Yeule

Yeule is the electronic music project of Nat Ćmiel, a singer and artist born in Singapore in 1997 and based between Los Angeles and London. The name appears in the lower-case form “yeule” and is taken from Yeul, a character in Final Fantasy. Ćmiel also uses Nat Ćmiel as a pen name.

Background and early work

Ćmiel begins writing music under the yeule name in 2012. With a classical background, they first explore electronic music online through Tumblr and SoundCloud, sharing early piano compositions and mixes that combine classical and electronic elements. By 2018, they are studying Fine Art at Central Saint Martins in London.

Releases and collaborations

Yeule’s debut release is the self-titled EP Yeule, issued in 2014 on the Anaheim label Zoom Lens. A mini-album, Pathos, follows in 2016 and is self-released through Bandcamp. During the Zoom Lens period, yeule works with other label artists, particularly the Japanese producer LLLL. In 2017, they contribute to Metempsychosis, a release made with Fakku, with the track “Death of an AI” and vocals on LLLL’s “If You Say You Love Me Then Die With Me.”

Later releases on Zoom Lens include the EP Coma in 2017 and the single “Pocky Boy” in 2018. Yeule also makes a first live appearance in the United States by headlining the Zoom Lens event ᴹᴬᴸᶠᴼᴿᴹ. Before signing elsewhere, they self-release the singles “Eva (demo)” and “Pretty Bones,” and reissue earlier material after its removal from the Zoom Lens Bandcamp page.

Bayonet Records and Serotonin II

In 2019, yeule signs with Bayonet Records. Their first release for the label is “Pixel Affection,” followed by the debut full-length album Serotonin II later that year. Around the same period, they also issue Serotonin X Remixes and the covers album Nuclear War Post X, which is released directly through their website as a limited-edition paperback art book with a download of the album.

Glitch Princess and later work

Yeule announces Glitch Princess with the track “My Name Is Nat Ćmiel,” which appears at the end of 2020. The album follows in 2022. During the same wider period, the project continues to move between ambient pop, avant-garde pop and glitch pop, alongside electronic and synth-driven sounds.

In 2023, yeule releases “Sulky Baby” and signs to Ninja Tune. That single appears on the third studio album softscars, released later that year. In 2024, they release “Eko,” and in 2025 they release “Skullcrusher,” produced with Clams Casino and FITNESSS. Yeule also announces the fourth studio album Evangelic Girl is a Gun.

Style and label history

Yeule’s recorded work begins on Zoom Lens, continues through Bayonet Records, and later moves to Ninja Tune. Their music draws on electronic production, ambient pop, avant-garde pop and glitch pop, with early work shaped by piano, classical training and online experiment.