Jakob is a New Zealand post‑rock band based in the Hawke’s Bay city of Napier. The band consists of guitarist Jeff Boyle, bassist Maurice Beckett, and drummer Jason Johnston. Their music has been compared to bands such as Mogwai, Sonic Youth and High Dependency Unit, although they generally avoid vocals or samples in their compositions. The band formed in July 1998 and began by opening for New Zealand groups Salmonella Dub and Pitch Black at the local pub O’Flaherty’s. They toured extensively throughout 1999 and released a self‑titled EP the same year, recorded with David Holmes at Napier’s Venn Production Studios. In 2000, they performed at The Event New Year’s party in Napier and issued the 7″ single Erfo, a limited release on Crawlspace Records. Jakob returned to Venn Studios in March 2001 to record their debut album with engineer David Holmes (also known from the band Kerretta). Subsets of Sets was released in April 2002 through New Zealand’s Midium Records, receiving positive reviews and earning a nomination at the bNet Independent Music Awards. The band continued touring with artists such as HDU and fellow Midium acts Avotor and Meterman, and also performed at the 2002 Big Day Out. A period of inactivity followed, lasting between six and eight months. During this time, the band members did not rehearse together and, for two months, did not see each other at all. They regrouped in January 2003 with new material and spent a week recording at The Church studio with David Holmes.
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