inthemix | International News | Yoji loses his Biomehanika

Flamboyant hard dance star Yoji Biomehanika has joined Britney and Kylie in that elite group of one-moniker musicians. Bad spellers can now exhale – the man will hereby be known simply as Yoji.

The news is unlikely to draw as much attention as P-Diddy-Daddy-Sean-John’s numerous identity crises, but the Japanese DJ has made the announcement in typically ‘creative’ fashion.

“As unconventional as the way he wears his hair, as cutting edge as his music and always pushing the boundaries with his productions, the DJ formerly known, as ‘Yoji Biomehanika’, has vanished,” reads the MySpace bulletin.

“In the wee hours of a mid January 2008 evening, Yoji Biomehanika unsuspectingly went to sleep and woke up the next morning without a last name.

“Yoji’s management DJlinks.com has made no official comment on the investigation but is working closely with local Japanese and international authorities.

“The facts are unclear at the moment as to what happened to his last name, but the online rumour mills are running rampant. Some say it was stolen, others say it was kidnapped, no foul play is suspected at this point, but only ‘Yoji’ will undeniably know the real truth behind the mysterious disappearance of ‘Biomehanika’. But has vowed to go on with or without it.”

Here’s some (properly filmed!) footage of Yoji cranking the BPMs for Sensation Black in 2004.