saving us from ourselves, the Yellow Swans come up with their second studio record. Psychic Secession is a work of uncompromising vision, weaving together all sides of this duo's 20-sided die. Moments of quiet hum but up against crunchy speaker burners to make this record essential listening. The last few years have seen the Yellow Swans coat the planet with live dates in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Songs on this record were road tested in front of this planet's hungry eyes... you might have heard 'True Union,' which has been a staple of many of these live sets. This record was originally released in Australia by the Numerical Thief label, and comes to you on Load in a remastered format." |
| 2/14/2008 | Yellow Swans & Mouthus | Conan Island | LP | $15.99 | Weird Forest | "An inevitable match made in Hades. Four titans workin' it out in the primordial mulch and all the gods are cowering in their presence. The dual intertwining guitar-attack impacts and fragments into the dense concrete percussion forest surrounded by a shroud of pulsing caterwauling skree. A harum-scarum locomotive ride of thick, bombastic & heavy proportions..just like you want it to be. Play loud for optimum effect! Cover art by Brian Sullivan." Limited edition of 500 copies. |
| 12/24/2005 | Yellow Swans (aka Dove Yellow Swans) | Live During War Crimes | CD | $13.99 | Release The Bats | "live during war crimes is a collection with the best parts from various older releases, all remastered and edited to work as a new fullenght album. the result is a epic mayhem. 6 songs in about 47 minutes. a industrial wasteland of futuristic electronics, hypnotic feedback assaults and atmospheric drones - a beautiful, yet grim, sonic bliss. the material is taken from the dusk tape (released on jyrk, the bands own imprint), the demonic cdr (hung like a horse) and the drill cdr (snse). everything was recorded live between may and june 2004. comes packaged in a special dual plover styled fullcolor digipack. cover drawings by devendra banhart." |
| 1/23/2003 | Yellow6 / Rothko / Landing | New Found Land | CD | $11.99 | Music Fellowship | "The Music Fellowship is excited to announce a series of Tryyptychs - three-way split CDs containing three 20+ minute ‘tryyps’ by three individual but complementary artists. The first in the series, New Found Land, is where Yellow6, the ambient journey of Leicestershire guitarist Jon Attwood, Rothko, the impressionistic bass odyssey charted by London’s Mark Beazley, and the many musical byways traveled by Connecticut-based Landing finally meet. Constructed in a digital studio, Yellow6’s looped, cut, and pasted compositions are layered and elegant, uniting bliss-out drone, airy rhythms, and melodic inflections. Attwood’s contribution to New Found Land is on the more structured side of his sonic spectrum, revealing facets perhaps not seen on his previous releases (for such labels as Ochre, Rocket Racer, Jonathon Whiskey, and Enraptured). His music has also been featured in several BBC projects. Rothko began in 1997 with a unique three-bass lineup. Founding member Beazley has since expanded Rothko’s sound with additional instrumentation. Recorded solo during the project’s early years, the intensely atmospheric ‘Halftones and Metatones’ continues Beazley’s patient exploration of the infinite possibilities of four strings. While it’s classic Rothko, as heard on Lo Recordings, (K-RAA-K) 3 and Bella Union, ‘Halftones’ anticipates the new directions Beazley is pursing on Too Pure. Over the past three years, Landing has retained a lush, hypnotic aura while spanning pure improvisation and gentle songcraft. The band’s contribution to New Found Land presents a new chapter of the quartet’s ongoing adventures in sound and texture. This is Landing’s fourth release on the Music Fellowship, and other recent releases are available on BaDaBing! and Strange Attractor’s Audio House. Their forthcoming 2003 album is being released on Olympia’s K Records." |
| 2/21/2005 | Ykeo | Clot Too Brown | CDR | $9.99 | Chocolate Monk | “Pretty boy Daniel Mitha serves up a diamond noise goiter. Arcade game cut-up hookum meets candle lit face drill romance. Dedicated to his future ex-wives 16 Bitch Pile-Up.” |
| 7/16/2010 | Yonkers, Michael | Goodby Sunball | LP | $14.99 | Secret Seven | "Secret Seven Records is proud to release the first ever reissue of the lost psych-folk LP Goodby Sunball by cult favorite, Michael Yonkers. Privately released in 1974, Goodby Sunball was recorded at Yonkers' home studio a few years after Microminature Love and just before Lovely Gold. Limited to 500 copies. "The music for Goodby Sunball was written during the recovery period following serious spine surgery. The surgery had not gone well, I was laid up for months, and had to learn to walk again. So, the music was written using an acoustic guitar, while laying in bed. When I was able to be up and around more, I started recording the songs...a little at a time. It took about 7 months. I recorded the tracks in the little studio I had in my place. It was all recorded on two-channel, tube type machines (back and forth between machines). The vocals were done in the bathroom, to give an expanded sound."- MIchael Yonkers. Nice! |
