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About Me

having re-converged on the capital with four very different ideas, after returning from forays into distant & inspiring lands (...India, Japan, Iceland...). This has combined to create their most compelling work yet, an enticing taster of the innovative and genre-defying songs that define their rapidly increasing back-catalogue. It is available for your listening pleasure on their just-released EP "our thoughts on the people you love". waging war with an artillery of songs that will blast the cobwebs off any flagging record collection.
Opinions of us...
"... (4/5), who move the sound further in the folk direction and display some real talent. Beautifully crafted songs and light yet mesmerising vocal performances provide the perfect middle." - Skinny Review.
"...First track 'It used to be...' echoes the bouncier moments of Coxon-esque Blur with whispered vocals contrasting well with the crank of the guitars. Standout track 'Bernard Drake' has a definite hint of Mogwai, thanks to the quiet/loud bursts of volatile guitar playing." - Is this Music? review.
"....the second track (leaves) has to be played very loud in my car whilst knocking over little old people driving fast through the streets of Edinburgh. Clearly this music should be banned by the BBC to ensure high sales..." - William
"Darkly, discordant guitar parts, a heady and delirious clatter of rhythmic percussion over thumping bass lines. The melodies excite, unsettle and are incredibly addictive. Married to the soft, sweet vocals of Lindsay Sugden who pour honey all over the stereo giving the listener the irresistible urge to turn the stereo knob up full and break it off. ... wage war with a huge artillery of innovative songs designed to blow cobwebs off any flagging record collection..." - Subculture fanzine
"... improving with age... boy/girl off-kilter singing meshes more with tunes which veer between atonal and beautifully fragile to create an absorbing experience. Like green olives, it's an acquired taste .... but it's worth the effort." - baby tiger gig review.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/06/2005
Band Members: Andrew Lindsay Michael and Andrew
Influences: weird chord progressions and pieces of beauty mixed with something you didnt expect, sprinkled with various people we listen to which includes graham coxon mogwai quickspace elliot smith nick drake the smashing pumpkins pavement queen adreena pj harvey blur and loads and loads of other things influence us like life & death and peace & war and hope & fear and pain & joy and our friends & enemies (we dont have any enemies but if we did, they would influence us i'm sure) and people who love our music and people who hate it. And more.
Record Label: yes please
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

XFM Takeover!

I really hate it when people ask me to do things for them on Myspace. I just get angry and think - "Hey, what have they ever done for me?"Well clear those thoughts from your mind Right Away! For Choc...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:46:00 GMT

2 things that are good.

Hiya. Number 1.(Edited)"Chocyamo have lain somewhat dormant for a few years, however they return with some polished-up songs and some new very good they sound too. First track 'GC' echoes the bounci...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:14:00 GMT

Radio Takeover

Hello all, just a wee update to let everyone know what's been happening and what is going to happen in Chocyamo world.First off, we got a nice review in the skinny (see previous blog) for a gig at the...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:33:00 GMT

Skinny Review - A Nice One!

Miyagi & Friends - Mercat Bar, 12th JanJoe Lewis Tonight, this three-band gig has an impromptu 'at home' feel about it. With bodies tightly packed, dancing on tables, accordions, saxophones and pl...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:54:00 GMT

My First Blog

Hi there all chocyamo fan-folk, andy (drums) here.Well, as is pretty obvious now, we've got our new songs all ready, almost done with packaging etc. so we can get going on our new offensive. The poin...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 09:23:00 GMT

we're recording new songs!!

yes, we are heading into studio in a coupl of wks.  we'r excited about that, because (with the exception of "Bernard Drake") everything we got is 2+ yrs old, not featuring the true 'yamo's. ...
Posted by on Thu, 04 May 2006 02:30:00 GMT

Who's drivin' your plane??

Hello, The powers that be have given me the keys to the Chocyamo myspace wagon and by Shakey I'm gonna use 'em bwa-ha-ha-ha!!! We've been pretty busy recently in 'Yamoland (where we all have houses)...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:08:00 GMT

come and see us play

ok so chocyamo are a lot more active on the gig front at the moment, playing amix of old and new songs.. we may even be playing with a new drummer. well weve gone through a couple since July. but unfo...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Oct 2005 18:28:00 GMT