Emperor Yes are a band from London. They have released three singles[1] and an album.[2] They have toured with Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler,[3] and Tall Ships.[4]
Emperor Yes | |
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 Emperor Yes performing live at the Scala, London 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, UK |
| Genres | psychedelic pop, synthpop |
| Years active | 2011–2016 |
| Labels | Alcopop! Records, Tape Club Records |
| Members | Ash Gardner Hugo Sheppard Adam Betts |
| Website | soundcloud |
In 2014, Emperor Yes released their debut album An Island Called Earth through Alcopop! Records.[5]
Both the band's singles "Wasps" and "Cosmos" have music videos[6][7] and the band have held exhibitions of art based on the songs.[8][9][10] "Cosmos" was produced by Summer Camp's Jeremy Warmsley with a video directed by Chris Boyle,[7] and has been played by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1.[11] The vinyl of Cosmos has small fragments of an asteroid that crashed into Earth in the 1500s.[12]
"Wasps" is the theme tune to the weekly QI podcast No Such Thing As A Fish and its TV spin-off No Such Thing as the News, and "Cosmos" is the theme song for Dan Schreiber's We Can Be Weirdos podcast.
Discography
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Emperor Yes – "Cosmos" Release and Official Video". Tape Club Records. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "An Island Called Earth". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ Joe, Watson. "Live Review: Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler, Xmas Gig, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 17/12/2012". Muso's Guide. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Tall Ships and Emperor Yes @ The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham". One Beat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "An Island Called Earth, by Emperor Yes". Alcopop! Records. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ Cragg, Michael (18 March 2013). "New music: Emperor Yes – Cosmos". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- 1 2 Cragg, Michael (18 March 2013). "New music: Emperor Yes – Cosmos". Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ Samuel2hats. "Emperor Yes & Friends". Very Nearly Almost. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Emperor Yes present 'Cosmos' launch night". The London Vandal.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Low Bros x Mr Penfold new London shutters". Hooked blog. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 1 – Zane Lowe, Annie Mac Sits in For Zane". BBC Radio One. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "10 of the weirdest things that have been pressed into vinyl". Mixmag.net. Retrieved 20 August 2025.