Authors: Tony Allen,Yannis Philippakis,Ludovic Bruni,Vincent Taeger,Vincent Taurelle
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Type: Alternative
YANNIS & THE YAW
NUOVO PROGETTO CREATIVO DI YANNIS PHILIPPAKIS (frontman dei FOALS)
CON TONY ALLEN
IL SECONDO SINGOLO
"UNDER THE STRIKES"
L'EP
"LAGOS PARIS LONDON"
ESCE IL 30 AGOSTO SU TRANSGRESSIVE
In una delle collaborazioni più intriganti degli ultimi tempi, il frontman dei Foals Yannis Philippakis si è unito al grande batterista Tony Allen (noto soprattutto per il suo lavoro con Fela Kuti) per l'EP "Lagos Paris London", che uscirà il 30 agosto via Transgressive Records. Oggi rilasciano il nuovo singolo ‘Under The Strikes’.
Musically it is fascinating: a creative hybrid between two different musicians of vastly different backgrounds and ages that makes a virtue of their disparate qualities. Their story is just as intriguing, with Tony first giving Yannis a subdued welcome to the studio before their sessions provided the roots for their friendship to flourish. And when Tony passed in 2020, aged 79, Yannis did all he could to honour his friend.
The result is the upcoming ‘Lagos Paris London’ EP which will be released on August 30th via Transgressive. Yannis now heightens expectations for its release by unveiling the project’s second single, ‘Under The Strikes’.
‘Under The Strikes’ is arguably the most fully realised example of what Yannis had anticipated from the collaboration. A vibrant explosion of highlife rhythm and rousing brass, it constantly evolves courtesy of Tony’s loose yet always exuberant beats - and then it goes wilder still, with a crescendo of brass introducing a beautifully dreamlike coda. It’s also a track which sparkles with the free-wheeling energy of a late night session. Tony asserted that one-take for his drum parts was all he needed, with Yannis later finessing the track around his performance.
Yannis says, “‘Under The Strikes’ was inspired by walking to the studio during Paris’s refuse strikes, where trash was piled three stories high. I was fascinated by the idea that we were born into the greatest period of history and yet, things were disintegrating at the same time: we were finding the positives were mirrored by new lows and social disintegration.
So that's the backdrop but there’s also a kind of coda at the end, a sense of farewell almost, which felt really poignant as it was the last thing we would work on of Tony’s."
‘Under The Strikes’ and ‘Walk Through Fire’ both feature on the five-track ‘Lagos Paris London’ EP which is available to pre-order or pre-save . The official store offers red fire vinyl and black vinyl, each of which are packaged with a postcard, as well as a CD. All physical formats are limited edition and will be signed by Yannis, with cover art crafted by the acclaimed British artist Barka.
Yannis recently promised that the upcoming Yaw live shows will be “free flowing and on the edge, improvised passages will meet with hard worn grooves” with a band featuring musicians from the EP as well as others from their wider creative community. The tour was recently extended with the addition of the first Yannis & The Yaw festival date at the Nice Jazz Festival.
AUGUST
20th - Nice, Jazz Festival
SEPTEMBER - HEADLINE SHOWS
10th - Amsterdam, Paradiso
11th - Paris, La Cigale
13th - London, KOKO SOLD-OUT
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NUOVO PROGETTO CREATIVO DI YANNIS PHILIPPAKIS (frontman dei FOALS)
CON TONY ALLEN
IL SECONDO SINGOLO
"UNDER THE STRIKES"
L'EP
"LAGOS PARIS LONDON"
ESCE IL 30 AGOSTO SU TRANSGRESSIVE
In una delle collaborazioni più intriganti degli ultimi tempi, il frontman dei Foals Yannis Philippakis si è unito al grande batterista Tony Allen (noto soprattutto per il suo lavoro con Fela Kuti) per l'EP "Lagos Paris London", che uscirà il 30 agosto via Transgressive Records. Oggi rilasciano il nuovo singolo ‘Under The Strikes’.
Musically it is fascinating: a creative hybrid between two different musicians of vastly different backgrounds and ages that makes a virtue of their disparate qualities. Their story is just as intriguing, with Tony first giving Yannis a subdued welcome to the studio before their sessions provided the roots for their friendship to flourish. And when Tony passed in 2020, aged 79, Yannis did all he could to honour his friend.
The result is the upcoming ‘Lagos Paris London’ EP which will be released on August 30th via Transgressive. Yannis now heightens expectations for its release by unveiling the project’s second single, ‘Under The Strikes’.
‘Under The Strikes’ is arguably the most fully realised example of what Yannis had anticipated from the collaboration. A vibrant explosion of highlife rhythm and rousing brass, it constantly evolves courtesy of Tony’s loose yet always exuberant beats - and then it goes wilder still, with a crescendo of brass introducing a beautifully dreamlike coda. It’s also a track which sparkles with the free-wheeling energy of a late night session. Tony asserted that one-take for his drum parts was all he needed, with Yannis later finessing the track around his performance.
Yannis says, “‘Under The Strikes’ was inspired by walking to the studio during Paris’s refuse strikes, where trash was piled three stories high. I was fascinated by the idea that we were born into the greatest period of history and yet, things were disintegrating at the same time: we were finding the positives were mirrored by new lows and social disintegration.
So that's the backdrop but there’s also a kind of coda at the end, a sense of farewell almost, which felt really poignant as it was the last thing we would work on of Tony’s."
‘Under The Strikes’ and ‘Walk Through Fire’ both feature on the five-track ‘Lagos Paris London’ EP which is available to pre-order or pre-save . The official store offers red fire vinyl and black vinyl, each of which are packaged with a postcard, as well as a CD. All physical formats are limited edition and will be signed by Yannis, with cover art crafted by the acclaimed British artist Barka.
Yannis recently promised that the upcoming Yaw live shows will be “free flowing and on the edge, improvised passages will meet with hard worn grooves” with a band featuring musicians from the EP as well as others from their wider creative community. The tour was recently extended with the addition of the first Yannis & The Yaw festival date at the Nice Jazz Festival.
AUGUST
20th - Nice, Jazz Festival
SEPTEMBER - HEADLINE SHOWS
10th - Amsterdam, Paradiso
11th - Paris, La Cigale
13th - London, KOKO SOLD-OUT
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