A commission for the Element Dance Company 9.13

Element Dance Commission 1

Callin' (Rokolai And Scandal Remix)

MSNGRpony by The 1914s

This my old band Dreaming New Animals track. Circa 2007...

Line up-

Joe Tarrant- Vocals, Guitar
Josie Watts- Saxaphone, Vocals
Nikolai Yonker- Bass, FX, Vocals
Olly McGuire- Drums

One of my productions

Written by Joe Tarrant, Nikolai Yonker, Josie Watts, Olly McGuire

Invisible Circus by Dreaming New Animals

I thought I may put up some tunes I did with my old band, Dreaming New Animals. For a few reasons-

1) I haven't got anything up showcasing my bass playing on this internet thing.
2) These are part of some of my first productions I ever did.
3) The songs aren't half bad, really...
4) Nostalgia         (remember.... This was before autotune was commonplace)

Well there you go....Hope you enjoy 'em.

Vocals- Amanda Evans
Vocals, Guitar- Joe Tarrant
Bass, Guitar, Spacey FX- Nikolai Yonker
Drums- Ferruccio

'Magick Man' written by Joe Tarrant & Nikolai Yonker

MagickMan (edit) by Dreaming New Animals

A track I produced 2010.

Written by the 1914s

He Would If He Could (by The 1914s)

Producer of contemporary music, live and studio engineer, bass player and DJ. My life has been centred around music since first picking up a guitar at the age of 9.

I have been playing bass in bands since the age of 13. Two notable projects have been-

 Mambo Juice- A contemporary Samba band based in the south coast and London consisting of Bass, guitar, Minimoog, MC, two singers, a horn section and a whole host of Samba carnival drummers. This covered such ground as Samba, drum and bass, House, funk, rock and anything else that took our fancy. This really was an experiment that straddled boundaries with a non limits attitude. Every session was different, with high energy party jam vibe, every venue was rocked to the foundations. This lasted 5 years. Dearly missed.

Dreaming New Animals- A psychedelic three piece that made love to the extremes of sound and excess. This was an effects soaked soundscape cut into beautifully crafted melodic moments. The lyrics and music where unhindered in expression. Unfortunately this could not be sustained past the 3 year lifespan of the band, as it spiralled out of control into its inevitable conclusion. A shame to leave this potent musical chemistry behind, but we must move on and progress. 

I mention these two projects to reflect defining moments in my unique musical development. From these projects, my diversity of skills and acceptance of many styles of music have been blown wide open. I have become a chameleon of groove and melody.

I have since sessioned my bass for a variety of acts from The Coolness (with gigs highlighted at two years of SXSW), Beautiful folk voice of Amanda Evans, Josie Watts and many others. 

I have also developed a taste for music production. Ranging from The hard edged electro rock of The 1914s to the 80’s tinged synth sex rock of The Coolness, to my own contemporary dance music productions. 

 My love for all kinds of quality music is vast. And my productions and DJ sets reflect this.

I have been DJing in Portsmouth since the early noughties and have taken this to East London in 2009. From residencies at the wild warehouse parties of Club Cool, to a residency at the cool and groovaliscious Manero’s late night cocktail joint, and quirky one off art parties. I have developed a well loved passion for rocking a dancefloor. My music is based from leftfield pop to funk to interesting house and techno grooves, all tinged with a mixed bag of whatever the dancefloor needs (this latter one could be anything from jazz to latin to rock to electronica to etc….). The music is all for the taking….

Xx Peace and love xX

Nikolai Yonker

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