"You can't spell 'Shangri-La' without L.A.," says zany synth-pop band YACHT on their blog, and their new music video for the title track of their record "Shangri-La" is a purely an ode to the City of Angels. Core members Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans then continue to go deep in to their philosophy that claims utopia is not defined by physical location and is, rather, a mental state. However, they do interject their fluid thoughts to add "But it doesn’t hurt when that place is already Los Angeles." This is all very much to the point of [...]
YACHT was born in 2002 in Portland, Oregon, as a solo cross-disciplinary experiment for Jona Bechtolt, using technology to extend physical bo2undaries of communication, performance, and music. In 2008, after a shared mystical experience in the Far West Texas desert, Bechtolt was joined in the YACHT endeavor by longtime collaborator Claire L. Evans. Spurred by [...]

A banda norte-americana YACHT (que já foi apresentada aqui e aqui ) teve seu quinto álbum de estúdio lançado dia 21 de Junho, e desde então está sendo aclamada pela crítica por seu ótimo trabalho. O álbum Shangri-La vem recheado de sintetizadores, distorções e ruídos. Os efeitos eletrônicos tornam a audição uma viagem a outro planeta, nos transportando para dentro de uma nave espacial e só nos devolvendo à sanidade quando o álbum termina. O clipe é duplo, começa com "Utopia" e termina com "Dystopia", e foi todo gravado em Los [...]
Brainy dance-pop architects YACHT have just released their new album, Shangri-La, digitally via DFA Records. While they prep the physical edition, the duo are releasing a remix EP for the track... **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
YACHT Enlist Portland Up-and-Comers The Miracles Club, White Rainbow, & Jeffrey Jerusalem for “Utopia” Remix EP Click HERE to Hear All Thee Remixes and Download the Miracles Club’s Version “Filled with quirky, trippy electronic sounds and attention-grabbing vocal performances, [Shangri-La] ought to catapult the band to new heights”– NPR “Excellent. 3.5 out of 4 stars”– Los Angeles Times “YACHT has been reborn yet again”– Billboard Brainy dance-pop architects YACHT have just released their new album, Shangri-La, digitally for DFA Records. While they prep the [...]
Yacht has always strived to be...er...original. Starting with the happiest guitars ever, the video for 'Utopia / Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire)' becomes quite surreal, with special effects animated and composited by visual artist Pascual Sisto and a geodesic grid animation created by Michael Young. But if weird and sci-fi dance beats appeal to you, I think you're going to like this one. I think it's perfect whimsy for a Friday. Click here to view the embedded video.
Yacht are back with a new album called "Shangri-La", which is - as expected - great. And now the double video for Utopia /Dystopia is out. Directed by Rene Daalder, it shows in a surreal extremely interesting way what is happening to our earth: from utopia, where everything is perfect, to Dystopia, where the earth is [...]
Geometric mountscapes, women hula-hooping, bikes and treadmills in outer space? We have no idea what's going on, but we like it.
Shangri-La is not about emulating a traditional feeling of paradise, but dissecting the very notion of what one would be, exploding our collective dreams of a far-off, someday perfect place -- of heaven. Anthem of the Trinity, YACHT's mixtape of the influences behind their 2008 album See Mystery Lights, drew from music by Nirvana, Outkast, Bad Brains, Snoop Dogg, Terry Riley, Talking Heads, Joy Division, B-52s, LCD Soundsystem, and others. That seemed like a motley crew but made sense -- in a way you could hear all of that in the album. I imagine a list of the [...]

Well, Yacht had certainly taken things to the next level with their pseudo high-tech production of their combined videos for Utopia / Distopia. We begin our adventure on an Earth-like platform like that of Tron where normalcies like rainbows and mountains are the setting for a most epic happy journey. Yes, the world is happy, until Dystopia takes its place and Yacht are thrown into some of the most gaudy 3-D effects we've seen since MGMT's "Time To Pretend" video. We enjoy a good black hole every now and then, who doesn't? As is obvious to most, the [...]
FUCK. YES. Modern music video-making at its peak (dig the nod to 2001: A Space Odyssey at the end): YACHT Utopia / Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire) from DFA Records on Vimeo . Utopia and Dystopia (The Earth is on Fire) were filmed in Los Angeles, California, at Mad Dog Video. They were conceived & directed by Rene Daalder, and edited by Aaron Ohlmann. The special effects were animated and composited by visual artist Pascual Sisto, and the geodesic grid animation [...]
Yacht is back with a new music video for their single "Utopia / Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire)" off of their most recent album release, Sangri-La. Yacht is playing this year's FYF Fest in September if you want to...

we gave you Utopia and Dystopia already now here is the wicked YACHT double video directed by Rene Daalder
A new "double video" for two new YACHT songs from the duo's recently-released LP Shangri-La . The first song, "Utopia," is a poppy number with some quirky guitar layering and slippery electronic bass sounds. The spatial 3D landscapes and sharp visuals of the video complement the clean-cut sound of the first song. Halfway through the video's 7-minute length, the retro-styled world deteriorates into space and "Dystopia" begins. The darker, but still playful sound of the second cut benefits from the eerie galactic visual stylings in the video's second half. Eventually, Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans are running on [...]

Some amazing videos went live this week. You've got the likes of Radiohead hitting the basement for a live session, Clams Casino enlisting German legend Kinski, The History of Apple Pie frolicking on a beach, Grass House sat on a sofa and Yacht making their claim for video of the year. What's your favourite? Remember, we have a load more videos in our TV area ( here ).

Here at TILTmag The Bag Raiders have always been one of our personal favorites since their beginnings.The duo has proven to us time and time again that they can produce some very innovative Dance Music. (See some of our past reviews of Bag Raiders HERE) This new video by Bag Raiders takes you on a ride and drops you a million years back in time. From there, it just gets better and better. Apparently, he life of a time traveler isn't so easy... or IS IT!? Be sure [...]
YACHT Utopia / Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire) from DFA Records on Vimeo .

YACHT explore the heights and depths of Utopia and Dystopia, as 70s Super-8 footage of Acid House Kings is uncovered in two of the videos to have grabbed our attention over the past seven days. Also featuring new clips from the brilliant John Maus, Fucked Up and Dam Mantle, here, for the pleasure of your eyes and ears, are some of our favourite new videos to have been released onto the interweb this week. John Maus - Head For The Country Click here to view the embedded video. [...]
Utopia and Dystopia (The Earth is on Fire) were filmed in Los Angeles, California, at Mad Dog Video. They were conceived & directed by Rene Daalder, and edited by Aaron Ohlmann. The special...

If I'm permitted to be frank, as much as I loved the Yacht's track Dystopia, I could not have cared less for their track Utopia, I believe that sometimes I'm missing a gene that gives me common knowledge taste. Whatever the case might be, I do adore the brand new dual video for Utopia/Dystopia so I figure I would share it. Yacht - Dystopia YACHT - Utopia by DFA Records YACHT Utopia / Dystopia (The Earth [...]