YCNI:M / Number One

• • Adam Hiles, Justin Lockey, Paul Mullen, Ross Harley, Shaun Abbott
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A collaboration between yourcodenameis:milo, Name and Sasa Savic. It was performed for the first time at the ‘2020 Project’ in Newcastle in November 2003. The live work combines a taut instrumental post-rock soundtrack with animated photographs following a narrative order. It was also performed for the opening weekend of The Sage Gateshead.

This edit combines archive footage from The Sage Gateshead performance.

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Review

‘Number One’ is a collaborative audiovisual performance by Newcastle based designers/artists Name, UK band Yourcodenameis:milo and Bosnian photographer Sasa Savic. Performed at the 2020 event as part of the 2003 AV Festival, and then again at the opening weekend of The Sage Gateshead in February 2005, this rousing performance is a symphonic intermingling of music and image.

Name and Savic’s striking black and white visual work illustrates the city of Sarajevo. The vigour and optimism of life after the wars of the 1990′s is rendered lyrically in the simple streets scenes and stark faces of the residents of this distinctive cosmopolis.

Yourcodenameis:milo perfectly score these filmic scenes with well designed chord evolutions and warm guitar mechanics. The intelligent textures of their sound transport the performance into a deeper meditative realm. At once rangy, belligerent, and yet harmonious, Yourcodenameis:milo display genuine glimmers of brilliance in a taut well constructed performance.

Honor Harger (Previous Director AV Festival)

YCNI:M / Kats Karavan – John Peel

• • Adam Hiles, Justin Lockey, Paul Mullen, Ross Harley, Shaun Abbott
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THE HISTORY OF JOHN PEEL / KATS KARAVAN

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There’s been plenty released to celebrate DJ John Peel’s legacy and this expansive four-disc set tries to replicate the magic of the quintessential John Peel show. By that we mean throwing the tough techno of Dave Clarke up against the delicate melancholy of Tindersticks or the righteous roots of Linton Kwesi Johnston against the twee jangle of early Pulp. This 74 tracker covers the period from the late 60s through to Peel’s death in 2004 and is even inter-cut with some classic Peel patter. One hit wonders, cult classics and soon to be superstars are all here. It’s low on the prog, grindcore, African and ragged electronica he delighted in, but is still the best representation of an evening with Peel outside those dusty cassettes recorded off the radio at the time.

Non other than yourcodenameis:milo feature at Track 14 on the Kat’s Karavan Box Set with ‘I Am Connecting Flight‘ from there John Peel Session.

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Thanks to Victor Petrusha for supplying the Milo John Peel Sessions, we’ve uploaded and posted them below for your ear’s entertainment. Enjoy!

THE MILO JOHN PEEL SESSIONS

yourcodenameis:milo – I Am Connecting Flight (John Peel Session)
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yourcodenameis:milo – Team Radar (John Peel Session) 
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yourcodenameis:milo – 2 Stone (John Peel Session) 
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yourcodenameis:milo – 17 (John Peel Session) 
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PM.RH / Split Festival

• • Paul Mullen, Ross Harley
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So! Tomahawks for Targets are playing Sunderland’s Split Festival. Not only that, but is has also been confirmed that Paul Mullen will be taking to the acoustic stage to perform a number of tracks from his new band Young Legionnaire, and maybe some Milo tracks? (Fingers Crossed)

Paul and Ross played an amazing version of ’17′ recently, so fingers crossed we may just hear some more Milo tracks at Split Festival!

You can download Tomahawks For Targets E.P’s for free by visiting there bandcamp website.

You can find out more by visiting Split Festival’s website…HERE

PAUL MULLEN, DEAN PEARSON, and ROSS HARLEY – 17

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RH / TFT More Of The Savage E.P Update!

• • Ross Harley
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As we advised back in February, Ross and his new band Tomahawks For Targets announced that they will be releasing a second E.P entitled “More Of The Savage” on Monday 18th April 2011.

You can listen to an exclusive preview of the track “This Colony” by clicking right…HERE

AND…If that’s not enough to get you going, below is the video for “The Modern Hunter” which also features on the new E.P

Enjoy!

Tomahawks For Targets – The Modern Hunter

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They have also featured on AmazingRadio Sessions performing “Building The Neo” you can view that below and you can catch them performing at the Evolution Emerging festival in Newcastle on the 2nd May.

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PM.RH / 17 For Charity

• • Paul Mullen, Ross Harley
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Paul Mullen, along with Young Legionnaire member Dean Pearson and former Milo Ross Harley came together in aid of a charity bash for friends, to perform a few songs so exclusive to the yourcodenameis:Milo blog, here it is, so enjoy it.

PAUL MULLEN, DEAN PEARSON, and ROSS HARLEY – 17

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