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Richard Youngs

Background information
Born May 29, 1966(1966-05-29)
Origin Harpenden, England, United Kingdom
Genre(s) Experimental, folktronica, progressive rock,
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, various
Years active 1982–present
Label(s) Jabberwok, No Fans, Jagjaguwar, VHF Records

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He has toured only once (in 2002, supporting Low) and live appearances were, for many years, very occasional and almost always in Glasgow; he has stated publicly that he finds live performance "incredibly nerve-racking: stomach cramps, tension headaches. Low is an American Indie rock group from Duluth Minnesota. The group was formed in 1993, by Alan Sparhawk ( Guitar . . ". [1] In recent years, he has performed more regularly and many of his recent shows have been predominantly vocal - he told The Wire (issue 284) "I went to a laptop concert and decided I was going to sing". The Wire is a British Avant garde music Magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray

Contents

Style

His music has been noted for its diversity, with Dusted saying that he had been "defying strict genre classifications since the early nineties, swapping labels, styles, partners, motifs, and recording techniques as the desire has struck him". Dusted Magazine is an online Music magazine which was founded by Otis Hart and Sam Hunt in January 2002 [2] He has been recording for most of his life, telling Foxy Digitalis that "I've made music as long as I can remember - ever since I was a child - and recorded the stuff as long as I've had the technology - I began with a cheap cassette player. So, it's strange to think what it'd be like not to make or record music. It seems unnatural!". [3] When reviewing his 1996 CD Festival, Melody Maker described him as "grand-meister of contemporary British improv, spiritual son of Eddie Prevost and Maddy Prior; gentle manipulator of English hymn-notics and religious incantations; protege, challenger and radicaliser of folk, blues, rock, minimalism and improvisation; translator for the sea and the rain and the sky; ambassador to war and peace, to love and anguish"[4]. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper AMM are an important British Free improvisation group founded in London, England in 1965 Maddy Prior (born 14 August 1947, Blackpool, England) is an English Folk singer.

It could be suggested his musical styles range from folk to progressive rock to improvisation to electronics. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Some recordings have been compared to the work of minimalists like Lamonte Young, although with a more spontaneous recording process. La Monte Thornton Young (born October 14 1935) is an American Composer and musician

Early works were characterized by a somewhat minimalist lo-fi production quality, with Youngs working mostly on a reel-to-reel 4-track machine or recording directly to minidisc. Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design especially Visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features "Lo-fi" redirects here For the music genre see Lo-fi music Lo-fidelity redirects here In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Multitrack recording ('multitracking' or just 'tracking' for short is a method of Sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create A MiniDisc ( MD) is a Magneto-optical disc-based Data storage device initially intended for storage of up to 80 minutes of digitized audio However, he has been using professional standard computer-based recording systems for almost a decade.

Collaborations

A keen collaborator, he has released albums with Matthew Bower, Brian Lavelle, Neil Campbell, Stephen Todd, Makoto Kawabata, Alex Neilson, Andrew Paine (both under their given names and under the group name Ilk), Telstar Ponies, and his longest standing partner, Simon Wickham-Smith. Matthew Bower is a British musician active since the early 1980s with a vast collection of collaborative and solo work behind him Brian Lavelle is an experimental Scottish sound artist born in Glasgow in 1972 but now living in Edinburgh. Neil Campbell (born 19 May 1966 in Scotland) is a British musician notable for his vast catalogue and his many collaborations Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso UFO (and subsequent offshoots is a Japanese psychedelic band the core of which formed in 1995 Alex Neilson is an English drummer percussionist and singer who is currently based in Glasgow. Telstar Ponies are a rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. They were signed onto Fire Records Their musical style varies considerably but displays obvious influences Simon Wickham-Smith (born Rustington, East Sussex, 2 February 1968) is a British Musician, Translator, Releases with Wickham-Smith are occasionally issued under the moniker R!!!S!!!. He has performed live with Vibracathedral Orchestra and also with Matthew Bower's groups Sunroof! and Skullflower, appearing on releases by both. Vibracathedral Orchestra is an England-based drone ensemble that has been active since 1998 Matthew Bower is a British musician active since the early 1980s with a vast collection of collaborative and solo work behind him Matthew Bower is a British musician active since the early 1980s with a vast collection of collaborative and solo work behind him He was also a member of the collective A Band, appearing on many of their releases. The A Band are a British musical collective formed in Nottingham in the late 1980s In recent years, his work with Andrew Paine has been especially plentiful; they issued 11 full length releases between 2005 and 2007 (mostly on Paine's Sonic Oyster Records imprint) and already have three new albums issued in 2008, one of which is the third Ilk release, "The Language Of The Court".

