just listening to this and it sounds as good as it looks (imho)
available to order now from yellow6.com and the tonefloat store
pre-orders with the package deal will be shipped out as soon as "Death" arrives (due early December)
Monday 29 November 2010
Sunday 21 November 2010
pre-christmas london show
hi
just a quick update... I have kindly been asked to join the bill for a Home Normal label gig at The Wilmington Arms, Packhorse Road, London (nearest tube Angel) on 17 December.
On the bill will be Ian Hawgood, Michael Santos, Konntinent and Yellow6.
more details soon....
just a quick update... I have kindly been asked to join the bill for a Home Normal label gig at The Wilmington Arms, Packhorse Road, London (nearest tube Angel) on 17 December.
On the bill will be Ian Hawgood, Michael Santos, Konntinent and Yellow6.
more details soon....
Monday 8 November 2010
Death Reviews
http://www.textura.org/reviews/thisquietarmy_yellow6.htm
thisquietarmy + yellow6: DeathBasses Frequences
Not the most uplifting title, now is it? Don't let that put you off, however, as what we've got here is a fine mini-album collaboration between two guitar innovators, specifically thisquietarmy (Montreal-based Eric Quach) & Yellow6 (UK producer Jon Attwood). After first meeting in Montreal on March 13th 2009 before individually taking part in the sixth annual Under The Snow Festival, the two escaped from the cold Canadian winter weather by retreating to Quach's living quarters and winging it for two hours while a computer documented their efforts. Mixing and editing came about a year later for a project that now conceptually assumes a character diametrically opposite to the chilly conditions under which it came into being.As its cover photography suggests, the title Death perhaps references more the inevitable outcome that arises when one vainly attempts to survive a solo journey across the arid and unforgiving desert than it does to a state of being in general. The opener “Sand” builds stark, tensile tones into cross-hatches of querulous shudder, the track generally cultivating bleak moods of dread and isolation. With the blistering heat of the sun mercilessly beating down, “Furnace” conveys the traveler's gradual realization that death is inevitable under such circumstances. Inner anguish wells up within his/her soul as he/she trudges on, the intertwining guitar lines now shadowed by hellish wails that may or may not be the product of hallucinations. Two-thirds of the way into the piece, a violent guitar stab pierces the gloom, perhaps symbolizing the traveler's horror of impending demise as reality sets in. But immediately thereafter a hint of uplift arrives in “Salt,” though whether the gesture should be interpreted as an unexpected adjournment of death or as a transcription of the inner disorientation that colours his/her final moments can't be determined. Regardless, “Salt” unspools seventeen minutes of droning guitar vapours in a manner that'll be familiar to long-term thisquietarmy admirers (don't miss the brief surge that almost engulfs the whole at the fifteen-minute mark). We're told that Death is part one of two installments in the collaborative effort between the two, so hopefully the next chapter will make its appearance in the near future (the CD version includes two bonus tracks, an extra studio session track called “Crater” and an improvised live piece performed at the Under the Snow festival the day after the recording session).
