Name: The Naive Shaman
Brand: Richard Youngs

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jag71

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Limited edition

Release date

2005-09-12

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PIAS

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656605207124

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Richard Youngs

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Folk

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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.

richard youngs has been making music for over two decades. 'the naive shaman' is his seventh album for jagjaguwar, and is a deeply personal work. created on a computer at home, it offers a high density digital song cycle driven by heavy, heavy electric bass guitar. the opening 'life on a beam' combines a modal vocal line with throbbing sonics and non-linear percussion. elsewhere a plaintive voice threads itself through frosted atmospherics and we hear richards first recorded kazoo work since 1992s 'new angloid sound'. at the core of the album is 'sonar in my soul', a bass loop onto which are collaged strangulated guitar, singing and more singing. the track climaxes in a hollered plea for unity. the second half of the set contrasts 'once it was autumn', a succinctly crafted dub chant, with the epic 'summers edge 2', whose sprawling 16 plus minutes anchor a floating vocal melody and free-flowing drums with fuzzed bass octaves. at a time when he has increased his commitment to live performance, richard youngs has paradoxically produced an album that explores recording technology as an instrument - a work where song is modulated by sound.

The Naive Shaman

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