YACHT has the Magic Beat

Asking for the lights to be dimmed, YACHT aka Jona Bechtolt (and one half of the Blow) took about announcing the nonexistent Portland Trail Blazers in his best ominous hush of an announcer voice as smoke began wafting from the stage and through the venue. He then declared the audience the boss - whatever we want, we get and kicked straight into his set opening for Man Man at Berbati's Pan.

He started out with more noise, electronic, dance-resembling tracks that sounded like a blend of bits of every genre imaginable. One track featuring female backing vocals had a bit of a hip hop edge to it - both lyrically and musically, but then only on certain refrains - it sounded a bit 'My Humps'-ish. For another he had Bobby Birdman guest on a track. He proclaimed it to be happening through the power of the internet - implying that Bobby was live online.

From the stage to the audience, YACHT let loose a stream of impeccably coregraphed spastic dancing - what a show!

YACHT conducted a question and answer section mid-set.
The three questions put to him:
1. Will you play 'See a Penny Pick it Up'?
2. Do you like chocolate?
3. What makes you kinky?

His answers?
1. "Yes."
2. "No."
3. "See me after the show."

Soon after he said he was only playing two more songs at which point an onlooker screamed "3!"
And because the crowd was "the boss," YACHT obliged, hurling out two especially hardcore tracks (while looking especially hardcore) and then a very western one which allowed him to close his set using the mic cord as a whip and have it perfectly fit the theme of the song.

Official verdict: YACHT should think about joining up with Panther and forming their own brand of aerobics ala Punk Rock Aerobics. I would totally take a weekly class from them whenever they're not on tour!

'See a Penny Pick it Up' YACHT MP3

I CANNOT get over how much this sounds like The Rolling Stones' 'Miss You'. What do you think?

Watch him perform the track in Cologne when opening for Klaxons.

His album is out soon on Marriage Records. He's having his CD release show on an actual yacht. I wanna go.