James Yuill

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James Yuill
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James Yuill performing in 2009
Background information
Birth nameJames Yuill
Born (1981-07-20) 20 July 1981 (age 44)
Origin London, UK
Genres Acoustic, Electronica
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, electronics
LabelsThe Happy Biscuit Club
Moshi Moshi
Nettwerk Music Group
Cooperative Music
Member ofHunger/Thirst
Website http://www.jamesyuill.com/

James Yuill (born 1981) is an English folktronica musician from London, signed to the Moshi Moshi record label. [1]

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Biography

Yuill released his first album, The Vanilla Disc, on his own Happy Biscuit Club label in 2005. [2] After releasing his second album, entitled Turning Down Water for Air, in February 2007, he was later signed by Moshi Moshi. Moshi Moshi re-issued the album in January 2009. Turning Down Water for Air was described by Clash as "a startling piece of work". [3] He has been described as "a one-man band armed with a laptop, mixing decks and an acoustic guitar". [4] His popularity grew internationally and he was signed by the Nettwerk Music Group in the United States in 2008. [2]

Yuill also works as a remixer and has provided remixes for Tilly & the Wall, The Answering Machine, Au Revoir Simone, and David Holmes. [2] [5] [6] [7] He has also collaborated with Charlie Westropp under the pseudonym Hunger/Thirst.

In 2010, he produced a version of "Jingle Bells" for a Guinness commercial, using pint glasses containing varying levels of Guinness to create the tune. [8]

In 2013, after a successful campaign on PledgeMusic, he released his fourth studio album called "These Spirits" on his Happy Biscuit Club label. Yuill's fifth album A Change In State was released in July 2017.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Single Reviews, James Yuill 'No Surprise'". Channel4.com. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 Nastos, Michael G. "James Yuill Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-12-12
  3. ↑ Murray, Robin (2009) "Track of the Day 10/12 - James Yuill", Clash , 10 December 2009, retrieved 1 January 2010
  4. ↑ Wither, Emily (2009) "James Yuill - The MacBeth, London (24/01/2009) Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine ", dailymusicguide, 28 January 2009, retrieved 1 January 2010
  5. ↑ Lester, Paul (2008) "New band of the day No 380: James Yuill", The Guardian , 1 September 2008, retrieved 1 January 2010
  6. ↑ "Artist of the Week! James Yuill", rockfeedback.com, 26 January 2009, retrieved 2010-12-12
  7. ↑ "James Yuill Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine ", IMU, retrieved 2010-12-12
  8. ↑ "James Yuill remixes Jingle Bells using pints of Guinness", music-news.com, 10 December 2010, retrieved 2010-12-12
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