news about nothing much, end of July 2010
31st Jul 2010, 11:55 pm
Hi
Been a while since the last update so here’s a bit of news…. Life tends to get in the way sometimes so you don’t get to spend the time you would like to on the fun things…. Not so much time for music of late, but I’ve got some things done….
I have completed the 6th track of the collaboration with Larkian. We now have to do some mixing and editing and decide on a running order, but this should appear on CD later this year.
Also coming nicely is the result of my meeting with Eric Quach (thisquietarmy)… we met in Montreal last year when I played at Under The Snow and had arranged in advance to get together and play a bit. We improvised for about 2 hours or so and then Eric edited and mixed the recordings (just the two of us with guitars and effects). The results are to be released by Basses Frequences. The plan has only just been formulated, but it will be a two volume vinyl release with each LP being one long and two shorter tracks with a themed sleeve design and some bonuses… more in the next few months.
The ToneFloat LP [in time this too will fade] will be going into production soon scheduled for an autumn release.
There has been a delay to the release of‘heavy with snow’, a 3” cdr release for Moscow label ABGVRD. Due to the warm summer weather this has been put back to later in the year when it is less likely to melt in the sunshine.
I had a recent experimental recording session playing live in a big room with 6 microphones close and distant. Results were pleasing so I’m planning another session to do some backing tracks for new material.
No live shows planned for now, but I’m interested in any offers for UK shows…
Lastly for now, I am selling some gear to fund a new 6-string bass. A couple of guitars are on eBay now (ending 07 Aug 2010)– both were used in recording parts of CUT. One is a candy apple red Fender Jazzmaster FSR Thin Skin model and the other is a Fender Telecaster 52 Hot Rod with Bigsby tremolo. I will probably also be selling a Peavey Milestone bass and Danelectro U2 Baritone once I get the new bass…
If you are interested, auction item numbers are: 250675008350 and 250675010850
Even more lastly, I have a few copies of CUT with bonus disc un/CUT left… you can buy through the shop page on the website, and if you already have, please tell a friend!
Thanks for listening… more news as it happens
Jon.
AND... forgot to mention 'close/r' which IS progressing.... version 2 is nearly complete and version 3 will follow soon after. nott sure exactly how i'll release it as i'm not sure i can do another full CD release, so it may be a cdr.... more news soon... ish!
Review
23rd Jun 2010, 5:20 pm
back from a week in sunny Florida (so far oil free beaches but unfortunately the outlook is not good) to a sunny England.
a nice review of CUT has been posted at the Leonard's Lair blog site:
Hard to believe that‘Cut’ is only the tenth full length album from Yellow6 such is the prolific recording career of Jon Attwood. Perhaps more tellingly, ‘Cut’ is also his 79th release in total – not bad for twelve years’ work. Now producing music on his own label, ‘Cut’ traces another journey of guitar-led minimalism.
‘Cut’ itself is a running theme of the album, with four different versions of it making an appearance. The first ‘Cut’, if you will, is the deepest since its delayed melody is totally spine-tingling although the final (‘Cut#4′) version runs it close. ‘Butterfly Girl’ features chordsdonated by another musician (Beth Georgiou) which are performed chillingly and beautifully by Attwood; rarely has repetition been this captivating, even from Attwood himself who is something of a master in this field.
After this superb start, the music drifts in to familiar ambient/post-rock territory of the darkest hue with clear nods to Labradford along the way (particularly on‘Cut #3′). Experiments in other instruments yield great results with ‘Diagnosis (Two)’ picking up the pace and urgency with real drums, whilst ‘Cut/Piano’ represents Attwood’s output in its most funereal form.Granted, there’s a lot here which will be very familiar to anyone who has owned a Yellow6 record. Once again the running time exceeds an hour, the same influences remain but Attwood is at least on top melodic form.
http://leonardslair.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/review-yellow6-cut/
copies with bonus CD still available from this site...www.yellow6.com/shop.php
that's all for now....
review and stuff...
9th Jun 2010, 6:48 pm
hi
just a brief update.... the only review (outside of Norman Records and Boomkat) of CUT has show up in Rock-a-Rolla:
"Close to 80 releases under his belt, the prolific one-man guitar outfit Yellow6's latest offering is all sparse guitar-scapes and minimalist post-rock, deelpy melancholic in outlook and execution. Whilst not quite covering new ground, it's one that fans of solo guitar explorers and instrumental post-rock will find pleasing no end" (Review by Bobby Bone)
last few copies of the CD with bonus are available at the yellow6.com shop page (any orders between 10-18 June will be shipped out on 19th)
the 3" cdr release "Heavy With Snow" on Russian label ABGVRD should be out late June - more news when it arrives.
mixing is ongoing for the next Editions6 release "close/r" which will probably be out around September, a similar timescale to the album on ToneFloat
that's it for now
thanks for reading
jon.
