The Swedish are said to be diligent people – Pelski is, in fact, part Swedish (I know i promised to cease the third person self-referencing, but Pelski can’t help himself..). An antiquated stereotype sees the Swedes famous for their hard-working and focused work ethic. This depiction of the archetypical Swedish character is certainly exuded by Yellus. He’s only 17 years years old and has already produced a considerable collection of excellent original and remix material.
Sweden currently has a steady output of electro-pop (following in the footsteps of The Knife) and charming, cutesy indie outfits (Shout Out Louds, anyone?). But Yellus mixes bouncy electro, distorted beats and techno elements to mold some brilliant tunes.
His greatest effort is his banging remix of Beastie Boys’ ‘Intergalactic’. The original’s wavering, robotic sounds are beefed up, infused with a heavy bass beat, round-and-round rhythm and some truly energetic bounce. The vocals are almost all stripped away, so that this tune is transformed into a pummeling dancefloor beast:
Beastie Boys – Intergalactic (Yellus Remake) [pelski highly recommends]
Of his original material, ‘Little Bit Of’ and ‘You Are’ are the two standouts. Little But Of is a grinding, hard-hitting tune with a steady momentum. Both of these tunes maintain the same energy as his ace ‘Intergalactic’ remix, but at a slower pace. The slightly downbeat ‘You Are’ starts out as a teched-out, almost minimal tune, but proceeds to some interspersed blasts of reveberating distortion:
His other remixing efforts include a very pleasant, bleep-filled rework of Henry Bowers’ ‘Rappin For Food’, with a nice vintage sound:
Henry Bowers – Rappin For Food (Yellus’ One Two Five Remix)
He has also produced some passable remixes for fellow Swedish bands 64Revolt and Dada Life, in the heavy-distortion vein:
