Drums, Loop pedals, Effects pedals, Analog Synths, Transistor Organs, band mates, friends, and everything else ever.
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"James Yates is a phenomenon. Surrounded by a makeshift console of samplers, keyboards, percussion and drums, he constructs intricate minimal ambient confections of glockenspiel, synth and rhythm one bar at a time - watching him is like looking at the musical equivalent of Rolf Harris - phrases look and sound incongruous until the last piece is in place, then... bliss. Genius deconstruction, masterful execution and utterly gutting as he and the rest of Pattern Theory are buggering off to Berlin." - Sandman Magazine
Hello, My name is James. I play the drums and vibraphone. I used to live in Leeds, I now live in Berlin. I play with several people, some more than others, its all in the top 8 so have a listen:
The Pattern Theory
Sunken Sails
Carl Schilde
Lukas Creswell-Rost
The Declining Winter
I also do remixes
When performing solo, I do all the above music live with two un-synced loop pedals, vibraphone, a drum kit, a keyboard, lots of cables and a notebook.
It looks a little like this:
To book me for a show, have a drum lesson, get a remix done, or hire me as a session man send me a message or email me on:
On June 12th, NILS FRAHM, DUSTIN O'HALLORAN, GREG HAINES and ANNE MUELLER we be playing the beautiful Grunewaldkirche in Berlin. For more information on the artists, or how to get there, please view our profile. We sincerly hope you can make it!
"The Ridings draws together strands of guitar and delicate electronics....by embedding lightly sculpted six string textures in a tapestry of field recordings and plugin tweaks".
Includes full length bonus CD of remixes courtesy of Bracken, The Declining Winter, Part Timer, aus, Epic45, Portal, Gareth S Brown, Fieldhead, Glen Shipley, Winter North Atlantic and Yuri Lugovskoy.
hey, i noticed u used to live in Leeds and moved to Berlin...same story as me! well, i havent moved yet but will be in a couple months. wouldn't be surprised if we knew the same crowds! u got any advice for househuting over there? im coming over for a few days mid march. thanks, and great music by the way x
Hauschka Having studied classical piano for ten years, Dusseldorf-based pianist/composer Volker Bertelmann's work as Hauschka is based upon a playful exploration of the possibilities of the 'prepared' piano. His resulting tracks are vivid, unconventional pieces made in a spirit of playful research-enthusiasm, which he's taken around the world - in the USA with Múm, in Japan with Colleen, and a debut, sold-out London show with Max Richter. Hauschka's music is a thing of beauty - intertwined melodies and rythyms that flit between gorgeously lush and complex and stunning minimalism.
Gareth S. Brown With influences as diverse as Eastern European folk music, funeral marches and jewellery boxes, Gareth creates gorgeous work of layered beauty with nods towards Philip Glass, Terry Riley and Michael Nyman as well as latter day travellers such as Max Richter, Yann Tiersen and Aphex Twin. Amazingly accomplished, hypnotic music.
Saturday: 8/11/2008 @ The Holy Trinity Church, Leeds. Doors 8.30pm.
