Post by sacrilegend on May 17, 2007 13:21:46 GMT -5
Yello is a popular Swiss electronica band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. They are probably best known for their singles "The Race" and "Oh Yeah", which feature a mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals.
Band history
Yello was originally formed by Boris Blank (keyboards, sampling, percussion, backing vocals) and Carlos Peron (tapes) in the late 1970s. Dieter Meier (vocals, lyrics), a millionaire industrialist and gambler, was brought in when the two founders realised that they needed a singer. Meier and Blank's first release was the 1979 single called "I.T. Splash". The LP Solid Pleasure, featuring the hit dance single "Bostich", was released the following year.
In 1983 Yello received substantial media attention with the release of "I Love You" and "Lost Again". Peron left the band in 1983 to start a solo career. With their 1983 album "You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess", the band began a working relationship with Ernst Gamper, whose "corner cut" logo would represent them for 3 albums, and who would design covers for the group beyond the demise of this logo.
Yello's sound is mainly characterised by unusual samples, a heavy reliance on rhythm and Dieter Meier's dark voice. Boris Blank has taken a couple vocal turns on "Swing" (from "You've Gotta' Say Yes to Another Excess") and "Blazing Saddles" (from "Flag"), and guest vocalists have included Rush Winters (the first female diva to be featured on a Yello recording), Billy Mackenzie, and Shirley Bassey. The group has shared writing credit with MacKenzie and Winters. Yello does not use samples from previously released music; nearly every instrument has been sampled and engineered by Boris Blank, who over the years has built up an original sample library of over 100,000 named and categorized sounds.
Meier is also a filmmaker, having written and directed the films Jetzt und Alles and Lightmaker as well as most of Yello's music videos. Additionally, Meier manufactures his own wine on his ranch.
In 2005, Yello re-released their early albums Solid Pleasure, Claro Que Si, You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess, Stella, One Second and Flag, all with rare bonus tracks, as part of Yello Remaster Series.
A documentary on Yello, Electro Pop made in Switzerland, directed by Anka Schmid was premiered at the Riff Raff cinema in Zurich in September 2005
A new album will be released in 2007.
Yello were commissioned to produce music for the launch of the Audi A5 at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2007 and for the Audi A5 commercial to be broadcast in May 2007.
Discography
Solid Pleasure (1980)
Claro Que Si (1981)
You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess (1983)
Stella (1985)
1980-1985 The New Mix in One Go (remix) (1986)
One Second (1987)
Flag (1988)
Baby (1991)
Essential Yello (compilation) (1992)
Zebra (1994)
Pocket Universe (1997)
Eccentrix (remix)(1999)
Motion Picture (1999)
The Eye (2003)
Notable Singles
"Bostich" (1981)
"I Love You" (1983)
"Live at the Roxy" (a one-sided twelve inch release in its original form) (1984)
"Desire" (1985)
"Oh Yeah" (1985)
"Vicious Games" (features Rush Winters vocals)(1985)
"Goldrush" (Featuring Billie MacKenzie)(1986)
"The Rhythm Divine" (w/Billie MacKenzie and Shirley Bassey) (1987)
"The Race" (1988)
"Of Course I'm Lying" (1989)
"Jungle Bill" (1992)
Yeah, the picture looks dodgy. I know.
Band history
Yello was originally formed by Boris Blank (keyboards, sampling, percussion, backing vocals) and Carlos Peron (tapes) in the late 1970s. Dieter Meier (vocals, lyrics), a millionaire industrialist and gambler, was brought in when the two founders realised that they needed a singer. Meier and Blank's first release was the 1979 single called "I.T. Splash". The LP Solid Pleasure, featuring the hit dance single "Bostich", was released the following year.
In 1983 Yello received substantial media attention with the release of "I Love You" and "Lost Again". Peron left the band in 1983 to start a solo career. With their 1983 album "You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess", the band began a working relationship with Ernst Gamper, whose "corner cut" logo would represent them for 3 albums, and who would design covers for the group beyond the demise of this logo.
Yello's sound is mainly characterised by unusual samples, a heavy reliance on rhythm and Dieter Meier's dark voice. Boris Blank has taken a couple vocal turns on "Swing" (from "You've Gotta' Say Yes to Another Excess") and "Blazing Saddles" (from "Flag"), and guest vocalists have included Rush Winters (the first female diva to be featured on a Yello recording), Billy Mackenzie, and Shirley Bassey. The group has shared writing credit with MacKenzie and Winters. Yello does not use samples from previously released music; nearly every instrument has been sampled and engineered by Boris Blank, who over the years has built up an original sample library of over 100,000 named and categorized sounds.
Meier is also a filmmaker, having written and directed the films Jetzt und Alles and Lightmaker as well as most of Yello's music videos. Additionally, Meier manufactures his own wine on his ranch.
In 2005, Yello re-released their early albums Solid Pleasure, Claro Que Si, You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess, Stella, One Second and Flag, all with rare bonus tracks, as part of Yello Remaster Series.
A documentary on Yello, Electro Pop made in Switzerland, directed by Anka Schmid was premiered at the Riff Raff cinema in Zurich in September 2005
A new album will be released in 2007.
Yello were commissioned to produce music for the launch of the Audi A5 at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2007 and for the Audi A5 commercial to be broadcast in May 2007.
Discography
Solid Pleasure (1980)
Claro Que Si (1981)
You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess (1983)
Stella (1985)
1980-1985 The New Mix in One Go (remix) (1986)
One Second (1987)
Flag (1988)
Baby (1991)
Essential Yello (compilation) (1992)
Zebra (1994)
Pocket Universe (1997)
Eccentrix (remix)(1999)
Motion Picture (1999)
The Eye (2003)
Notable Singles
"Bostich" (1981)
"I Love You" (1983)
"Live at the Roxy" (a one-sided twelve inch release in its original form) (1984)
"Desire" (1985)
"Oh Yeah" (1985)
"Vicious Games" (features Rush Winters vocals)(1985)
"Goldrush" (Featuring Billie MacKenzie)(1986)
"The Rhythm Divine" (w/Billie MacKenzie and Shirley Bassey) (1987)
"The Race" (1988)
"Of Course I'm Lying" (1989)
"Jungle Bill" (1992)
Yeah, the picture looks dodgy. I know.