| 4/3/2010 | Yonkers, Michael | Lovely Gold | LP | $17.99 | Drag City | "As of late 2009, the legend of Michael Yonkers has taken its place among the great stories of underground rock and roll music. He'd been playing rock and roll for nearly forty years when Microminiature Love was finally issued in 2003 (Sire had taken a pass way back in 1968). A thousand noise-rock ears pricked up -- for Yonkers, a reclusive Minneapolis dancer-musician with a handful of self-released records over the years, had seminally prefigured proto-punk/metal/noise through his own brand of amped up garage rock. Since the revelation, Michael has picked up where he left off, exploring blown-out frequencies with collaborators around the globe, and his work has claimed a seat next to immortals like The Fugs, Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth and even ol' Jimi. What a lot of folks STILL don't know is that Michael put aside his hand-built fuzz boxes and bellowing vocal style in the 1970s to record and self-release some truly curious albums of lilting loner-folk music, including Grimwood, Goodby Sunball and Michael Lee Yonkers. Of this holy trio of albums, only Grimwood has yet seen reissue. Throughout this time, Yonkers layered madrigal-like vocals, simple acoustic guitars, and used electricity in only the most subtle of ways - all to serve his somber, mesmerizing songs. This brings us to Lovely Gold. Planned as the fourth LP in his 70s trilogy, it was never released - a true crime, because it is an exotic work of homespun brilliance. Recorded in 1977 on a four-channel 'tube type' tape recorder that Michael built himself by combining parts of other machines, it is perhaps his most multi-faceted solo album. The trademark Yonkers chug appears (though more stripped-down and dreamlike) and even some spraying acidic guitar on the title track, but the sweeping choral voice arrangements on gorgeous hymns like 'Will It Be' are entirely unique and indeed lovely creations. What's more, while digging through his archives Michael located previously lost cuts intended for the album, including the harrowing, near-Krautrock glide of 'Nevermore.' Utilizing original photos and the exact layout specs/fonts/and notes of the planned 1977 Lovely Gold release, a lost classic at last becomes available -- once again! How many more reside in the Yonkers vaults? Only time (and Michael) will tell..." |
| 7/30/2003 | Yonkers, Michael | Microminiature Love | CD | $13.99 | Sub Pop | "Originally recorded in 1968 and slated for release on Sire Records, Microminiature Love languished unreleased until last year, when it was finally unearthed by Destijl Records (who put out a limited, vinyl-only pressing of the original album). Its creator, Michael Yonkers, is a legendary figure in Minneapolis music-lore, who, through his own modifications, created his own guitars and effects. However, Microminiature Love is no mere curiosity or feat of gadgetry. Raised on a steady diet of Link Wray and the Trashmen, Yonkers pushed the boundaries of distortion and truly transformed it into a powerful voice. The songs on Microminiature Love defy immediate categorization, but in them are shades of Pere Ubu, the howl of Iggy, the blunt primitivism of the Godz, and the seeds of countless other underground heroes. Upon its release last year, Microminiature Love immediately became a record-head favorite and Yonkers' later albums began trading for not-insignificant sums. The original seven-song album is accompanied on this CD edition by six bonus tracks recorded circa 1968." |
| 10/17/2009 | Yonkers, Michael & Plastic Crimewave Sound | Bleed Out | LP | $12.99 | Spiral Staircase | "After some 5 years in the making, at last the first official collaboration between Chicago acid-punks Plastic Crimewave Sound and Minneapolis noise/folk guitar legend Michael Yonkers has come to fruition! Sir Yonkers should need no introduction, as his godly unreleased-in-the-day album, "Microminiature Love" blew the doors off anyone who was lucky enough to pick up the DeStijl LP or Sub Pop CD reissue. This seriously ahead-of-it's-time, pre/post-punk, jittery noise-rock sounds as fresh today as when it was recorded back in 1968. Yonkers 70s folk LPs also continue to impress (and to be reissued) with their mix of homemade electronics and poignant melodies. More recently, Michael has returned to and refined his buzzing fuzz guitar sound to new heights, with his tuneful-yet-bellowing voice often adorning the skree. Numerous releases, from LPs to CDRs, over the past decade have re-established Yonkers as one of the world's most distinct and uncompromising underground voices. Plastic Crimewave Sound have been bringing it since 2001, with their scuzzed out brand of free-fest psychedelia, putting the "rock" back into spacerock on some 4 Lps, split releases, and too many other appearances to mention. Collaborations/tours with Oneida, Comets on Fire, Ya Ho Wha 13, Simply Saucer, and countless others have spread their bad trip gospel. Leader Plastic Crimewave also is the brainchild of the acclaimed Galactic Zoo Dossier Magazine published by Drag City. The sessions for this unearthly collaboration began back in 2004, and a seemingly perfect one it is--driving guitars, reverbed static, rippling electronics, and Yonkers' urgent vocals meld into a freaked-out stew that truly bleeds out of one's speakers. Side 2 of the LP is perhaps even more fierce, as it captures PCWS and Yonkers' first live appearance together at the first Million Tongues festival at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, also in 04. Clocking in at nearly the 20 minute mark, this shredding bit of synapse-frying abandon is simply titled "No Urge," and was recorded by the late Malachai Ritscher. Don't miss out on this limited LP in an edition of 500, sure to go as fast as Yonkers and PCWS's other now out-of- print releases." |
| 8/20/2004 | Yonkers, Michael / Plastic Crimewave Sound | Where Flowers Bloom / Hibiscus Blue | 7" | $4.99 | Captain Spazz Records | “Side A is two overdriven guitar attacks from Yonkers, a legendary survivor whose pre-punk genius has only recently become available in the last couple years. Both of these tracks are exclusive to vinyl and this release features an interview with Yonkers conducted by the Plastic Crimewave Sound. Side B is one massive psychedelic punk tidal wave from PCS. The overamped guitars, pained howls and rippling electronics frantically chug along like Chrome and Hawkwind. This track is completely exclusive as well. This release is also hand-numbered and limited to 500.” |
