Yonderboi
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Yonderboi | |
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Shallow And Profound, Splendid Isolation, Passive Control | |
Style | Indie pop |
Website | yonderboi |
László Fogarasi Jr. (born September 14, 1980), known by his stage name Yonderboi, is a
He has performed on diverse stages over the years, including festivals such as Sónar, Pukkelpop, Lowlands, Big Chill, Sziget, ADE and venues such as Razzmatazz (club) in Barcelona, Melkweg and Paradiso (Amsterdam). Yonderboi's music is often licensed to films, TV and fashion shows or video games, and he has scored movies, theater pieces and he has also composed music for art exhibitions like the Swiss Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2001.[citation needed]
Biography
Early years
Yonderboi started experimenting with music in his teenage years, and had his first release in 1998 while he was still a
Shallow And Profound
He recorded his first long-player right after
Splendid Isolation
Yonderboi wanted the second album to be substantially different from its predecessor both in content and on the surface. There were more resources available this time, yet his basic approach to recording remained simple, he recorded almost everything at home, from electric guitars through male vocals to cellos and brass. Only one day was spent in a proper studio, to record the children's choir for the opening track All We Go To Hell, which obviously needed a bigger space than Yonderboi's bedroom. The post-production of the material ended up surprisingly in Los Angeles, thanks to the lucky meeting with Dutch producer Tom Holkenborg, who helped Yonderboi to finish up the record. The album was named Splendid Isolation and came out in 2005. Even though it does have some Eastern European qualities, it is much more melted into Western culture than Shallow and Profound. The record has three main parts, a rather downtempo-ish beginning, then a guitar pop inspired core and a mind bending soundtrack-like closing. Two songs were copied on singles, Were You Thinking Of Me? and People Always Talk About The Weather, each had a gorgeous cinematic video directed by Yonderboi himself. Both the songs and videos got played by several stations, amongst others
Passive Control
The goal was to create the female sequel of the quite masculine Splendid Isolation. Yonderboi found the female voice that he was looking for via Myspace, in the person of a previously unreleased young
Yonderboi In House
In 2012, Yonderboi started a remix project called Yonderboi In House, which will be released as an EP series on his own label Yonderland. Until then these tracks can be heard exclusively on his current, similarly titled live act. While creating the show Yonderboi used his DIY skills to design a matching, conceptual stage set: a glowing house frame and a Y-shaped DJ booth. So far the tour included venues like Palác Akropolis in Prague,
Discography
Albums
- Shallow And Profound(2000)
- Splendid Isolation (2005)
- Passive Control (2011)
Singles
- Pabadam (2000)
- Were You Thinking of Me? (2005)
- People Always Talk About The Weather (2006)
EPs
- Cinnamon Kisses (1998)
Videography
- Road Movie (2001)
- Were You Thinking of Me? (2005)
- People Always Talk About The Weather (2006)
In popular culture
- "Badly Broken Butterflies" is featured in CSI:Miami
- "People Always Talk About The Weather (Junkie XL Remix)" featured in the videogame Need for Speed: Carbon
- "Follow Me Home" featured in the videogame Test Drive Unlimited (PC version only)
- "Were You Thinking of Me?" featured in the video game by EA Sports, FIFA 08
- "Motor" (instrumental) featured in the videogame Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
See also
Sources
- Review of Passive Control [2]
- Feature on Passive Control [3]
- Concert in St. Petersburg [4]
- Album review of Splendid Isolation [5]
- Yonderboi event in Prague [6]
- Long lead of Passive Control [7]
- Album stream - Passive Control [8]
- Passive Control album announcement [9]
- Review of Passive Control [10]
Interviews
- Yonderboi interview [11]
- Interview with Yonderboi [12]
- BalatonSound events [13]
- Critique on Egyenes Labirintus [14]
- Interview regarding Passive Control [15]
References
- ^ "Yonderboi Gigography, Tour History & Past Concerts – Songkick". www.songkick.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Review: Yonderboi: Passive Control". Sound Arkive. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "New album by Yonderboi: Passive Control". Electronicbeats.net. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "20:00 Yonderboi - Culture & Events in St. Petersburg". Inyourpocket.com. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Yonderboi – Splendid Isolation - Fly Global Music". Flyingglobalmusic.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ [1] Archived August 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Album Review: Yonderboi / 'Passive Control' (Yonderland)". Big Shot Magazine. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ [2] Archived September 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jack Stovin. "Yonderboi Announces Album Stream For 'Passive Control'". Altsounds. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "The Sound Of Confusion: Yonderboi - Passive Control". Thesoundofconfusionblog.blogspot.hu. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ Dankó Gábor (30 June 2012). "Index - Kultúr - Yonderboi nem az a partiarc". Index.hu. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Új arcok: Yonderboi – csodagyerek itthonról?". Music.hu. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Balaton Sound 2014 - Programok". Sziget.hu. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ ORIGO. "Yonderboi: A zene csak rzelmileg noszogat". www.origo.hu/. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ ""Átadtam a vezetést a zenének" – Yonderboi (1. rész)". Recorder. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Yonderboi discography at Discogs
- Yonderboi at IMDb
- YONDERBOI on Soundcloud