YIN YIN
Dutch quartet YĪN YĪN play a cosmic, danceable fusion of funk, disco, psychedelia, and Southeast Asian traditions. Their surf-influenced debut album, The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers, appeared in 2019 and earned the group a considerable following. They returned in 2022 with the more mystical, party-friendly The Age of Aquarius. On their third album, 2024's Mount Matsu, they incorporated influences such as Stax soul and Japanese city pop.
YĪN YĪN initially consisted of Yves Lennertz (guitar, bass, phin, synthesizer, vocals), Kees Berkers (drums, percussion, synthesizer), Remy Scheren (bass guitar), and Robbert Verwijlen (organ, synthesizer). The band formed in Maastricht in 2017, originally calling themselves Lady Boys. They issued a 2018 cassette titled Pingpxng under this name, shortly before changing their name to YĪN YĪN and releasing their debut single, "Dion Ysiusk," on Les Disques Bongo Joe. The full-length The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers arrived in October 2019 and attracted fans of similar artists such as Khruangbin and L'Éclair. "Haw Phin," a single written during COVID-19 lockdown, was released in 2020. As live performances resumed, they worked on their second album, and The Age of Aquarius, a disco-heavy record inspired by the Yuga Cycle in Hindu cosmology, was issued by Glitterbeat in 2022. Lennertz left the band, and Erik Bandt joined on guitar. YĪN YĪN recorded their third album, Mount Matsu, in their own studio in the Belgian countryside, and it appeared in January 2024.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Mount Matsu
World - Released by Glitterbeat Records on Jan 19, 2024
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The Age of Aquarius
World - Released by Glitterbeat Records on Mar 4, 2022
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The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers
Alternative & Indie - Released by Bongo Joe on Oct 18, 2019
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The Year of the Rabbit
Alternative & Indie - Released by Glitterbeat Records on Oct 11, 2023
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COLLIDE SESSION #8 - YIN YIN
Disco - Released by REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL COLLIDE on Apr 14, 2023
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Dion Ysiusk
Alternative & Indie - Released by Bongo Joe on Nov 30, 2018
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Haw Phin / Chông Ky
Alternative & Indie - Released by Bongo Joe on Jul 17, 2020
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Nautilus
Alternative & Indie - Released by Glitterbeat Records on Dec 7, 2021
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The Grey Chamber of Hinachõ Otome
Alternative & Indie - Released by Bongo Joe on Jun 21, 2019
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo