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Joe Yorke Presents: Noise and Emptiness

by Joe Yorke

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Downtown 03:13
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Serious Time 03:28
Piano - Jim Godfrey
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Government 02:50
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Night Time 03:20
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Emptiness 03:33

about

Producer, author, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dub organizer, label manager and singer with a unique voice, Joe Yorke is a breath of fresh air in the contemporary UK reggae scene. Known by reggae specialists for his work with the Co-operators and recently exposed to a wider audience through his two singles recorded in collaboration with Stand High Patrol, the Northern artist presents his first self-produced album : "Noise And Emptiness".

On Rhythm Steady’s debut LP, Joe Yorke plays the card of authenticity, filled with strong drum and bass sections, grooving silences, striking dub segments and heart touching vocals. Joe Yorke's music evokes the sound of Channel One UK, Channel One JA and Randy's which are among the most iconic studios of English and Jamaican reggae history. He cruises between Kingston, soundsystem dub's England, Wackies's New York and Rhythm And Sound's Berlin. Throughout the eight tracks and three dubs that make up the album, these influences collide to reveal the Rhythm Steady aesthetic : a deep, meditative and solid roots sound dubbed with no compromises.


With two singers and deejay features and lyrics that are part of a “conscious” tradition, the parsimoniously employed vocals leave a vast space for dub. Noise and Emptiness opens a window on the musical universe built by Joe Yorke, celebrating old school roots and dub music, from the studio to the soundsystem. Already played on the radio by great names of reggae such as David Rodigan, Don Letts, Dennis Bovell and Nick Manasseh, “Noise And Emptiness” will awaken the sensitivity of any lover of the genre. Others are already talking about a capital UK Roots / UK Dub release.

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released October 28, 2022

Production: Joe Yorke
Album Front Design : Ella Bryden
Mastering: Pressure Mastering
Trombone: King David Horns (1,8)
Kete Drum: Eeyun Purkins (4)
Guitar: Ian Upsettah (5)
Piano: Jim Godfrey (2,4)
Lyrics: Joe Yorke (1,2,6), Guru Nile (3), Mike Wiley (5), Pupajim (7), Martin Melody (10)

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