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YAK - MIDO EP
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Mido EP
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VERSION009
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2 Track EP OF Minimal Tech / Tribal Grooves - Dark & Brooding -
"Anthem alert," reads Hard Wax's description of Version's latest 12-inch. "Pure rhythm cuts (an ultimate DJ weapon too)." Mido / Darunia, by the Sheffield-based artist Yak, AKA John Randall, lives up to these claims. "Mido"'s constant hand drum builds—the first round lasts two minutes—generate irresistible dance floor tension, which is then released, as though from a slingshot, through a stomping 4/4 beat. That the free-flowing 126-BPM A-side is ideal for house and techno sets is a pleasant surprise from a label that, since 2009, has steadfastly championed dubstep. But this swerve is not as radical as it might seem. The hand drum frenzy throughout "Mido" is present in old Version gear like Orson's "Madness" or "Dread Drumz" by Orson and Hops. On those tracks, though, the hand drums were cinched to halting dubstep rhythms. Here, they're set loose.
The bass ruptures under "Mido"'s abundant percussion and ambient rainforest effects echo the
"Anthem alert," reads Hard Wax's description of Version's latest 12-inch. "Pure rhythm cuts (an ultimate DJ weapon too)." Mido / Darunia, by the Sheffield-based artist Yak, AKA John Randall, lives up to these claims. "Mido"'s constant hand drum builds—the first round lasts two minutes—generate irresistible dance floor tension, which is then released, as though from a slingshot, through a stomping 4/4 beat. That the free-flowing 126-BPM A-side is ideal for house and techno sets is a pleasant surprise from a label that, since 2009, has steadfastly championed dubstep. But this swerve is not as radical as it might seem. The hand drum frenzy throughout "Mido" is present in old Version gear like Orson's "Madness" or "Dread Drumz" by Orson and Hops. On those tracks, though, the hand drums were cinched to halting dubstep rhythms. Here, they're set loose.
The bass ruptures under "Mido"'s abundant percussion and ambient rainforest effects echo the
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A London-based psychedelic garage rock trio originally composed of members Oliver Burslem, Andy Jones, and Elliot Rawson. Jones left after their first album, replaced by Vincent Davies in 2017. Yak released their second album Pursuit of Momentary Happiness in February 2019.
There are other artists with the same name
2) Yannick Kilian Chavanne, aka Yak, was the leader of the band Glowing Shade from Geneva (Switzerland). He recorded on his own an album titled 'In a Dim Ringing', in 2002, which sounds quite like experimental and minimalist alternative rock. He never performed it on stage.
3) YAK is an experimental hardcore band from Italy
4) The progressive rock band YAK from the UK were formed in 1982.
Proggers YAK have released 4 albums to date, the most successful being "Journey of the Yak" released in Nov 2008 - Steve Hackett recently described the album as "beautiful music".
All 4 YAK CD's are sold to raise funds for Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary which is in Essex - see www.towerhillstables.com
The music of YAK is instrumental and reviewers often cite Camel & Genesis as reference points.
5) Surrey-based Producer and DJ, previously from Sheffield. Resident DJ for Pretty Pretty Good. Pretty Pretty Good / Circular Jaw/ Tessier-Ashpool/ Version/ Brotherhood Soundsystem/ Black Beacon Sound/ Le Chatroom Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.