2020 · Donald WG Lindsay & Richard Youngs
History of Sleep
Good Energy
Four improvisations for Scottish smallpipes and electric guitar by Donald WG Lindsay and Richard Youngs, recorded at Green Door Studio in Glasgow and released by Good Energy.
This was the fruit of a number of improvisation sessions between Richard and myself, most of which I think took place in early 2019. We performed publicly at The Glad Cafe and in Tchai Ovna, and then transposed the experience into a recording environment at Green Door Studio in Glasgow, with engineer Sam Smith.
Donald WG LindsayListen & buy on Bandcamp ↗“gorgeous, slumbering stuff”
Jude Rogers · The Guardian ↗
“Youngs and Lindsay create a sparser, more intimate affair.”
Daryl Worthington · The Quietus ↗
“the sound and expression are given focus in a present-moment bliss, not unlike our best dreams while we are asleep.”
Matthew Welch · Bagpipe.News ↗
“Lindsay coaxes such soaring sweetness from his pipes”
Matt LaBarbera · Tone Glow ↗
Further reading
- Bandcamp Daily — experimental music for bagpipesStewart Smith · 9 February 2022
- A conversation about History of SleepThe Social · Jennifer Lucy Allan with Richard Youngs, Donald WG Lindsay and Kevin McCarvel