Boomkat
14th May 2010, 7:35 pm
this is what the nice people at Boomkat had to say about CUT... in stores NOW (if you can find a store) and copies with bonus CD still available here....
A momentous tenth album in the Yellow6 discography, Cut offers a new nine-track selection of works from Jon Attwood, who largely plays out the entire record by himself, layering delicate strands of Robin Guthrie-influenced guitar, one upon another. There is a little outsider intervention: Dave Collingwood of Gravenhurst lends a hand with drums on 'Diagnosis (Two) and Mark Beazley of Rothko (another big influence on Attwood, you'd suspect) is on hand to master the album, but the tone of the record is generally that of a real loner opus. For the title track (which, incidentally, is brilliantly reconfigured as a piano piece later on in the album's sequence), Attwood traipses through gossamer guitar arpeggios and Twin Peaks-like cinematic tremolo leads, all building up to a gorgeous and deeply resonant piece of slow-core post-rock. Another of Attwood's finest moments comes with the gently panoramic 'If You See Something, Say Something (Third Version)', whose title seems to be a cumbersome approximation of something Roy Walker used to say on Catchphrase. Here, guitars thread loosely together in the most beautiful fashion, while minuscule, crackling percussive gestures lay out backdrop of static and micro-beats. Excellent.
Yellow6 NEWS 24 April 2010
25th Apr 2010, 4:54 pm
Hi.Just back from an enjoyable and successful trip to play in France and Belgium, 3 of the shows being with Dirk Serries’ Microphonics project (highly recommended). Thanks to everyone who made it along to the gigs. I managed to survive the volcanic ash chaos by using EuroTunnel and had no problems at all… aside from a hotel cock-up after the Gent show resulting in my sleeping in the car at a service station on the E40 near Brugge. Some photos from the gigs are on the website (and MySpace / Fakebook).
I returned to boxes of CDs… CUT is here. All pre-orders were sent out during the week…huge thanks to those that ordered in advance. Hope you enjoy the 2 CDs. to those who haven't ordered yet...
CUT CD available NOW…
The new album looks and sounds great (ok, so modesty deserts me here but I’m really pleased with it).
It is available NOW from the Shop page atwww.yellow6.comand all copies ordered direct from here come with the bonus CD un/CUT (while stocks last). Please support Yellow6 and help make future releases possible by buying it direct. Thanks.
CUT will be available in stores and for download from iTunes, eMusic etc. in May 2010. Bonus tracks will not be available anywhere else.
here's what the sleeve looks like:
and the disc(s):
Live recordings on the website…
Back to the gigs in France and Belgium…. A couple of live recordings from the show at le Quilit Quilit in Bethune have been uploaded to the yellow6 page at Soundcloudhttp://soundcloud.com/yellow6and are also linked from the site
Plane A Rium radio session…
Also from the trip to France, I recorded a radio session / interview with Dr Adams for the Plane A Rium show on Radio Scarpe Sensee. This will be available online to stream here:http://radioscarpesensee.com/crbst_35.htmlthe session, recorded live in the studio, includes 5 songs: Egg, norwest Passage, 20.1.10, 1000 Sunsets, Cut#4
Resonant Records sale…
The resonant label is having a sale and all available CD releases are now£5 inc postage to UK (a bit more for overseas postage)… this includes the Yellow6 album Painted Sky (2007). Get it here:http://www.resonantlabel.com/RESCD022.htm
RROOPP…
The Beautiful Season Has Past (3 CD retrospective) is no longer available through Cargo distribution, but copies are available either from the Y6 web site or direct from the labelwww.rroopp.com. Check out the 3CD AMP collection while you’re there.
That’s all for now
Jon./Y6
CUT delay / gig update France+Belgium
11th Apr 2010, 8:26 pm
Hi
first of all, many thanks to those who have pre-ordered CUT from the website. About half the available copies with the bonus CD have gone but there's plenty still available. Order by PayPal atwww.yellow6.com\shop.php(and buy up some back catalogue while you're there!) or email tojon@yellow6.comif you would like to pay by any other means or have any questions.
