WHY WE BLEEP 014: JAMES YOUNG - DARKSTAR
Today we meet James Young, one half of thoroughly sound Warp Records duo Darkstar.
We talk about the myriad struggles and beautiful collaboration of making electronic music, of releasing records, of the Norf, about Spotify and the Elektron Digitakt, of Eventides and the perils of playing live, the power of volunteering, and much more besides.
Thanks to episode sponsors http://signalsounds.com and http://thonk.co.uk
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LINKS FROM JAMES:
https://www.thewire.co.uk/news/47326/darkstar-collaborate-with-liverpool-s-migrant-communities
https://www.differenttrains1947.com/trackbed
https://thequietus.com/articles/11268-darkstar-news-from-nowhere-review
https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/17886
DARKSTAR’S CATALOGUE, STREAMABLE ON WARP SITE:
https://warp.net/artists/91408-darkstar
THEIR WARP 30TH NTS SHOW:
https://www.nts.live/shows/wxaxrxp/episodes/darkstar-rotten-sods-and-odds-23rd-june-2019
LINKS TO OTHER STUFF DISCUSSED:
Tim Exile's Endlesss app livestream: http://Discover.endlesss.fm
That 1 hour of Endlesss I mention: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/444503124
News From Nowhere Album: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_from_Nowhere_(Darkstar_album)
Hyperdub Label: https://hyperdub.net/
Richard Formby: https://twitter.com/RichardFormby
Revox Tape Machines: https://www.revox.com/en/classics/reel-to-reel-machines.html
Izotope Iris https://www.izotope.com/en/products/create-and-design/iris.html
Neumann KH120: https://en-de.neumann.com/kh-120-a-g
Digitakt: https://www.elektron.se/products/digitakt/
Roland Juno 60: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Juno-60
NI Maschine: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/maschine/production-systems/maschine/
Eventide H3000: https://www.soundtoys.com/plugged-in-h3000/
Eventide PitchFactor: https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/stompboxes/pitch-delay/pitchfactor
Eventide TimeFactor: https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/stompboxes/delay-stompbox/timefactor
Lexxx = Alex Dromgoole (mix engineer): https://www.discogs.com/artist/395544-Alex-Dromgoole
Konk Studios: https://www.konkstudios.com/
"K-risp modular" (it was Paul) aka Krisp1/Oakley modular: http://www.krisp1.com/store
Roland JP-08 (mini Jupiter 8): https://www.roland.com/uk/products/jp-08/
James McVinnie (Organist): https://www.jmcvinnie.com/
TC Voicelive: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/tc-helicon-voicelive-3
Korg R3: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/korg-r3-synthvocoder
Myspace (hah): https://myspace.com/
North (album): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_(Darkstar_album)
Sugar Bytes Effectrix (vocal effect from North album): https://sugar-bytes.de/effectrix
Visit Slaithwaite (slawat!): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaithwaite
The best meal of my life was the beef-sandwich-in-gravy at: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g2078453-d4041206-Reviews-Crumbals_on_the_Corner-Marsden_Huddersfield_West_Yorkshire_England.html
MPC2500: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/akai-mpc2500
Valhalla Ubermod: https://valhalladsp.com/shop/delay/valhalla-uber-mod/
Valhalla Room: https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-room/
Elektron Octatrack: https://www.elektron.se/products/octatrack-mkii/
OTO Reverb and Delay Pedals: https://www.otomachines.com/
"UAD Quad": https://www.uaudio.com/uad-accelerators/uad-2-pcie.html
That time I put my Juno thru PitchFactor and TimeFactor in series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip4aap5cu1c
Foam Island Album: https://warp.net/releases/115970-darkstar-foam-island
Inherent in the Fibre (it was 'Yehgetme?'): https://warp.net/updates/darkstar-inherent-in-the-fibre-short-film
PDA party with Mischa Mafia: https://www.nts.live/shows/pda
Keezy iPad app: https://keezy.com/
Deer Shed Festival: https://deershedfestival.com/
Proving that kids love to hear their voices sampled since '83: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daLceM3qZmI
The KLF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_KLF
4TLR (fourtet live sets on spotify): https://open.spotify.com/artist/5iL1nEyS7dk7ogGGosP91v?si=tLbe3n4-TyGIP7HkTJMQFg
My blog about volunteering in Calais: https://helprefugees.org/news/want-volunteer-calais-unsure/