The variety and depth of ‘Move into the Luminous’ is breathtaking; Makushin have fashioned an engrossing collection of ten perfect miniatures…ambient epics packaged as pop songs, delicate folk latticeworks enmeshed with impassioned jazz. It’s a stunning achievement.
James Yorkston and Jon Thorne are looking forward to creating something new on their latest tour. Due to visa issues, Suhail Yusuf Khan is to be replaced by Tanpura & Harmonium player Ranjana Ghatak.
Justin Sullivan’s “Surrounded” is an album you need to spend time with…there’s a depth of emotion, despair and hope, darkness and light that captures both the isolation of lockdown but also the sense of a universal bond that it has awoken.
Ahead of their UK headline tour that starts tonight, the trio Yorkston/Thorne/Khan share the video for “Sukhe Phool”, their latest album’s opening track and also our Song of the Day.
On Navarasa, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan achieve a kind of serenity that is certainly spiritual but is somehow completely secular and entirely inclusive. Its influences are clearly visible, but the way those influences are put together creates a kind of music that is original, exciting and wholly unique.
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan share new single “The Shearing’s Not For You”, a traditional song James first heard sang by Aberdeenshire Traveller Jeannie Robertson. It features on their new album “Navarasa : Nine Emotions ” out on January 24th.
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan announce new album Navarasa : Nine Emotions, inspired by Music and poetry, pulses and cycles. Listen to lead track ‘Now Westlin Winds’ and learn more about the inspiration behind the album.
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan announce news of Chori Chori Remixes EP which will be released on June 24th. Listen to the remix of ‘Chori Chori’ by Irish alt-folk and electronica alchemist Seamus Fogarty.
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan return with ‘Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars,’ building on the deep-seated natural bond between the three musicians and their total willingness to embrace each other’s artistic vision. They’re clearly not running short of ideas…one you should seek out.
Thomas shares his Top 10 Albums of 2016 including Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, Josephine Foster, A Dyjecinski, Richard Moult, Fred Thomas, Seamus Cater, Rusalnaia, The Burning Hell, Lady Maisery & The Furrow Collective.
Yorkston Thorne Khan head out on a tour of Ireland in August with support from Seamus Fogarty and they also play this year’s Edinburgh International Festival. Watch their recent performance of Sufi Song at the Tolbooth in Stirling.
Watch a video premiere from Yorkston/Thorne/Khan for ‘Song for Thirza’, the band’s reading of legendary songwriter and singer Lal Waterson’s original. They recently released ‘Broken Wave Live’ EP and are touring the UK & Ireland.
