Miles Newbold / The Natural Yogurt Band
(Interview by Nicolas Ragonneau, for Paris DJs - May 2011)

Everything began three years ago at the Music Library down to my house. There I met Gerald André, The Norvins’ drummer. “Hey Nicolas, you should listen to this, man. It’s very good and I think it’s really your stuff” he said, picking a CD from a shelf. On the sleeve were two men dressed like Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on a Victorian-like black and white photo. The name of the artist was The Natural Yogurt Band, the album was called Away with Melancholy and it was filed in the acid-jazz section.

Miles Newbold / The Natural Yogurt Band
(Interview réalisée par Nicolas Ragonneau - mai 2011)

Interviewer un membre du Natural Yogurt Band ressemble à la quête du Graal ou de la pierre philosophale. Difficile et obsédant. La comparaison s’arrête ici, car finalement, j’ai réussi.
Tout a commencé il y a trois ans. J’étais à la discothèque municipale en bas de chez moi, je discutais avec mon ami Gérald André, batteur du groupe garage The Norvins. "Nicolas, tu devrais écouter ça. C’est excellent et je pense que ça devrait te plaire" me dit-il tout en sortant un CD des bacs. Sur la pochette du disque, on voyait deux hommes habillés comme Sherlock holmes et le Dr Watson sur une photographie noir et blanc de style victorien. The Natural Yogurt Band était le nom du groupe et Away with Melancholy le titre de l’album (Jazzman Records), lequel était rangé dans la section acid-jazz.

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The Natural Yogurt Band - The Natural Yogurt Mix (MP3 Podcast on ParisDJs.com and MusiquesImpures.com) 2011-05-12 In 2008 Jazzman records released Away with Melancholy, a fantastic first record from a mysterious band called The Natural Yogurt Band. Actually the band was a Nottingham (UK) duo formed by Wayne Fullwood (drums, bass) and Miles Newbold (keyboards, flute, vibes and other unusual instruments). This indescribable and cult album sounded like a jamband, psychedelic movie soundtracks and acid jazz simultaneously. Three years later The Natural Yogurt Band is back with Tuck In With......

The Natural Yogurt Band - Tuck In With...
(CD/2x10"/Download) Now-Again/Stones Throw NA5078, 2011-02-18

Now-Again Records presents Tuck In With… the follow-up album from the best band with the weirdest name. In 2009 Now-Again Records reissued the Natural Yogurt Band's first platter - Away With Melancholy. In keeping with the rarity of the experimental records that inspired the band, the original Jazzman Records issue of the album - from just the year before - had been limited to a run of 1000 pieces. Those records quickly disappeared and the Jazzman himself had no plans to offer another helping. The result? An audience searching for psychedelic "music library" vibes from the golden era of the 60s and 70s meticulously recreated in the new millennium were left starved. Well, we fed 'em, and they asked for the next course. Two years later, the band (really former Little Barrie drummer Wayne Fullwood and Miles Newbold) presents to you another platter of delights: Tuck In With … by The Natural Yogurt Band. With their sophomore album, Fullwood and Newbold serve up more of what made the Natural Yogurt Band's debut so special: quirky irreverence abounds, but the band has expanded their menu to include a influences from around the globe. This album is presented in double 10" gatefold LP format, and a "mini-LP" version on CD. Both jackets are paste-on, thick-cut cardboard cases covered by die-cut OBI strips, all placed within a plastic sleeve.

The Natural Yogurt Band - Away With Melancholy
(CD/LP) Jazzman Records JMANCD021/JMANLP021, 2008-07-04

Tracklisting :
01. Chapter One
02. Chit Chat
03. Better Days To Come
04. Thoughts
05. Voodoo
06. Pipe Dreams
07. Latin Illusion
08. The Woods
09. A Broken Rose
10. Space Echo
11. Soft Cheese
12. Lament For Piano

Links :
jazzmanrecords.co.uk