Foxy Digitalis
Gray resonance forms a living wall on “c0n73x7_c0ll4p53” from Yann Novak’s forthcoming album, Continuity. Loops of field recordings and synthetic tones seep into one another, layering like opaque filters over gravitation pulses and a vanishing image. The piece unfolds slowly, but nothing stays still, meaning slips sideways, cloaked in the very textures that seem to […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Yann Novak! There’s so many things Yann does that are important in my life – from his music (check out the upcoming “Voices of Theseus”!) and label to his supportive approach with artists – so it was so great to have this conversation. We get into […]
Expanding on his last album, The Voice of Theseus, Yann Novak enlisted a cache of stellar artists – Madeliene Cocolas, Lawrence English, FAX, and Bana Haffar – to remix the record’s tracks. In addition, after working with various vocalists to perform these works live, a final performance with G. Brenner (who contributed vocals to the […]
I have said and written a lot about Yann Novak’s music (and his new album, The Voice of Theseus, in particular), but somehow we had never connected for an interview until now. I admire the vulnerability Yann shows in his work. It is a thread that ties together so much of his work even as the […]
Yann Novak’s work has been a fixture in my life these last few years, whether its solo music or Dragon’s Eye Recordings, but his new one, “Voice of Theseus,” caught me off-guard. Plus some quick appreciation for Siavash Amini. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day: Yann Novak “Voice of […]
Openings run through the synthetic gloss of Yann Novak’s beguiling, shape-shifting “Super Coherent Light.” Carried deeper by a heartbeat-like rhythm and layered tonal maps, our reality is altered; our perception breaks free of its crutch. Novak takes us to church service from a neon future where our individual experiences become a way to share our […]
Yann Novak was involved in a lot of wonderful music that has become mainstays at FDHQ, from his solo work to the incredible year of releases on his Dragon’s Eye Recordings label. So, of course, I couldn’t wait to hear what some of his favorites were this year. Hop over to his Bandcamp and the Dragon’s Eye website for […]
Kudos to The Tapeworm for pairing LA power couple Yann Novak and Robert Takahashi Crouch on this new split tape, Giving Water to the Dead. Novak and Crouch create some of the most engaging, emotionally-dense music around. They started with the same source material for this split but went on their own sonic treks. Each side […]
Robert Takahashi Crouch’s 2021 album, Jubilee, is special. He upped the ante earlier this year with a collection of reworks from a host stellar artists of album opener (and standout), “A Ritual.” The world of Jubilee continues to grow and evolve and for listeners, the expansive scope is a gift. Crouch adds an additional orbit with this Ritual Variations […]