debbie: How would you describe the The Rancid Yak Butter Tea Party to someone who's never heard their music before (without the inevitable Mr. Bungle comparison?)

neogeo: Dude, fuck Mr. Bungle! These guys kick Mike Patton's sissy little ass! This is the type of music the world has been waiting for. Yak Butter takes you on an adventure with their music. You go over the highest mountains and through the darkest valleys, and you do it all with a smile on your face.

d: This new album is like a whacked-out soundtrack to Hunter S. Thompson Lost in Legoland or some shit. I've been listening to them for a while now, and you can totally hear how they've evolved into the qaulity sound they're putting out now.

n: They've so got their shit together. I mean, listen to the third track "IO". It starts off like it's going to be a pretty song about a girl and then, BAM! It switches into something like Pantera on speed. Then it goes all into a little happy ska rythm. Then, KAPOW! It's right back to ass-kicking.

d: Like on "La-Di-Da", it starts off as this hell-in-a-hand-grenade, throbbing metal track, and then it just stops in the middle. Everything gives way for this creepy-ass chorus and, once again, it's on with the eardrum pummeling. Who would've thought schizophrenia could be arranged so beautifully?

n: People need to see these guys live. In fact, Yak Butter is having a CD release party at Bernie's on October 6th. Go see the show. You won't be disappointed.

d: Damn straight! Trust us, folks. This is the music to make love to your baby and then break your neighbor's legs to. Oh, how sweet it is. Go to the show. Buy the album. Check out the website.

-Debbie and Neogeo
Tastes Like Chicken, Vol. 4, Issue 2
October, 2001