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Yang Yin

by MAILMAN

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about

The second Mailman album 'Yang Yin' is a double concept album centred around the theme of duality (side/disc 2 is from track 11 onwards).

PRESS QUOTES:

"Mailman carries on the legacy of Dave Grohl" - Alternative Nation

"A bold concept album that tackles duality and subconsciously commands listeners to dive deeper than the surface to dissect their inner worlds and intentions." - Tattoo.com

"Mailman doesn’t mince words, his song lyrics are straight to the point. We are partial to the songs “Nothing In The Way” and "Through The Day” and wish there were more songs out there like “Broken Wing Cycle, an avant-garde, fast-paced rocker." - West Coast Rocker

"Stanley’s voice soars above the clean and catchy arrangements. Even on the uncharacteristically peppy “Owe it to My Heart” (which sounds a bit like prime-era Electric Light Orchestra minus the extra instrumentation) there’s a unified vibe that holds the album’s 20 songs together nicely." - MusoScribe

"Mailman takes a few more queues than just Floyd and Genesis - most of them from the English side of the pond. With the two mentioned permeating his prog inclinations (“Operetta”, “Dear Darkness”), his more pop-oriented material draws comparisons to the likes of Squeeze (“Frontiers”) and Depeche Mode (“Searchlight”). Also, throughout the double sides, you realize that Stanley obviously cherishes Bowie’s “Diamond Dogs” album. But he has obviously taken a few listens to more rocking purveyors like Pearl Jam (“LittleJohn”)." - Sputnik Music

ARTIST QUOTE:

"Duality is everything and everywhere. Social media, for example, is a two headed beast, simultaneously breaking down barriers by connecting people while also herding people into dangerous cliques and echo chambers. I wanted to say something about that with this record. No-one is immune from these paradoxes and contradictions. Some days I want to dismantle the system. Some days I want to binge watch dross on Netflix... it all co-exists and intertwines, no matter how divided things are made to appear." - Mailman

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'Yang Yin' was mastered by award winning engineer Mandy Parnell (The XX, Bjork, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, UNKLE and many more) and released independently in July 2018. Album track 'Nothing In The Way' was BBC Introducing's 'Track of the Day' on the BBC Sussex & Surrey drivetime shows on 21/08/18. Single 'Owe It To My Heart' achieved the same accolade on 12/09/18.

Mailman and 'Yang Yin' were briefly longlisted in three 2019 MPG Awards categories alongside the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers and Tori Amos. The shortlists evaded them, but Mandy went on to win the 'Mastering Engineer of the Year' category for her work throughout the year, including on 'Yang Yin'.

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released July 27, 2018

All tracks written, performed, mixed, arranged and produced by Jamie Stanley (aka: Stan / Mailman), except the bassline on Come What May (performed by Colin Farley).

Mastered by Mandy Parnell at Black Saloon Studios.

'Cirque De Silly', 'Never Be Safe' and 'Sovereignty' contain royalty free samples from freesound.corg and several publicly given political speeches.

Album artwork by Jamie Stanley (contains elements of works by artists Luis Bello Corona and Lucas Motta Valerio).

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MAILMAN UK

Limited edition CD of the 3rd Mailman album S3ASON (season three) available now. Featuring all twelve 2019 singles plus alternate versions and three brand new tracks for 2020 and beyond.

The 2018 double concept album 'Yang Yin' is now also on Bandcamp.

You can also stream and buy the first full album 'No News Is Good News' plus the EP's 'Long Walk Home' and 'The Karma Sessions: Vol. 1 & 2'.
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