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Michael Yonkers

Michael Yonkers has been played on NTS shows including Idle Hands w/ Zane Landreth, with The Answer first played on 5 November 2015.

Beginning his musical career in the 1960's, Michael Yonkers is most well known as an early purveyor of the musical style called "skronk-rock". Skronk-rock is a nearly atonal form, but the genre is given grace through Yonkers' subtle manipulations of the sonic palette. 1969's Microminiature Love (1969 - Destijl, 2002 - Subpop, 2003), the culmination of his artistic peak, ran the gamut of the era's styles, from Jefferson Airplane-ish acid-rock (Jasontown) to voodoo-blues (Boy In The Sandbox, Smile Awhile). Yonkers defies immediate…

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I Knew You'd Remember
Michael Yonkers
Drag City, Galactic Zoo Disk, Michael Yonkers2010
I Knew You'd Remember
Michael YonkersDrag City, Galactic Zoo Disk, Michael Yonkers2010
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Standing In The Doorway
Jim Woehrle, Michael Yonkers
Michael Yonkers1974
Standing In The Doorway
Jim Woehrle, Michael YonkersMichael Yonkers1974
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Emily
Jim Woehrle, Michael Yonkers
Michael Yonkers1974
Emily
Jim Woehrle, Michael YonkersMichael Yonkers1974
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The Answer
Michael Yonkers
Michael Yonkers1974
The Answer
Michael YonkersMichael Yonkers1974
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