November 2010
http://www.animalpsi.com/index.php?d=06&m=11&y=10&category=7
Death’ is a collaboration between guitarists and fast-friends Eric Quach (thisquietarmy) and Jon Attwood (Yellow 6). Three tracks over 2 sides, “Sand”, “Furnace”, and “Salt” are a loosely- and minimally-themed triptych of metal-ringed vibrations and elongated effects, bleary and blurry somewhere between the abstraction of Taiga Remains and the cinemaphonics of Steven R. Smith. If necessary, a drone record, ‘Death’ defies the comfort of the category with contours of stringed strum like uneven boards with unsunken nails - snags along the surface – which reveal themselves with time, growing more and more apparent through the 7, 12, then 17 minute tracks which ultimately become a vaporous mass of bled-together tones. Gorgeous but/and longing. Available soon from Basses Frequencies
thisquietarmy + yellow6: DeathBasses Frequences
Not the most uplifting title, now is it? Don't let that put you off, however, as what we've got here is a fine mini-album collaboration between two guitar innovators, specifically thisquietarmy (Montreal-based Eric Quach) & Yellow6 (UK producer Jon Attwood). After first meeting in Montreal on March 13th 2009 before individually taking part in the sixth annual Under The Snow Festival, the two escaped from the cold Canadian winter weather by retreating to Quach's living quarters and winging it for two hours while a computer documented their efforts. Mixing and editing came about a year later for a project that now conceptually assumes a character diametrically opposite to the chilly conditions under which it came into being.As its cover photography suggests, the title Death perhaps references more the inevitable outcome that arises when one vainly attempts to survive a solo journey across the arid and unforgiving desert than it does to a state of being in general. The opener “Sand” builds stark, tensile tones into cross-hatches of querulous shudder, the track generally cultivating bleak moods of dread and isolation. With the blistering heat of the sun mercilessly beating down, “Furnace” conveys the traveler's gradual realization that death is inevitable under such circumstances. Inner anguish wells up within his/her soul as he/she trudges on, the intertwining guitar lines now shadowed by hellish wails that may or may not be the product of hallucinations. Two-thirds of the way into the piece, a violent guitar stab pierces the gloom, perhaps symbolizing the traveler's horror of impending demise as reality sets in. But immediately thereafter a hint of uplift arrives in “Salt,” though whether the gesture should be interpreted as an unexpected adjournment of death or as a transcription of the inner disorientation that colours his/her final moments can't be determined. Regardless, “Salt” unspools seventeen minutes of droning guitar vapours in a manner that'll be familiar to long-term thisquietarmy admirers (don't miss the brief surge that almost engulfs the whole at the fifteen-minute mark). We're told that Death is part one of two installments in the collaborative effort between the two, so hopefully the next chapter will make its appearance in the near future (the CD version includes two bonus tracks, an extra studio session track called “Crater” and an improvised live piece performed at the Under the Snow festival the day after the recording session).
November 2010
http://www.animalpsi.com/index.php?d=06&m=11&y=10&category=7
Death’ is a collaboration between guitarists and fast-friends Eric Quach (thisquietarmy) and Jon Attwood (Yellow 6). Three tracks over 2 sides, “Sand”, “Furnace”, and “Salt” are a loosely- and minimally-themed triptych of metal-ringed vibrations and elongated effects, bleary and blurry somewhere between the abstraction of Taiga Remains and the cinemaphonics of Steven R. Smith. If necessary, a drone record, ‘Death’ defies the comfort of the category with contours of stringed strum like uneven boards with unsunken nails - snags along the surface – which reveal themselves with time, growing more and more apparent through the 7, 12, then 17 minute tracks which ultimately become a vaporous mass of bled-together tones. Gorgeous but/and longing. Available soon from Basses Frequencies
it may not change the world – but it may just change your life
10th C RELEASES WITH YELLOW6
on in time this too will fade, roughly his 80th release in just over a decade, attwood again leads his audience into his emotional vortex of slowly rotating acoustic and electric guitar themes, repeating and almost imperceptibly varying until all sense of space, time and direction is lost. appearing mournful and melancholic only at first sight, these three rituals, of which opener 00:30 alone takes up the entire a-side, lead listeners inwards, to a place where hope and consolation can be found through harmony and silence. even though echoes of post rock and ambient are clearly discernible, yellow6's influences rather stem from a string of idiosyncratic musicians at the fringe between trip-hop (portishead's adrian utley), dark folk (sophia), moody post-metal (jesu) and drones (fear falls burning). ignoring the hype-machine of the traditional music industry, attwood caters to no expectations but his own, recording only when inspiration hits him. or as he simply puts it: "sometimes things happen and sometimes they don't".
both more elegiac and tender than his recent, wilfully experimental full-length cut, in time this too will fade resembles a gently rolling hillside in the night, drenched in a glowing beam of moonlight. although the album differs from its predecessors in the sense that these pieces were played live first before recording them in the studio, this is still very much music capable of moving its audience without any kind of complicated concepts: attwood is picking his guitar, soft feedback and overtones are floating in the air and a single moment is stretching into infinity. it may not change the world – but it may just change your life.
in time this too will fade is released on tonefloat's c-imprint on clear vinyl and in a limited edition of 300 copies. the release date is november 29, 2010, and the album is available for pre-orders from the tonefloat store.
