Alchemy by Yumi Yumi on Velocity Does anthemic shout-along drum machine electro-crash float your boat? Then allow Yumi Yumi, a Japanese girl-rock duo, who’ve moved to London to grace our toilet venues with their hollering exuberance, to vibrate your eardrums so hard your teeth chatter. A little reminiscent of Bis without the politics, Yumi Yumi combine noise and tunes to loud and expansive effect. They play music in bright colours and capital letters, power chords and guitar posing twinned with fizzing and popping noise effects to create an extremely full-throttle sound. Their debut album 'Alchemy' is one of those records which just sounds very, very loud. Blasting, punky and playful, Yumi Yumi have infused 'Alchemy' with that flippant throw-away strength which implies a band with total confidence in the sound they’re making. That sense of self-confidence gives the whole thing drive and momentum and makes for a very seductive sense of devil-may-care, bold and brash happiness. It ain’t gonna blaze an ideological trail through your mind, but if you’re looking for an escapist flight of fancy to soundtrack those moments when a rush of sudden, illogical energy has you bouncing off your bedroom walls, Yumi Yumi might well rock your socks. - SUONANO: Mar 12/04/05 Tago Mago Marina di Massa MC Mer 13/04 Milk Genova Gio 14/04 Barcode Torino Ven 15/4 Zeromusiczone Bergamo Sab 16/4 Pudgetsound Biella Dom 17/4 Bloom Mezzago MI - INFO: Krakatoa Music Via Matteotti 17 - 20065 Inzago Mi Tel 02-9549788 - Roberto Romagnano 333-4495114 e-mail info@melloncek.com - www.melloncek.com