Fishes by Yea Big
"Inhale and exhale slowly, this is a multi-layered album to give yourself to. A warm blanket that will envelope you as it ebbs and flows. An ocean tide that has no beginning or end. It just is. It just exists. Completely sublime. Drop the needle anywhere on the first track of this compact disc, and you will be instantly drawn in. It's ever changing, flowing, organic, and seemingly effortless.
It fades effortlessly into track 2, and a vocal emerges. An ethereal incantation to spellbind the sea of instruments. The ensemble gives in to ambiance, disappearing into the ether. So lovely. Time suspended. In the latter section musical patterns gradually interweave. A bass ostinato holds everything down, while the guitar spits out disentangled notes. In the end, it all gives out to static noises and ultimately nothingness." - Philo
Tracklist
| 1. | Fishes - Part 1 | 20:16 |
| 2. | Fishes - Part 2 | 21:05 |
Credits
Composed and performed by Yea Big, Drazek Fuscaldo, and Tatsu Aoki.
Yea Big (Stefen Robinson): bass clarinet, computer, electric guitar, electric mandolin, harmonium, percussion
Przemyslaw Krys Drazek: acoustic mandolin, flugelhorn, percussion, trumpet
Brent Fuscaldo: electric guitar, percussion, vocals
Tatsu Aoki: double bass
Recorded and mixed by Ken Christianson and Stefen
Mastered by Stefen
Cover image by Brent
Back cover image by Stefen
Additional images by Ken, Brent, and Stefen
Layout and design by Ian Branch
Additional information:
Endless love and gratitude to Ken Christianson for the care he puts into everything he does, to Tim McManus at Island House for helping share so much beautiful music with the world, to Ian Branch for making everything look gorgeous, and, of course, to all of our families and friends and the music makers who inspire us.
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.Tags
Yea Big is Stefen Robinson, solo and in collaboration. Multi-instrumentalist music-maker in Bloomington, IL. Sounds range from hip-hop to electro-acoustic compositions to free-improvisation. Other projects include Nønl!near Fi3ld (https://www.instagram.com/nonlinear_field/), Shoshin Trio (http://shoshintrio.bandcamp.com), and directing the NCHS Experimental Ensemble (https://nchsee.bandcamp.com/).