Name: Metal River
Brand: Richard Youngs

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Catalogue number

FDLP124

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White

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-03-26

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0859740606795

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / white

Artist

Richard Youngs

Genre GB

Psychedelic

Label GB

Fourth Dimension

Fourth Dimension is a music label founded by Gary Levermore of Third Mind Records in 1983. However, it was later taken over by Richard Johnson (aka Richo) from Grim Humour fanzine after the first release. This label is dedicated to showcasing various genres of underground music, ranging from noise-rock and post-punk to Japanese noise, improv, abstract electronics, and so-called 'outsider' music. With its DIY sensibility, Fourth Dimension continues to thrive alongside Richo's other labels - Lumberton Trading Company and Winter Hill Recordings. In addition to his occasional Adverse Effect journal and his groups Splintered and Theme, Fourth Dimension has also ventured into publishing books.

Richard Youngs is a British musician known for his prolific and diverse output. Based in Glasgow, he has been actively creating music since the early 1990s. Youngs is skilled in playing various instruments, with the guitar being his most common choice. However, he also experiments with other instruments such as the shakuhachi, accordion, theremin, dulcimer, and even a motorway bridge. He has released numerous solo albums and collaborated with many artists throughout his career.

For many years, Youngs rarely performed live due to extreme stage fright. However, in recent years he has overcome this fear and started performing more regularly. His recent shows have predominantly featured his vocals after attending a laptop concert that inspired him to sing.

Youngs' musical style falls within the realm of experimental music. His unique sound can be compared to artists like *Loren Connors*, *Sir Richard Bishop*, *Six Organs Of Admittance*, and *Jackie O Motherfucker*. With an extensive discography and a reputation for pushing boundaries, Richard Youngs continues to captivate audiences with his innovative approach to music.

A new album from Youngs, whose work can traverse everywhere from avant-folk or otherworldly pop to minimalist electronics or some of the most fervent 'outer sounds' one can dredge from the deepest crevices of their doubtlessly life battle-scarred imagination. 

On Metal River, Richard offers four songs of deep space beamed curdled electronics not far removed from being akin to the contorted death caterwauls of a cyborg species reaching out in uttermost anguish. It's like prime Edgar Froese getting snagged on incapacitants before tumbling headlong into a dingy cellar that then has its door slammed shut and locked before one notices the only company is accorded by body parts in dusty and mouldy demijohns.

Metal River

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