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TOO FUCKED TO GO – THE NEW ALBUM COMING SOON!

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The greatest gift YELLOW CAP could make to themselves for their 20th anniversary is their fifth studio album TOO FUCKED TO GO, to be released on November 30, 2018 via Pork Pie/Broken Silence (CD/LP/mp3 Release).

In 1998, at the close of the millennium, YELLOW CAP were founded in Görlitz, Saxony. Not satisfied with just listening to ska and waiting for occasional concerts in the region, they wanted to spread their own Jamaican-English sounds along the German-Polish border. 20 years, five albums and many tours later, the nine musicians from Görlitz, Dresden and Berlin are now taking another big step.

Just in time for Christmas 2018, the new album TOO FUCKED TO GO will be released via the traditional German ska label Pork Pie (www.porkpieska.com). The 14 songs, recorded in the LBUM Studio and the Tonbrauerei in Berlin, present a return to the origins of European ska in England, without missing the playfulness and openness

also inherent in other styles of music. The sound has become rougher, more genuine – you can tell that many of the instruments were recorded live and together.

A lot has also happened in terms of the lyrics – the social developments in Germany have left their mark, as in a clear statement on
cosmopolitanism in “Safe & Sound”, the rethinking of one’s own point of view in “Bittersweet Candy” or the longing for exotic places in “Beachboys’ Dream”.

Those who are tempted to think the nine offbeat maniacs have finally grown up, are taught of a better by the title song of the album TOO FUCKED TO GO (already released as a video single: https://youtu.be/s-mdrf3t9lE). A pub is packed with exuberant people, the music is way too loud and nobody is thinking about – or even capable of – going home: Too fucked to go!

The record cover was designed by the extraordinary Brazilian artist “Shiron the Iron”, a friend of the band’s, who also contrived the last single cover and spent time with the band during the 2018 tour of Brazil.

TOO FUCKED TO GO – The new single out now!

tftg_600x600All the work has been done, it’s Friday night … A small pub, packed with drunk people, the music is much too loud und nobody is thinking about – or even capable of – going home. Too fucked to go! I meet a friend at we have a beer or two, maybe ten!The night belongs to us – everybody knows this feeling, for some of us it’s been a while, some of us do it every night. Remembering the beginnings of European ska in England, YELLOW CAP pay homage not only to the two tone scene of the late 70s but also to the working class attitude that these bands referred to.

The sound is rougher, more to the core – you can tell that the instruments were recorded live and together as a band, not instrument by instrument, self-produced in the LBUM Studios in Berlin. The single will be released through the German ska label PORK PIE as a download. Thanks to the people at the AJZ Talschock in Chemnitz where the video was recorded. The TOO FUCKED TO GO cover has been designed by the extraordinary Brazilian artist “Shiron the Iron”, a friend of the band, who already was responsible for the last single’s cover and spent time with the band during this year’s Brazil tour.

We´re so proud and happy! Stay tuned and skank on.

 

We want to thank:

www.porkpieska.com
www.tonbrauerei.de
www.shiron-the-iron.tumblr.com

 

GEBT NAZIS KEINE CHANCE!

Wir rufen alle, die wir erreichen können dazu auf, am 20.4. ebenfalls nach Ostritz zukommen und sich den Neonazis friedlich, entschlossen und lautstark gegenüberzustellen.

Am 20.4. werden sich in Ostritz einige hundert, vielleicht sogar einige tausend Neonazis zum „Schwert & Schild Festival“ versammeln. Diese menschenverachtende, hasserfüllte Ideologie und ihre gewalttätigen und gefährlichen Anhänger gehören weder nach Ostritz, Themar, Dresden oder Berlin! Für sie gibt es in einer freiheitlichen Gesellschaft überhaupt keinen Ort, an dem sie willkommen sind.

Liebe Ostritzer und Ostritzerinnen,
selbstverständlich sind wir dabei und unterstützen euch auf eurem Friedensfest so laut wir können! Wir sind zwar mit dem Schirmherren ganz und gar nicht einer Meinung, was viele seiner Ansichten oder der seiner Partei angeht. Aber hier geht es nicht um Politik.

BRASIIIIIIIIIL! VAMOS VOLTAR

We´re going to Brasil again. The 20th Anniversary tour starts at FEB 01. Stay tuned for dates…

 

Booking:

Gabriel Assad: gabriel@hibrido.cc

Dani Lages: lagesdaniella@gmail.com

 

BRASIL 2017 – IT IS DONE. UNFORTUNATELY!

YOU NEED TO KNOW…

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E mais uma vez foi um passeio maravilhoso para Yellow Cap. Obrigado belo país Brasil com todos os seus pássaros Paradis excepcionais. Obrigado por qualquer nova experiência. Graças também aos organizadores de cada novo clube onde tocamos. Graças a „Projeto Brasgentina” e nossas amigos de „HIBRIDO CC” e cada um, que gostam da nossa música. Por favor, convidam-nos novamente. Queremos voltar a nossa terra dos sonhos no próximo ano. Já temos saudades. Esperamos vê-lo em breve. Mil beijos para o Brasil! Até proxima ano!

YELLOW CAP NAKED? MAYBE. ON INSTAGRAM!

Finally we are on Instagram too. Some kids told us old farts we better should… Now see follow us and watch it grow. And of course we follow the simple rule “Drink and post” you´ll get the chance to see us barely naked…

Cheers, YC

VAMOS PARA O BRASIL NOVAMENTE – BELEZA!

