VisionAir “Yeagh”
We’re not entirely sure if it’s a good or bad thing when you can’t tell […]
We’re not entirely sure if it’s a good or bad thing when you can’t tell if a song is made with organic or synthetic instruments, analog or digital devices, people or machines. On one hand, it gives the music a sort of allure because of its ambiguous mystique, but editorially speaking, it’s that much more difficult to properly credit sounds to their rightful source. Maybe we’re just splitting hairs, but we shouldn’t all just sit around being wrong, right? Well, regardless of how these sounds were made, “Yeagh” by Dublin duo Richie Egan and Niall Byrne (a.k.a. VisionAir) recalls the warm vintage synths found in the ambling Krautrock grooves of yore, though obviously invigorated with the sheen of modern production technology. The vibe of the song, which closes out the pair’s brand-new A Vision EP (available for free download here), feels like an esoteric Tangerine Dream, Can, or even Silver Apples tune as performed by a guitarless Ratatat on quaaludes. Maybe that sounds weird, but so does this song—in a good way.
