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Yello Site
by Jonathan Kamm 25 Oct '03

25 Oct '03

Some of the songs sound different................ Cool!

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Wow!
by David Hansen 25 Oct '03

25 Oct '03

Man... Those soundclips really are a great appetizer for the album. I already think that "Unreal" is my new Yello fav - sounds IMO like the best they've made since The Rythmn Divine or Drive/Driven... Weee! Unreal doesn't sound like Dieters kind of lyrics though - wonder who wrote them... Can't wait to hear more :-) Thanks for the notice on the site's update Jonathan. PS. The yello.ch webmasters should really mute the eye-menu in the lower right corner while the songs are playing.

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to the sea vid clip
by Shaun Turner 25 Oct '03

25 Oct '03

Hi all Thanks to a hard drive failure and no backup (you would think i would know better by now) i have lost nearly all the stuff i'd download from the last ftp site. i'd like to get my hands on the clip of "to the sea" that was on there again for something i'm doing in the comming week. If someone who has it and prepared to send it to me could they contact me off-list at sajt(a)tvsched.com so we might make muitualy suitable arangements to get me the clip thanks shaun

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Where DO They Live
by Rory Filer 24 Oct '03

24 Oct '03

So does anyone know how Dieter and Boris actually spend their time. That article from 20 minutes.com makes Boris look pretty repetitive - in the studio all day and then swimming at night. Dieter "lives abroad" - where? - and visits Boris occasionally to add in the vocal tracks. They could almost make their music by emailing files back and forth from the sound of it. I assume Boris lives in or near Zurich.

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Back On Track - The Race 2003
by Daniel B 24 Oct '03

24 Oct '03

there ya go all finnished now http://www.jeans-direct.com/backontrack.mp3 enjoy :) Daniel B

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German Yello interview - my English translation
by Franz Gall 23 Oct '03

23 Oct '03

Jonas published this link on his mailing list: http://www.20min.ch/unterhaltung/musik/story/15153041 Here is my translation of this German interview. Please understand, I am not a professional translator; I am just used to business English in my job. I had to dig into several dictionaries, because of Dieter's ideology. Have fun! Published on October 16th, 2003 The yello of the eye Early November the yello album "the eye" will be released. "20 minutes week" chatted with Dieter Meier (58) and Boris Blank (50) about their works. Interview - Ralph Hennecke - Photo - Dina Haas Dieter and Boris, why did you call your new album "The eye"? Blank: Because the listener can close his eyes hearing the sound and will see pictures showing up in front of his inner eye. Meier: I found the title, because I can imagine a figure with every song. This was also mostly the way to create the lyrics for our new album. How do you work together? Dieter is living abroad most of the times. Blank: I am in the studio every morning at 9am and always go swimming in the evening. If Dieter is visiting me, we feed in (sing in?) the lyrics of the songs. This takes one to two days per song. Meier: Philosopher Kant lived 40 years at the same place and followed an absolute strict sequence every day. He lived in and for his huge philosophic works. According to this, Boris is the Immanuel Kant of synthetic music. Is politics part of your music? Blank: We had some religious lyrics in the past, but politics never played a role in the music. Meier: Good music is politic itself, because it tracks down the individual at a location, where he learns about himself and where he emancipates himself. Every good work of art impersonates humanity, identity and therefore it is much more politic compared to the so called politic art. Blank: With which (political) party would you associate our music? Meier: Unfortunately, you did not listen. Blank: Correct. But where do you affiliate the message of our music? Meier: For example, I think, that our music would have been banned during the era of fascism. Good art is anarchy. Anarchy in a meaning, that the individual is in the foreground, not a superior idea of state. How is this shown at Yello? Meier: Our music is not created out of an academic composition building, but through Boris, who is basically an anarchist. He is resisting the constraints of Rock'n'Roll, which ran down whole Europe as an imperialism of culture. So you are successful as anarchist for more than 25 years. Did you ever think of stopping? Blank: No. No second. I can bluster in my occupation like a kid in a sandpit. If I enter the studio, this is like daily meditation for me. My fascination for sound research is unbroken. Meier: If you want to be successful, you must listen to the pulse of time. My 90 year old father is a banker and pursues the share prices daily because of fascination and hungry for success. Do you stay faithful to yourself also in the visual way? Or asking different: When will your moustaches fall? Meier: Once Boris stops coloring his (laughing). No, this moustache belongs to my face. It will stay - although my daughters say repeatedly, I should cut it off. Blank: (grinning) as long as Dieter does not separate from his toupee, I will keep my moustache in every case. I

