Finnish DJ and producer Otto Yliperttula, aka Yotto, is a dance music star in the making.
Having debuted on Anjunadeep in early 2015, he quickly caught the ear of BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong and Annie Mac, since then picking up 5 ‘Essential New Tunes’ and 3 ‘Hottest Records In The World’, along with over 40 million streams and DJ support from the likes of Solomun, Jamie Jones, Patrice Baumel, Eric Prydz, Adriatique and Joris Voorn, who signed Yotto to his renowned Green label.
With such a bevy of support, Yotto is primed to join the big leagues with the release of his debut album, Hyperfall, the culmination of three years in ascendance.
“This record is generally inspired by the feeling of having lost and found your car keys at the same time,” described the artist. “There’s drama, distress and deep, profound contemplation mirrored with relief and relentless joy.”
The album’s first single ‘The One You Left Behind exemplifies the quintessential Yotto sound. Powered by a dynamic low-end groove, the track begins with ethereal, floating synths before vocals from Iceland’s Vök lead to a euphoric crescendo.
“I wrote this emotional club instrumental while sitting in a hotel room last summer and always felt like it was missing the last piece in the puzzle,” Yotto explains. “I’m really into this Icelandic band called Vök and was lucky to get their singer Margret to add her tone to the track. There’s a lot of moody Scandinavian melancholia here that I like in the form of a simple, straightforward club track.”
Yotto is also announcing his biggest tour to date, starting with shows across Europe and both North and South America. The tour goes on sale Thursday, July 19. More dates for the second leg of the tour will be announced this fall.
T R A C K L I S T:
Hyperfall
The One You Left Behind feat. Vök
Kantsu
Nada C
Turn It Around
Epilogue
Outsight
Odd One Out
Hyperlude
Radiate
Hear Me Out feat. Sønin & Laudic
Walls
Waiting Here
T O U R D A T E S
July 27 - Tomorrowland, Boom, Belgium
Aug 3 - Osheaga Festival, Montreal, Canada
Aug 4 - Anjunadeep Open Air San Francisco, Treasure Island, USA
Aug 5 - Anjunadeep Open Air San Diego, Hard Rock Hotel, USA
Aug 10 - Grape Festival, Piestany, Slovakia
Aug 12 - Anjunadeep Open Air London, UK
Aug 23 - Club La Feria, Santiago, Chile
Aug 24 - Amazon Club, Chapeco, Brazil
Aug 25 - Village Caninde, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Sep 5 - Armando Records, Bogota, Colombia
Sep 6 - Salon Amador, Medellin, Colombia
Sep 7 - La Fabrica, Cordoba, Argentina
Sep 9 - The Bow, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sep 15 - Ushuaia, Ibiza, Spain
Sep 28 - REV, Minneapolis, USA
Sep 29 - Gold Rush Festival, Arizona, USA
Sep 30 - CRSSD Festival, San Diego, USA
Oct 5 - Motion, Bristol, UK
Oct 12 - Slakthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Oct 13 - Tengu, Dublin, Ireland
Oct 18 - Paradiso-Noord, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oct 19 - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, UK
Oct 20 - Gorilla, Manchester, UK
Oct 25 - City Hall, Barcelona, Spain
Oct 26 - Watergate, Berlin, Germany
Oct 27 - XOYO, London, UK
Nov 14 - Flash, Washington DC, USA
Nov 16 - Bijou, Boston, USA
Nov 17 - Coda, Toronto, Canada
Nov 21 - Bar Standard, Denver, USA
Nov 22 - Commonwealth, Calgary, Canada
Nov 23 - Foundation, Seattle, USA
Nov 24 - Celebrities, Vancouver, Canada
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
9:00pm - 2:00am MST-
Bar Standard
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