Yukka
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Yukka is an indie Dutch Pop/rockband, founded in 1995. Nowadays, the band is compared with various groups including The Stereophonics, Paul Weller and The Afghan Whigs.
The band has done over a hundred live shows, festivals, radio and television performances.
In 2005, the band released the CD Still. Two years before this, the CD It Isn't Safe was released. From this CD Yukka released a single and video. This video has been broadcasted at MTV Holland and The Box.
In December 2005 guitar player Ivo Maassen joined the band.
The band provides free MP3 downloads of their music on their site. They also take advantage of Mininova's Content Distribution Service with which they have uploaded their latest album, Still, in high quality MP3 using BitTorrent.
[edit] Band members
- Vocals: Jasper Slaghuis;
- Guitar: Arjan Brentjes;
- Guitar: Ivo Maassen;
- Bass guitar: Martijn Slagt;
- Drums: Jeroen Slagt.
[edit] Albums
- Insane, Baby (2000, Mini CD);
- Momentopname (2001, Compilation CD released after the Enschede fireworks disaster);
- It isn't safe (2003, CD);
- Don't Be Sad (2003, CD Single);
- Dollypop (2004, CD containing recordings from the Dollypop festival 2003.);
- Still (2005, CD).