| 1/22/2011 | York Factory Complaint | Remorse of Conscience | c26 cassette | $5.99 | House of Alchemy | "Depraved sounds, dear jesus what is happening here? The sound of a concussion looped out indefinitely. Thug music, junkyard thugs. Squealing feedback loops, squalls of medicated clang. It's all here. It's going to be an all-night kind of thing. You are in the wrong neighborhood." Edition of 150 copies. |
| 5/6/2011 | York Factory Complaint | We Call it Prayer | c30 cassette | $5.99 | //cae-sur-a// | "We Call it Prayer is violence and a transcendent meditation on brutality. Homeward Bound (at last) transmits pure darkness from the Mariana Trench, while its b-side cohort thunders along like a runaway freight train. This is an early incarnation of York Factory Complaint featuring Michael Berdan (Veins, Drunkdriver) and Ryan Martin (Dais Records). Hand Numbered edition of 100." |
| Yoshizawa, Motoharu | Cracked Mirrors | CD | $15.99 | PSF | "Reissue of a fantastic solo bass album from 1975. With tracks dedicated to Steve Lacy, Barre Phillips and others, this is bowed, flowing higher-key music for the spheres and probably the most interesting Yoshizawa document to date. Not to be dismissed as a mere 'solo bass' album." - FE | |
| Yoshizawa, Motoharu | Empty Hats | CD | $15.99 | PSF | "1994 recording for solo electric vertical five strings bass, one of Yoshizawa's personal inventions, a terrain previously explored on PSF 8 & 22. The sound here is small, noisy interludes and quirky improv, very quietly recorded & tough to really get into." - FE | |
| Yoshizawa, Motoharu | From The Faraway Nearby | CD | $15.99 | PSF | Again, the five string bass that he invented plus the addition of electronics on this recording. | |
| Yoshizawa, Motoharu | Play Unlimited | CD | $15.99 | PSF | "Yoshizawa is beyond doubt one of the most important, yet unknown, giants of Japanese free improvisation. He has been playing for forty years and was a leading figure in the Japanese free jazz scene of the late sixties and early seventies, both in his own (undocumented) trio, and in groups with such groundbreakers as Masayuki Takayanagi, Masahiko Togashi, and Kaoru Abe. He ranks shoulder to shoulder with Barre Phillips as the leading bass innovator/ improvisor. Yoshizawa is perhaps best known in the West for his work on his effects-laden five string bass, which has dominated his previous releases on PSF (Gobbledygook, From the faraway nearby, Angels have passed, Uzu, and his guest spots with folk-singer Kazuki Tomokawa). However Yoshizawa started off on acoustic bass and his three solo LPs (The Cracked Mirror and the Fossil Bird has been rereleased on PSF) on that instrument from the mid-70s stand as unsurpassed monuments to his genius. Twenty years on, this CD again features Yoshizawa on acoustic contrabass, recorded live at Shibuya Appia. The beauty, invention, strength and spirit on display are truly peerless. A stunning document from a player who should be as well known as Bailey, Parker et al." - Alan Cummings | |
| 12/29/2001 | Yoshizawa, Motoharu / Takehisa Kosugi / Haruna Miyake | Angels Have Passed | CD | $15.99 | PSF | Recorded live in 1991 with Yoshizawa on home made 5 string bass, Kosugi (of Taj Mahal Travellers) on violin, and Miyake on piano. |
| 7/16/2009 | Young Boys / FM.Face | split | c28 cassette | $7.99 | Digitalis Limited | "Oh this little gem of mine, spit & shine spit & shine. young boys and fm.face are two newborn projects hailing from opposite coasts, but when they join forces on this tape it's to melt your face off. young boys kick it on first with thick reverb post-punk spirit and stonewalled vocals belting it out, these five songs are covered in new york slime. these songs are bleak but laced with something sweet that keeps you coming back for more and more. fm.face is like the rascally younger brother who is out to show how he can really fuck shit up in a royally awesome way. these songs are punked-out wastelands. angular guitar lines repeat to infinity on top of overblown drum machines while fm.face just absolutely fucking belts it out. look out below. edition of 100, half on black, half on white, pro-dubbed pounds." |
| 11/30/2011 | Young, Nate | Stay Asleep: Regression Vol. 2 | LP | $16.99 | NNA Tapes | "It's an honor for us to present the latest solo recording from Nate Young, founding member of Michigan noise legends Wolf Eyes. This record represents a new direction for Young, as he deviates from trademark aggressive murk-and-misery sounds of his previous works, and instead opts for a queasy, subdued zombie lullaby consisting of bizarre rhythms, synthetic melodies, and almost gamelan-sounding ritual sleepwalking. Featuring an epic closer with contributions from past & present Wolf Eyes members Aaron Dilloway and John Olson. This is a record to sit and get absorbed in, a non-linear travel through a different place altogether. Mastered by Lupo at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin." |
| 3/13/2003 | Youngs, Richard | Airs of the Ear | CD | $12.99 | Jagjaguwar | "Richard Youngs' impressive body of work continues to mount. It resembles, unwittingly for sure, a slow zig zag march towards some Hegelian musical ideal in the distant horizon. Youngs, the leading wizard of droney and minimal psychedelic folk, has unleashed Airs of the Ear, his new opus invoking new magic looking for new ears to ensnare. Building on his esteemed recordings Advent (1990), Sapphie (1998), Making Paper (2001) and May (2002), Airs of the Ear goes beyond merely residing in what is the essential ecology of Richard Youngs - the spiritual nexus between the oft disparate realms of traditional folk and the avant-garde; it now embodies this ecology. Acoustic instruments coexist perfectly with electric ones, while neither class of instrumentation is ever trumped by the other contraptions on the record, namely ring modulation, the square wave or the theremin. Perfect balance is almost achieved. There is harmony, true emotional resonance, even on what is Youngs' most captivating work on the record, ‘Fire Horse Rising’. Despite the ever-escalating nature of this song, where Youngs powerfully and repeatedly invokes ‘...and I don't understand, ...and I don't want to know...’, the listener is never allowed to feel overwhelmed or be pushed out of that special meditative and trance-like space. The spell is never broken. English born and bred, but residing in Glasgow, Scotland (where Airs of the Ear was recorded), Richard Youngs has remained busy over the last two years. In addition to his recent Jagjaguwar offerings, Youngs has remained a very active collaborator (releasing albums with Makoto Kawabata of Acid Mothers Temple, Simon Wickham-Smith, Neil Campbell, Sunroof!, Vibracathedral Orchestra, as well as being featured on the latest Damon & Naomi live album Song to the Siren on the bonus DVD)." |
