YUGEN - GOLD (BalconyTV)

YUGEN performs the song "GOLD" for BalconyTV.
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PRESENTED BY MIKE DESTRUCTIVE

"YUGEN is a New Orleans-based sextet that combines the poetic energy of hip-hop, improvisatory ruckus jazz, and progressive pulses of electronic music into a fluid live aesthetic that drips into your ear hot and heavy and blooms in your brain in an organic slew of silky pastel and gritty neon.

Made up of six jazz trained 20-something year olds: Micah Jasper (guitar, electronics, composition), Joao Amos (MC, spiritual leader, vibes bringer), Kevin Clifford (drums, percussion), Duncan Troast (keys & synths), Nic Lefebre (bass), and Scott Clemens (sax & fx), are all working together towards creating your newest impression of hip hop amidst a genre continuously reshaped like a wad of poetic putty stepped on by the hard soles of a mainstream industry.

YUGEN brings us back to when music was more than just a beat in the background of daily dullness. The band name means a sort of gracefulness. Their musical composition is delightfully minimal. Think of The Root’s live eclectic jazz-hop combined with a modern Flying Lotus-esque beat aesthetic.

Working on arrangements with an MC, horns and quartet format, YUGEN sets out to make a form of hip hop, soul and jazz that sounds like electronic music but has the authenticity of live instrumentation. Lately, they've incorporated weighty synths, modern sound design and effected singing into their live setup, destroying the studio as well as the concert venue."

https://www.presskit.to/yugen

CREDITS / SPONSORS
SPONSORS:
Seidist
Metro Dog Media

CREDITS:
Video - Travis Henry
Audio - Brondae Branch
Host - Mike Destructive (Mike Destructive's wardrobe provided by Dosage)

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