Go-Zee-Lah (pronounced Godzilla) is a unit led by Kyoko Kitamura on voice and laptop, and Yayoi Ikawa on piano. After touring Costa Rica in the summer of 2009 as the Yayoi Ikawa quintet, the two formed Go-Zee-Lah with the support of Harris Eisenstadt on drums. The bass-less trio plays with silence, contrasting it with intense and sometimes demented Japanglish lyrics and text, adding elements of pop, rock, and improvisation, all on top of the musical complexities that each member brings to the music. Go-Zee-Lah was featured in Vision Festival 2010.
"Fronted by the captivating Kyoko Kitamura,
Go-Zee-Lah gave one of the Festival's most theatrical performances […]
Spirited group interplay meant they covered a lot of ground in their
40-minute set […] Kitamura acted as the focal point, introducing the
tunes, and moving between torch singing, sprechgesang (an
expressionistic technique halfway between singing and speaking) and
vocal aerobatics in her accomplished delivery." (John Sharpe - All About
Jazz, from the review of Vision Festival 2010)
"A Remarkable Lollipop (for adult consumption only)" is a one-act cabaret show created by Kyoko Kitamura (voice and piano), and dancer Mark Lamb (dance and spoken words), which offers quirky and kinky social commentary to the current state of affairs. Kitamura shows off her rare singer-songwriter side, composing humorous original show tunes and occasionally stepping into Dolly Parton territory.
Genre-bending ok|ok was formed in 2002 by three New York City based musicians: Kyoko Kitamura on voice/laptop, Mike McGinnis on woodwinds and Khabu Doug Young on ukulele and guitar. Their debut CD "Eating Mantis" was
released in September 2008 on Ravi Coltrane's RKM label. For audio
samples, please visit http://myspace.com/okokmusic
"Hunt"
is the award-winning animated music video for the tune with the same
title from ok|ok's debut album "Eating Mantis". It was directed and
animated by PECKS, a Japanese animator duo (Yohei Ito and Shingo
Igata). It won the WNET/THIRTEEN short film competition and was aired
in the New York Tri-State area in the fall of 2008, then was screened
in L.A. during the 2008 Zero Film Festival. It has since traveled
around the world.
"If you're someone who likes to be challenged, who has to go back and listen until what you hear makes sense (or begins to make sense), look no further. "Eating Mantis" is "new" music that should be heard." (Richard Kamins, Harford Courant)
"ok|ok's "Eating Mantis" should prove a feast for listeners with a sense of adventure, a liking for the unpredictable and for compelling, visionary drama in music that expands the mind yet satisfies that basic craving for structure." (Uncle Dave Lewis, music writer)
"For all its eccentricity and oddball experimentation, Eating Mantis is a highly musical album...a promising and engaging effort from this New York City-based foursome." (Alex Henderson, AllMusicGuide)
Go-Zee-Lah (pronounced Godzilla) is a unit led by Kyoko Kitamura on voice and laptop, and 
"A Remarkable Lollipop (for adult consumption only)" is a one-act cabaret show created by Kyoko Kitamura (voice and piano), and dancer 
Genre-bending ok|ok was formed in 2002 by three New York City based musicians: Kyoko Kitamura on voice/laptop, Mike McGinnis on woodwinds and Khabu Doug Young on ukulele and guitar. Their debut CD "Eating Mantis" was
released in September 2008 on Ravi Coltrane's RKM label. For audio
samples, please visit 