Love Or Die




Volume 2 - Album 4









 An overlooked classic in the Yokota canon with elements of shoegaze, blissed out lo fi electronica and smudged new age fantasy. 




A1: For The Other Self Who Is Far Away That I Can Not Reach  
 A2: A Slowly Fainting Memory Of Love And Respect, And Hatred 
A3: The Loneliness Of Anarchic Beauty Achieved By My Ego

B1: A Heart-Warming And Beautiful Flower Will Eventually Wither Away And Become Dirt 
B2: The Sin Of Almighty God, Respected And Believed By The Masses
 B3: That Person’s Hearsay Protects My Free Spirit

C1: The Things That I Need To Do For Just One's Love
 C2: The Scream Of A Sage Who Lost Freedom And Love Taken For Granted Before
C3: A Song Produced While Floating Alone On Christmas Day

D1: The Now Forgotten Gods Of Rocky Mountain Residing In The Back Of The North Woods.
 D2: The Sacred Ceremony Concieved By Chance From An Evil Lie  
D3: The Destiny For The Little Bird Trapped Inside A Small Cage For Life



Including an essay by David Stubbs in the liner notes...

... “There is at least a moment on each of these tracks, some point of light, or unexpected, striking sonic intervention when the listener simply has to smile, their expectations subverted. Certainly, there’s a deceptive, unassuming wit in the delibrately verbose, exaggeratedly precise titles to these tracks, often with a sting in their tail, or acting like cryptic clues to be deciphered instrumentally.”...