Richard Youngs 8211 Under Stellar Stream LP

Richard Youngs\’ latest solo work for Jagjaguwar (2009) is a collection of neodruid hymns and chants for the minutiae of homelife and fatherhood poetic transcendance through repetition and a focus on the (seemingly) micro. Once again proving himself a master of minimalist composition, Youngs also takes leaps forward as a lyricist on Under Stellar Stream, reminiscent of the list incantations of Allen Ginsberg. With this comes a change in Youngs\’ voice, now less pleading, deeper and more assured. In these atonal, spatial arrangements, each phrase is granted the room to work into the cerebral cortex and perhaps a deeper consciousness. \”I am remembering now the waiting on time itself. I am remembering now the value of sleep,\” recites Youngs\’ domesticated avatar on opening track \”Broke Up By Night,\” a celtic prayer for the modern man. On \”All Day Monday and Tuesday,\” over droning bass and slow, meandering organ, the grind of the day becomes empyreal: \”All day Monday and Tuesday, the room of work, the room of work… All day Monday and Tuesday, the clarity, the clarity.\”