| 7/20/2011 | Youngs, Richard | Amplifying Host | LP | $14.99 | Jagjaguwar | "Amplifying Host finds Richard Youngs wandering the guitar desert somewhere between Ry Cooder's Paris, Texas score and Neil Young's work on Dead Man. Yet, the randomly determined chord movements and Youngs' stretched-out vocal passes across the record are, perhaps, more akin to Jandek's Six And Six - here, removed from its gauze and dipped in a dark gold. When Youngs bends strings in this anglo-americana vision, it's like he's bending spoons." |
| 1/22/2011 | Youngs, Richard | Beyond The Valley Of Ultrahits | LP | $15.99 | Jagjaguwar | "'Make a proper pop album.' Thus was the simple dare handed to Richard Youngs from his friend Andrew 'Paz' Paine during their weekly Sunday meet-up. Ever the modest master, Youngs said in accepting this friendly challenge that he merely endeavored to capture the 'beats and hooks' of contemporary pop. We present the results here as Beyond the Valley of Ultrahits. Among bright, hypnotic loops, Youngs' voice finds its inner Bowie. But let it be known: this collection of house-inspired gems displays much more than a capacity for pop emulation. It's a confirmation of Youngs' craft and prowess, no matter the terrain. With enviable grace, experimental minimalist Youngs sets his sights on the pop world and claims it as his own. Youngs' heretofore unknown love of Pet Shop Boys and the Madchester sound is reimagined via his unique avant sensibility and atmospheric wand strokes. Originally released in 2009 as a very-limited CD-R on Paine's Sonic Oyster label, Jagjaguwar is honored to present Beyond the Valley of Ultrahits, remastered and on vinyl for the first time." |
| Youngs, Richard | Festival | CD | $14.99 | Table of the Elements | "In this, his first solo CD, he fuses disparate instrumentation (homemade electronics, plaintive vocals, clock chimes and found objects) into a lengthy series of pealing, minimal compositions that owe more to the slowly evolving drones and repetitive themes of Advent than any of his subsequent works. Dense electronic squalls are juxtaposed against shimmering percussion, culminating in the marvelously hypnotic 20 minute finale, 'The Sea Is Madness.' " | |
| 7/19/2011 | Youngs, Richard | I Dream of Mezzanine/Cloudplanes | LP | $21.99 | The Spring Press | Pressing #01 in an edition of 300 copies on 200 gram virgin black vinyl, featuring artwork by photographer Tierney Gearon. "The Spring Press is very pleased to announce the release of a new masterpiece by the one and only Richard Youngs. A commanding new exploration of his interest in the composition of voice and electronics. Utilising motif and repititon each work is rich, detailed and slowly developing, both tracks spanning over sixteen minutes each." Beautifully packaged. Volcanic Tongue has a real nice review - I may not reprint it here. |
| 10/31/2009 | Youngs, Richard | Like A Neuron | LP | $18.99 | Dekorder | "Richard Youngs is a prolific British musician (located in Glasgow) with an extremely diverse output. Dusted Magazine once wrote he is "defying strict genre classifications since the early nineties, swapping labels, styles, partners, motifs, and recording techniques as the desire has struck him". So his new album for Dekorder might not be a surprise to anyone following his career. Still, a self-proclaimed all-electronic "ecstatic House record" comes somewhat unexpected. With a line of distinctive synthesizers often used for Techno/House Music Youngs recreates the energy, euphoria and frenzy of these styles without ever trying to recreate the music note by note. The final outcome sounds like recordings made by aliens who have received transmissions about House Music but never listened to the music itself. The album reminds of the sound of hallways/corridors inbetween large House parties where you can hear the music from several floors collide. While it's an emulation, interpretation or replica of House Music, it's still managing to evoke similar feelings even though some might find it difficult to dance to the music. In the past, Youngs has released several albums on a dozen labels such as VHF, Jagjaguwar, Table Of The Elements, Gipsy Sphinx, Majora, Chocolate Monk, Celebrate Psi Phenomena, Fusetron and his own No Fans outlet. He has collaborated with Neil Campbell (aka Astral Social Club), Matthew Bower, Simon Wickham-Smith and many others and was a member of the A-Band and has performed live and in the studio with Sunroof! And Skullflower. Additionally, Youngs played bass for Jandek, appearing on three of his live records/DVD's. Limited edition of 500 copies!" |
