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"Rescue Weekend" LP (left) OUT NOW! |
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| Location: | Scotland |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Jul 28, 2008 (78 days back) |
About Me |
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BUY OUR CD NOW!! Our 2nd LP, "Rescue Weekend" is available now from the following outlets: Avalanche Records Glasgow/Edinburgh (UK), Mono (Glasgow), The Den (Falkirk, UK) and Rough Trade Records in London by following this link - YIFI at Rough Trade. You can download/buy our first album "In Faceless Towns Forever" via Simbiotic right now! All about Y'all is Fantasy Island Y'all is Fantasy Island are a group from Falkirk, Central Scotland. They are specialists in most styles, mainly; melancholic acoustic folk, bombastic rock/pop and steamtrain thrash-blues grunge. In the past two years they have been honoured to have played alongside The Handsome Family, Radar Brothers, De Rosa, Frightend Rabbit, Thomas Truax, The Veils, Gasgiant and many other fine folks. Y'all is Fantasy Island's debut album "In Faceless Towns Forever" was recorded in an abandoned house late in August of 2005 in a 19 hour session and is available now (see nice reviews below). YIFI issue their 2nd LP "Rescue Weekend", in May 2008 and their third, "No Ceremony" in October of the same year (see music player above) In 2007 Adam Stafford and former YIFI drummer Jon McCall's side project, Size Of Kansas issued their album"Digital is dead from the beginning". But it's probably not available now as only 10 were pressed. PRAISE FOR "IN FACELESS TOWNS FOREVER": "Falkirk's Y'all is Fantasy Island temper their knowing indie literacy with pretence-free presentation, their faded polaroid confessionals created from with bowed guitar and cold, sepulchral drone." - Plan B Magazine (Louis Pattison) "Debut LP ..In Faceless Towns Forever' is a ragged and melancholic album that could be the soundtrack to a small-town Scottish indie movie. Beneath the delicately plucked acoustic guitars, smattered with echoing clarinet and percussion, lies the hiss of distortion continually threatening to emerge." - The Metro (Stuart Ross) "A sombre collection of sparsely arranged melancholy... the atmospheric whole leaves goosebumps and settles the listener into staring blankly from the window for some time afterwards." 4/5 - The List Magazine (Mark Edmundson) "YiFI create a poignant outsider soundscape, full of hurt and longing... Folk rock, country and Americana are all brought into the mix on this powerfully moving album." - Scottish Daily Record (Rick Fulton) "Sparse yet evocative acoustic creations with percussion, clarinet and the occasional, arresting thrash of electric guitar. ‘In Faceless Towns Forever’ is a testament to the extraordinary creative possibilities afforded by a few friends getting together and putting their heart into the music, free from all the machinations and pretensions of the music industry." 4/5 - Skinny Magazine (Nick Mitchell) "Think King Creosote after a night on the fags with John Martyn... despite the sombre feel, you can't fail to be uplifted by the sheer majesty of the songs here. With the trio somehow marrying Leonard Cohen with famous fellow Bairns Arab Strap, the town may not be faceless for much longer." 5/5 - Isthismusic? Magazine (Donald Bush) You can read these full reviews at www.yifi.co.uk in the "Press" section! PLEASE ALSO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PAGES ON http://yallisfantasyisland.vox.com/ , http://yifimusic.bebo.com and www.indiestore.com/yifimusic IT'S NOT ALL BROODING MELANCHOLY, YIFI SERIOUSLY ROCK AS WELL, AS THESE LIVE VIDEOS SHOW! Video of new song "Campus, outsider" recorded at The Forest Cafe 26/7/07, with new drummer Steven Tosh. Video - "With Handclaps" live at Cabaret Voltaire 26/9/06 .. with thanks Peter Gerard and Leo Bruges. Copyright 2006 Video of New Wave Culdra taken at Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh 17/03/07. Thanks muchly to Dr. Nick Hurren. |
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Music:Member Since: 5/23/2006Band Website: yifi.co.uk Band Members: Adam Stafford, Tommy Blair, Steven Tosh, Jamie Macleod Influences: Hasil Adkins, Blind Willie Johnson, American Cinematographer Magazine, Immortal Technique, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the kid that chinks up the sun with a coin at the end of "Me & You & Everyone We Know", Jandek, Autechre, Earth, Lightning Bolt, Sunn O))), Cannibal Ox, Oxbow, Davey Pajo, K Records, The Handsome Family, Phil Spector wall-of-sound, Rev. Gary Davis, Joe Bussard (www.vintage78.com), Cocorosie, Daniel Johnson, Neily Young, Whiskeytown, Ruins, Hey Enemy, Skip James, Dr. John (Gris-gris period), Colleen, Alan Bissett, Leonard Cohen, Clara Clara, Fly Pan AM, Albini/Electrical drum sound, Fisterectomy, Super Furry Animals, Kool Keith, The Damned, Lambchop, The Birthday Party, The Boss, Black Elf Speaks, Dallas String Band, Dock Boggs, Boris, Werner Herzog, Fridge, Low, Dave Bowie, Led Zepplin, AFX Twin, The Scrotal A-Symmetry in Man and Ancient Sculpture, Nick Drake, Susumu Yokota, anything on the Dust-To-Digital, Yazoo or Old Hat labels, Iron & Wine, Will Oldham in his various guises including all the Palace stuff and The Continental Op. Oh, and Mercury Rev's "Deserter's Songs" is the best album ever commited to 35mm magnetic film. Sounds Like: Sun-dried lungs being worn as a little waistcoat. Record Label: Wise Blood Industries (self-released) Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Gothic / Minimalist / Pop) |
