YAMA UBA "SILHOUETTES" ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT

YAMA UBA "SILHOUETTES"

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PRIVATE SOUNDCLOUD STREAM : (Full Album)

https://soundcloud.com/ratskinrecords/sets/yama-uba-silhouettes/s-2QxYvWuG5vz?si=dccfb14287b94c79be3f6031ce8214f7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

 

PREORDER :  11/14/23

RELEASE DATE : 1/23/24

 

 

 

‘Silhouettes’ is a strong debut album that captures the shifting perspectives of its five-year writing period, and the emergence of Yama Uba’s uniquely crafted sound. With Akiko Sampson's charismatic vocals and rumbling bass combined with Winter Zora's sweeping guitar and saxophone soaring over velvet synthesizers and synthpop beats, Yama Uba makes several nods to their post-punk and darkwave predecessors while creating a sound entirely their own. Throughout each track, Yama Uba emerges as a songwriting unit capable of capturing the complexities of the human spirit, as fragile as it is powerful, as it experiences its own evolution. States Sampson, ‘‘As a whole, 'Silhouettes’ is about personal transformation and self-discovery, and is a reckoning with the power of time"

 

Akiko Sampson: Vocals, bass, synthesizers, drum programming

Winter Zora: Vocals, guitar, saxophone

Additional percussion on “Disappear,” “Shapes,” “Facade,” “Isolation,” “Laura,” “Claustrophobia” by Charlie Vela

Additional percussion on “Shatter” by Michael Daddona

 

All songs written by Akiko Sampson and Winter Zora except “I’m in Love With a German Film Star,” by B. Gogan, C. Timperley, D. Aagar, R. Williams

 

Lyrics for all songs by Akiko Sampson except “Claustrophobia” by Akiko Sampson and Winter Zora, “Isolation” by Winter Zora, and “I'm in Love With a German Film Star” by Barbara Gogan

 

All songs recorded by Akiko Sampson at Psychic Rat Studios except “I’m in Love With a German Film Star” and “Angel,” recorded by Michael Daddona at Zoo Labs Studios

Mixed by Charlie Vera

Mastered by Daniel Husayn

Produced by Akiko Sampson

 

Album front and back covers designed by Pearl Thompson

Album interior designed by Akiko Sampson

Photos by Michael Daddona

 

©2023 Yama Uba

Psychic Eye Records 2023

Ratskin Records 2023

Silhouettes

YAMA UBA

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‘Silhouettes’ is a strong debut album that captures the shifting perspectives of its five-year writing period, and the emergence of Yama Uba’s uniquely crafted sound. With Akiko Sampson's charismatic vocals and rumbling bass combined with Winter Zora's sweeping guitar and saxophone soaring over velvet synthesizers and synthpop beats, Yama Uba

‘Silhouettes’ is a strong debut album that captures the shifting perspectives of its five-year writing period, and the emergence of Yama Uba’s uniquely crafted sound. With Akiko Sampson's charismatic vocals and rumbling bass combined with Winter Zora's sweeping guitar and saxophone soaring over velvet synthesizers and synthpop beats, Yama Uba makes several nods to their post-punk and darkwave predecessors while creating a sound entirely their own. Throughout each track, Yama Uba emerges as a songwriting unit able to capture the complexities of the human spirit, as fragile as it is powerful, as it experiences its own evolution. States Sampson, ‘‘As a whole, 'Silhouettes’ is about personal transformation and self-discovery, and is a reckoning with the power of time.” credits releases January 24, 2024

Akiko Sampson: Vocals, bass, synthesizers, drum programming Winter Zora: Vocals, guitar, saxophone Additional percussion on “Disappear,” “Shapes,” “Facade,” “Isolation,” “Laura,” “Claustrophobia” by Charlie Vela Additional percussion on “Shatter” by Michael Daddona

All songs written by Akiko Sampson and Winter Zora except “I’m in Love With a German Film Star,” by B. Gogan, C. Timperley, D. Aagar, R. Williams

Lyrics for all songs by Akiko Sampson except “Claustrophobia” by Akiko Sampson and Winter Zora, “Isolation” by Winter Zora, and “I'm in Love With a German Film Star” by Barbara Gogan

