New Website

Hi everyone

I’ve redesigned my website.

Yes…it’s using that funky platform known as wordpress…

I’ve incorporated my blog into it, so there’ll be no need to update this one.

For those of you that have got my blog in your RSS readers. You’ll need to swap the url to this

feed://www.jamesyuill.com/?feed=rss2

Or alternatively, go to the site (www.jamesyuill.com) and click on the rss logo in my online homes menu bar.

Cheers

James

Mini UK Tour Flyer

The JD Set (Glasgow)

Hello there

I’m pleased to announce that I shall be appearing alongside Silver Columns & Malcolm Middleton, cocknbullkid and Casiokids at this years JD Set in Glasgow.

Us Moshi Moshi artist have chosen the songs of Madonna to cover as she’s one of our finest exports.

It’s happening on the 17th June at the O2 ABC2 in Glasgow.

There are London and Manchester shows too. for more details go to www.thejdset.co.uk

London Show 14th April

Hello there

Just letting you know about my first london show of the year.

Moshi Moshi & C.A.M.P presents. @ C.A.M.P, 70-74 City Road, Old Street, London, EC1Y 2BJ

I’ll be playing some songs from the new album and best of all, it’s free.

If you’d like to come along then send an email with your name in the subject line to camp@jamesyuill.com

Also the amazing Anchorsong will be supporting me.

cheers

James

For an up to date list of my shows visit the myspace.

BrightlightBrightlight Remix

Hello everyone
I’ve added another remix to my download page.
It’s a remix of the very splendid Bright Light Bright Light single A New Word To Say, which was produced by Boom Bip!!

Bright Light Bright Light – A New Word To Say (James Yuill Remix)

Find out about www.brightlightx2.com

cheers!

Movement In A Storm

Hello Friends!

I trust you’re all well?

It may not look it from the above picture, but I’m really excited to announce  that my brand new album, “Movement In A Storm” will be released on 21st June on Moshi Moshi in the UK and various labels around the world. To give you a bit of a preview, here is a special extended version of the lead track, “Give You Away”. (pure coincidence on the name btw!)

Just visit my website www.jamesyuill.com and follow the links!

I hope you like it

Cheers

James

Sample Me Up 2

Hey ya’ll

I know you’ve heard these, but just added the mp3s to my download page.

MY DOWNLOAD PAGE

Sample Me Up TRACK #1 – “The Smashed Bulb”
The Smashed Bulb was the first track I worked on. The main sample is Adam from Mississippi’s shattered bulb sample. As soon as I heard it I thought ‘Finally! Someone’s sent me a decent bass drum!’. I knew straight away it should be a grime/dance-hall track as the raw audio has a real modeselektor vibe.
The dog barking came from Megu in Japan along with a few other samples in this track (a microwave oven, and some street crossing noise). The main 80s riff in this track is made by taking the last bit from the Ooeeoowah sent in by Joe from London (he’s also known as Broadcast 2000) and whacking it in ableton’s Simpler.

There’s loads of other random stuff in here. For example a camera winding up on the off beat, which was sent in by Theresa from Germany.

Samples used for The Smashed Bulb

Shatteredbulb – Adam Ruhl, Mississippi, USA
Zipper – Fentiger, Cambridge, England
Balconytintable – Andreas Gustafsson, Gothenburg, Sweden
Mov00035 – Hendrik Schlimper, Hamburg, Germany
Doggy – Megu Hirokawa, Japan
James yuill sample brezn – Daniel Bruegge, Munich, Germany
Puredatamess – Patrick MCHugh, Donegal, Ireland
Bahbow – Hugh Miller, Tasmania, Australia
Horsey – Amul Batra, London, England
Microwave oven – Megu Hirokawa, Japan
Camera – Theresa Flenger, Regensburg, Germany
Doorstop – Josh Blalock, Texas, USA
Ooeeoowah – Joe Steer, London, England
Crossing – Megu Hirokawa, Japan
Sample me up rod – Rod Thomas, London, England
Ringalingaling – Mike Langeveld, Utrecht, Holland

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Sample Me Up TRACK #2 – “UFO”

The second track I did is UFO. It came about when I was sent the euphonium samples by Owain in Manchester. The main riff is his sample, but pitch shifted down a few octaves. As The Smashed Bulb has a kind of grime/dance-hall beat to it I decided to make this one straight up house.
Of course the bass drum is from Adam’s Shattered bulb sample, in fact the hi hat is a bit of the shattered glass from the resulting mess!

The pad was made from another euphonium sample from Owain. The little 80s sounding riff that appears near the end was made from a sample sent in for the last Sample Me Up by Aaron in Suffolk.
I used an analogue bass sound from Hugh in Tasmania, Australia to double up the main euphonium riff. Just to give the track a bit of low end and umph!

Samples used for UFO

High flutter motif2 – Owain Roberts, Manchester, England
Bahbow – Hugh Miller, Tasmania, Australia
Shatteredbulb – Adam Ruhl, Mississippi, USA
Puredatamess – Patrick McHugh, Donegal, Ireland
Mov00035 – Hendrik Schlimper, Hamburg, Germany
Insect – Megu Hirokawa, Japan
Shakyglass – Adam Ruhl, Mississippi, USA
Fluuernorm – Owain Roberts, Manchester, England
Zipper – Fentiger, Cambridge, England
Crossing – Megu Hirokawa, Japan
Microwave oven – Megu Hirokawa, Japan
Sound clip 05 – Aaron Coe, Suffolk, England

Cheers to everyone who got involved.

james

ps: Stay tuned…I suggest maybe checking up on me maybe wednesday (10th)…

X-Press 2 feat. Me – Time

Hello Everybody

A while back I collaborated with X-Press 2 on a track that became ‘Time’. You’ll obviously know them from their huge hit ‘Lazy’ which featured David Byrne and ‘Give It’ featuring Kurt Wagner (from Lambchop). It was great to work with them and I thank them for giving me a shot.

The single is released on the 1st March and it has tonnes of brilliant remixes. my favourite being the Riva Starr one, but you can get it on Beatport now

cheers

Those Jedward Kids…

…have stolen Josh Weller’s look! (Josh I’d sue!)

and now Josh Weller

here’s a link to Josh’s myspace

http://www.myspace.com/joshweller

Rob Cowen City Lights Remix

Hi there everyone

I know it’s been a long time since I blogged anything. Been working on my live set for this year!

Inbetween that and eating, i’ve done this remix for my mate Rob Cowen & The Dissidents. The track is called City Lights and the original is a belter! (http://www.myspace.com/robcowen)

As you’ll find on my downloads page (http://www.jamesyuill.com/download.htm) I also did a remix of his first single Heartache.

City Lights comes on on Self Raising Records on the 14th April so until then…here’s my remix

Rob Cowen & The Dissidents – City Lights (James Yuill Remix)

cheers

james