Memotone - described by Boomkat as "One of the UK's shapeshifting best" - is one alias of Will Yates, a full-time composer and musician working at the fringes of the music industry. Leaning into jazz, contemporary classical, ambient and esoteric fourth-world music. Memotone's live show is part pre-prepared/part improvised performance, using a mix of live instrumentation, samplers, effects and loopers to build a window into his singular soundworld.
Will is an experienced composer and player, having written music for chamber ensembles, jazz trios and pop bands alike, and has worked with many artists over the years including Dmitry Evgrafov, Batu, Phealeh, Mister Water Wet, Tarotplane and many more, branching into both pop and the hidden recesses of the verdant underground as a satellite member of Avon Terror Corps.
Memotone has released music with labels: The Trilogy Tapes, Accidental Meetings, Patience/Impatience, Sahko Recordings, Folklore Tapes, Termina, Black Acre, Diskotopia, Industrial Coast and more, with a hoast of records on the horizon. AKA O. G. Jigg (with releases on PLAQUE, EFFICIENT SPACE, Earth Memory Recordings, Folklore Tapes and through Memorecs).
The new single, Following, from his upcoming release,Fever of the World, is out now on the US imprint Soda Gong. The album will be released on October 11 and presented live from autumn 2024 into 2025. Check the single in the section below!
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