OUT NOW: Album “Wir Sind Da” via HUMUS RECORDS
Dark as thunder in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, ethereal as a golden sunrise, hypnotizing beats – Lucerne psychedelic rock trio Yet No Yokai paint a variety of pictures and take listeners on a wild Krautrock odyssey, but not without going their own way and duly testing the boundaries of the genre. Alternating between German and English lyrics, the formula remains the same: experimental, psychedelic.
As figures of Japanese folk belief, “Yokai” are most comparable to monsters or demons. Yet No Yokai have been around for almost 15 years, yet they’ve only been conquering stages with that name for a few years now. They decided in 2018 that a change of style was needed and with that came the new band name.
Thanks to this change of direction they won the Demotape Clinic prize at m4music, played at the Montreux Jazz Festival and finally signed a contract with the Swiss alternative label Hummus Records (home of Emilie Zoé, Louis Jucker etc.), as the first German-speaking band ever and without having released an album, yet. But after five years the time has come, and the album “Wir Sind Da” was released on 26 May 2023 via HUMUS RECORDS.
Yet No Yokai are
Thomas Seidmann (vocals & guitar)
Samuel Birrer (drums)
Simon Pfister (bass guitar)
Highlights
- 2021: Montreux Jazz Festival, Scène du Lac stage
- 2020: Winner m4music Demotape Clinic (Rock)
- 2023: Show at m4music Demotape Clinic Awardshow
- 2019 & 2022: Winterthurer Musikfestwochen, Main Stage
- Shared stage with Tinariwen, Altin Gün, L’Epee, Wetleg, Fontaines D.C.,
Klaus Johann Grobe and more - Airplays, Live Session and Interview on Swiss national radio (SRF3, Couleur3, SRF Virus and more)
Weblinks / Music: linktr.ee/yetnoyokai
Tour
Past
2023
31.08.2023 | Foucoupe, Monthey CH | w/ Cyril Cyril
12.08.2023 | Güpfurave 2023, Schwyberg CH
10.08.2023 | Stars in Town Festival, Schaffhausen CH
13.07.2023 | Zapfenstreich, Lenzburg CH
18.06.2023 | Hummus & Wine, Epesses CH
17.06.2023 | B-Sides Festival, Luzern CH
10.06.2023 | Quartierfest Europaallee, Zürich CH
01.04.2023 | Sound am See Festival – Sound im Muffis, Sarnen CH
25.03.2023 | m4music Demotape Clinic Awardshow, Zürich CH
2022
10.09.2022 | Hofair Festival, Dallenwil CH
07.09.2022 | Rössli Bar, Bern CH
22.08.2022 | Winterthurer Musikfestwochen | Main Stage with Wet Leg & Fontaines D.C.
12.08.2022 | Sommerbar, Wohlen CH
06.08.2022 | Invictis Pax Festival, Luzern CH
05.08.2022 | Openair Bivio, Bivio CH
25.06.2022 | Rock am Wind Festival, L’Abbaye Les Bioux CH
24.06.2022 | Stadtfest Luzern CH
2021
24.11.2021 | Bogen F, Zürich CH | with “Alois”
06.11.2021 | Elbar, Wald CH
04.11.2021 | Südpol, Luzern CH | Residency & Show
02.10.2021 | Bikini Test, La Chaux-de-Fonds CH | w/ ZAYK
25.09.2021 | NON Openair, Meggen CH
30.07.2021 | Riposte Festival, Lausanne CH
24.07.2021 | Openair Bivio CH
22.07.2021 | La Villa by Radio Couleur3, Neuchâtel CH
17.07.2021 | Woolfstock Festival, Degersheim CH
14.07.2021 | Montreux Jazz Festival, Scène du Lac | opening for Altin Gün
21.01.2021 | Live at Radio KanalK, Aarau CH
2020
22.10.2020 | Croc’ the Rock Festival, Lausanne CH | with L’éclair & Blind Butcher
19.09.2020 | Tap Tab Musikraum, Schaffhausen CH | opening for Klaus Johann Grobe
15.08.2020 | Rocklette at PALP Festival, Val de Bagnes CH
09.07.2020 | Live at Radio GDS.FM, Zürich CH
11.06.2020 | Kammgarn, Schaffhausen CH
07.03.2020 | Radar Festival, Zürich CH
2019
13.12.2019 | Royal, Baden CH | w/ Hank
03.12.2019 | Sedel, Luzern CH | opening for The Ruts
29.11.2019 | Les Docks, Lausanne CH | opening for L’Epee
08.11.2019 | Salzhaus, Winterthur CH | opening for Tinariwen
07.11.2019 | Le Romandie, Lausanne CH | w/ Flamingods
24.10.2019 | Konzerthaus Schüür, Luzern CH | w/ YOKKO
11.10.2019 | La Parenthèse, Nyon CH
30.08.2019 | Stadtfest, Brugg CH, Schulthessbühne
10.08.2019 | Winterthurer Musikfestwochen | Main Stage
10.05.2019 | Club Gonzo, Zürich CH | RCKSTR Mag presents H.S. Thompson
09.05.2019 | Coq d’Or, Olten CH | w/ You Said Strange
07.03.2019 | Konzerthaus Schüür, Luzern CH | w/ Black Tropics
2018
16.08.2018 | Konzerthaus Schüür, Luzern CH | w/ Ouzo Bazooka
Videos
Contact
Booking Requests
Kilian Mutter | Orange Peel Agency
kilian@orangepeel-agency.ch
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