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Solid Pleasure
Electronic · 1980 · 14 tracks

Solid Pleasure

Yello

A jagged, surrealist debut of cut-and-paste sampling. Mechanical rhythms meet deadpan vocals in a gritty, neon-lit landscape of proto-techno and art-pop.

October 13, 1980 · Polydor

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A surrealist blend of mechanical precision and playful, late-night absurdity.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Bimbo
3:39
02
Night Flanger
4:55
03
Reverse Lion
1:21
04
Downtown Samba
2:39
05
Magneto
2:48
06
Massage
1:28
07
Assistant’s Cry
1:49
08
Bostich
2:15
09
Rock Stop
2:33
10
Coast to Polka
1:57
11
Blue Green
5:28
12
Eternal Legs
4:09
13
Stanztrigger
2:57
14
Bananas to the Beat
3:06
Moments Worth Listening For
The relentless, mechanical chug of Bostich that practically invented the blueprint for modern dance music
The unsettling, pitch-shifted vocal textures on Night Flanger that create a sense of deep-sea claustrophobia
The sudden, jarring transition into the frantic rhythmic collage of Bananas to the Beat
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Solid Pleasure sound next to the rest of Yello's catalogue?

Playful+0.8σ

Playful saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

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