{"product_id":"el-michels-affair-yeti-season-vinyl-ltd-ed-variants","title":"EL MICHELS AFFAIR - YETI SEASON VINYL (LTD. ED. VARIANTS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eRelease Date: 26th March 2021\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e“Fresh off of their 2020 offering Adult Themes, El Michels Affair is back. Titled Yeti Season, this newest album has everything we've come to expect from EMA’s patented cinematic style of instrumental soul music. Where Adult Themes inspired a soundtrack to an imaginary film, Yeti Season brings us to a different place in time with new inspirations. Taken with Turkish-styled funk and an almost Mumbai-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eesque\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etake on soul, El Michels Affair offers us a different kind of drama and imagination with Yeti Season. If you've been following along, this shouldn't be viewed as too far a departure for El Michels Affair. The first single off of Yeti Season showed their hand back in 2018. A double-sided banger, that release brought the musical textures to the fore that dominate this record. The first song, titled \"Unathi,\" is fully realized with the beautifully haunting-yet-hopeful vocals of Piya Malik, formally of 79.5 another Big Crown artist. Singing in Hindi, Piya's ethereal voice is telling us to work and strive together toward progress. Even if you don't understand her language, you can still hear the urgency of purpose, creating a lasting vibe that sits on top of it all. Leon Michels explains that Piya had a vital influence on this record: \"When Piya started singing in Hindi, she had a different voice, a different tone. I knew we had to do something together.\" And so Piya appears on three other songs on Yeti Season: \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eZaharila\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e,\" \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eMurkit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGem,\" and \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eDhuaan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e.\" Each providing particular signatures to the album. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eZaharila\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e\" is a building and changing love song punctuated by blaring trumpets, driving drums, and Piya's pleading lyrics. While the more upbeat \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eMurkit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGem\" opens with a fuzzed out, Wu-Tang-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eesque\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebaseline that buoys Piya's stylings. The psychedelic guitar and Piya's changing tones and textures singing about an all-consuming love are what pushed \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eDhuaan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e\" on to the second single from Yeti\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eSeason.There\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis also a vocal appearance from Shannon Wise of The Shacks, yet another Big Crown artist. Her song called \"Sha Na\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eNa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e,\" lies more in the familiar EMA vein: melodic, hypnotic, soulfully visual. But between Shannon's airy singing, the jumpy baseline, moody vibes, the active drum lines, it sounds like a pensive walk home after a strangely dramatic night.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003eSo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhat is Yeti Season? It could be more of a feeling than an actual place or time of year. It's a heavy album as evidenced by the signature musicianship and dramatic vocal expressions. But it's also a hopeful record, with phrasings, textures, and chord changes that hint at something better or fuller coming our way. You hear it in songs like \"Ala Vida,\" with its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003estabby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43046403 BCX0\"\u003e, pulsing chords laying a bedrock for EMA's bright, atmospheric horn lines. Or even in \"Fazed Out,\" which leaves you with a feeling of determination, a striving for resolution even though the driving, march-like song structure should accompany some conquering army. This persistence has to come from the fact that Leon Michels and company finished this record during the lockdown. It was a tough and troublesome time. But look at what has come of it: Yeti Season a record of high and heavy drama, but also one of hope and promise. It may take a year like 2020 behind us to find hope in a winter big footed creature like a Yeti, but that's where we are.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW43046403 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VENUS VINYL","offers":[{"title":"PAGE CHILDREN'S BOOK INSPIRED BY THE ALBUM","offer_id":43136463569154,"sku":"VEV-03042","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LIMITED EDITION TRANSLUCENT BLUE VINYL","offer_id":43136463601922,"sku":"VEV-03043","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/6395\/4238\/products\/ElMichelsAffair-YetiSeason.jpg?v=1614079420","url":"https:\/\/venusvinyl.com\/products\/el-michels-affair-yeti-season-vinyl-ltd-ed-variants","provider":"VENUS VINYL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}