Anyone into this Welsh ambient producer? I just listened to the tracks linked here and they sound very nice. I was thinking about Steve Reich at one point, maybe just because of some of the soft percussive tones and patterns in one piece, and then I see at the bottom that he's influenced by Reich and La Monte Young and the idea of process music. Has anyone heard the whole Yügen EP?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:05 (ten years ago) link
really wanted to like it, but didn't do much for me
― Crackle Box, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 12:01 (ten years ago) link
i think it was just the cut up vocals that put me off. i don't really enjoy that sound anymore
it's a bit like a cross between fennesz 'endless summer' and mileece's 'formations'
― Crackle Box, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 12:09 (ten years ago) link
Yeah these are pretty nice, I'll keep an eye on this guy. Thanks.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 12:34 (ten years ago) link
i love everything i've heard from him so far, def. going to check out the EP.
K: Yeah, I was reading a lot around the time of writing the EP-- a lot of Ballard and that-- which is something I’d never done until I discovered audio books.
i hope he doesn't mean "reading" in general.
― precious bonsai children of new york (Jordan), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:24 (ten years ago) link
Hmm, will keep in mind.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:27 (ten years ago) link
xpost - he may well. I know lots of perfectly smart people who don't really read books.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:37 (ten years ago) link
yeah sorry, i don't meant to suggest that he's not an intelligent dude/musician, he clearly is. it makes me happy when musicians also read books though.
― precious bonsai children of new york (Jordan), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:49 (ten years ago) link
I actually prefer this EP to Tomorrow's Harvest, although I like the latter and am a fan of BoC. It feels like much more of an effort was made to shape the compositions.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 8 July 2013 18:05 (ten years ago) link
'last remnants' is so dope.
― precious bonsai children of new york (Jordan), Monday, 8 July 2013 18:06 (ten years ago) link
I'm not sure where all these are from, since the official version on his Bandcamp only has two tracks, but these offcuts are fantastic (as of course is the album from last year)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTtGnVcTDxc
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 15:14 (one year ago) link
Heard this again at the end of Su Yu's Dekmantel mix, god damn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARE5zxkPlcw
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 15:27 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYHI-AKtBoM
― ufo, Friday, 5 August 2022 02:10 (one year ago) link