Thursday 4 November 2010
tonefloat press release (LP coming soon)
coming soon on tonefloat....
as someone who grew up on punk in the early 80s, yellow6's jon attwood knows that three chords can change the world. in fact, his own music is based on the very same promise – even though his means of playing them are strikingly different. on „in time this too will fade“, roughly his 80th release in just over a decade, attwood again leads his audience into his emotional vortex of slowly rotating acoustic and electric guitar themes, repeating and almost imperceptibly varying until all sense of space, time and direction is lost. appearing mournful and melancholic only at first sight, these three rituals, of which opener „00:30“ alone takes up the entire a-side, lead listeners inwards, to a place where hope and consolation can be found through harmony and silence.
even though echoes of post rock and ambient are clearly discernible, yellow6's influences rather stem from a string of idiosyncratic musicians at the fringe between gothic (portishead's adrian utley, bernard summer of joy division), dark folk (sophia), moody post-metal (jesu) and drones (fear falls burning). ignoring the hype-machine of the traditional music industry, attwood caters to no expectations but his own, recording only when inspiration hits him. or as he simply puts it: „sometimes things happen and sometimes they don't“.
both more elegiac and tender than his recent, wilfully experimental full-length „cut“, „in time this too will fade“ resembles a gently rolling hillside in the night, drenched in a glowing beam of moonlight. although the album differs from its predecessors in the sense that these pieces were played live first before recording them in the studio, this is still very much music capable of moving its audience without any kind of complicated concepts: attwood is picking his guitar, soft feedback and overtones are floating in the air and a single moment is stretching into infinity. it may not change the world – but it may just change your life.
„in time this too will fade“ is released on tonefloat's c-imprint on clear vinyl and in a limited edition of 300 copies.
as someone who grew up on punk in the early 80s, yellow6's jon attwood knows that three chords can change the world. in fact, his own music is based on the very same promise – even though his means of playing them are strikingly different. on „in time this too will fade“, roughly his 80th release in just over a decade, attwood again leads his audience into his emotional vortex of slowly rotating acoustic and electric guitar themes, repeating and almost imperceptibly varying until all sense of space, time and direction is lost. appearing mournful and melancholic only at first sight, these three rituals, of which opener „00:30“ alone takes up the entire a-side, lead listeners inwards, to a place where hope and consolation can be found through harmony and silence.
even though echoes of post rock and ambient are clearly discernible, yellow6's influences rather stem from a string of idiosyncratic musicians at the fringe between gothic (portishead's adrian utley, bernard summer of joy division), dark folk (sophia), moody post-metal (jesu) and drones (fear falls burning). ignoring the hype-machine of the traditional music industry, attwood caters to no expectations but his own, recording only when inspiration hits him. or as he simply puts it: „sometimes things happen and sometimes they don't“.
both more elegiac and tender than his recent, wilfully experimental full-length „cut“, „in time this too will fade“ resembles a gently rolling hillside in the night, drenched in a glowing beam of moonlight. although the album differs from its predecessors in the sense that these pieces were played live first before recording them in the studio, this is still very much music capable of moving its audience without any kind of complicated concepts: attwood is picking his guitar, soft feedback and overtones are floating in the air and a single moment is stretching into infinity. it may not change the world – but it may just change your life.
„in time this too will fade“ is released on tonefloat's c-imprint on clear vinyl and in a limited edition of 300 copies.
Tuesday 2 November 2010
yellow6 new releases available this week
hi
following a busy couple of days of constructing packages the new CD releases of close/r and merry6mas2010 are available to order from the website now.
in case you have missed the details of each release, here they are:
close/r
Close/r parts 1-3
The CD comes in a rubber stamped, recycled ‘RePlay’ gatefold card sleeve with 4 page insert in a limited edition of 300 copies, only available by mail order here and from selected stores.
