ARTIST: Yaphet Kotto
TITLE: Syncopated Synthetic Laments for Love
LABEL: Ebullition
GENRE: Hardcore
SOURCE: CD
BITRATE: 954 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 45:11
RELEASE DATE: 2001-00-00
RIP DATE: 2022-06-15
ENCODER: FLAC 1.3.1
SIZE: 307.56MB
Track List
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1. Circumstancial Evidence 3:47
2. Status Symbol 2:19
3. Inquire Within 4:00
4. The Weight Of Remorse 5:22
5. Fact Or Fiction 3:57
6. Syncopated Synthetic Laments 3:06
For Love
7. Highly Enlightened 2:42
8. Blind Leading The Blind 3:29
9. Of Epic Proportions 5:56
10. Instrumental 10:33
Release Notes:
Yaphet Kotto was formed in Santa Cruz, California in 1996 by former members of a
band called Staple, guitarist/vocalist Casey Watson and guitarist/vocalist Mag
Delana. Bassist Pat Crowley, a childhood friend of Watson, joined shortly before
drummer Scott Batiste. The band got their name from American actor Yahphet
Kotto, with whom Delana was "fascinated with."[7] An insert in their first
release The Killer Was in the Government Blankets stated "Yaphet Kotto is part
of no scene. Enjoy music for what it is/Not who it is."[3] The band's lyrics
dealt with various social and political issues such as the genocide of the
Native Americans ("The Killer Was In The Government Blankets"), revolutionary
inaction ("B and C"), the War on Terror ("Circumstantial Evidence"), American
democracy ("Fact Nor Fiction"), and the legacy of segregation in America
("Reserved for Speaker"). Since the dissolution of Yaphet Kotto, former members
have joined bands such as Saviours, Look Back and Laugh, Baader Brains, The
Third Victim of Abigail Rutledge, Never Healed, The Old Firm Casuals and
Middle-Aged Queers.