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, acquired the prognosis after a well being disaster final fall, his accomplice 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 keeping with the itemizing.
Mindel writes within the fundraiser description, “Residing in Minneapolis, I’m intensely conscious of how a lot want there may be—on this planet and proper outdoors my entrance door. I wouldn’t be asking on your assist proper now if I didn’t know it will really make a distinction in my struggle. 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 exhibits throughout Europe all through the month. Test these dates out beneath.
Yellow Swans:
02-13 Paris, France – Presences Electronique Competition
02-16 London, England – The Lexington
02-18 London, England – Corsica Studios
02-19 Brussels, Belgium – Bozaar Basement
