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Yello

Yello formed in Zurich in 1979 as a duo of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. Their early work came out on Phonogram in 1980. The track 'Oh Yeah' from their second...

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Yello's playful, mysterious electronic collages

The Swiss duo of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank built their sound from krautrock, ambient electronics, and found sounds.

For a quick sense of their sound, 'Bostich' and 'Goldrush' frame it well, playful, a little mysterious, built from pieces.

Yello's approach to electronic music was always more playful collage than clinical production. You can hear it in 'Bostich' with its percussive textures, or 'Goldrush' with its layered found sounds. Their work ended up in commercials and films, and other electronic artists took notice of how they built tracks from pieces rather than traditional song structures.

They formed in Zurich in 1979, with Meier handling vocals and lyrics while Blank built the music. Early legal trouble over samples in the 1980s pushed them to work differently with found sounds, and they kept putting out records like 'Pocket Universe' in 2001 while maintaining that distinctive approach.

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Yello formed in Zurich in 1979 as a duo of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. Their early work came out on Phonogram in 1980. The track 'Oh Yeah' from their second album 'Claro' became a global hit, though it's not listed among their top songs here. Those include 'Bostich', 'Desert Inn', and 'Croissant Bleu'.

Their sound drew from krautrock and ambient electronics, but they kept moving. Albums like 'You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess' and 'Flag' came out in the 1980s, and they were still putting out records like 'Pocket Universe' in 2001. Meier handled vocals and lyrics while Blank built the music.

They had some legal trouble over samples in the early 1980s, which pushed them to work differently with found sounds. Their music ended up in commercials and films, and other electronic artists took notice. But the catalog doesn't make a big drama of it. You can hear the approach in tracks like 'Goldrush' or 'Beyond Mirrors', playful, a little mysterious, built from pieces.

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