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How nice! Euan, curater of Edinburgh’s suberb Trampoline writes... |
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| Re: Rescue Weekend LP -
Trampoline started a year ago to try and help address the attitude that the best Scottish music scene can be found in Glasgow, to unite the two cities, and to put on regu... Posted by Y'all is Fantasy Island on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:14:00 PST |
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Our hometown newspaper reviews "Rescue Weekend"... |
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| James Trimble writes a review for Y'all is Fantasy Island's 2nd LP:
Falkirk Herald, Thursday 9th July:
"FALKIRK singer songwriter Adam Stafford and his growing gang of creative castaways Steven Tosh... Posted by Y'all is Fantasy Island on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:27:00 PST |
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Drowned in Sound’s Myspace Trawl |
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| http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3249284
It is very flattering to be included in an article alongside these fine bands. Thanks DiS..
Yifi
x.... Posted by Y'all is Fantasy Island on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:22:00 PST |
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The LIST review "Rescue Weekend" |
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| "On stage this Falkirk four-piece may remain capricous in tone and temperament but by first impressions this follow-up to the stark "In Faceless Towns Forever" could easily be dismissed as more of the... Posted by Y'all is Fantasy Island on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:39:00 PST |
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Rescue Weekend article |
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| The Skinny are a lovely bunch of people.
Ally Brown committed this flatering article to print of which we are not worthy...
http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/42670-yifis-weird-weekend
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Thanks Ally an... Posted by Y'all is Fantasy Island on Sat, 31 May 2008 04:37:00 PST |
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The Skinny review "Rescue Weekend" here! |
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| Y'All Is Fantasy Island - Rescue Weekend (Wise Blood Industries)****Falkirk resident Adam Stafford seems to be reaching the end of his tether, as he complains "New fans can't be swayed, promoters will... Posted by Y'all is Fantasy Island on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:28:00 PST |
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Winter’s Love Review |
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| Just came across a review for our Winter’s Love Festival that happened here on the 14th of December (thanks Stuart!):
http://www.isthismusic.com/winters-love
I individually thanked all of the ac... Posted by Y'all is Fantasy Island on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:47:00 PST |
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Music until now - Yifi Gigography 06-07 |
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16th April 2006 - Stereo, Glasgow (w/Frightened Rabbit)
15 Jun 2006, 20:00 - FOREST CAFE, Edinburgh (w/Hey Enemy)
13 Jun 2006, 20:00 - LEFT BANK, Edinburgh (w/Jocky Venkataraman).
24 Jun 2006, ... Posted by Y'all is Fantasy Island on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:37:00 PST |
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Second-rate Pixies wannabes? Us?! |
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| Nice online Wickerman (21/7/07) review from Tony Kiernan @ isthismusic.com:"Falkirk's Y'all Is Fantasy Island have very unfairly been regularly compared to a particular bunch of second rate Pixie-wann... Posted by Y'all is Fantasy Island on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:47:00 PST |
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Nice online review by John-Paul Mason @ isthismusic? |
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| Review from the recent show with Eagleowl and Strange Death of Liberal England at Cab. Voltaire in Edinburgh (5/7/07) posted online at www.isthismusic.com:"(Eagleowl)... would be a hard act if the nex... Posted by Y'all is Fantasy Island on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:42:00 PST |
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