01 close/r one (29:40)fraser mcgowan / rhodes and tape delaydavid newlyn / piano
02 close/r two (26:37)absent without leave / e-bow, reverse guitarkonntinent / voice and guitarkevin hufnagel / guitarstafrænn hákon / beats, guitar, bass, rhodesscott sinfield / drums, synth, guitar glitches
03 close/r three (18:42)winterlight / guitar, keyboards, beatsnorthern valentine / voice and guitaraurore picavet / voices
(mp3 samples are on the audio page of the website)
merry6mas2010
64 mins of new and unreleased material
track listing is:
the internationalmuzak?5-0-3 (mix 4)5-0-3 (version2)egg (plane a rium session)norwest passage (plane a rium session)informationvi sixparcelledthe calm after the stormblinded
approx 150 copies in recycled card sleeve with insert and on-disc print
coming soon (available to pre-order in the package deal - see below)
IN TIME THIS TOO WILL FADE
clear vinyl LP on ToneFloat records c imprint
Recorded 2009
Mastered by Fear Falls Burning
(scheduled November 2010)
http://tonefloatrecords.blogspot.com/
DEATH
thisquietarmy and yellow6
LP on Basses Frequences
improvised collaborations recorded spring 2009 in Montreal
mixed 2010 by Eric Quach
Mastered by Fear Falls Burning
(scheduled November 2010)
package deal:
close/r (CD)
merry6mas2010 (cdr)
in time this too will fade (LP)
death (thisquietarmy & yellow6) (LP)
CD releases will be sent as one package straight away
LP release will be sent together as soon as available (expected Nov/Dec 2010)
should either LP be significantly delayed then each will be shipped separately
OTHER THINGS
TQA016 ADS04 : YELLOW6 / ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
I have a very small number of these double 3" cdr packages left at £10 inc shipping - please email to reserve
(also available direct from TQA records but selling quick)
OLD - box sets sold for unexpected prices on eBay but download is available here for £2:
http://cathedraltransmissions.bandcamp.com/album/old-box-set
A new compilation from Silber Records is available to download... all songs are 30 seconds long and designed to be used as ringtones (a fact i was unaware of when i submitted my '30 seconds of Silber' but don't let that stop you!)
http://www.silbermedia.com/comps/30/
following a busy couple of days of constructing packages the new CD releases of close/r and merry6mas2010 are available to order from the website now.
in case you have missed the details of each release, here they are:
close/r
Close/r parts 1-3
The CD comes in a rubber stamped, recycled ‘RePlay’ gatefold card sleeve with 4 page insert in a limited edition of 300 copies, only available by mail order here and from selected stores.
01 close/r one (29:40)fraser mcgowan / rhodes and tape delaydavid newlyn / piano
02 close/r two (26:37)absent without leave / e-bow, reverse guitarkonntinent / voice and guitarkevin hufnagel / guitarstafrænn hákon / beats, guitar, bass, rhodesscott sinfield / drums, synth, guitar glitches
03 close/r three (18:42)winterlight / guitar, keyboards, beatsnorthern valentine / voice and guitaraurore picavet / voices
(mp3 samples are on the audio page of the website)
merry6mas2010
64 mins of new and unreleased material
track listing is:
the internationalmuzak?5-0-3 (mix 4)5-0-3 (version2)egg (plane a rium session)norwest passage (plane a rium session)informationvi sixparcelledthe calm after the stormblinded
approx 150 copies in recycled card sleeve with insert and on-disc print
coming soon (available to pre-order in the package deal - see below)
IN TIME THIS TOO WILL FADE
clear vinyl LP on ToneFloat records c imprint
Recorded 2009
Mastered by Fear Falls Burning
(scheduled November 2010)
http://tonefloatrecords.blogspot.com/
DEATH
thisquietarmy and yellow6
LP on Basses Frequences
improvised collaborations recorded spring 2009 in Montreal
mixed 2010 by Eric Quach
Mastered by Fear Falls Burning
(scheduled November 2010)
package deal:
close/r (CD)
merry6mas2010 (cdr)
in time this too will fade (LP)
death (thisquietarmy & yellow6) (LP)
CD releases will be sent as one package straight away
LP release will be sent together as soon as available (expected Nov/Dec 2010)
should either LP be significantly delayed then each will be shipped separately
OTHER THINGS
TQA016 ADS04 : YELLOW6 / ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
I have a very small number of these double 3" cdr packages left at £10 inc shipping - please email to reserve
(also available direct from TQA records but selling quick)
OLD - box sets sold for unexpected prices on eBay but download is available here for £2:
http://cathedraltransmissions.bandcamp.com/album/old-box-set
A new compilation from Silber Records is available to download... all songs are 30 seconds long and designed to be used as ringtones (a fact i was unaware of when i submitted my '30 seconds of Silber' but don't let that stop you!)
http://www.silbermedia.com/comps/30/
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