| 3/11/2004 | Youngs, Richard | River Through Howling Sky | CD | $12.99 | Jagjaguwar | "If the 'musical' real number line is infinitely dense, then the most recent work of Richard Youngs endeavors to fill in all of the holes on it. River Through Howling Sky is Youngs¹ latest full-length. It returns to the more meditative and drone-y side of his songcraft (circa Sapphie (1998) and Making Paper (2001)), although this is no true devolution: all of his recordings to date have some measure of these qualities. So what is it that sets River Through Howling Sky apart from its predecessors? It is the density on the recording, both intra-spatial and otherworldly. The howling guitar that points unerringly to some imagined horizon line. Throughout, Youngs is the calm and steady wolf, chanting odes to infinity. Expose the ancient Brotherhood of Pythagoras to River Through Howling Sky, and you would find knowing nods, pursed lips, and secret incantations in caves. An unwitting acceptance that not everything is rational or conceptually circumnavigable. Our western tonal system relies on ratios, i.e. strings whacked at particular intervals. Young’s howling guitar and circular chants‹with the help of a spartan amount of percussion and electronics‹ may just encompass all the possible ratios and, mystically, more." |
| 11/17/2007 | Youngs, Richard | Summer Wanderer | LP | $17.99 | Gipsy Sphinx | "An acapella record, written, sung and recorded by Richard Youngs in Scotland, September 2004. First only available from Richard as a gift for friends, the album was later released on his No Fans imprint in a micro edition of a couple dozens of cdr's. Now, three years after being recorded, this stunning album sees the light of day on thick, heavyweight vinyl. Think of the ambiance Richard evokes consistently throughout his solo output. Cut off the strings, the drones and all other skillfully arranged overweight and trickle that feeling down to its core essence. The name of Richard's gift is Summer Wanderer, its beauty timeless. One-time limited edition of 525 copies pressed on heavy 180g vinyl, housed in thick handnumbered paste-on sleeves." |
| 2/11/2006 | Youngs, Richard | The Naïve Shaman | CD | $12.99 | Jagjaguwar | "Richard Youngs has been making music for over two decades. The Naive Shaman, released in dual format (cd and lp), is a deeply personal work. Created on a computer at home, it is a high density digital song cycle driven by heavy, heavy electric bass guitar. The opening "Life On A Beam" combines a modal vocal line with throbbing sonics and non-linear percussion. Elsewhere a plaintive voice threads itself through frosted atmospherics and we hear Richard's first recorded kazoo work since 1992's New Angloid Sound. At the core of the album is "Sonar In My Soul", a bass loop on to which are collaged strangulated guitar, singing and more singing. The track climaxes in a hollered plea for "unity". The second half of the set contrasts "Once It Was Autumn", a succintly crafted dub chant, with the epic "Summer's Edge II", whose sprawling 16+ minutes anchor a floating vocal melody and free-flowing drums with fuzzed bass octaves. At a time when he has increased his commitment to live performance, Richard has--paradoxically--produced an album that explores recording technology as an instrument, a work where song is modulated by sound. By critics and true music fans everywhere, Youngs has been deemed the king of the progressive minimalists. He has now released seven full-length records in addition to multiple collaborations with other artists such as Makoto Kawabata (of Acid Mothers Temple fame), Simon Wickham-Smith and Neil Campbell." - Jagjaguwar |
| 1/15/2005 | Youngs, Richard & Alexander Neilson | Beating Stars | LP | $12.99 | HP Cycle | “Beating Stars is the second release by Richard Youngs and Alexander Neilson and finds the duo working a celestial vibe over the album's four tracks. The LP begins with a cosmic folk interpretation of the traditional ‘Rolling In The Dew’, with Richard's voice transplanted amongst electronics, acoustic clatter and steady minimal percussion. From there the record ventures into more abstract territories where hovering electronics, searing guitar and explosive drumming all meld into a psychedelic haze. The album concludes with the side-long ‘Sent Onto The Stream’, a twenty-two minute journey of skittering percussion and sustained tones of bent frequencies. Pressed in an edition of 420.” |
| 2/12/2008 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Collodion Positives: Volume 2 | CDR | $12.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "This one picks up on the more abstract fourth world free jazz and improvisation style of volume one, with Paine on acoustic guitar, electric bass, piano and keyboards and Youngs on shakuhachi, percussion, harmonica and glockenspiel. There’s still a touch of The Sea Ensemble to the way breath and small single tones are combined in subtly psychedelic patterns and some of Youngs’ shakuhachi work touches on the exploratory moves of Sabu Orimo but it’s all pretty singular, with stately, slow moving pieces that have a nicely stoned/hallucinatory Gamelan feel." - Volcanic Tongue |
| 2/12/2008 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Collodion Positives: Volume 3 | CDR | $12.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "New 2008 third volume of this on-going collaboration series between Youngs and fellow Ilk member Andrew Paine, released in a limited run on Paine’s own Sonic Oyster Records. The sound here seems focussed more towards late-60s/early-70s electric jazz, with keyboards pushed to the fore and basslines rendered with the kind of squonk quotient that sounds most like On The Corner-era Miles Davis or some of the wiggier, plugged in Sun Ra material. Richard plays shakuhachi, electric bass guitar, percussion and keyboards. Andrew plays electric guitar, electric bass guitar and keyboards." - Volcanic Tongue |
| 10/25/2008 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Collodion Positives: Volume 4 | CDR | $12.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "New limited CD-R on Sonic Oyster from Youngs and Paine, the fourth instalment in their on-going Collodion Positives series. This one forsakes the whole electrified 70s Miles feel of the earlier instalments for a tougher, heavier more overtly 'progressive' stance. Each track is named after one of the players' 'favourite' prog/rock groups while attempting to tie the particular vibration to the mode of the dedicatee's music. That the dedications run through Utopia, Journey, UFO, Dire Straits, REO Speedwagon, Mountain, Focus and Heart is as terrifying as it is confusing. Features a guest appearance by synth wunderkind Sorley Youngs." - Volcanic Tongue |