All songs recorded by Akiko Sampson at Psychic Rat Studios except “I’m in Love With a German Film Star” and “Angel,” recorded by Michael Daddona at Zoo Labs Studios Mixed by Charlie Vera Mastered by Daniel Husayn Produced by Akiko Sampson

Album front and back covers designed by Pearl Thompson Album interior designed by Akiko Sampson Photos by Michael Daddona

©2023 Yama Uba Psychic Eye Records 2023 Ratskin Records 2023

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Artwork & Layout : Pearl Thompson (The Cure) 

Artwork & Layout : Pearl Thompson (The Cure) 

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YAMA UBA “Silhouettes” feature in CVLT NATION - January 2024 

https://cvltnation.com/post-punk-yama-uba-silhouettes-lp/

Today I want to release the bats, so I’m stoked to be sharing new music from YAMA UBA, the Bay Area-based post punk band from Akiko Sampson (Ötzi, Psychic Eye) and Winter Zora (Ötzi, Mystic Priestess). Their debut full-length record Silhouettes is out today via Psychic Eye Records and Ratskin Records — get it here. Silhouettes is a journey through dark, synth-driven nights and deathrock-infused days. Every track on this record brings a different atmosphere — sometimes seductive, sometimes confrontational, sometimes melancholic — and it also features a cover of “I’m in Love with a German Film Star” by The Passions. So hit play on Silhouettes below and enter the world of YAMA UBA.

 

YAMA UBA ‘"I’m In Love With A German Film Star" in FOXY DIGITALIS  - January 2024

https://foxydigitalis.zone/2024/01/18/track-premiere-yama-uba-im-in-love-with-a-german-film-star/

“Yama Uba harnesses an ageless fire with their cover of The Passions’ “I’m In Love With a German Film Star.” Akiko Sampson and Winter Zora shackle the effervescent melody with grinding, industrial beats, and emphatic bass grooves. This rhythmic spirit creates a foundational force for spiraling guitars and infectious vocals, Sampson’s voice cutting through all the hypnotic chaos like razor wire. A resonant gloss pulls the guitar leads out from the shadows, casting Zora’s performance in flourescent brightness. Yama Uba is utterly captivating throughout “I’m In Love With a German Film Star,” leaving us breathless at the sharp end of the coalescent finale. ”

 

 

YAMA UBA “Silhouettes” Reviewed in Post Punk Monk  -  January 2024

https://postpunkmonk.com/2024/01/19/yama-uba-expertly-evoke-a-golden-era-with-debut-album-silhouettes/

"My life feels insanely busy at all time, but sometimes the timing is just right for these things. I was given a link and I clicked it to hear the first track, “Disappear.” Monolithic drum machine beats were caressed by lowing roars of synth bass. For a few bars it was recalling mid-80s club music. Not a bad thing; but a few bars further in, the guitar descended as if from heaven and anointed our ears with a golden tone that seemed as if John McGeoch was still treading this earth. It was at this point that I was all in on the heretofore unknown pleasures of the Oakland, California duo Yama Uba."

 

YAMA UBA “Shapes” Premiere In Echoes and Dust Magazine - November 2023 

https://echoesanddust.com/2023/11/exclusive-track-premiere-yama-uba-shapes/

"Yama Uba, the Oakland darkwave/post-punk project founded by Akiko Sampson (Ötzi) with collaboration by Winter Zora (Ötzi, Mystic Priestess) will release their debut full-length, Silhouettes, on 16 January 2024.Yama Uba was formed in 2017 by Sampson, who was joined by Zora in 2020. The duo’s musical collaborations have been extensive over the past decade. Yama Uba released the EP, Laura/Isolation, and toured the United States in 2022 and Japan in October 2023. Yama Uba plans to tour the United States and Europe in 2024.

With evocative and charismatic vocals from both Sampson and Zora, the debut full-length Silhouettes, was five years in the making. Combining the infectious sounds of sweeping guitar, rumbling bass, soaring saxophone and velvet synthesizers over synthpop beats, Yama Uba makes several nods to their post-punk and darkwave predecessors, yet creates a sound entirely their own."

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