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Yukka

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Active until
  
2008

Genre
  
Rock

Active from
  
1995

Record labels
  
Wold Recordings, Yukka

Yukka

Members
  
Arjan Brentjes, Jeroen Slagt, Ivo Massen, Martijn Slagt, Jasper Slughuis

Albums
  
Still, It Isn't Safe, Insane, Baby, A Long Way EP

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.

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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 broadcast 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.

Band members

  • Vocals: Jasper Slughuis;
  • Guitar: Arjan Brentjes;
  • Guitar: Ivo Maassen;
  • Bass guitar: Martijn Slagt;
  • Drums: Jeroen Slagt.

    • 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);
  • Nederland Rockt (2008, Compilation CD with Dutch rock bands).

    • Songs

    Shady SadieStill · 2005
    Nu Baxa Nu Panha2014
    Wild in MeStill · 2005

    References

    Yukka Wikipedia
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