Yeule

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Yeule
Birth nameNatasha Yelin Chang
Also known asNat Ćmiel
Born (1997-12-16) December 16, 1997 (age 25)
Singapore
OriginSingapore
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Piano
  • synth
  • vocals
  • guitar
Years active2012–present
LabelsBayonet,[1] Zoom Lens[2]
Websitehttps://www.yeule.jp/about

Yeule (stylised as yeule) is the musical project of Singaporean songwriter and producer Nat Ćmiel (born Natasha Yelin Chang[3]). Formed in 2012, Yeule incorporates elements of ambient, glitch and Asian post-pop.[2] The name Yeule is derived from the Final Fantasy character of the same name (spelled differently), as well as their middle name.[4]

Early life[edit]

Ćmiel was born Natasha Yelin Chang in Singapore where they attended school.[2][5] They first started playing music at the age of 6 on their parents' Yamaha piano and learned classically although eventually dropped taking lessons, and wanted to explore something more challenging which led them to guitar and drums.[6] Ćmiel initially started playing waltz pieces, though they soon moved onto songs from the soundtracks of Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts.[7] They later went onto sing in a jazz band under the name Riot Diet, covering songs from Ella Fitzgerald and the Pixies.[2] After graduating from high school, they applied to Central Saint Martins to study fashion communication and womenswear.[2]

Growing up, feelings of loneliness and depression were present due in part to Ćmiel's nomadic upbringing.[5] They found solace on the internet, which would influence their later works.[8]

History[edit]

Ćmiel's first release under the Yeule title was their self titled EP on March 3, 2014.[4]

On December 11, 2016, Ćmiel released their second EP, Pathos, which was dedicated to David Singh.[9]

Ćmiel followed up with the OST to interactive simulator game Lost Memories Dot Net, which was released on July 17, 2017.[10]

On September 27, 2017, Ćmiel released their third EP, Coma.[11] With regard to the writing, they said that "I wrote this album to commemorate the people I'd lost."[11] The EP received a positive reception with Duncan Cooper of The Fader describing it as "dream-pop perfection".[12]

Ćmiel signed to Bayonet Records on July 17, 2019.[5]

On October 25, 2019, Ćmiel released their debut studio album Serotonin II. On the process of creating the album they said that "Writing the record, I was dreadful. I didn't ask for much, I don't need to be happy. I just wanted to be content."[8] The album received a positive critical reception with Jude Noel of Tiny Mix Tapes giving the album 4/5 and saying that "Melancholia aside, it's Serotonin II's impeccable sound design that has kept me coming back".[13]

Ćmiel teased the release of their second album Glitch Princess via Bayonet Records with a track titled "My Name is Nat Ćmiel"—released at the end of 2020.[14] The full album was released on February 4, 2022. It was qualified as "pioneering" by Colin Lodewick from Pitchfork and featured in their 'Best New Music' section with a critical score of 8.3.[15]

In between "My Name Is Nat Ćmiel" and Glitch Princess, Ćmiel released the remix EP Serotonin X Remixes and the covers album Nuclear War Post X, the latter issued directly through their website as a limited edition paperback art book with a download for the entire album.

Personal life[edit]

Ćmiel graduated from Central Saint Martins in London for a degree in Fine Arts in 2020.[16] They are non-binary.[17]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

  • Lost Memories Dot Net (2017)

Extended play[edit]

  • Yeule (2014)
  • Pathos (2016)
  • Coma (2017)
  • Serotonin X Remixes (2021)

Singles[edit]

  • "Pocky Boy" (2019)
  • "Pretty Bones" (2019)
  • "Pixel Affection" (2019)
  • "Poison Arrow" (2019)
  • "My Name Is Nat Ćmiel" (2020)
  • "The Things They Did for Me Out of Love" (2021)
  • "Don't Be So Hard on Your Own Beauty" (2021)
  • "Friendly Machine" (2021)
  • "Too Dead Inside" (2022)

Collaborations[edit]

  • Akuma des Akum – "Urbangarde" (yeule Remix) (2021)
  • Car Seat Headrest – "Deadlines" (yeule Remix) (2021)
  • Tohji ft. yeule - “shell” (2022)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yeule". Bandcamp. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "yeule is the singapore producer crafting a dark post-pop dream world". i-d.vice. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ "BMI listing of Yeule's songwriting credits, all under her given name". Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Introducing: The dreamy, yearning sounds of Yeule". bandwagon.asia. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Yeule Announces Signing to Bayonet Records". totalntertainment. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. ^ "YEULE TAKES ON REALITY, SONGWRITING, AND AI RELATIONSHIPS". the-radical. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Ghosts, Glitches and Mesmerising Soundtracks: An Interview with Yeule". 21 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Cyber-pop artist yeule is bridging the void between digital and IRL". dazeddigital. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  9. ^ "pathos". Bandcamp. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Lost Memories Dot Not". ninasays. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  11. ^ a b "coma". Bandcamp. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Yeule's Coma EP is dream-pop perfection". thefader. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  13. ^ "yeule". tinymixtapes. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Yeule teases second album with new song 'My Name Is Nat Ćmiel'". NME. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Glitch Princess". pitchfork. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Ones to Watch: Yeule". Milk. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Yeule | Metal Magazine". metalmagazine.eu. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
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