Yacht is Jona Bechtolt

Yacht is Wisconsin native Jona Bechtolt, who is also a member of The Blow. And, oh yeah, a sometime drummer for... uhh, ready...

Bobby Birdman, Little Wings, Devendra Banhart & The Hairy Fairy, Devendra Banhart & The Queens Of Sheeba, Thanksgiving, The Microphones / Mount Eerie, The Watery Graves, The Graves, Jason Anderson, Wolf Colonel, Dear Nora, Mirah, + more.

AND he does remixes:

Remixer of Architecture in Helsinki, Mirah, Tussle, Bobby Birdman, Lucky Dragons, Copy, White Rainbow, + more.

On listening to his own music I can hear the obvious talent leavened with a good-humoured wackiness that reminds one of Devendra Banhart at times. Catchy electronic beats buoying the often childlike rhythmic chants can't fail to bring a smile or an uncontrollable movement (head, foot, hips... take your pick, it's your body) to the listener.

see a penny (pick it up) [mp3]
it's coming to get you [mp3]

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There are some more Yacht mp3s below along with some remixes he's done.

Yacht
I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real

Release Date: May 8th
Label: Marriage Records Format: CD (MAR040) / LP (MAR041)

Track List
01 SO POST ALL ‘EM
02 SEE A PENNY (PICK IT UP)
03 WE’RE ALWAYS WAITING
04 PLATINUM (FEAT. BOBBY BIRDMAN)
05 IT’S ALL THE SAME PRICE (FEAT. EATS TAPES)
06 THE MAGIC BEAT
07 DRAWING IN THE DARK
08 IT’S COMING TO GET YOU
09 IF MUSIC COULD CURE ALL THAT AILS YOU]
10 I BELIEVE IN YOU
11 YOUR MAGIC IS REAL
12 WOMEN OF THE WORLD

YACHT TOUR DATES
4/15 - Annandale-On-Hudson, NY Bard College
4/16 - New York, NY Hiro Ballroom#
4/21 - Big Sur, CA Spring Festival, Fernwood Resort
4/26 - Seattle, WA Chop Suey
5/05 - Portland, OR The Most Epic CD Release Party of All Time on an
actual Yacht

# = w/ Gang Gang Dance

MP3s from Yacht's Super Warren MMIV 2003
From the Sky, Down [mp3]
Remember What This Feels Like [mp3]

YACHT REMIXES
The Blow - Hock It (We Two Remix)
Mirah - Make It Hot (Over Remix)
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI: YACHT REMIXES
Nevereverdid (YACHT Remix)
Do The Whirlwind (YACHT Remix)