馃 YELLO [Dance Jazz]
- YELLO
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- BORIS BLANK➤Dome➤Avant Garden Vol. 1-4➤00:25:13
- BORIS BLANK
- BORIS BLANK + CARLOS PERON
- CARLOS PERON➤La Salle Violette [Part Deux]➤Les Salles➤00:35:11
- CARLOS PERON➤Der Scharfsinnige Junker Don Quijote De La Mancha➤Ritter Und Unholde➤01:10:38
- GEORGOS DANSIO + DIETER MEIER
- DIETER MEIER
- THE ART OF NOISE
- YELLO
- YELLO
✚ Yello, the Swiss electronic duo formed in Z眉rich in 1979 by the eccentric vocalist Dieter Meier and sound wizard Boris Blank, holds a unique and indelible position in electronic music history, pioneering a quirky, cinematic brand of synth-pop and electro-funk that defied easy categorization and placed them firmly at the crossroads of experimental art and commercial pop success. Blank, the undisputed genius behind the sound, developed a revolutionary, meticulous approach to sound design, building complex, often bizarre sonic collages and rhythmic textures entirely from scratch using synthesizers and groundbreaking early sampling technology, essentially creating his own sonic vocabulary and defining their quirky, exotic atmosphere. Their 1980 debut album, Solid Pleasure, established their eccentric style, but it was their subsequent work throughout the 80s, including albums like You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess and Stella, that yielded massive international hits, most famously the electro-funk masterpiece "Bostich" and the globally recognized track "Oh Yeah," which achieved ubiquitous fame through its pervasive use in films like Ferris Bueller's Day Off and countless commercials, demonstrating their remarkable commercial reach. Yello’s core contribution is their commitment to audio-visual artistry and innovative sampling; they were among the first acts to fully embrace the potential of music videos as an integral part of their artistic expression, with Meier directing visually striking and surreal short films that perfectly matched Blank's unusual soundscapes. Furthermore, Blank’s innovative approach to the Fairlight CMI sampler and his creation of original, custom-made sound effects (rather than relying on preset sounds) proved the immense artistic depth and expressive range possible within electronic music, influencing subsequent generations of electronic, techno, and sample-based producers who admired their technical ingenuity and their refusal to conform to prevailing musical trends, solidifying Yello's legacy as true mavericks of electronic sound.
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