Yes, You Are Ferocious is an American experimental rock band formed by Adam Smith, musician, in 2001. While Y,YAF was nomadic in nature, the collective was initially founded in Sacramento, CA, later relocated to Long Beach, CA, & finally in Portland OR, where it signed with Allalom Music and later disbanded in 2010.
All of Y,YAF's recordings were self-released, with the exception of A Gold Heart for the Melody (Velvet Blue Music, 2004), The Habit Rode Me Home & Shall We All Go for Burritos? (bIGFATMAYbe, 2005), Sno Suit (Allalom Music, Establishing the Anti-Establishment, 2007), The Effects of Nuclear Weapons EP (Allalom Music, 2008) & Y,YAF EP (Allalom Music/ARR, 2009).
Y,YAF's sound is often referred to as freak folk, psychedelic folk or noise pop. Songs were always recorded in a modular, analog format, utilizing dozens of cassette recorders and broken four tracks. The productions were most commonly recorded in odd, small spaces such as walk-in closets, bathrooms, wood sheds, and Smith's wagon. Smith played most all instruments on recordings, with the exception of Valdas Karalis, Vincent Reyes, Ikey Owens, and Orlando Greenhill. Although Y,YAF was a constantly rotating cast of live/touring members, it most notably and recently included: RC Hampton (No More Train Ghosts) & Samuel Aaron Thomas (Seven Dynasties of Glass Children).
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