Jandek

Youngs has also gained attention from his live performances as bassist for the notoriously reclusive American avant-folk/blues singer-songwriter Jandek. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jandek is the musical project of an Outsider musician who operates out of Houston Texas. Youngs can be heard on the Glasgow Sunday, Newcastle Sunday and Glasgow Monday albums, which were recorded at Jandek's first 3 (known) live performances, taking place in Glasgow on 17th October 2004, in Gateshead on 22nd May 2005 and in Glasgow on 23rd May 2005 respectively. Glasgow Sunday is the second of four albums released in 2005 by musician Jandek on Corwood Industries, as (0779 Newcastle Sunday is the 45th release by avant-[[folk music|folk]]/ blues Singer/songwriter Jandek, released by Corwood Industries Glasgow Monday is the 47th release third live album and second-ever double album release from avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. All three of these performances have also been released on DVD and Youngs is clearly seen throughout. A further Glasgow performance in which Youngs participated, again on bass guitar, was issued in 2008 on CD as Glasgow Friday, a recording from October 2005. Glasgow Friday is a live album by Jandek released in 2008 It is Jandek's 53rd release Alex Neilson has advised the Brainwashed website that a further Glasgow show featuring both himself and Youngs did not record successfully which, at this time, leaves one further performance with Youngs awaiting release.

Labels

He has recorded for over a dozen independent record labels, with VHF releasing much of his collaborative work and Jagjaguwar issuing many of solo albums, their first being a reissue of Sapphie. An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels VHF Records is an American record label known for their extensive work with several major experimental artists Jagjaguwar is an Indie rock record label based in Bloomington Indiana. Other labels have included Freek, Fourth Dimension, Majora, Fusetron, Table of the Elements and his own labels, beginning with Jabberwok in the 1980s, and then the self-deprecatingly named No Fans Records. Fourth Dimension Records is a British Record label, specialising in international Underground music. Table of the Elements is an American Record label. It concentrates on re-released and specially-recorded Experimental music, including many of

No Fans Records

No Fans Records is Richard's own label, founded in 1990. Thus far, he has released only his own solo and collaborative work through the imprint with some items released in very small numbers. A number of No Fans releases have been reissued in larger editions by other labels. Several others have become sought-after collectors' items due to their limited nature. The label exists as a microcosm of Youngs' aesthetic with recent homemade CDR releases emphasising both the spontaneous nature of much of his work and the diversity of his activities.

NFR Discography

Recent work

Since appearing on the front cover of The Wire, he has released his first collaboration with Simon Wickham-Smith in 5 years - the aptly titled 5 Years - as well as many duo sets with Andrew Paine and continuing work with Alex Neilson. CD-Text is an extension of the Red Book Compact Disc specifications standard for Audio CDs It allows for storage of additional information (e The Wire is a British Avant garde music Magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray Simon Wickham-Smith (born Rustington, East Sussex, 2 February 1968) is a British Musician, Translator, His live schedule has become busier; he appeared at Thurston Moore's All Tomorrows Parties in December 2006 and followed this with 2 appearances in Glasgow (one with Alex Neilson) and shows in Stirling, London and Cambridge. Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958 in Coral Gables Florida) is an American Musician best known as a Singer, His "Summer Wanderer" album was given a vinyl release by Gipsy Sphinx and a new album for Jagjaguwar, "Autumn Response", was released in November 2007. He performed live twice in February 2008 with a headline show in London and a brief contribution to the Instal festival in Glasgow. He performed in Italy in May and will play in Edinburgh in July.

