Yawning Man Announce The Birth of Sol, Historical Graffiti & Nomadic Pursuits Reissues
Desert rock progenitors Yawning Man have announced reissues through Heavy Psych Sounds for 2016’s Historical Graffiti (review here), 2010’s Nomadic Pursuits (review here) and the 2007 tape demo compilation, The Birth of Sol (discussed here), continuing a stretch of catalog deep-diving that has also seen them issue their 2005 debut album, Rock Formations (discussed here), on Ripple Music, as well as the Live at Giant Rock LP, also on Heavy Psych Sounds. Can a reissue of the 2013 Euro tour split between Yawning Man and Fatso Jetson (discussed here) be far behind? Only time and the PR wire will tell.
Plenty to chew on, either way. Nomadic Pursuits, which gets new art here, stands as a sentimental favorite for me personally, while Historical Graffiti marked a moment of departure for the long-running instrumentalist three-piece, recording in Buenos Aires with an expanded lineup to produce something distinct even within Yawning Man‘s varied discography. The Birth of Sol is rough in its actual sound — as a collection of ’80s and/or ’90s-era demos might be — but has a cult following even within that of the band itself, and was previously released on a double-cassette in 2018. I bought that shit. No regrets.
Might buy this version too, because, well, it’s Yawning Man, and the more you get this, the more likely they are to make another new record, and that’s how this thing works.
So work it:
YAWNING MAN – THE BIRTH OF SOL + HISTORICAL GRAFFITI + NOMADIC PURUSITS
Today we are stoked to start the presale of 3 YAWNING MAN reissues: The Birth Of Sol, Historical Graffiti and Nomadic Pursuits !!!
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HPS201 *** YAWNING MAN – THE BIRTH OF SOL ***
REISSUE of the legendary album with brand new cover and coloured vinyls
RELEASED IN DOUBLE GATEFOLD VINYL:
10 ULTRA LTD TEST PRESS VINYLS
100 ULTRA LTD TRANSPARENT BACK. SPLATTER BLACK AND RED VINYLS
400 LTD RED VINYLS
BLACK VINYLS
DIGIPAK
PRESALE STARTS:
AUGUST 24th
RELEASE DATE:
OCTOBER 14th
TRACKLIST
SIDE A
Tuff Dude
Dots, Lines And Mesh
Faith Cakes
Devil’s Ladder
Sour Glaze
Kone Of Meet
Menso
Sinkhole
SIDE B
SLAB
Fires Of Pap’s Chile
Saucey And Saggy
Paseo Lindo
Change For A Beggar
Bet I’ll Six
SIDE C
Sweet Nuggat
Saco
Three Legged Table
Deaf Conductor
SIDE D
Catamaran
Crack, Harden & Dry
Friends Of Me
The Lonely Rancher
ALBUM DESCRITPION
Heavy Psych Sounds is reissuing the Yawning Man old demo recordings The Birth Of Sol in brand new coloured vinyls and new cover.
Dating back to 1986, these demo recordings by Yawning Man were originally only spread amongst close friends of the band. They were released on iTunes in 2009. Today you can have them on brand new coloured vinyls in gatefold sleeve.
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HPS202 *** YAWNING MAN – HISTORICAL GRAFFITI ***
REISSUE of the legendary album with brand new cover and coloured vinyls
RELEASED IN:
10 ULTRA LTD TEST PRESS VINYL
100 ULTRA LTD 3 COLORS STRIPED VINYL
400 LTD PINK VINYL
BLACK VINYL
DIGIPAK
PRESALE STARTS:
AUGUST 24th
RELEASE DATE:
OCTOBER 14th
TRACKLIST
SIDE A
The Wind Cries Edalyn – 8:32
Her Phantom Finger Of Copenhagen – 6:58
Naomi Crayola – 3:05
SIDE B
The Secret Language Of Elephants – 6:27
Historical Graffiti – 7:49
ALBUM DESCRITPION
Heavy Psych Sounds is reissuing the Yawning Man legendary album Historical Graffiti in brand new coloured vinyls.
Historical Graffiti is the band’s fourth full-length, out in 2016. Gary Arce, the guitarist, seems comfortable sitting on a single vamp throughout the opener ‘The Wind Cries Edalyn’, allowing the additions of violin and bandoleon accordion (played by the tango musicians Sara Ryan and Adolfo Trepiana, respectively) to weave melodies in between. Despite the titular connection to the Jimi Hendrix song, it bears no discernible resemblance to ‘The Wind Cries Mary’ and it is a deceptive number; what seems such a simple, almost easy-listening song reveals more colour with every listen.
‘Her Phantom Finger of Copenhagen’ is slightly darker and almost sounds, with the slight distortion on Arce’s guitar, as if it could have come from Pot Head, the EP the band released in 2005. Mario Lalli, the bass player, begins the third song, ‘Naomi Crayola’ with a throbbing single note, aided by Bill Stimson’s metronomic drumming. Imagine if Can grew up near the beach, it’s that sort of vibe. The only problem with the song – and the album, as it happens – is that it is too short. Ryan’s violin returns in ‘The Secret Language of Elephants’, this time playing the role of keeping the main vamp alive while Arce’s guitar generates an evocative soundscape that opens in your mind a wide, violet sky like that above a desert the moment after the sun disappears for the night.
The closing song and title track is the most free of the five on the album, with Stimson’s beat conjuring memories of Kyuss’s more mellow moments from Welcome to Sky Valley, Lalli’s bass marking the simplest of bottom ends and Arce having a ball over the top.
(taken from the band’s Bandcamp)
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HPS203 *** YAWNING MAN – NOMADIC PURSUITS ***
REISSUE of the legendary album with brand new cover and coloured vinyls
RELEASED IN:
10 ULTRA LTD TEST PRESS VINYL
100 ULTRA LTD TRANSPARENT BACK. SPLATTER BLUE/ORANGE VINYL
400 LTD GREEN VINYL
BLACK VINIYL
DIGIPAK
PRESALE STARTS:
AUGUST 24th
RELEASE DATE:
OCTOBER 21st
TRACKLIST
SIDE A
CAMEL TOW 5:02
SAND WHIP 6:54
FAR-OFF ADVENTURE 8:28
SIDE B
BLUE FOAM 4:31
GROUND SWELL 6:16
CAMEL TOW TWO 5:00
LASTER ARTE 4:28
ALBUM DESCRIPTION
Heavy Psych Sounds is reissuing the Yawning Man legendary album Nomadic Pursuits in brand new coloured vinyls and new cover. Nomadic Pursuits is the second Yawning Man studio album, released in 2010. With a five-year gap between the first album and this one, the band had time to further expand on their freeform desert sound. Heavy Psych Sounds is now giving new life to this psychedelic gem with a new special edition!
YAWNING MAN IS:
Gary Arce – Guitar
Mario Lalli – Bass
Bill Stinson – Drums
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