Bechtolt was born in Astoria, Oregon and began playing music as a teenager, dropping out of high school to play drums in his brother's touring punk band. He started working with electronics in the late 1990s and began releasing solo records under the name YACHT in 2003. Nearly all of his recordings have been distributed by both Marriage Records and States Rights Records.
Claire Evans came of age playing in bands in the underground noise scene of Los Angeles, and was part of the Portland-based The World Court. She has presented her PowerPoint performances at MoMA PS1, The Kitchenand the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art and has collaborated with Bechtolt on literally hundreds of projects since they met in 2004.
In 2003, Bechtolt was commissioned to create a full length audio/visual electronic pop opera by the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA). He performed with his group The Badger King with bandmate Marianna Ritchie (a Wolf Colonel and Dear Nora alumnus who went on to record alone as Manta, and then Mantar).
In 2006, Bechtolt collaborated with Khaela Maricich as half of the pop group The Blow to release Paper Television. Bechtolt toured extensively with The Blow, providing beats and backup vocals until quitting the band in 2007 in order to focus on his work in YACHT.
In January 2006, Bechtolt was commissioned for two performances for the New York based art and technology platform Rhizome, as part of their "Crap-tops vs Laptops" show. In February 2006, he performed at the Museum of Modern Art's P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center and produced an hour-long internet radio program with Clear Cut Press; a Northwest-based publisher of new literary work.
In 2007, for the release party for YACHT's album I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real, Bechtolt performed a concert on an actual yacht on the Willamette River in Portland.
The 2009 release, See Mystery Lights, was the first to feature Claire Evans as a group member.
YACHT live performances include dancing as well as elaborate PowerPoint presentations. Bechtolt documents his professional and sometimes personal life via video, text, and images on his blog.
In 2010, YACHT expanded to include The Straight Gaze; a backing band of 2 additional members. Bobby Birdman plays bass guitar and sings backing vocals while Jeffrey Jerusalem plays drums. In this incarnation Bechtolt and Evans both play instruments.
Bechtolt is a co-founder of the Portland-based popular blogging web community Urban Honking as well as the producer, editor, cameraman and a writer of The Ultimate Blogger.
Both Bechtolt and Evans are vegans.
Sites: YouTube, SoundCloud, Discogs, Wikipedia, Twitter and www.teamYACHT.com
Hologram
Yacht Lyrics
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I wanna be a monogram
My body is like River Nile
Dancing like a photon
A beam you cannot hold on
A light you cannot understand
H-O-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M
(M-M-M-M-M-M)
Much is parametic
Therefore you and you call it
Visual technology
Invisible heartache
I′m floating right here baby
You're looking at me
Right through me
When you come near baby
It′s just smoke and mirror
H-O-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M
H-O-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M
I wanna be a hologram
I wanna be a monogram
My body is like River Nile
Dancing like a photon
A beam you cannot hold on
A light you cannot understand
H-O-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M
(M-M-M-M-M-M)
Lovely apparition
Daughter of a prism
Lonely resolution
True life hell in prison
I wanna be touched baby
My hands are passing right through you
Am I still here baby
Or am I smoke and mirror
Lovely apparition
Daughter of a prism
Lonely resolution
True life hell in prison
I wanna be touched baby
My hands are passing right through you
Am I still here baby
Or am I smoke and mirror
H-O-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M
(M-M-M-M-M-M)
H-O-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M
(M-M-M-M-M-M)
I wanna be a hologram
I wanna be a monogram
My body is like River Nile
Dancing like a photon
A beam you cannot hold on
A light you cannot understand
H-O-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M
(M-M-M-M-M-M)
H-O-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M
(M-M-M-M-M-M)
The song "Hologram" by Yacht is about the desire to be detached from reality and to escape into a virtual world where one can be seen but not touched. The lyrics play on the idea of a hologram being a projection of a physical object or person, and how the desire to be a hologram can represent a desire to be both visible and invisible at the same time.
The song starts off with the line "I wanna be a hologram, I wanna be a monogram," which sets the tone for the rest of the song. The use of the River Nile as a metaphor for the body that is "dancing like a photon" emphasizes the fluidity and impermanence of human existence. The chorus repeats the word "hologram" multiple times, almost like a mantra or a chant, as if the singer is trying to convince themselves of this desired state of being.
The second verse touches on the idea of technology playing a role in shaping our perception of reality. The use of "visual technology" and "invisible heartache" suggests a contrast between what we can see and what we can feel. The line "I'm floating right here baby, you're looking at me, right through me" highlights the idea of feeling invisible even when we are physically present. The use of "smoke and mirror" further emphasizes the idea of illusion and how technology can create a false sense of reality.
Overall, the song "Hologram" by Yacht explores the desire to escape reality and become a projection of oneself in a virtual world. The lyrics highlight the tension between visibility and invisibility and the role that technology plays in shaping our perception of reality.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna be a hologram
I desire to be a 3D image of myself
I wanna be a monogram
I aspire to be a symbol representing my true self
My body is like River Nile
My physical being is constantly in motion, like a flowing river
Dancing like a photon
My movements are swift, constant and light just like a photon
A beam you cannot hold on
I am so light and movable that holding me in place is impossible
A light you cannot understand
There are aspects of me that cannot be comprehended by mere observation
H-O-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M
My true self is a hologram
(M-M-M-M-M-M)
Echoing the previous line
Much is parametic
Many things are subject to change and uncertainty
Therefore you and you call it
You name it according to your own parameters
Visual technology
The manner in which my appearance is perceived is largely dependent on technology
Invisible heartache
I have emotions that are not readily discernible by the naked eye
I′m floating right here baby
I am here, though not physically in a static position
You're looking at me
You are observing something that represents me
Right through me
You cannot see my true self, only the image presented to you
When you come near baby
When you approach me
It′s just smoke and mirror
The image of me that you see is just an illusion, created by technology
Lovely apparition
I am a beautiful sight
Daughter of a prism
I am a result of reflected light
Lonely resolution
I found a solution to feeling alone
True life hell in a prison
I am stuck in a place where my true self cannot be fully actualized
I wanna be touched baby
I desire to be felt
My hands are passing right through you
I am not physically present, only a representation of myself is there
Am I still here baby
Is there more to me than just the image presented?
Or am I smoke and mirror
Or is the image I am presenting the only aspect of me there is?
Writer(s): Jonathan Warren Bechtolt, Jeffrey Neil Brodsky, Robert John Kieswetter, Claire Louise Evans
Contributed by Lily A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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