this japanese guy is ok

Please hold.

2009-07-08T19:57:00.001+01:00

Watch this space...
this space... Watch
space... Watch this

In The City I Can't Sing

2008-07-22T21:59:00.013+01:00

Post 7.
Post gig, pre next gig. Rehearsal recording of new stuff 19 July 2008.

Harry Lime is a character out of the film the Third Man, although Kev thought it was the name of Chris's school teacher.

Infinity Net is the name of something Russell was on about but wasn't quite sure what it was. This is version 5.

Murray is the song that makes Kevin dance, but not in a good way. This is version 2.

An Evening's Music at the Consitution

2008-07-14T13:48:00.014+01:00

Post 6.

So, everything was champion on Friday. Big love goes to Rainey and the Rollcall people for setting it up and keeping us entertained. More props go out to the outfits on the bill, Skylark, QuickBrownFox and Cherry But No Cake for sterling shows and general decentness. Especially Skylark who gave me my cable back after lending them it. Solidarity amongst musicians and cable-owners, the love runs deep.

Best summed up by Russell, Yokozuna's tub thumper, on the Myspace blog.

"Rip this joint peeps are onto something good and no mistake. Venue was just the right size, small enough that it made it feel really busy but not so small that it felt cramped and uncomfortable. Was a bit of a sweat box when we were playing but it was a lot of fun.

QUICKBROWNFOX, were an excellent two piece boy/girl combo. Thought they were a bit more BIKINI KILL than WHITE STRIPES (thankfully) not so much scuzzy garage as rocking old school proper underground indie rock. Top notch set, nice peeps as well.

SKYLARK! tremendocore or joycore?, shouty intenso stuff. Three piece techy hardcore stuff that had shades of BLOOD BROTHERS, BOTCH etc fucking loved it. nice shorts as well : )

CHERRY BUT NO CAKE, no shit they brought the rock properly and no mistake. Seriously bad ass, UNWOUND, SUPERCHUNK style shouty tremendousness. All three bands were outstanding but purely for the epic joy of PENIS BUTTER these guys were my band of the night.

Seriously one of the best shows i've been at in London, outrageous amounts of fun and I honestly would love to play with each and every one of the bands again."

Yoko Go Ok, No?

2008-07-07T16:52:00.003+01:00

Post 5
Yes I know. There hasn't been much in the way of updating or blog action going on. My bad. Deal with it. This is why:

month off or so for various house moves, Glastonbury visits and exams
rehearsing hard for gig this Friday
Kev has been in a bad mood
writing new tunes, 2 or 3 of which will be in said gig
Russell coming up with plans of actions (coming soon...)

\\\listening to Dine Alone by Quicksand and Clay by Bitch Magnet - shame on you who never did///

Gig flyer right. Should be good. Watch this space.

there's some genius in there...

2008-05-31T12:54:00.003+01:00

post 4.
ok, back online. band back up and running and more tunes and posts coming up.
in the meantime, check out the Crap Cover Art link - all done with Windows Paint...

http://flickr.com/photos/25371672@N02/

seminal moments in history #1

2008-04-16T21:52:00.003+01:00

post 3
ok, this isn't new but it is the greatest parody ever created.
ladies and gentlemen,
i give you,

shreds

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/02/watch-the-parod.html

you owe it to yourself to ensure that this is seen by every person you know.

this thing IS on

2008-04-13T20:38:00.003+01:00

post 2
It's taken a bit of time but I've put up the last 2 releases to date on the sidebar for all you good
people to listen to if you feel like it. And you should. Forget listening on myspace, it's real lame as I'm sure nearly everybody with ears has already figured out.
I understand myspaces popularity and all that but quality is a seriously distant consideration. You'd think being the 5th most popular website in the whole of the kingdom (www.alexa.com) and employing several hundred people that they would have attempted a bump up in quality. Even a tiny one. No. Why? because they don't give a crap. Nothing to do with bandwidth/server space/what people want/delete as necessary. They just can't be bothered. It's like getting a newspaper where they've omitted all the letter E's, N's and W's because you'll kind of understand the words without those letters and hey, ink is saved too. Yes, we do understand the words, but the experience is seriously underwhelming and not as originally intended by the author. Assholes.

Don't get me started on Youtube.

Erm, the next couple of posts will be the mp3's of these tracks to download/pass around/do whatever with. In fact, please do, go ahead, you have our permission. There's a little story behind each one so maybe I'll pass that on too.

is this thing on?

2008-04-06T17:10:00.003+01:00

Post 1.
We had to get into this sometime. I blame 100 records.

A brief history. yokozuna (no capitals) are 3 people who are in a band who love music. But not in all of its forms as a lot of it is rubbish. We only like awesome stuff. And that's the real point of this.

Like the fire triangle, yokozuna consist of Chris (heat), Kev (fuel) and Russell (oxygen). We don't abbreviate his name for some reason.
Chris likes Drive Like Jehu, Fugazi, Descendents and most dodgy old 80's hardcore. He's responsible for the mainly high frequency sounds that yokozuna make, some of it intelligible.
Kev enjoys Bitch Magnet, Slint, Trail of Dead and is currently revisiting a dark industrial past that includes Godflesh and KMFDM. He makes occasional booming sounds.
Russell espouses the virtues of Melt Banana, Urusei Yatsura, Polvo and Eastern Youth to everyone. His liking of Neil Young is not reflected in the strange, driving, clanking sounds that emanate from his arms and legs.

So what qualifies as awesome? Here's a start: fugazi, sonic youth, deerhoof, jesus lizard, pj harvey, number girl, bitch magnet, big black, minutemen, urusei yatsura, eastern youth, melt banana, marnie stern, unsane, superchunk, dinosaur jr, a frames, unwound, shellac, rapeman, mclusky and, of course, yokozuna.

Expect to see new songs, rehearsals, remixes, old songs, back slapping, bitch slapping, ripoffs, riffs, lyrics, ramblings, pleadings and good old fashioned noisy music. We expect feedback, shoutings, big-ups, put-downs, reviews, reviles and reptiles in return.

later,

yokozuna