Question: Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.jakob.co.nz/ jakob.co.nz -rsb- - years active: 1998 -- present - caption: left to right : johnston , beckett , boyle - origin: napier , new zealand - genre: post-rock - name: jakob - background: group_or_band - label: the mylene sheath - current members: jeff boyle maurice beckett jason johnston Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jakob -lrb- band -rrb- .
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jakob is a new zealand post-rock band , based in the hawkes bay city of napier .the band consists of guitarist jeff boyle , bassist maurice beckett , and drummer jason johnston .they have been compared to such bands as mogwai , sonic youth , and high dependency unit , though they largely eschew any vocals or samples in their songs .