Discography

The No Fans releases noted above have been included in this section for completeness to include re-releases of NFR editions. Due to the size of Youngs' catalogue, it has been ordered by collaborator rather than by pure chronology.

Early Recordings

Youngs's 1980s recordings were mostly as Omming For Woks - principally Youngs and Andrew Trussler with Barry Lamb joining them for the Show Me A Sane Man EP. Barry Douglas Lamb (born May 9, 1963) is a British Experimental musician born in in South Shields, Tyne and Wear. Several privately issued cassettes on their own Jabberwok label including Living in Harmony (1984) and Shouting The Silent Slogan (1986) and a clutch of compilation appearances including Sympathy on Time And Time Again with Assorted Artists (1985 Clump - temporarily unavailable, but may eventually be reissued on CD via Fragment Music of Essex) and Marjorie Daw on Sensationnel N°5 - All with voices (Illusion Productions 1987). Cassette culture refers to the trading of home-made audio cassettes usually of rock or alternative music

Jabberwok issued several cassette compilations which featured OFW material: Fugitive Pieces (1984), The Great Difficult Music Swindle (1985), and Cars and T-Shirts (1985). A 4-song release entitled Show Me A Sane Man was issued in 1984 and is variously listed as a cassette and a 7“ single - the 7" edition has been offered for sale on eBay. Also of note is the 1985 collaboration Rock and Roll Should Have Stopped With Bill Haley with The Strolling Ones - in which OFW and TSO proceed, by means of tape editing, to twist, subvert and ruin their record collections.

Two further cassettes have recently come to light, again through being offered on eBay. Both are primarily solo Youngs and appear under the artist name The Creation Room - Dark Shadow Breath b/w Roog Confetti and Apricot Tree & Will To Tedium b/w 19 Used Postage Stamps (the latter being explicitly referred to by Youngs in The Wire, issue 259 and reissued on the limited edition 20th Century Jams CDR in 2007). Neither names the Jabberwok label on its sleeve and the former features a number of collaborators, including Trussler. A further Creation Room cassette Music that Undid Him in a Japanese Minute (1985) has been listed on Discogs. The sleeve names Jabberwok as the label and, again, this is primarily solo Youngs with a contribution from Simon Batley on two tracks. Other recordings issued under this name include the cassette Music From the Creation Room (1984) and a compilation song entitled "Sometimes For Him".

Solo recordings

With Simon Wickham-Smith

note - some sources incorrectly attribute the album Adelaide Audio to R!!!S!!. It is a solo album by Wickham-Smith.

With Andrew Paine

With the A Band

With Neil Campbell

With Matthew Bower

With Brian Lavelle

With Alex Neilson

With Jandek

Other collaborations

Miscellaneous

Unreleased material

Youngs records prolifically and there are many unreleased projects. There are at least 5 unreleased albums recorded with Simon Wickham-Smith. Those verified to exist are as follows -

Material from all of these except Parrots was broadcast across two special programmes by Californian radio station KFJC in May of 2001. KFJC (897 FM) is a non-commercial Radio station in Los Altos Hills California at Foothill College, using an open format that features Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The tracklistings represent all tracks that were broadcast but it is not known whether or not they are complete.

Compilations, etc

References

  1. ^ Brad Rose. "Richard Youngs"
  2. ^ Michael Crumsho. "Richard Youngs - May"
  3. ^ Brad Rose. "Richard Youngs"
  4. ^ Richard Youngs - Sapphie"

External links

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