YACHT, a.k.a. Jona Bechtolt, is a one man ball of creative energy. Hailing from the apparent modern mecca of alternative music - Portland, Oregon - on stage he's a bundled mixture of contortionism and choreography, moving in perfect synchronicity wit~~
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Remixes can be a dime a dozen (or a penny a laptop), but after listening to YACHT's tweaks of Stereolab and Ratatat tunes for a couple days, we figured they were more than worth posting. Jona Bechtolt's revamping of Ratatat's LP3 track "Mirando" transforms the song into a new entity, layering different noodles, bleeps, and percussion while stripping away a chunk of the instrumentation and repla...
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After just releasing his newest record 'See Mystery Lights' earlier this Summer alongside new band member Claire Evans, Jona Bechtolt AKA YACHT has confirmed details of both a US and European tour beginning immediately. Joined by none other than the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on a few of their States dates, the now-duo begun yesterday in Portland alongside YYYs and have five more dates with Karen-O and Co...
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Covering a track from Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains, ‘Waste of Time’ is a fun retro beat. The intro makes me want to bring out some go-go dancing boots and shimmy for a minute. If the expression ‘Groovy Baby’ met a little synth from the 80’s and they had a lovechild, it would [...]
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YACHT (Make sure you always capitalize the name! Read why here see article) was originally the solo project of Portland, OR-based electronic musician and multimedia artist Jonathan Warren Bechtolt. Working mainly as a performance artist from 2003-2006, he released I Believe in You, Your Magic Is Real in 2007. The following year, YACHT dropped the gangplank and invited Claire Evans aboard for Se...
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See Mystery Lights from YACHT is one of What's On The Hi-Fi's top 20 picks for 2009 (and excellent live act)!Check out all of What's On The Hi-Fi's top 20 album picks for 2009! www.whatsonthehifi.com (Top Lists)
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Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans aka YACHT recently unveiled their album art for their upcoming album See Mystery Lights. The managed to convince legendary album cover designer Boyd Elder (did many Eagles album covers including the amazing greatest hits one) from retirement for it. The image for YACHT’s new one is above, but they [...]
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YACHT’s new album See Mystery Lights comes out on July 28th via DFA but they’ve given us another taste with “Psychic City”. THIS SONG GETS STUCK IN YOUR HEAD. BE WARNED! Something sweet and nice about YACHT is that they’ve given everyone the ability possibly the most detailed account of an origin of a song [...]
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MUSIC NEW - The avant-pop duo have announced a series of Fall concert dates, including shows with Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Expect power point presentations, the destruction of the 4th wall, and YACHT's signature dance moves. If you're in the NYC area, you've likely heard rumors of a secret show this week ! Well, here it is -- YACHT will be playing in Brooklyn tomorrow night at Glassl
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There's been a few developments in the world of YACHT since last we checked in. For one: YACHT is now a full-time duo, with the addition of one Claire L. Evans (to see the pair in action, watch them answer our lame Texas Trivia questions ). For another: A few months ago YACHT recorded "Summer Song," an aural love letter to tourmates LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy was so touched by the track's ap...
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So this song is already a year and a half old but I just heard it and like it, so I am going to post about it. I saw Yacht open for LCD Soundsystem and he is a pretty entertaining act. Kind of like the high school geek who got good at sampling [...]
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