Yppah - Eighty One

Yppah - Eighty OneLandscape and memory have always played a central part in the music of Joe Corrales Jr. aka Yppah (pronounced yippah). Its what gives his tunes both their sense of place, their physicality, and their ethereal almost nostalgic sweetness. His third album for Ninja Tune reflects a change in the landscape around him. Midway through the process of recording the demos for what became Eighty One, Corrales started making regular trips to Galveston, on the

the album is both a response to the unique circumstances of the past year but also a chance to reflect his own journey from reclusive sound-obsessive to family man

Cuts like ‘Femme II’

validation and pure creativity

starting with classic tracks and out-takes from "Florida

there's nothing permanent about it

a tumble dryer in Atlanta and a fan boat engine in New Orleans into his intricate sonics

remixed American electronic stars ODESZA and AlunaGeorge

recruited DJs Hollygrove

the album release also arrives off the back of a recent live performance at Field Day in London

and travels through the dimensions in search of a way to save her planet

It manages to be darkly atmospheric

the former West Coast director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz