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From the "YOLK Reunion at the Belmar" DVD, available @ yolkonline.com. Featuring everyone who played with YOLK, ever! Also, never before seen lost footage of the band in their heyday! Produced by Damian Martin TV/Video.

-From the moment of their inception in upstate New York in the early '90s, Yolk's sound always delivered a harder edge than their jam band peers. The septet's blend of sinewy rock melodies, jazzy horn charts, propulsive funk rhythms, and politically charged lyrics sent the music in a direction that would be explored by bands like Rage Against the Machine. Yolk's sound also provided hints of the rap-metal craze of the late '90s. The band's chugging rhythms were diverse, yet unified, eventually playing with a harder sound. Increasingly, McCabe's lyrics delved into the same social consciousness delivered by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder: stories of individuals in great turmoil. With the departure of drummer Matt Murphy and tenor sax player Adam Ash, the band recruited drummer Jim Loughlin of Moe (whose fiery work fit in perfectly with the band) and Andrew Bellavia of Third Rail to replace Ash. They were soon back in the studio, recording what was to be their final studio album. The disc was easily the most well-produced the band had created to date and pointed optimistically towards the band's future. The band toured constantly, mostly in the northeast, including a successful stint on MTV's Rock the Vote tour. Soon, though, McCabe announced his departure. He would be replaced by two vocalists: Brian Burrell of Born Leaders Anonymous and singer/songwriter Cris Noel. After some time, Noel and Loughlin split the group. Loughlin was replaced by original drummer Matt Murphy. Soon, guitarist Pete Carvelas decided to depart, leaving the band a shambles of what it once was. By the beginning of 1998, Burrell was gone as well and McCabe was back in his role as the group's frontman. After that, the band went on semi-permanent hiatus, playing out under the name Yolk from time to time in various configurations.
~ Jesse Jarnow, Rovi