{"product_id":"countdnl069","title":"Yppah - Tiny Pause","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving amassed a legion of loyal fans with his signature blend of electronic, psychedelic and rock influences, the artist known as \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/yppah\"\u003eYppah\u003c\/a\u003e (pronounced “yip-ah”) is back with perhaps his most intimate work to date. \u003cem\u003eTiny Pause\u003c\/em\u003e, due for release on Counter Records October 16, finds \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/yppah\"\u003eYppah\u003c\/a\u003e adopting an enormous technical shift in his writing process, moving away from largely software-based production and live instrumentation to modular synthesizers and samplers. Inspired in large part by 8mm footage and self-described \u003cem\u003e“creepy\/beautiful”\u003c\/em\u003e archived film found on the internet, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/yppah\"\u003eYppah\u003c\/a\u003e draws on the same palette of the living landscape, human memory and emotive warmth found in his prior work and magnifies it, echoing the sounds of \u003cstrong\u003eTycho\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBaths\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBoards of Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e.\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/yppah\"\u003eYppah\u003c\/a\u003e (born Joe Corrales Jr.) has forged a career marked by ethereality and dynamism. Brought up on equal parts \u003cstrong\u003eMy Bloody Valentine\u003c\/strong\u003e and hip-hop, he has utilized a number of instruments and techniques in forging his place in the uplifting (yet firmly grounded) world his music inhabits. Previous records (2006’s \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/release\/yppah\/you-are-beautiful-at-all-times-3\"\u003eYou Are Beautiful At All Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, 2009’s \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/release\/yppah\/they-know-what-ghost-know\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey Know What Ghost Know\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, 2012’s \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/release\/yppah\/eighty-one\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEighty One\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) have harnessed his cultural heritage and relentless curiosity to brilliant effect, landing placements in films (21), video games (\u003cstrong\u003eAlone In The Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e) and television series (\u003cstrong\u003eHouse\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCSI\u003c\/strong\u003e) as well as taking him on tour around the globe.\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTiny Pause\u003c\/em\u003e is informed in large part by shifts in \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/yppah\"\u003eYppah's\u003c\/a\u003e life since his last work. Having toured the album, moved from Texas to Southern California and transitioned into more ambitious commercial work (for trailers, sound design and music libraries), \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/yppah\"\u003eYppah\u003c\/a\u003e soon found himself embracing hardware in a big way, buying and selling gear constantly while writing to find the best-suited combination for his workflow. The addition of two dogs to his home and a newfound hobby of surfing round out \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/artist\/yppah\"\u003eYppah's\u003c\/a\u003e biggest influencers for the direction of the new record. And it all shows - the celestial dips and rises in \u003cstrong\u003e“Occasional Magic,”\u003c\/strong\u003e the cascade of drums in \u003cstrong\u003e“Little Dreamer,”\u003c\/strong\u003e the fractured ascent of \u003cstrong\u003e“Spider Hands,”\u003c\/strong\u003e and the human-tinged glitches of \u003cstrong\u003e“Neighborhoods”\u003c\/strong\u003e all point to an artist matured not only in sound but in perspective.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ninjatune","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44934168739999,"sku":"COUNTCD069","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":44934168772767,"sku":"COUNT069","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/8563\/5999\/products\/tiny-pause-main.jpg?v=1736246818","url":"https:\/\/merch.ninjatune.net\/products\/countdnl069","provider":"Ninja Tune","version":"1.0","type":"link"}