Official release date in stores is 10 May 2010 (or maybe a little later) but copies will be shipped out from the web orders as soon as available. This was supposed to be this week, but the manufacturer have told me not to expect delivery before 20th April so a slight delay. Copies of the bonus CD un/CUT have arrived in record time (huge thanks to Enconahead) and all pre-orders will be sent out as soon as stocks arrive. Hoping Breed Media will come through with a delivery but this week, but they didn't give much hope on the phone on Friday :-(
more info when i have it, unfortunately this mean i won't have copies for the gigs in France and Belgium (below)
Here are the full details for the gigs - note change of venue for Ghent
hope to see some of you there.
cheers
jon./Y6
16 April 2010
Yellow6 / Pollyanna
Le Drugstore,
21 Rue Royale
Lille
FRANCE
http://www.myspace.com/drugstorevieuxlille
17 April 2010
Yellow6
le quilit quilit
74 rue Ludovic Boutleux
62400 Béthune
FRANCE
http://www.myspace.com/quilitquilit
18 April 2010
Microphonics / Yellow6
plane ari home gigs,
Wanquetin
FRANCEhome gig - email for details:indiesociable@free.fr
http://www.myspace.com/planearihomegigs
19 april 2010
Microphonics / Yellow6Homey BarSint-Paulusplaats 242000 AntwerpenBelgium
http://www.myspace.com/homey_cafe20 april 2010
Microphonics / Yellow6 / Manual Mota / High WolfSlachthuis
Slachthuislaan 1009000 GentBelgium
anthonydebacker@gmail.com
use the contact form for any more info...
CUT - available to pre-order now
29th Mar 2010, 7:54 pm
Hi
spring is here, and to prove it heavy snow is forecast for England... also imminent, but much better than the weather, is the new Yellow6 album CUT (really - i love snow but it never lasts, this will!)
currently being manufactured, CUT is expected to be complete and ready to ship week beginning 12 April 2010.
Copies ordered fromwww.yellow6.comwill come with a bonus CD only available by mail order and can be pre-ordered now from the shop page.
So, here's the all important information that will make you want to rush to the store to pre-order your copy
Info / sleeve pics / tracks to preview etc. can all be found on the CUT page
the details:
CUT (editions6 E6:02) is the 10th full length album by Yellow6, and 79th release overall (if i counted correctly). Recorded between January 2009 and January 2010 and mastered by Mark Beazley (Rothko / Trace recordings), CUT contains 9 tracks and 70 minutes of minimalist guitarscapes, repetition and melody. These songs take the listener on a journey, seemingly suspending time for their duration, with intertwining guitars, piano and percussion, and featuring drums by Dave Collingwood (Gravenhurst, Yann Tiersen) on diagnosis (two).
Lighter and more spacious than some of the former Yellow6 releases, melancholy melodies are augmented with hopeful, and even upbeat, songs. The song cycle CUT is the recurrent theme of the album appearing in a number of variations throughout.
Track listing:
01 cut
02 butterfly girl
03 if you see something, say something (third version)
04 cut#3
05 gift
06 cut/piano
07 diagnosis one
08 diagnosis two
09 cut#4
all songs composed and recorded by jon attwood
drums on‘diagnosis two’ by dave collingwood
chords for butterfly girl supplied by beth georgiou
mastered by mark Beazley
un/CUT
un/CUT (editions6 E6:03) is a collection of recordings made during the same period as CUT. These recordings are a mixture of alternate mixes, original 'live' demo recordings, and additional tracks not included in the final album.
Track listing:
01 cut #2
02 20.1.10 (first version)
03 cut (demo)
04 butterfly girl (first version)
05 cut/piano (Mark Beazley rough mix)
06 diagnosis (two) (first version)
07 cut #2 (second version)
08 cut #2 (reprise)
additional instrumentation on cut/piano by mark Beazley
please email for further info / promo or distribution requests.
Lastly, Yellow6 will be playing the following shows in Northern France and Belgium in late April. The album will be available at shows.
April 16– Le Drugstore, Lille
April 17– le quilit quilit, Bethune
April 18– plane ari home gigs, Habarcq (with Microphonics)
April 19– Homey, Antwerpen (with Microphonics)
April 20– Anthony's, Gent (with Microphonics)
thanks for making it this far!
jon/Y6
yellow6 news march 2010
15th Mar 2010, 6:41 pm
hi
a brief update on the news and also a welcome to the newyellow6.com. designed by Gareth Evans (Weyland) this is the long threatened update which includes a full discography (ok, as close as i can get - please feel free to correct me on any omissions etc.), some photos, biog, reviews etc.