| 8/8/2009 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Earth Rod | CDR | $9.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "Limited new collaboration from Richard Youngs and fellow Ilk member Andrew Paine. Going by the titles alone - "Back To Santos", "Collodion Neptune" - this one feels like an overview of alla the various moods that the duo's previous collaborations have investigated and the sonics certainly bear that out. There are weird prog-styled monologues that reflect on the more portentous Ilk work ("Tokyo Garden"), searing acid rock guitar ("Gabriel"), weird songs with bastardised world music rhythms ("Mariachi Woman)Š. but the overall feel is dark and claustrophobic, with the more self-consciously experimental nature of early Youngs sides like LAKE given a progressive update and at points an atmosphere that almost sounds like The Fall circa Bend Sinister. An oddly affecting release from these too, though I'm still trying to get my head around it. Guest appearance from Sorley Youngs on percussion and vocals is the gravy." - Volcanic Tongue. |
| 8/22/2008 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | English Channel | CDR | $12.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "Brand new pitch-black live séance style from the duo of Richard Youngs and Andrew Paine. Recorded with an armoury of unknown instrumentation sprawled around a room in the dark and then overdubbed with vocals without reference to the first recordings, this one combines the logic of the classic Durian Durian side with a much creepier, low-level ritualistic atmosphere featuring Paine and Youngs gargling wordless chants like electrified monks while bells, small instruments and thick, hovering silence builds to a crescendo of black-on-black. Very psychedelic." - Volcanic Tongue |
| 2/20/2010 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Guide to Music | CDR | $10.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "Strictly Limited Edition (Numbered) 100 Copies. A range of oblique and idiosyncratic references from the musical spectrum. The whole thing represents a collision of popular styles, providing an energetic, exciting tour of undiscovered musical hinterlands." |
| 5/29/2008 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Hot Canyon Butter | CDR | $12.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "New limited collaboration CD on Paine‚s own imprint from Richard Youngs and Andrew Paine. Nothing like anything these two have done before, this one crosses drum machines, wah-bass, stylophone, harmonica, percussion, guitar and keyboards to birth an odd electro-punk upstart, with aspects of UK DIY outfits like Storm Bugs et al alongside punk takes on 70s Miles, skewed auto-destructive keyboard shuffles and insistent minimalist motifs." - Volcanic Tongue |
| 12/24/2005 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Mauve Dawn | LP | $14.99 | Fusetron | "For the past eight years Andrew Paine and Richard Youngs have met on almost every Sunday and recorded music. Mauve Dawn is the result of ten meetings during 2004. Its nine tracks feature processed epinette des vosges, glockenspiel, vintage keyboards and guitars alongside granularly synthesised household objects hacked together with resonated voices and filtered bells in a stereo field heavy on ring modulation. One part of the Mauve trilogy, this is an instrumental album of classic length." - Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine. |
| 5/16/2010 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Robot | CDR | $9.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "Sonic Oyster Records presents 'Robot', a new release from Andrew Paine & Richard Youngs. 'Robot' is the result of adhering to every 'oblique strategy' card randomly chosen from the deck. No compromise; no quarter... no matter how painful, no matter how against the moment, we worked with it and the music flowed through us... a strange new sound, at times liberating... at other times totally ridiculous. Ultimately, it was a very enjoyable album to make... riddled with surprises... taking the construct and process we first started on ' The Horizon Project' and moving forward to a new experimentation. A progression, if you will." Edition of 50 copies. |
| 8/28/2007 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Rock Traveller | CDR | $12.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "Brand new limited duo exchange from long-term collaborators Richard Youngs and Andrew Paine on Paine's own Sonic Oyster imprint. Described as their "heaviest outing yet" this one features electrocuting bass/guitar psych monoliths that are as fuzz-fixated as Sound Of Confusion-era Spacemen 3, Skullflower-esque hurricane rhythms and extended trance-inducing feedback/electronic hoverings. Features a guest appearance by Richard's son Sorley Youngs on electric guitar." - Volcanic Tongue |
| 7/11/2008 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Snapshots of Rural England | CDR | $12.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "Bizarre new limited release from the duo of Richard Youngs and Andrew Paine: Snapshots· has little to do with English traditional music, as the title might suggest, but rather follows on from the weird dystopian/Industrial sci-fi environs of the previous Roman Concrete, with vocals like numbers stations, Nurse With Wound-style barren drone environs, submerged environmental recordings and concrete sine wave hypnosis. Features voice, electric guitar, harmonica, ring modulator, sine and square waves. One of the most disturbed and disturbing releases in the Youngs catalogue for sure." - Volcanic Tongue |
