York House Records
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York House Recordings, also known as YHR or YHR Tapes, was a small British
independent label
which released 31 original cassettes of industrial
, electronic
, experimental
, avant-garde, and dark ambient
music between 1979 and 1983.
YHR released music by Cluster
& Farnbauer (Live In Vienna
) and Asmus Tietchens
(Musik aus der Grauzone and Musik An Der Grenze) which had been rejected as too unusual by Sky Records
. Other notable artists with releases by YHR include Maurizio Bianchi
, Günter Schickert, Andrew Cox, Peter Schafer, Paul Nagle, Duallien, and Elliott's own band MFH, later known as Pump
.
Many YHR releases were subsequently reissued by Auricle Music on cassette after the demise of the label. A number have also been reissued on LP or CD by an assortment of labels.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
independent label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
which released 31 original cassettes of industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
, electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
, avant-garde, and dark ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
music between 1979 and 1983.
History
York House Recordings was founded by David Elliott, who also published a magazine called Neumusik. Elliott put out a series of cassettes in parallel with the magazine featuring artists from all over the world.YHR released music by Cluster
Cluster (band)
Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and ambient music. They have recorded albums in a wide variety of styles ranging from experimental music to progressive rock, all of which had an avant-garde edge. Cluster has been...
& Farnbauer (Live In Vienna
Live in Vienna
Live in Vienna is the first live album of the German rock band Böhse Onkelz. It was recorded on December 13, 1991 at the Vienna Messepalast.-Track listing:# Intro# Wir ham' noch lange nicht genug ...
) and Asmus Tietchens
Asmus Tietchens
Asmus Tietchens , who also records under the monikers Hematic Sunsets and Club of Rome, is a German composer of avant-garde music....
(Musik aus der Grauzone and Musik An Der Grenze) which had been rejected as too unusual by Sky Records
Sky Records
Sky Records was a Hamburg, Germany based independent record label specializing in Krautrock/Kosmische Musik and electronic music. Some of their releases could be classified as progressive rock or art rock, experimental music, industrial, ambient, or New Age...
. Other notable artists with releases by YHR include Maurizio Bianchi
Maurizio Bianchi
Maurizio Bianchi is an Italian pioneer of noise music, originating from Milan.-Biography:...
, Günter Schickert, Andrew Cox, Peter Schafer, Paul Nagle, Duallien, and Elliott's own band MFH, later known as Pump
Pump (band)
Pump was an experimental, pre-electronica, band, active between 1979-93. They released five cassette albums as MFH on the YHR label before changing their name to Pump in 1986 and recording the LP “The Decoration of the Duma Continues” in 1987 and “Sombrero Fallout” in 1992 .- History :Andrew Cox ...
.
Many YHR releases were subsequently reissued by Auricle Music on cassette after the demise of the label. A number have also been reissued on LP or CD by an assortment of labels.
Catalogue
- YHR 001 MFH First Move (1980)
- YHR 002 MFH Within 30 Miles (1980)
- YHR 003 Andrew Cox Arioch (1980)
- YHR 004 Gordon Alien O Puss (1980)
- YHR 005 Maurizio BianchiMaurizio BianchiMaurizio Bianchi is an Italian pioneer of noise music, originating from Milan.-Biography:...
Voyeur Tape (1980) - YHR 006 Maurizio BianchiMaurizio BianchiMaurizio Bianchi is an Italian pioneer of noise music, originating from Milan.-Biography:...
Cold Tape (1980) - YHR 007 Ping-Pong the Bear No, Never any Greyhounds (1980)
- YHR 008 Andrew Cox Methods (1980)
- YHR 009 MFH Masks (1980)
- YHR 010 DAS DAS I (1980)
- YHR 011 Nik Lumsden Alarms & Excursions (1981)
- YHR 012 Andreas Grosser Venite Visum (1981)
- YHR 013 Various Artists YHR Volume I (1981)
- YHR 014 Fondation Métamorphoses (1981)
- YHR 015 ClusterCluster (band)Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and ambient music. They have recorded albums in a wide variety of styles ranging from experimental music to progressive rock, all of which had an avant-garde edge. Cluster has been...
& Farnbauer Live in ViennaLive in Vienna (Cluster album)Live in Vienna is the eighth full-length album by German electronic music outfit Cluster and their first and only album with Joshi Farnbauer. It is the first of four live albums recorded by Cluster....
(1981) - YHR 016 MFH Ground Zero (1981)
- YHR 017 Andrew Cox Hydra (1981)
- YHR 018 Paul Nagle The Soft Room (1981)
- YHR 019 Asmus TietchensAsmus TietchensAsmus Tietchens , who also records under the monikers Hematic Sunsets and Club of Rome, is a German composer of avant-garde music....
Musik aus der Grauzone (1981) - YHR 020 Conrad SchnitzlerConrad SchnitzlerConrad Schnitzler was a prolific German experimental musician.Schnitzler was born in Düsseldorf. He was an early member of Tangerine Dream and a founder of the band Kluster. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption and then focusing on solo works...
Conrad & Sequenza (1981) - YHR 021 Paul Nagle Tree & Leaf (1982)
- YHR 022 The Klingons Analog-Digital (1982)
- YHR 023 Rüdiger Lorenz Earthrise (1983)
- YHR 024 Asmus TietchensAsmus TietchensAsmus Tietchens , who also records under the monikers Hematic Sunsets and Club of Rome, is a German composer of avant-garde music....
Musik an der Grenze (1983) - YHR 025 Andrew Cox Songs from the Earth (1983)
- YHR 026 Cinéma Vérité Rhythmus und Ritual (1983)
- YHR 027 Peter Schäfer Schaf im Wolfspelz (1983)
- YHR 028 MFH Head (1983)
- YHR 029 Yin Yang Flusswelt (1983)
- YHR 030 Duallein Noch kein Regen für Alle (1983)
- YHR 031 Günter Schickert Kinder in der Wildnis (1983)