Monthly Archives: February 2010

DOWNLOAD OUR MIXTAPE FOR KYTN NOW!!!!!

To download all tracks featured in our transmission for Kill Your Timid Notion CLICK HERE.  You can also get the album artwork FROM HERE.

Here is the track listing again

01 : Edward Shallow : We need Cranes Not Skyhooks

Shallow, influenced by video-games of yesteryear and the sceptical of the views of zealots, has crafted a world in which to reside. Red Plastic Park is this world. He finds the psychology of the game more interesting than the game itself and has created this staggered piece with a Nintendo Game Boy.

02 : Stuart McAdam : Found Poem

When you see a word, you see through to the objects or ideas with which it is associated.

Stuart is interested in talking around his activities as an artist as activity itself, as well as sound/image relationships and their transparencies. He is interested in how this is related to art language.

03 : Ultra – Red : Arte from artists Union de Vecinos as part of the Plaza Mariachi series

Ultra – Red is an international collective of activists, community organisers and artists who urgently probe at one of the limit cases of music (and art); how to mobilise the tools of art in a move from individual self-expression to productive collectivity, investigation and action.

04 : Ben Robinson : Black Mass / Small Print

This audio artwork is a collage of excerpts from two texts: the Black Mass, originally used in Satanic ritual, and the terms and conditions of a Lloyds bank current account. When said aloud together these incongruous sources reveal a happy consistency of purpose.

05 : I like Yellow Things : Convertibles and Headbands by The Music Magicians

Steven Myles and Valerie Norris are the creators of a new zine called I Like Yellow Things, which will be launched alongside the Spring issue of Yuck ‘n Yum. As a little pre-zine taster, Steven and Valerie
have selected for your listening pleasure a shining example of the little known but genius musical genre that is song-poems – odd music, weird lyrics, utterly unique end product.

06 : Dawn Campbell : Bring the Unicorn to Life

The H.M. Frigate Unicorn is hidden in Dundee’s City Quay and was the original venue for this sound piece. Entitled ‘Bring the Unicorn to Life’, the interactive installation consisted of twenty speakers, hidden sensors, 5.1 surround sound and discreet narratives, designed to capture visitor’s imaginations. This track is a small excerpt of some of the sounds exhibited in the Unicorn.

07 : BOX : AAARRRnnnMMMAAAHHH

BOX is the recording and performing nom-de-plume of Dundee based Audio/visual artist Neil McIntee, audio/visual artist working with drawing painting printmaking audio recording/editing/mangling guitar tape manipulation, electronics and audio installation; processing sound on computer and tape, chance operations and installations using found sounds.

The music is based in improvisation.

Thank You Arika for letting us hang out with you during the fest, we really enjoyed ourselves.  But wait it’s not finished yet! There is still SO much to do and see over the weekend so check out the programme at http://www.arika.org.uk/kytn/2010 or pop down to the DCA to get the last two tracks of our mixtape and also experience some of the best audio visual art around. HOORAH.

Track Five

We have a very special track today, selected by our very special friends I like Yellow Things

Convertibles and Headbands by The Music Magicians

Steven Myles and Valerie Norris are the creators of a new zine called I Like Yellow Things, which will be launched alongside the Spring issue of Yuck ‘n Yum. As a little pre-zine taster, Steven and Valerie
have selected for your listening pleasure a shining example of the little known but genius musical genre that is song-poems – odd music, weird lyrics, utterly unique end product. Enjoy.

We are halfway through our mixtape!

It is day four of our mixtape, halfway folks! Today we are transmitting our very own Ben Robinson.

Title : Black Mass / Small Print

Artist : Ben Robinson

Blurb : This audio artwork is a collage of excerpts from two texts: the Black Mass, originally used in Satanic ritual, and the terms and conditions of a Lloyds bank current account. When said aloud together these incongruous sources reveal a happy consistency of purpose.

Remember Investigations and screenings are still taking place so head done to the DCA for some process based fun!

