Though she’d been writing songs in her head since she was six, and on the guitar since she was 12, it took a long time for Nilüfer Yanya to work up the courage to show anyone her music. “I knew I wanted to sing, but the idea of actually having to do it was really horrifying,” says the 23-year-old. When she was finally persuaded to do so, by a music teacher in West London where she grew up, she says “it was horrible. I loved it”.
Mad Skillet is John Medeski’s new band with Grammy nominated guitarist/bandleader Will Bernard (Medicine Hat, Party Hats), New Orleans native sousaphone player Kirk Joseph (Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Backyard Groove), and drummer Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ani DiFranco), also a New Orleans native. This is their debut album!
Steyoyoke is back with a new installment of our Perception compilation. The fourth edition of the series is a graceful and buoyant collection of songs from the talented artists of Inner Symphony and Steyoyoke Recordings. It paints the picture of an enchanting and fluid universe with music to match. Featuring a good deal of new exclusive tracks, together with some recent Steyoyoke classics. This unique selection shamelessly boasts artists such as Soul Button, Arude, Clawz SG, Ceas, Mashk and Alberth together with new additions such as MassTek, Maty Owl, Baset, Hushkin, Hells Kitchen, Anders. and James Marley. Don’t miss your chance to add this staggering 16-track compilation to your Perception collection.