There is an audio page with streaming audio of a few old tracks, the recent Arctic Circle radio session, and the live set from Union Chapel, November 2009 (this set was included on the sold out Live CDr released by October Man).
Also, finally, there is now a fully functioning Shop page with shopping cart and PayPal link to buy some of the back catalogue, and also this will be the place to get any new releases first.
On the subject ofnew releases.... work is almost complete on the new album 'CUT' and it should be available direct from this site in mid-April. The album has 9 tracks lasting about 65 mins, and has been mastered by Mark Beazley (Rothko / Trace Recordings). All copies ordered direct from yellow6.com, and a limited number from Norman Records, will come with a bonus CD 'UN/CUT' with 50 minutes of alternate versions and unreleased material. There will be 150 copies with the bonus CD.
The LP for Tone Float ('In Time This Too Will Fade') is being mastered by Dirk Serries and will be released on clear vinyl in the summer. More news around the time....
Also coming up in the next few months is the 3" cdr 'Heavy With Snow' released by ABGVRD. Copies will be available here.
Gig news:
coming up for April are a few dates in northern France and Belgium:
April 16– Le Drugstore, Lille
April 17– le quilit quilit, Bethune
April 18– plane ari home gigs, Habarcq (with Microphonics)
April 19– Homey, Antwerpen (with Microphonics)
April 20– Anthony's, Gent (with Microphonics)
hopefully some UK dates some time too....
that's all for now....
jon.
News 20 Feb 2010
20th Feb 2010, 6:59 pm
next sunday night, 28th February 2010, Yellow6 will play at Les Disquares, Paris with Felicia Atkinson and Silencio. entry is free and it starts at 19.00
Les Disquares is at:
6, Rue des Taillandiers
75011
Paris
in other news... the Live cd on October Man sold out in 2 days so thanks to everyone who bought that.
The new album (cut) is being mastered by Mark Beazley (Rothko) and should be available late March, along with a limited mail order only bonus CD (un/cut) available for the first 150 copies bought from yellow6.com or norman records... more news soon on that.
Track list is:
cut
butterfly girl
if you see something say something (third version)
cut #3
gift
cut/piano
diagnosis (part1)
diagnosis (part2)
cut #4
un/cut will include some alternate versions, mixes and tracks that didn't make the album.
also... the LP for release in the ToneFloat c-series is being mastered by Dirk Serries for spring release in a limited edition of 300.
the title is:In Time This Too Will Fadeand tracks are:
Side 1: 00:30
Side 2: 090209 / 20.1.10
last upcoming release... 'Heavy With Snow', a single 20 minute track written and recorded under snow filled skies in January 2010 will be released by Russian label Abgvrd in April in an edition of 100 copies on 3" cdr
more news soon on the dates in France and Belgium in late April soming soon
jon.
gig news
29th Apr 2009, 10:00 pm
Hi
just a quick update about a couple of gigs coming up in the next month or so.... one in London and the other, the nearest thing i've done to a local gig in a while.
I last played Nottingham in 2000 supporting Tristeza and have failed to get to play there since, until now.... this time thanks to Library Tapes.
May 12, London
Phantom Channel Presents:
Machinefabriek / Yellow6 / Konntinent
Cafe OTO 18-22 Ashwin St Dalston London E8 3DL
http://www.cafeoto.co.uk/programme/Machinefabriek_000.shtm
June 4, Nottingham
Library Tapes / Yellow6
The Chameleon 17 Angel Row Nottingham NG1 6HL
(above Clinton's Cards)
There may be other gigs coming up and news will be posted on the website/Myspace etc.
In other news....
work is ongoing with the Elenziah Films production '9732' and the movie and soundtrack album will appear soonish...
also works in progress, to bear fruit at some undetermined time, are collaborations with Northern Valentine, thisquietarmy, Bosch's With You and Larkian.
no news on a release date for the 'iamstringsthatrembleunderabow' album but one day soon....
things that will be released soon:
Awkward Silence are re-issuing their long out of print releases, originally on vinyl, as 3" cd singles. These include the two Portal/Yellow6 split releases.
more info here when they are available (scheduled for 4th May):http://www.awkwardsilencerecordings.com/
that's all for now - hope to see someof you at the gigs where the last few copies of bootleg#3 and merry6mas2008 will be available
cheers
jon.
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the yellow6 blog starts here
29th Apr 2009, 9:54 pm
hi
decided to give this blogging lark a try and will use this to post news and things, maybe as a replacement or addition to the website, who knows
news update soon
jon.
