As we advance further into Yoo Doo Right’s forthcoming LP, “From the Heights of Our Pastureland” (November 8th, 2024 via Mothland), we come across its second track, the emphatic “Eager Glacier” (out now via Mothland). To the beat of turbulent drums, we are guided through sprawling soundscapes of deep synthetic whirs, unrelenting electric strings, mercurial melodies, and distorted reels. With grave aplomb, this escalating and far-reaching piece from the Montreal outfit takes us on a sonic journey across Ambient, Post-Rock and Drone Metal. A must-listen for fans of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sunn O))) or METZ.
Experimental Rock trio Yoo Doo Right (Montréal, CA) wed noisy, melodic guitar parts, effects-laden synthesizer soundscapes, deep bass grooves and patented percussive furies into sprawling, cathartic musical pieces. Drawing inspiration from Post-Rock, Krautrock, Shoegaze, Classical Music, Electroacoustics and Musique Concrète, they create a unique sound.
Stacy Lee, director of the video for new single “Eager Glacier” tells us: “I’ve recently embraced the surrealist and absurdist in me, and this project reflects my desire to blur the lines between reality and the subconscious. Inspired by my recent deep dive into experimental cinema, I’ve come to see genres as fluid—cinema, like music, exists on a continuum, and my work is an ongoing exploration of that entire range. This video doesn’t follow a traditional narrative but instead invites viewers into a space where they can create their own meaning. Through visual experimentation, I wanted to transport us into another dimension, where magic literally unfolds on screen.“
Watch the official video through the YouTube player below:
Stream the track here: https://orcd.co/eager-glacier
“From The Heights Of Our Pastureland” is an expanding succession of highly dynamic musical epics intertwined with emotionally-charged sonic explorations. Whether carefully harvesting melodic soundscapes, repeating mantra-like arrangements with mechanical precision, digging unfathomably deep amidst abyssal electrical signals, or simply saturating reels with raucous abandon, Yoo Doo Right set out to further develop ideas they previously started exploring, in turn offering a third full-length that is darker, heavier, even more ominous than their previous works.
Yoo Doo Right comment: “We aimed for something cinematic, but not in the way of a score, rather something more experiential. We wanted to create music that could ignite drive in oneself, hopefully something of significance in and of itself. While we’re really not here to force understanding on people, for us the predominant themes are anxiety and patience, the storm of colonialism, the collapse of capitalism and the massive undertaking it is to rebuild with past mistakes taken into deep consideration. It draws a parallel between natural disaster and social disaster, the experience of watching an impending destructive storm roll in and watching an impending societal disaster unfold under our current colonial, capitalistic frameworks. Hopefully, folks can give themselves time to make some sensible thoughts of the album on their own.“
Yoo Doo Right began writing “From The Heights Of Our Pastureland” while visiting a remote cabin near Saguenay, QC in the Winter of 2023. Snowed in, Cober, Masson and Talbot simply played for three days straight, archiving anything and everything, musing about “the storm of colonialism, the collapse of capitalism and the massive undertaking it is to rebuild with past mistakes taken into deep consideration,” and ultimately laying the groundwork for their third opus. Thus, the album draws deep inspiration from parallels drawn between natural phenomena ranging from bad weather to environmental disasters and the equally overwhelming force of our socio-political frameworks. Also compelled by the commodification of art, AI and algorithmic art, the trio later revisited the pieces, altering their initial compositions by way of element juxtaposition and extensive sound design. In embracing their penchant for sonic manipulation in all of its forms, the experimentalists achieved an uncanny equilibrium between unresolved tensions and soothing resolutions.
To commit the album to tape, Yoo Doo Right chose producer Seth Manchester (Battles, Lightning Bolt, Lingua Ignota) at Machines with Magnets (Pawtucket, RI), before turning to Amar Lal (YlangYlang, Patio, Washer) at Macro Sound (Oakland, CA) for mastering duties, poised to unearth their best work to date. The resulting 42 minutes of Experimental Rock found on “From The Heights Of Our Pastureland” feel like a beautiful yet sinister sonic tempest, aptly showcasing the Montrealers’ artistic resolve and eerie creativity. Highly recommended for fans of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Big|Brave or METZ.
“From The Heights Of Our Pastureland” will be out November 8th, 2024 via Mothland on vinyl/ digital.
Pre-order is live on Bandcamp: https://yoodooright.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-heights-of-our-pastureland
Tracklist:
01. Spirit’s Heavy, But Not Overthrown, Part 1
02. Spirit’s Heavy, But Not Overthrown, Part 2
03. Eager Glacier
04. Ponders End
05. Lost in the Overcast
06. From the Heights of Our Pastureland