Label: VHF Records

あの膨大なカタログより厳選された7枚組のCDボックスセット!!コレはお見逃しなく!!1990年にNo Fans Recordsを始動、弾き語り、ミュージック・コンクレート、超高速のリズムトラックまで、常に予測の付かないアプローチで膨大な数の録音を残してきたUKの大ベテランRichard Youngs。まだArt into Lifeがオープンして間も無い頃に定期的に紹介していた、氏のNo Fans Recordsの極小プライベートタイトルが7枚組セットでボックス化!!全て20~50部という少数出版されていたタイトルを纏めたものであり、このボックス化に際し当時未発表のままとなっていた最初期1989年録音と2014年新録をリリースしボックスに封入。氏のキャリアを知る上で間違いなく最強と言える集成で、流麗なフォーク、テープ・コラージュ、破壊的プログレノイズ、ミニマリストとしての実験、マルチトラックのボーカル録音等、全てのスタイルを網羅出来ます。各ディスクのスリーヴにはオリジナルのデザインをそのまま使用。













NO FANS COMPENDIUM is a deluxe limited edition 7 CD set of Richard Youngs’ recordings for his long-running private NO FANS label. 5 CDs are Richard’s personal selection from his NO FANS releases, all of which were issued in tiny editions (20 – 50) and only available for sale at Richard’s rare shows or at Glasgow’s now defunct Volcanic Tongue shop. In addition, Richard has included two full discs of material previously unavailable in any form. Each disc is housed in an individual card folio with artwork re-purposed from the original releases.

NO FANS COMPENDIUM is a deluxe limited edition 7 CD set of Richard Youngs’ recordings for his long-running private NO FANS label. 5 CDs are Richard’s personal selection from his NO FANS releases, all of which were issued in tiny editions (20 – 50) and only available for sale at Richard’s rare shows or at Glasgow’s now defunct Volcanic Tongue shop. In addition, Richard has included two full discs of material previously unavailable in any form - a recording from 1989 pre-dating his earliest widely-known work, and a new recording from late 2014. Unbeatable as a survey of Richard’s career, everything here is of equal quality to his over-the-counter releases. In keeping with his penchant for unpredictable stylistic mashups and reinventions, there are folky laments, achingly beautiful “songs,” tape collage, rude prog noise, minimalist experiments, multi-tracked vocals, etc.