YACHT
YACHT is one of the many creative alter egos of Jona Bechtolt, a musician and multimedia artist who embraces an eclectic but playful blend of electronics, acoustic percussion, and noises of all sorts. Bechtolt took up music as a teenager, dropping out of high school to play drums in a touring punk band with his brother, and in the latter part of the '90s he began working with electronics. Bechtolt teamed up with vocalist and performance artist Khaela Maricich to form the Blow, whose upbeat blend of beats and off-kilter melodies won them a loyal following afte...[more]
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THIS ITEM IS A PRE-ORDER. WE EXPECT IT TO SHIP ON OR BEFORE THE DECEMBER 15TH RELEASE DATE. VINYL FORMAT. Limited edition picture disc single! YACHT returns with a special limited-edition product and the first picture-disc DFA has ever made. The single compiles two remixes of "Psychic City" never before released on vinyl! First, Los Angeles superstars Classixx effortlessly transform the song into a slo-mo electro-dancefloor steamroller. Joe Godard (member of the band Hot Chip and head of f [ read more ]
7" $8.99
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Insound LP+MP3! Order See Mystery Lights and receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. *This information is presented in bullet form, because Yacht is very committed to efficiency. *Yacht is a band, belief system, and business conducted by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of Marfa, Texas, and Portland, Oregon. All people are welcome to become members of Yacht. *Yacht was formed in 2002 as Y.A.C.H.T., "Young Americans Chall [ read more ]
LP $16.99
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VINYL FORMAT. "Summer Song" was originally recorded as a love letter to tourmates LCD Soundsystem, and released for free online. Yacht is as surprised as you are that DFA wanted to release the song. "Summer Song" was recorded, produced, mixed by Jona Bechtolt in an apartment in Portland, Oregon. The "Summer Song" 12-inch also features two brand-new, previously unreleased tracks. One is a complex and empowering banger about living anywhere you want, from the new album, See Mystery Lights. The other on [ read more ]
12" $8.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Jona Bechtolt is a Young American Challenging High Technology, known as much for his effeminate, wildly sexual "dancing" as for creating damaging beats and weird visuals. Hot on the heels of the release of The Blow's Paper Television, which Bechtolt co-wrote and played all of the instruments on, I Believe In You, Your Magic Is Real, is the next step for Yacht. His twelve catchy creations boast addictive beats and positive, memorable lyrics.
LP $16.99
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