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Yeborobo
12+ albums
about
Yeborobo are a frenetic noize band, now based in London. They are one of the most notable members of the Mentalist Association, a tribal unit of diverse personalities originating from Maidstone, Kent. The name may have been taken from that of a South African contestant to the UK television programme Robot Wars. Yeborobo's music has grown out of a wild stage act, an always changing riot that at once revels in and laughs about the great follies of Prog and Metal. Props and costumes are enthusiastically built and then generally destroyed through crazed interaction between band and audience to such a degree that concerts often end in minor injuries to performers and fans alike. The question of danger in live performance since The Stooges has often been used to create an interaction between audience and performer whilst relying on the hostility to keep them distinct. Yeborobo have moved away from this divisive tension and genuinely allow the audience to virtually take over the proceedings within an inclusive tension more akin to the performance art of the 60's. This relies on a dichotomy created between different factions of the band. The drums and the twin guitars create a solid yet complex groove, shifting and buckling under their own weight. In the foreground Andrew and Rob create mayhem, jumping and yelping, their pithy lyrics mostly lost within the clamour of their band, eventually abandoning their posts to climb a wall or ruck amongst the audience. This creates an illusiona