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House Music
by Andy Jackson 22 Oct '03

22 Oct '03

> Nope. It did not start in clubs - even though that's where it is now. House music *did* start in the clubs, although the artists who kicked off the movement (Jamie Principle, Frankie Knuckles, Todd Terry, Marshall Jefferson, Larry Heard) obviously made music in the studios initially. However, without the clubs in Chicago, New York and Detroit there wouldn't have been 'House music'. > The > > "House" in House Music refers to the house parties. The name 'House' comes from the Warehouse 'disco' (as they were called then) in Chicago, I think...Frankie Knuckles was the DJ (owner?) at the time. For a brief intro have a look at the essay on All Music Guide at http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS7031022033 5&sql=J310 Andy Jackson : a n d y * j a c k s o n : : l i b r a r i a n : : s c h o o l * o f * n u r s i n g * a n d * m i d w i f e r y : : u n i v e r s i t y * o f * d u n d e e : : d u n d e e * d d 1 * 9 s y : : t e l *0 1 3 8 2 * 6 3 2 0 1 2:

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Need To Find.........
by Jonathan Kamm 22 Oct '03

22 Oct '03

Hi Guys, Here is a list of items I'm trying to find for The Artwork Site. If anyone can help please let me know. If you know for sure any of these DO NOT have any Artwork let me know that as well. You can e-mail me directly at jonathankamm(a)mac.com <this is also my AIM or iChat screen name. NEEDED: Bands You Never Saw On Hee Haw- Tied Up (Africa Edit) Beyond The Sun - Billy Mackenzie Eurocentric - Billy Mackenzie Carl Crash Maxi-CD Com & Com - Side By Side Depeche Mode - Get The Balance Right (Yello Mix) Gotta Be - Dieter Meier The Privilege Of Waiting - Dieter Meier Fresh Color - No Chance - Dieter Meier Global Groove Edge - Squeeze Please (DJ Mark Anthony) Loud And Clear Soundtrack Sensation (No More Words) - NME Magazine release SnowBall Album Swiss Toasted Slices Soul (Unknown Loops) - Dieter Meier YGSYTAE Cassette (Contains Two Worlds) Thanks, Jonathan Please check the WANTED PAGE below as well. ARTWORK SITE: http://homepage.mac.com/jonathankamm/YelloSites/Menu36.html

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Nervous Mix
by Daniel B 22 Oct '03

22 Oct '03

hi guys following on from the last mix I did of Planet Data, I've been working on Nervous samples in Acid and have a short mp3 sample here, if anyone wants to listen, http://www.jeans-direct.com/nervousmix.mp3 also many thanks for the comments and emails on the last mix , I wasn't sure what to expect :o) so thanks hopefully someday Boris will get to listen or even hopefully like some of the mixes best regards Daniel

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anarchist?
by Rob_King 22 Oct '03

22 Oct '03

In reading the www.20min.ch <http://www.20min.ch> interview, I found it interesting that Boris revealed he is an anarchist, which was the first time I had ever heard of this. It didn't really surprise me a whole lot, in light of his whole composition process, and his attitude to creating things as an artist. There's several other bands in the world who are also supportists of the Anarchist movement - the first group that jumps to mind is Chumbawumba... Sure, they were a 'one hit wonder' here in North America, but the single "Tubthumping" was not a lot like their prior work at all and is not indicative of the type of music they produce. Chumbawumba have also said in interviews that they have been anarchists for many years. In fact, I remember taking a look at their webpage and there's a LOT of data there on anarchy, their attitudes, political ideology, etc. Does anyone else know of any other anarchists in pop music? Cheers, Rob

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