Yeule

## Nat Ćmiel

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**yeule** is the musical project by London-based songwriter and producer **Nat Ćmiel** (pseudonym)

 Formed in 2012 it incorporates elements of ambient, glitch and Southeast Asian post-pop.

The name yeule is from the final fantasy character of the same name (spelled differently, however).

## Early life

Ćmiel was born in Singapore where they grew up. They first started playing music at the age of 6 on their parents Yamaha piano and learned classical, eventually dropping their lessons, finding them to lack challenge which eventually led them to play guitar and drum.

They initially started playing waltz pieces however soon moved onto songs from the soundtracks of Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts. They later went on to sing in a jazz band under the name Riot Diet, covering songs from Ella Fitzgerald and the Pixies.

After graduating from high school, they applied to Central Saint Martins to study fashion communication and womenswear.

Finding solace in the internet, their interesting perspective on life and the cybernetic has influenced their music, which can be described as dark, yet similarly comforting.

## History

Their first release under the yeule title was their self titled EP, Yeule on March 3, 2014.

On December 11, 2016, they released their second EP titled *pathos*, it was dedicated to David Singh.

They followed this up with the OST to interactive simulator game *Lost Memories Dot Net.* The OST was released on July 17, 2017

On September 27, 2017, they released their third EP titled *Coma.* In regards to the writing yeule said that "I wrote this album to commemorate the people I’d lost." The EP received a positive reception with Duncan Cooper of The Fader describing it as "dream-pop perfection."

They signed to Bayonet Records on July 17th 2019.

On October 25, 2019, they released their debut studio album *Serotonin II*. yeule said about the album creation process, "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." 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."

On February 4, 2022, their sophomore album, *Glitch Princess*, was released. It had qualified as "pioneering" by journalist Colin Lodewick from *Pitchfork*. The album was also featured on the sites 'Best New Music' section with an overall score of 8.3.

In 2023, they signed to Ninja Tune. An exact date is unknown, as they had signed before the release of "Sulky Baby", a single off of their upcoming album.

## Personal life

They have graduated Central Saint Martins in London for a degree in Fine Arts in 2020.

Their favourite movie is Akira, their main on Overwatch is Moira and their favourite Pokemon is Ditto.

They have five (at least) best friends, one of which they share a common mannerism of adding 'loo' as a suffix at the end of sentences. Where one would say "Goodbye", they would say "Goodbyeloo."

## Discography

### Studio albums

* *Serotonin II (2019)*
* *Glitch Princess (2022)*
* *softscars (2023)*

### Extended play

* *Yeule (2014)*
* *Pathos (2016)*
* *Coma (2017)*

### Collaborations

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