By now you’ve heard the bulk of what’s to come from Chicago’s I Ya Toyah on her upcoming new EP I am the Fire save for the title track which is the only one of the three originals on here (Plus two remixes) not previously released. But you haven’t heard our take! Which is pretty stellar because, let’s face it that when it comes to I Ya Toyah it’s all stellar.
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If you dig any kind of iteration of modern Electro or Industrial then I Ya Toyah has something for you! And with upcoming EP (Our review is due soon), I am the Fire, fans get a taste of that broad spectrum over just 5 tracks. It also helps that this particular outing was produced by Stabbing Westward’s own Walter Flakus AND features SW vocalist Christopher Hall on one of the tracks (The just released “Dream Not A Dream” remix). That said, the new release is just the tip of the iceberg on what looks to be a banner year for I Ya Toyah with teases of even more new music coming, some high profile tours already booked (Cold Waves!) and so much more! Recently, we were lucky enough to get the opportunity to chat with I Ya Toyah over email about all the recent buzz, defining the “I Ya Toyah sound”, and what makes a collaboration work among other topics all of which you can read below:
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