 

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After a period without news we are happy to announce: We´re going to Brasil again. The tour starts at FEB 09th. Stay tuned for dates…

HERE WE GO AGAIN. NEW SONG & VIDEO. OUT NOW

ATW_Cover-PostWe proudly present our new single “Around the World” feat. Lurdes da Luz from Sao Paulo and the band „Projeito Brasilidade“ with singer Fernanda Sant’Anna from Rio de Janeiro. Produced by Mr. Victor Rice…

Around the World on AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2af68zg
Around the World on itunes: https://itun.es/de/RBbFdb

Last but not least we made a new video. Watch it!

We are so happy! Special Thanks to Victor, Lurdez, Fernanda, William, Licinho, Shiron and of course to Lars!

AROUND THE WORLD // NEUE SINGLE – VÖ: 15.07.2016

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Hier schon mal ne Kostprobe.

„Reisen ist tödlich für Vorurteile.“ Mark Twain (1835 – 1910)

Getreu dem Motto lässt die Ska & Rocksteady-Band Yellow Cap keine Chance aus, über den Tellerrand zu gucken. Ob musikalisch oder für die nächste Tour. So spielte die neunköpfige Formation aus Dresden, Berlin und Görlitz Konzerte in bereits neun Ländern, wobei Brasilien sicherlich die meisten Spuren hinterließ. Deshalb reiste die Band im Januar 2016 bereits zum vierten Mal ins Land der Sehnsucht.

Doch der Tourstart 2016 sollte nicht einfach mit einem Konzert beginnen: im Studio des in Sao Paulo lebenden amerikanischen Szene-Produzenten Victor Rice wurde die Single „Around the world“ aufgenommen. Victor Rice und Kay Natusch (Sänger Yellow Cap)

hatten sich ein paar Jahre vorher auf dem Tschechischen Festival Mighty Sounds kennengelernt.

Mark Twains Motto als Inspiration genommen beschreibt der

eingängige Rocksteady Song die Erfahrungen auf Reisen: wer die Welt mit eigenen Augen sieht, ist nicht auf die Eindrücke und Geschichten anderer angewiesen. Auf diese Weise lernt man

verschiedene Menschen und deren Kulturen kennen und gewinnt viele neue Freunde. Diese Erfahrung machten natürlich auch die Jungs von Yellow Cap als sie die renommierte Rapperin „Lurdes da Luz“ aus Sao Paulo und die Band „Projeito Brasilidade“ mit Sängerin „Fernanda Sant’Anna“ aus Rio de Janeiro einluden, zum Song jeweils eine Strophe beizusteuern.

Das Ergebnis erscheint am 15.07.2016 via Pork Pie auf einer

(extra-schweren) 7-Inch Vinyl-Single, mit dem kompletten Song auf der A Seite und Riddim ohne Gesang für Djs und Selecters auf der B Seite.

Erhältlich über porkpieska.com, brokensilence.de sowie die gängigen Anbieter. Das wunderschöne Cover-Artwork wurde vom

brasilianischen Künstler „Shiron The Iron“ gestaltet. Er nimmt die Legende der brasilianischen Mystik von Lemanjá und Vitoria Régia als Inspiration.

„I wanna go around the world with you, see everything with my own eyes“

„Ich möchte mit dir um die Welt gehen, will alles mit eigenen Augen sehen“

Die Single kommt als 7 Inch Vinyl und MP3.

Wir halten euch auf dem Laufenden…

Bis bald.

AROUND THE WORLD // NEW SINGLE COMING – JULY 15TH

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Listen to a preview!

„Travel is fatal to prejudice“. Mark Twain (1835 – 1910)

Mark Twain‘s quote has been YELLOW CAP‘s motive to go one step beyond – over and over again, whether in terms of their music style or while planning the next tour. The nine-piece ska and rocksteady band from Dresden, Berlin and Görlitz has played shows in nine countries so far – but Brazil has more than any other country left its marks. This is why the band left for the „land of longing“ for the forth time in January 2016.

But the boys did not just want to start the tour by playing a show. In Victor Rice‘s studio, a producer legend from the US living and working in Sao Paulo, the single „Around the world“ was recorded. Victor and YELLOW CAP singer Kay had already met at Mighty Sounds Festival in Czech Republic some years before. With Mark Twain‘s slogan as inspiration the catchy rocksteady song tells a story about experiences on travels: who sees the world with their own eyes does not have to rely on impressions and stories of others. This is how you get to know so many different people and cultures and you will definitely meet some new friends. Of course, YELLOW CAP made these experiences when they invited the renowned Brazilian rapper „Lurdes da Luz“ from Sao Paulo and the band „Projeito Brasilidade“ with singer Fernanda Sant’Anna from Rio de Janeiro to contribute one verse each to the song.

The result will be released on July 15, 2016 via Pork Pie Records on an extra heavy seven inch vinyl with the complete song on side A and the riddim without voice for DJs and selecters on side B – available through porkpieska.com, brokensilence.de and the usual download portals. The beautiful cover artwork has been designed by the Brazilian artist Shiron The Iron, who was inspired by Brazilian mystic legends of Lemanjá und Vitoria Régia.

„I wanna go around the world with you, see everything with my own eyes“

The single will be released at July 15th and comes as 7 Inch Vinyl and MP3.

Stay tuned, we´ll keep you posted…