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Yello

Yello is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Roy Thomas Baker, Calla, Agnes Obel and Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise. Those roots explain a lot about how Yello arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Art of Noise, Laid Back, Propaganda, Ultravox and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Carl Cox, WestBam, Crystal Castles, Moby and The Orb, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Yello, reaching back through Roy Thomas Baker and forward to Carl Cox. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Yello is a Swiss electronic music band, which formed in Zürich in 1979. For most of the band's history, Yello has been a duo consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank; founding member Carlos Perón left in 1983.

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YelloRoy Thomas BakerCallaAgnes ObelElectronica 2: The H…Carl CoxWestBamCrystal CastlesMobyThe OrbCarl CraigArt of NoiseLaid BackPropagandaUltravoxOrchestral Manoeuvre…Bryan FerryEurythmicsThompson Twins

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Yello connections

Yello grew out of Roy Thomas Baker, Calla, Agnes Obel and Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise, shares an orbit with Art of Noise, Laid Back, Propaganda and Ultravox, went on to shape Carl Cox, WestBam, Crystal Castles and Moby. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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