Lo-fi Scottish popsters Yatsura (aka Urusei Yatsura, a moniker which caused the group to run afoul of the Japanese comic book and cartoon franchise of the same name) comprised singers/guitarists Fergus Lawrie and Graham Kemp, bassist Elaine Graham and her brother, drummer Ian. Formed in Glasgow during the mid-'90s, the band soon debuted with "All Hail Yatsura," a 12" issued on the Hipster label; a series of incredibly noisy gigs as well as an electrifying John Peel radio session helped bring them to the attention of Ché Records, which released the single "Siamese" in early 1996. After a pair of EPs, Plastic Ashtray and Stunray EP, Yatsura issued their first full-length, the U.K. indie chart-topping We Are Yatsura; the Strategic Hamlets EP followed in early 1997, while the subsequent Pulpo! compiled the group's many stray singles tracks and B-sides. Two more singles, "Fake Fur" and "Hello Tiger," preceded the 1998 full-length Slain by Yatsura.