Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang started playing music together as the rhythm section, co-songwriters, and sometime singers in Galaxie 500. When that band ended, they continued as a duo, first recording for Shimmy Disc and then on a series of albums for Sub Pop Records.
In 2005, they formed their own label (20/20/20) and have since released four further Damon & Naomi albums – The Earth Is Blue, Within These Walls, False Beats and True Hearts, and Fortune – alongside reissues of their own and the Galaxie 500 back catalogue.
[vimeo 105007573 w=620&h=300]In addition to their work as musicians, Damon & Naomi are the publishers of Exact Change, a small press dedicated to avant-garde literature and artists’ writings. Individually, Damon is a writer, and Naomi is a visual artist.
Currently living in Glasgow (Scotland), Richard Youngs is a highly versatile and experimental artist. He has been releasing and performing music since the early 80s, either solo or with a collaborator – and more recently as part of prog revivalists Ilk.
[vimeo 37077407 w=620&h=300]His work ranges from the affecting Sapphie (a lament for his dog) to the strange humor of Lake (recorded over 3 days in 1990 with Simon Wickham-Smith). However, his recent high point must be his bass playing duties in concert with Jandek.
Damon & Naomi + Richard Youngs
Friday, 22nd April 2016 | 20:00 CET
Grüner Salon in der Volksbühne | Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz | 10178 Berlin/Mitte
damonandnaomi.com | jagjaguwar.com/youngsrichard | gruener-salon.de
