The Lo Yo Yo ‎– Extra Weapons [LP] (1985, Floppy Discs)

 

British band The Lo Yo Yo was founded by Family Fodder frontman John Pearce, aka Alig, in 1984. The Lo Yo Yo was active for 2 years and released one cassette, one split cassette with Look De Bouk, one full-length LP and appeared on the 'Local International 15-26' compilation cassette on Recommended. The band’s name comes from a Captain Beefheart song titled "Low Yo Yo Stuff" on the 1972 'Clear Spot' LP. The Lo Yo Yo’s line-up was actually more varied and included, along 10 or so other musicians, various Family Fodder members like Mick Hobbs, Felix Fiedorowicz and Rick Wilson. All three also played in The Work and Officer!, sometimes with Pearce himself. Charles Bullen of This Heat occasionally played drums with Family Fodder and co-produced The Lo Yo Yo’s unique LP, 'Extra Weapons', in 1985. Some songs on here are so dope and perfect for a mixed Dj set -especially "Learning to Fly" which is like Letta Mbulu meets Tom Tom Club. Great 80's material here with a lot of the sound trends going on at that time here. Funky, World/African, art band weirdness, post punk attitudes, instrument and electronic experimentalism. [SOURCE: DISCOGS] 

Label: Floppy Discs – FLOP 1 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: UK 

Released: 1985 

Style: New Wave, Art Rock, No Wave, Art Pop, Post-Punk, Zolo

 

Tracklist:

A1 Bad Intentions 

A2 All The Atrocities 

A3 I Can Hold My Own Hand 

A4 Learning To Fly 

A5 Petroleum 

B1 More To Come 

B2 China Blue 

B3 Cache-Cache 

B4 You Never Know 

B5 Cog 

B6 The History Of Weaponry 

 

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