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NYOS Sign to Pelagic Records; Premiere “Nature” Video

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Somewhere between number-crunching math loops and heavy post-rock float, cascading here and there en route to some yet-unmeasured beyond, one might find Finnish instrumentalist two-piece NYOS‘ 2019 album, Now. The duo of guitarist Tom Brooke and drummer Tuomas Kainulainen have newly signed to Pelagic Records for the reissue this September of Now. and 2016’s Nature — as well as their next album due out in 2022 — and have a video premiering for the title-track of the latter below to mark the occasion. Does it make sense to make a video from an older record? Who cares it’s awesome. Let yourself go for a little while and you might find it’s possible to enjoy the trip without letting something like a release date stand in your way. Plus, nature is gorgeous, and you could do far worse than to take four minutes out of your day to enjoy that. Birds eating, raccoon poking out of a tree, and so forth.

If they had paired “Nature” from Nature with clips of angular buildings — like the cover of Now., for example — you would still say it fit, considering the rhythm underpinning the guitar melody, so kudos to the NYOS on being evocative one way and/or the other. As to where an impending fifth full-length might take them, your guess is as good as mine. Anywhere they want? Yeah, that sounds good.

The PR wire has info on the reissues and the signing announcement. You’ll find it under the video premiere below.

Enjoy:

NYOS, “Nature” video premiere

Pelagic Records Signs Finnish Duo NYOS

We’re excited to announce the signing of loop-driven Finnish instrumental duo NYOS.

To get in the zone for NYOS’ album #5, to be released in the spring of 2022, you can now grab a vinyl copy of their catalogue albums „Nature” (2016) and „Now” (2019) at our shop: https://pelagic-records.com/webshop/

NYOS – Nature – CATALOGUE NUMBER (LP): PEL 198-V RELEASE DATE: 03.09.2021

Nature is the eclectic 2nd album by noisy, loop-driven Finnish instrumental duo NYOS.

Originally self-released in 2016, the band sold over 1.000 albums on tour, but Nature, completely self-released, was never available in record stores. The album was written and recorded with the ambition to capture the atmosphere and vibe of their highly energetic live shows. The 6 tracks on Nature showcase the developing dynamics of the duo, bringing a wide range of influences from math rock to post rock to Lighting Bolt-infused outbursts of noise. Powered by the use of loops, drones and layers of keys and samples, Tom Brooke builds up captivating sonic atmospheres… which are contrasted by the immensely creative and often frenetic and all-over-the-place drumming of Tuomas Kainulainen.

The album was self-released on CD, LP and Cassette. Their third album, Navigation was again recorded and mixed by Tom and mastered by Mandy Parnell (Bjork, Aphex Twin, Sigur Ros), and released in September 2017 via Meta Matter Records.

NYOS – Now CATALOGUE NUMBER (LP): PEL 199-V RELEASE DATE: 03.09.2021

Now is the 4th album by noisy, loop-driven Finnish instrumental duo NYOS.

Originally self-released in 2019, the band sold a fuckton of records on tour, but Now, completely self-released, was never available in record stores. Their most mature album to date, a wide range of influences from math rock to post rock to drum-frenzy reminiscent of Lighting Bolt or Zach Hill is on display here. Listening to the album is another proof that the duo-setup often results in more creative and experimental songwriting, compared to larger ensembles with more musicians in them: there is more space, more room for trying out crazy things, loops, effects, without the risk of overloading the arrangements.

NYOS formed in 2014 when UK-born Tom Brooke and drummer Tuomas Kainulainen met after Tom moved to Finland. Bonded by a mutual love of noisy bands, coffee and playing shows, they quickly wrote their first album, Vltava, a 26-minutes one-track piece. Since 2015, the proactive band has played 200 gigs in over 20 countries, and their top tracks „Haikara“ and „Kelo“ have reached over 400.000 plays on Spotify – a considerable success given the grassroots DYI-approach that the band has taken from day one: they have never been signed with any label, nor any booking agency.

Like their previous releases, Now was recorded in October 2018 at Tonehaven Recording Studio by guitarist Tom Brooke and mastered by Mandy Parnell (Bjork, Aphex Twin). We are now making it available on vinyl, along with 2016’s Nature – these 2 great albums shall serve as a foretaste of the band’s upcoming 5th album, to be released in the first half of 2022 via Pelagic.

NYOS are:
Tom Brooke – Guitar
Tuomas Kainulainen – Drums

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NYOS, Nature (2016)

NYOS, Now. (2019)

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