Track Three : Ultra – Red

Track Three is from one of Kill Your Timid Notion’s featured artists. Ultra – Red is an international collective of activists, community organisers and artists who urgently probe at one of the limit cases of music (and art); how to mobilise the tools of art in a move from individual self-expression to productive collectivity, investigation and action.

The track we have chosen is Arte from artists Union de Vecinos as part of the Plaza Mariachi series.  You can listen to more of their tracks at http://www.publicrec.org/archive/date.html

At KYTN Ultra – Red are conducting investigations into what the sound of a community organising is, so head down to the DCA to check out what they are doing.

Artist’s still to come are Ben Robinson, I Like Yellow Things, Dawn Campbell and The Box.  Remember you can download the full mixtape from the 26th until the 28th.

Track Two YNY Mixtape

Title : Found Poem

Artist : Stuart McAdam

Blurb : Stuart is a past contributor of the zine, he currently resides in Glasgow.

When you see a word, you see through to the objects or ideas with which it is associated.

Stuart is interested in talking around his activities as an artist as activity itself, as well as sound/image relationships and their transparencies. He is interested in how this is related to art language.

There are still another five tracks to come, other artists involved are Ultra-Red, Ben Robinson, I Like Yellow Things, Dawn Campbell and The Box.  Remember all seven tracks will be available to download at the weekend for free!

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Kill Your Timid Notion starts today with two very special performances by Jarrad Fowler and Chistof Migone at four. Plus a fantastic film by seminal video artist John Smith at seven.
    Kill Your Timid Notion starts today with two very special performances by Jarrad Fowler and Chistof Migone at four. Plus a fantastic film by seminal video artist John Smith at seven.    

YNY MIXTAPE IS GO

The vinyl is up, the computer is in place, all that is left is for you to TURN YOUR BLUETOOTH ON.

Kill Your Timid Notion starts today with two very special performances by Jarrad Fowler and Chistof Migone at four.  Plus a fantastic film by seminal video artist John Smith at seven.

We thought we would kick off our mixtape with a pop drenched glitch concoction from Edward Shallow.

Edward is a good friend of Yuck ‘n Yum, and a fellow Dundee resident.  You can often see him wandering the perth road in his orange hoody playing his Game Boy, trouble is, he thinks he lives in a computer game and we don’t have the heart to tell him otherwise.

Track one : Cranes not Skyhooks

Artist : Edward Shallow

Shallow, influenced by video-games of yesteryear and the sceptical of the views of zealots, has crafted a world in which to reside. Red Plastic Park is this world. He finds the psychology of the game more interesting than the game itself and has created this staggered piece with a Nintendo Game Boy.

Other artists involved are Stuart McAdam, Ultra- Red, Ben Robinson, I Like Yellow Things, Dawn Campbell and The Box

Remember you will be able to download the whole album for free on our website the weekend of the festival.

YNY @ KYTN

KILL YOUR TIMID NOTION 2010
DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS, 21–28 FEB 2010

Yuck ’n Yum loves KYTN so much that we have spent hours in our bedrooms
lovingly compiling a super cool mixtape. To show how much we admire KYTN we
are sharing the fruits of our labour with their friends throughout the
festival.

YNY will transmit a 7 track mixtape via Bluetooth technology.  Each day of
the festival one track will be transmitted, with all seven becoming
available for download on our website at the weekend of the festival.  To
acquire the audio remember to turn your Bluetooth on!

The tracks being transmitted will feature works by local and Yuck ’n Yum
affiliated artists alongside KYTN performers.
These audio tracks will be transmitted straight to your phone for free.

remember, TURN YOUR BLUETOOTH ON.

FEATURED ARTISTS COMING SOON!!!!

For KYTN programme details CLICK HERE to be re-directed

YNY has grown

Hi all Yucks ‘n Yums,

We would like to announce a new recruit to the YNY team.  Our sprouting is the perfectly formed PR goddess Alexandra Ross and she will be handling all of our press and relations from now on.  We have some exciting projects coming up, so she has sprouted in the nick of time.  First up, YNY will be involved in the next Kill Your Timid Notion festival [commencing 21st of February].  We have made KYTN their very own mixtape, for more details watch this space.