Been listening a lot lately to James Yuill 's Turning Down Water For Air , an album released back in January of this year, and frustrated is the first emotion that comes to mind; why have I not listened sooner? Yuill's music is right up my alley with electroacoustic digs and a distinct folk vocal tone; he presents an indelible combination of acoustic pop with heavier electronica. From his bio : Like many music lovers of his generation, James Yuill has a passion for both the emotional songwriting and [...]
Dene was confused by science This is tremendous news, James Yuill , who released his debut album 'Turning Down Water for Air' back in 2008, has given it the remix treatment, meaning a remix album and an excuse for me to blog about one of my favourite singles of the year, 'No Surprise'. I first heard of James a few years ago when I was living in North London, my then neighbour, Joel, who runs eARmusic , told me it'd be a crime not to check him out, so I did, and [...]
There was a time, we suppose, before the term "laptop folk" existed, back when artists strummed guitars or pounded the ivories with just the basic instrument and a microphone at play. A one man band might have involved putting cymbals between your knees and maybe a harmonica bridge around your neck, but that was about it. Now we have DJs as well as artists from KT Tunstall to Imogen Heap, plugging in iPods or iMacs to the sound board, manipulating beats and instruments with a keystroke or two. Whatever we're harnessing creatively from this is still up for debate but [...]
Ahhh, Yuill! I just recently stumbled upon this gem from James Yuill and had to instantly grab his CD Turning Down Water For Air , which is a poppy, beat filled, electro-acoustic, record that will put the shuffle in your shoes. Check out the crunchy, funked out track called "No Pins Allowed" in the video above. It's great to hear a refreshing new mesh of folktronica. "No Surprise" is streamable below... No Surprise
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