Gabriel Saloman Mindel, the guitarist and co-composer of beloved noise-drone duo Yellow Swans, is crowdfunding therapy for early Stage 4 lung most cancers. Mindel, who has made solo music below the pseudonyms GMS and Sade Sade since Yellow Swans’ break up in 2009, obtained the analysis after a well being disaster final fall, his associate Aja Bond writes on a GoFundMe web page. Funds will assist cowl “medical co-pays and payments, ongoing therapy prices, and supportive care,” in addition to on a regular basis wants, in accordance with the itemizing.
Mindel writes within the fundraiser description, “Dwelling in Minneapolis, I’m intensely conscious of how a lot want there’s—on the planet and proper outdoors my entrance door. I wouldn’t be asking in your assist proper now if I didn’t know it might actually make a distinction in my combat. Nonetheless you’re capable of assist, I’m so grateful.”
Yellow Swans launched a string of albums within the 2000s held up as landmarks in experimental American music, together with At All Ends and their swan track, Going Locations. The duo reunited in 2023, and since then, they’ve been placing out a constant stream of latest and archival releases by way of Bandcamp. Yellow Swans may also play a number of reveals throughout Europe all through the month. Examine these dates out under.
Yellow Swans:
02-13 Paris, France – Presences Electronique Pageant
02-16 London, England – The Lexington
02-18 London, England – Corsica Studios
02-19 Brussels, Belgium – Bozaar Basement
