abstract:Noko (born Norman Fisher-Jones, 1962, in Bootle, Lancashire, England) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer, has formed and/or played with a number of bands primarily as a guitarist or bassist. In chronological order they were: Alvin The Aardvark And The Fuzzy Ants, The Umbrella, The Pete Shelley Group, The Cure, Luxuria, Apollo 440, Stealth Sonic Soul, Fast, Maximum Roach, James Maker and Noko 440 (also known as Frankenstein), Magazine and Raw Chimp.
This, and NoKo to a smaller degree, is why Japan recently realigned their defense strategy away from their Cold War emphasis ontanks to one ofdefensivenessandexpanded naval control of their seas.