| 11/21/2009 | Youngs, Richard & Andrew Paine | Tokyo Garden Suite | CDR | $11.99 | Sonic Oyster Records | "Tokyo Garden Suite is one of the most beautiful, stately and oddly melancholic releases in the Sonic Oyster catalogue. As well as Paine and Youngs, the disc sees the return to the fold of Steve Todd, who the No Fans hardcore will immediately recognise as the duo partner Youngs cut the great Georgians CD with for VHF back in 1996. Todd opens the 30 minute piece with a sombre, atmospheric reading of a text which introduces a slow, single note piano motif behind which Paine and Youngs' spoken vocals create a feeling of a post-apocalyptic Albion, with lyrics that reference the buzz of Geiger counters double by overblown shakuhachi. In many ways Tokyo Garden Suite is an extension - or perhaps more accurately a dilation - of the minimal logic of earlier Youngs pieces like Advent while factoring in the later more Prog-tinged aspects of the best Ilk recordings. Outside of Ultrahits, this has probably been the most played Sonic Oyster disc in the office. Highly recommended." - Volcanic Tongue. |
| 2/21/2009 | Your Intestines | Untitled (Green) | CDR | $10.99 | Black Petal | "Maybe we can see Your Intestines as a sort of noise rock supergroup. It has in its ranks Matt Earle, who performs also with X-Wave, Stasis Duo, Muura, 2779. He plays guitar. Anthony Guerra, the label boss of Black Petal, and collaborator in the field of improvised music with Joel Stern, Antony Milton, Mark Sadgrove. Also on guitar. Adam Sussman, a bass player, of Stasis Duo, 2779 and improvising with Toshimaru Nakamura, Annette Krebs, Jim Denley, Tim Olive, Jason and last there is drummer Peter Blamey, who recorded an excellent work with Jim Denley. This quartet had a particular fruitful day on June 19th 2005 in Sydney. It was then when they recorded the material of these two untitled CDR releases. They can be recognized by their color, pink and green. About one hundred minutes of music of improvised free rock music with largely a noisy undercurrent. Feedback flies about, but the recording quality seems like rehearsal space area, so not over produced and smeared with lots of post sound effects. They play some nice tunes, but you may have guessed: one hundred minutes is quite a lot to digest at once. I think some of the pieces could certainly benefit from being cut down and edited a bit, although I certainly can see their point in making things this long. But times two? That's over done. Nice in a smaller dose." - FdW, Vital Weekly. "i already told you once...pure fucken pounding fucken rock fucken action. peter blamey. matt earle. anthony guerra. adam sussmann." |
| 2/21/2009 | Your Intestines | Untitled (Pink) | CDR | $10.99 | Black Petal | "Maybe we can see Your Intestines as a sort of noise rock supergroup. It has in its ranks Matt Earle, who performs also with X-Wave, Stasis Duo, Muura, 2779. He plays guitar. Anthony Guerra, the label boss of Black Petal, and collaborator in the field of improvised music with Joel Stern, Antony Milton, Mark Sadgrove. Also on guitar. Adam Sussman, a bass player, of Stasis Duo, 2779 and improvising with Toshimaru Nakamura, Annette Krebs, Jim Denley, Tim Olive, Jason and last there is drummer Peter Blamey, who recorded an excellent work with Jim Denley. This quartet had a particular fruitful day on June 19th 2005 in Sydney. It was then when they recorded the material of these two untitled CDR releases. They can be recognized by their color, pink and green. About one hundred minutes of music of improvised free rock music with largely a noisy undercurrent. Feedback flies about, but the recording quality seems like rehearsal space area, so not over produced and smeared with lots of post sound effects. They play some nice tunes, but you may have guessed: one hundred minutes is quite a lot to digest at once. I think some of the pieces could certainly benefit from being cut down and edited a bit, although I certainly can see their point in making things this long. But times two? That's over done. Nice in a smaller dose." - FdW, Vital Weekly. "pure fucken pounding fucken rock fucken action. peter blamey. matt earle. anthony guerra. adam sussmann." |
| Your Team Ring | Homelife | CD | $9.99 | Perhaps Transparent | "Homelife is an apologetically conceptual yet unabashedly fractured psych-pop album. The recording group Your Team Ring narrates a circa-era 1928, science fiction story featuring a flying brownstone apartment, homemade clones, mechanical ants and the living dead. Musically, Homelife is a rapid-fire series of densely layered garage-rock songs tinged with droning exotic instrumentation, faux tin-pan alley buffoonery and bizarre, otherworldly production tactics. This album sounds like zanier side of ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ era Beatles, the studio-centricity of Sagittarius, and the darker elements of the Elephant Six Collective with allusions to early Eno, Joe Meek and, dare it be said, New Vaudeville Band." | |
| Your Team Ring | Root-4/Ultra-Pop | 7" | $3.99 | No-Fi Records | Spaced out psychedelic pop on blue vinyl | |
| 5/28/2011 | Youth Champioships / The Goat | Wax Hearts Melt On / Super Dreamer Infinite Being | c42 cassette | $7.49 | Bumtapes | "A new cassette from the Bumtapes international split series, joining together Youth Championships (UK) (Theo from 'Lasers from Atlantis' new solo project) and The Goat (US). Theo's dreamtime organ chords float through both tracks, accompanied by hushed drones, singing symbols and small pockets of freeform drumming his skillful compositions make for a blissful musical journey. On the split side The Goat takes things to a more up-tempo level, creative beats and breaks drive a series of new-age synth work-outs, short otherworldly voice samples and field recordings drop into the mix at times creating a collage of up-lifting transmissions.." |
| 10/25/2008 | YS TRYS | untitled | cassette | $8.99 | Rayon Recs | "Gritty basement jams from two of stuckometer's finest stir up a foggy blend of mutant riffs/midnight moods/free splutter. cover photos by legendary Joincey. edition of 50." |
