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Automatic North

by Richard Youngs

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First released by Longford Editions.

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Summer 2022, we are moving home, and for the first time in my adult life I have a dedicated music room. ‘Automatic North’ is the sound of me in this room playing what came first out of the packing boxes: an analogue synth, a drum machine, a snare and a shaker. All digitally edited, since as well as playing instruments, I find that fun and exciting too.

I don’t do background music. When I listen, I listen. Nothing is casual about sound. Even music I don’t particularly like gets my attention. So, in some way, all listening is deep. As for extended listening, growing up – pre-internet – when often the only way to hear a piece of music was to buy the record, one thing I looked at on a sleeve were the track durations. Long tracks intrigued me. Side long tracks were the ideal. So, while my attitude was more punk than prog, the soundtrack of my teenage years was more prog than punk. I’ve since come to like everything and nothing, yet I continue to be drawn to long track durations. Stretching out still strikes me as something to aspire to.

Made Summer, 2022.

Richard Youngs: analogue synth, digital editing, drum machine, hand percussion and snare drum.

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released November 23, 2022

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