Yello is a popular Swiss electronic band consisting of Dieter Meier and Bor… Read Full Bio ↴Yello is a popular Swiss electronic band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. They are probably best known for their single Oh Yeah, which featured a rich mix of electronic music and manipulated vocals. The song became famous after being featured in the American movies Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Secret of My Success, and more recently Soul Plane. The song is the theme for Duffman on The Simpsons. In the UK they are probably best known for the Number 7 hit The race. This song was also from 1988 to 1990 the title track of the german music video TV-show "Formel Eins" (=Formula One) and was a Number 4 hit in Germany.
Yello was originally formed by Boris Blank and Carlos Perón in the late 1970s. Dieter Meier, a millionaire playboy with a very versatile career, was brought in when the two founders realised that they needed a singer. Meier and Blank joined forces in 1979 to release a single called I.T. Splash. The LP Solid Pleasure, featuring the hit dance single Bostich, was released the following year. It wasn't until 1983 that 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.
Yello takes great pride in their original sound, which is mainly characterised by weird samples, a heavy reliance on rhythm and Dieter Meier's dark voice. Every track on a Yello album has been created by the band from scratch.
Sounds have been created using synths, samplers and effects by Boris Blank.
Yello rarely uses 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.
The music is composed by Boris Blank, who considers himself a percussionist. When the tracks are mostly finished, Dieter Meier adds the vocal parts when fitting.
Yello was originally formed by Boris Blank and Carlos Perón in the late 1970s. Dieter Meier, a millionaire playboy with a very versatile career, was brought in when the two founders realised that they needed a singer. Meier and Blank joined forces in 1979 to release a single called I.T. Splash. The LP Solid Pleasure, featuring the hit dance single Bostich, was released the following year. It wasn't until 1983 that 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.
Yello takes great pride in their original sound, which is mainly characterised by weird samples, a heavy reliance on rhythm and Dieter Meier's dark voice. Every track on a Yello album has been created by the band from scratch.
Sounds have been created using synths, samplers and effects by Boris Blank.
Yello rarely uses 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.
The music is composed by Boris Blank, who considers himself a percussionist. When the tracks are mostly finished, Dieter Meier adds the vocal parts when fitting.
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@LIVASheirlooms
You know how when you’re having a crazy dream, totally randomly bizarre, yet it makes total sense, until you wake up? That’s how I would describe Yello’s music.
@chickenringsonionwings1361
hahaha yea dude, trueness
@nickschlabach2306
Yello were so ahead of the times. Reminds me of the best stuff from daft punk ECT. Yello should have a lifetime achievement award from the Grammys.
@Del-Lebo
I am 57 and have the First European import record they released and have Loved these amazing artista ans technicians! They did/and keep doing SO much for Quality electronic music!
@wxcferdts
Yello should be honoured as much as Kraftwerk as being true pioneers! They kept on doing their thing, and it was picked up by so many acts that they deserve their place in music history way more than they actually are.
@NoxiousRob
You could certainly see Yello as a band that picked up the baton from Kraftwerk and did their own take on electronic music. They've certainly been more prolific than Kraftwerk, given they've released 14 studio albums since their debut in 1980 in which time Kraftwerk has released 3 and nothing for 20 years.
@markushavers2283
Ich bewundere Blank für seine Fähigkeit, seinen Mixdown und sein Mastering so derart kristallklar und dynamisch hin zu biegen.
Jeder einzelne Sound ist wahrnehmbar und present. Ich wüste zu gerne, wie er bei seiner Produktion vorgeht.
@dliessmgg
I love this moody kitchen appliances aesthetic.
@CeeKayz0rz
Pioneers of the techno type sounds, and they're STILL at it!! <3
@awesomewelles9174
One of a kind LEGENDS! You gotta Say YES to another Excess!