Dieter Meier, a Swiss conceptual artist, musician and entrepreneur, turns eighty today. Reason enough to honor his work, especially with Yello, a band formed in 1977 by Boris Blank and Carlos Peron.
Legend has it that the two met in a car test lab to record engine noises to create songs. In their search for a voice to accompany their songs, they came across the professional gambler, painter and performance artist Dieter Meier, who was still playing in a band called The Assholes at the time.
They released several songs on a Swiss indie label and Bostiche went through the roof in the United States in the early 80's and was played in many discotheques. On the following albums, they released classics of early electro-pop that became unmistakable thanks to Meier's spoken vocals.
Happy birthday, Dieter
Yello - Bostich
Yello - The Race
Yello - Oh Yeah
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