EVERYONE knows that if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing yourself - and Kava Kava are no exception to the rule.

The band, who have been going for around five years, used to be signed to other indie labels - but since they have signed up to singer. Pat Fulgonie's record label, Chocolate Fireguard, things seem to be on the up.

"We're in no danger of melting away just yet," says Pat.

"I have had stuff out on other indie labels, but it's best to release your own stuff because at least you know what's going on.

"I feel we have been able to achieve a lot more for Kava Kava on our own label."

Pat has been promoting his label for three years.

The other band members are Jason Riley on bass, Matthew Bond on guitar and Mick Reed on drums.

There is also a brass section with Atholl Ransome on tenor saxophone and Simon Beedoe on trumpet.

The band met up when they were studying at Huddersfield Polytechnic, and have stayed in the town ever since.

The name Kava Kava came about because the band "just liked it."

Pat says its had a lot of attention, and not just in the UK.

"The Estonian ambassador in Stockholm liked it because Kava Kava translated as Schedule Schedule. He thought it was a brilliant name for a project," says Pat.

"But the name goes down the best in the Czech Republic where it means coffee.

"When we went there we saw the name Kava on every street corner and thought 'the gig must be here!'

"Kava is a shrub located in Papua New Guinea.

"It's been used in products recently taken off the shelves for medical reasons - I don't know why.

"Hopefully that won't restrict the sales of our album."

The album, called Maui, is released on Tuesday, May 6.

"Our music covers topics such as world comment, comedy, and deranged observation," says Pat.

"I write the lyrics, though I am more of a melody person."

Kava Kava, who have been described as a loud space funk band, will be playing Worcester's Marr's Bar tommorrow.

Pat reckons Marr's Bar owner, Brian Marr rates them as one of his favourite bands.

"Live we have a lot of loops and samples," says Pat.

"We have been described before as James Brown meets Fatboy Slim with Tom Jones on vocals.

"We do the old school funk thing with dance sensibility and electronics."