Richard Youngs - River Through Howling Sky - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

RICHARD YOUNGS' latest solo work for Jagjaguwar is a collection of neodruid hymns and chants for the minutiae of homelife and fatherhood-poetic transcendance through repetition and a focus on the (seemingly) micro. Once again proving himself a master of minimalist composition, Youngs also takes leaps forward as a lyricist on Under Stellar Stream, reminiscent of the list incantations of Allen Ginsberg. For more than 20 years, the UK's Richard Youngs has been at the forefront of progressive minimalism, through solo home recording projects; through collaborations with the likes of Simon Wickham-Smith and Makoto Kawabata (of Acid Mothers Temple); and in special live performances playing bass with Jandek. Leaving a very human fingerprint on even the most far-reaching experimentations, Youngs has built a extensive, intriguing catalogue that just begs one to go deep.

Richard Youngs - May [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/05/2002

A spartan folk/pop record filled with tinderbox intimacies, composed of some of the shortest songs ever recorded by Youngs. AUTUMN RESPONSE is a singer-songwriter album; his fingers slip over the steel strings with little feet and whispery toes, his gently prophetic songs evok Roger Waters, and the folk phase play is sure to appeal to fans of Animal Collective's InchSung TongsInch.