yakuza frontman bruce lamont will begin recording his first solo effort at the end of june with sanford parker (minsk, pelican, yakuza) @ volume studios in chicago il.musically a departure from the yakuza material, lamont focuses less on song structure and more on creating varying moods utilizing voice, horns, guitar, electronic effects, loop pedals, and percussion." i construct pieces while they are happening, improv with intention so to speak. it has open noise and melodic moments, not in any traditional sense. a broad dynamic spectrum of sounds." lamont has been performing solo material over the past year playing with a variety of artists such as scott kelly from neurosis, battles, toby driver from kayo dot and performing at the relapse records showcase @sxsw this year.


bruce lamont will be performing a number of dates this summer:

Jun 20 2007
7:00P
SOLO @parish hall w/the late severa wires and beemask
cleveland, Ohio
Jun 21 2007
8:00P
SOLO@ trocadero (balcony)
philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 22 2007
9:00P
SOLO@ water street tavern w/rosetta & the minor times
brooklyn, New York
Jul 16 2007
8:00P
SOLO@ dna lounge w/mayhem
san francisco, California
Jul 17 2007
8:00P
SIGH @galaxy
santa ana, California
Jul 18 2007
8:00P
SIGH @KEY CLUB
hollywood ca
Jul 19 2007
7:00P
SOLO @6th/alameda warehouse w/intronaut
los angeles, California
Jul 21 2007
9:00P
SOLO@ scolaris office
san diego, California


lamont has also appeared on a number of recordings as of late including:
the jai-alai savant - flight of the bass delegate (out now on gold standard labs)
cephalic carnage-xenosapien (relapse records)
east west blast test- (ipecac)
minsk-the ritual fires of abandonment (relapse)

Yakuza's new recording will be released august 7th through prosthetic records.