| 5/16/2010 | Yuganaut | Sharks | CD | $12.99 | ESP-Disk | "Calling the three members of Yuganaut "multi-instrumentalists" is a little too easy. What is needed is some kind of word that would connote being multiple bands. Between them they could be a small brass group, an electric chamber ensemble or a straight-ahead jazz trio. But such formal confines may not leave room for the moments of playfulness or the passages of spacey psychedelia that sneak in between their evocative and highly original sounds. Between them, band members Stephen Rush, Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann play Fender Rhodes and Moog synthesizer; trumpet, trombone and tuba; bass, cello and violin; and drums, toys and didgeridoo. Does that sound streamlined? Their previous release also included mandolin, euphonium and vibes. More important than the listing of implements is the fact that the three gentlemen of Yuganaut are more than conscientious about leaving room in the music, not just for each other but to let the music grow. Between them they can boast of Reggie Workman's tutelage, performance with the Warsaw National Symphony and membership in the Fela-inspired Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra. Which is to say there is tradition, formalism, groove and a sense of fun at play. They are at core, perhaps, a jazz band; but being a jazz band means (or should mean) that anything is possible. There's ritual, there's storytelling, they're contemplative, extrapolative, expressive, even impressive. Yuganaut is not here to be pigeon-holed. They're just here to play for you. Yuganaut's first album, This Musicianship (ESP 4044), was released on ESP-Disk in 2008. Personnel: Stephen Rush (rhodes, moog, trombone, toys) Tom Abbs (bass, cello, violin, tuba, didj) Geoff Mann (drums, percussion, trumpet)." |
| 5/16/2010 | Yuganaut | Sharks | LP | $19.99 | ESP-Disk | "Calling the three members of Yuganaut "multi-instrumentalists" is a little too easy. What is needed is some kind of word that would connote being multiple bands. Between them they could be a small brass group, an electric chamber ensemble or a straight-ahead jazz trio. But such formal confines may not leave room for the moments of playfulness or the passages of spacey psychedelia that sneak in between their evocative and highly original sounds. Between them, band members Stephen Rush, Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann play Fender Rhodes and Moog synthesizer; trumpet, trombone and tuba; bass, cello and violin; and drums, toys and didgeridoo. Does that sound streamlined? Their previous release also included mandolin, euphonium and vibes. More important than the listing of implements is the fact that the three gentlemen of Yuganaut are more than conscientious about leaving room in the music, not just for each other but to let the music grow. Between them they can boast of Reggie Workman's tutelage, performance with the Warsaw National Symphony and membership in the Fela-inspired Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra. Which is to say there is tradition, formalism, groove and a sense of fun at play. They are at core, perhaps, a jazz band; but being a jazz band means (or should mean) that anything is possible. There's ritual, there's storytelling, they're contemplative, extrapolative, expressive, even impressive. Yuganaut is not here to be pigeon-holed. They're just here to play for you. Yuganaut's first album, This Musicianship (ESP 4044), was released on ESP-Disk in 2008. Personnel: Stephen Rush (rhodes, moog, trombone, toys) Tom Abbs (bass, cello, violin, tuba, didj) Geoff Mann (drums, percussion, trumpet)." Limited edition of 100 copies with hand silk-screened cover - includes digital download. |
| 1/17/2010 | Yuko & Chino | Sensory Deprivation Techniques | CDR | $10.99 | Ruralfaune | "New album for the Sasqrotch member Danny No/Fi. Sticky guitarz, distorted vocals and heavy pounded beats." Edition of 64 copies. |
| 12/24/2005 | Yura Yura Teikoku | Na.Ma.Shi.Bi.Re.Na.Ma.Me.Ma.I. | CD | $12.99 | Mesh Key | "Available for the first time outside Japan, this 2003 hour-plus live recording captures Japanese psych rock legends Yura Yura Teikoku at the height of their powers. Former PSF and Captain Trip recording artists, Yura Yura Teikoku have spent the last 15 years honing their experimental yet infectious, ecstatic pop-psych sound. Their studio recordings were all recorded at Soichiro Nakamura's (of Japanese psych legends White Heaven) peace studios with You Ishihara (also formerly of White Heaven) producing. Yura Yura Teikoku bass player Chiyo Kamekawa also plays in the Stars (PSF) with Ishihara. Michio Kurihara of Ghost (Drag City) plays second guitar on a number of Yura Yura Teikoku tracks as well." |
| 3/29/2010 | Yves / Son / Ace | Parade of Thoughts / Can't Sleep | LP | $15.99 | Night People | "Yves / Son / Ace is a solo outlet from the Factums / Love Tan camp out of Seattle. Less an experiment in synth noise and drone then the Cold Showers Night-People cassette, Parade of Thoughts / Can't Sleep evokes a sort of deconstructed synth pop aesthetic. Druggy, hushed vocals float over vintage rhythm machines, synth noise goop, and lost world music radio tones. Minimal, isolated, deranged, and savage, Yves / Son / Ace is junk pop music for a disconnected world full of detritus and longing. A subtle sound that grows in your skull like fungus on rotting wood." |
| 4/3/2011 | Yves/Son/Ace | Unsung | c52 cassette | $5.99 | Night People | "New tape from long time Night-People contributor Yves Son Ace. Truly ambiguous and mysterious loner zones continue with this project of woozy synths, vintage rhythm machines, and syrupy singing. A good continuation and further exploration of the sounds and aesthetic presented by the Parade of Thoughts LP. This long playing cassette keeps things creepy and obscure while adding plenty of experimentation and catchiness to keep you coming back for more." |