Yellow 6 - Overtone
(Enraptured)
Yellow 6 are the ambient meanderings of Jon Atwood who has recently been a part of
the Jonathon Whisky singles series and
has released a number of singles and an LP on European labels. Also a limited
edition 74 minute CDEP has just been
released by the band on Jonathon Whisky.
Armed with a drum machine (and a great sense of how to use it, which is rare), a
guitar, and some effects, Jon creates
beautifully subtle songs. They range from very structured with mid-tempo chord
changes following an obvious drum pattern
accented by soaring melodies to tonal collages droning on at a glacial pace. And,
of course, he ping pongs back and forth
between the structured and chaotic parts, which lends the music a great deal of
strength and purpose. The album flows
together so well that after listening to it a number of times, I still view it as
a single piece, as opposed to 11 separate
songs. This is to be expected with this sort of music though, so that's not a
complaint.
Fitting in with such bands as Windy & Carl and Labradford,
"Overtone" is definitely the prettiest new drone
I've heard since Stars of the Lid. According to the Yellow 6 webpage, Jon churns
out Yellow 6 songs at an absurdly fast
rate, so I'm now looking forward to being inundated with albums from this very
wonderful band.
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