{"title":"Yannis and the Yaw","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lagos-paris-london","title":"Lagos Paris London","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer Tony Allen, who he admired intensely for his influential, multi-genre work with the likes of Fela Kuti, Sébastien Tellier and Jeff Mills. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeading into a smoke-filled, ‘70s throwback studio in Paris, Yannis had expected them to make a nostalgic Afrobeat record. Yet something very different emerged. As the pair quickly established an intuitive telepathy, the music germinated from jams and loops, its varied touchpoints - rock, funk, jazz, dub and more - were complemented by a unique atmosphere of two cultures and creatives colliding, their expression liberated by making music in and for the moment itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoined by Tony’s regular collaborators Vincent Taeger (percussion, marimba), Vincent Taurelle (keys) and Ludovic Bruni (bass, guitar) that first meeting resulted in a handful of near complete songs, which were further developed during a couple of subsequent sessions. But between scheduling issues and Covid restrictions, the recordings were never completed before Tony passed away in April 2020 at the age of 79. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYannis felt a deep duty to complete the project, not only as a bittersweet way to honour and celebrate his friend, but also because Tony had been so eager to share these songs with the world. The result is the upcoming five-track EP, ‘Lagos Paris London’, under the Yannis and The Yaw umbrella - a project that he plans to return to in the future for further collaborations with inspiring musicians from across the globe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Lagos Paris London’ is high-spirited, loose-grooved exuberance completed by the complex rhythms and unhurried style of the man who inspired it. It’s a communion with the past that provides an escape in the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transgressive","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50531217178955,"sku":"2195438","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":50531217310027,"sku":"2195441","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50531217047883,"sku":"2195437","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Lagos_Paris_London_Artwork_5400863157203_443f7de2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728099357"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/yannis-and-the-yaw.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}