Yves Klein Blue

Yves Klein Blue
Yves Klein Blue
	Yves Klein Blue, 2007
Background information
Origin	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2005–2010 [1]
Labels	Dew Process
Past members	Michael Tomlinson; Charles Sale; Sean Cook; Chris Banham

Yves Klein Blue was an Australian indie rock band from Brisbane, which formed in 2005 and disbanded in 2010. The line-up included Chris Banham on drums and percussion, Sean Cook on bass guitar, Charles Sale on lead guitar and keyboards and Michael Tomlinson on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. Their name is from the colour, International Klein Blue, by Yves Klein.

The band were signed to Brisbane record label Dew Process,^[1] under which they re-released their debut EP Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves (April 2008).^[2]^[3]

Yves Klein Blue supported local and international acts, the Veils, Franz Ferdinand, the Fratellis, the Living End, Ben Kweller, You Am I and the Grates, and appeared at Big Day Out, SxSW, Pyramid Rock Festival and Splendour in the Grass during 2008.^[4] Their only album, Ragged & Ecstatic, was released in Australia and New Zealand in July 2009, which reached the top 50 on the ARIA Albums Chart.^[5]

On 31 January 2011, the band announced via an email to mailing list subscribers^[6] and a post on their Facebook page wall that they had disbanded in the second half of 2010 due to creative differences and that they now live in different cities.^[7]

Afterwards[edit]

Charles Sale, on guitar and vocals, formed punk rockers, Babaganouj in Brisbane in 2011 alongside co-founding member Harriette Pilbeam (a.k.a. Hatchie, ex-Go Violets),^[8] on bass guitar and vocals; they added Ruby McGregor in 2013 on rhythm guitar and vocals.^[9]^[10]^[11] Their debut extended play, Sife Lucks (February 2014),^[12] was followed by three more EPs, Pillar of Light (August 2016),^[9] Hard to Be (October 2016) and Clarity Restored (2017), before working on their debut album.^[13]

In February 2013, Yves Klein Blue's lead singer, Michael Tomlinson, formed a new band, Many Things,^[14] based in London.^[15]

Members[edit]

Chris Banham – drums, percussion
Sean Cook – bass
Charles Sale – lead guitar, keyboards
Michael Tomlinson – lead vocals, rhythm guitar

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title	Details	Peak positions
Title	Details	AUS ^[5]
Ragged & Ecstatic	Release date: July 2009 Label: Dew Process Records Formats: CD, music download	42

Extended plays[edit]

Title	Details
Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves	Release date: 1 April 2008 Label: Dew Process Records Formats: CD, music download

Singles[edit]

Year	Single	Album
2008	"Polka"	Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves
2008	"Silence Is Distance"	Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves
2009	"Getting Wise"	Ragged & Ecstatic
2009	"Polka" (re-release)
2010	"Make Up Your Mind"

Awards[edit]

Yves Klein Blue's single "Polka" was named in 76th place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008.^[16]
Yves Klein Blue's song "Getting Wise" was named in 79th place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2009.^[17]

References[edit]

^ http://www.halo-17.net/7459.html ^{[dead link]}
^ Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 24 December 2006, fasterlouder.com.au
^ Yves Klein Blue Record Album in America Archived 30 January 2013 at archive.today, 14 October 2008, ozmusicscene.com
^ Yves Klein Blue - bio Archived 10 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, (n.d.), dew-process.com
^ ^a ^b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Yves Klein Blue". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
^ Breakup email^{[permanent dead link]}, 31 January 2011
^ Breakup Facebook post, 31 January 2011
^ Lorusso, Marissa (14 June 2017). "Hatchie Spins Around Her Native Brisbane for Gaze-Pop Debut 'Try'". NPR Music. National Public Radio. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b Noble, Margy. "Charles Sales of Babaganouj (Brisbane) talks Pillar of Light & Bigsound". The AU Review. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ Ng, Jen. "Premiere: Babaganoüj – 'Bluff'". Happy. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ O'Sullivan, Jazmine (26 March 2014). "Fuzz-Pop Appetiser". theMusic.com.au. Street Press Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ Fuamoli, Sosefina (13 February 2014). "Babaganouj Set for East Coast Tour with the Release of New Single 'Too Late for Love'". The AU Review. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ Kissane, Ash. "Premiere Babaganouj's Clarity Restored EP". Controlzine. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ White, Claire (30 April 2015). "Introducing interview Many Things". Love Music; Love Life. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ "Michael Tomlinson | Interview | The Weekend Edition". The Weekend Edition | What's on in Brisbane. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ Triple J Hottest 100, 2008, abc.net.au/triplej
^ Triple J Hottest 100, 2009 abc.net.au/triplej

External links[edit]

Yves Klein Blue, Rave Magazine

[Dew_Process-1] ttp://www.halo-17.net/7459.html ^{[dead link]}

[Review-2] Yves Klein Blue Draw Attention to Themselves Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 24 December 2006, fasterlouder.com.au

[Album-3] Yves Klein Blue Record Album in America Archived 30 January 2013 at archive.today, 14 October 2008, ozmusicscene.com

[Bio-4] Yves Klein Blue - bio Archived 10 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, (n.d.), dew-process.com

[AUS_Charts-5] Hung, Steffen. "Discography Yves Klein Blue". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.

[Breakup_Email-6] Breakup email^{[permanent dead link]}, 31 January 2011

[Breakup_Facebook_post-7] Breakup Facebook post, 31 January 2011

[8] Lorusso, Marissa (14 June 2017). "Hatchie Spins Around Her Native Brisbane for Gaze-Pop Debut 'Try'". NPR Music. National Public Radio. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[Noble-9] Noble, Margy. "Charles Sales of Babaganouj (Brisbane) talks Pillar of Light & Bigsound". The AU Review. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[Ng-10] Ng, Jen. "Premiere: Babaganoüj – 'Bluff'". Happy. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[O'Sullivan-11] O'Sullivan, Jazmine (26 March 2014). "Fuzz-Pop Appetiser". theMusic.com.au. Street Press Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[Fuamoli-12] Fuamoli, Sosefina (13 February 2014). "Babaganouj Set for East Coast Tour with the Release of New Single 'Too Late for Love'". The AU Review. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[Kissane-13] Kissane, Ash. "Premiere Babaganouj's Clarity Restored EP". Controlzine. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[14] White, Claire (30 April 2015). "Introducing interview Many Things". Love Music; Love Life. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[15] "Michael Tomlinson | Interview | The Weekend Edition". The Weekend Edition | What's on in Brisbane. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[16] Triple J Hottest 100, 2008, abc.net.au/triplej

[17] Triple J Hottest 100, 2009 abc.net.au/triplej

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v t e Yves Klein
Paintings	IKB 79 (1959) ANT 82, Blue Age Anthropometry (1960) Le Rose du Bleu (RE 22) (1960) Hiroshima (1961)
Artist's books	Yves Peintures (1954) Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility (1959–1962) Dimanche (1960)
Color	International Klein Blue
Co-founder	Nouveau réalisme
Related	Rotraut Klein-Moquay (wife) Fred Klein (father) Marie Raymond (mother) Pierre Restany (co-founder of Nouveau réalisme) Yves Klein Blue (Australian rock band) "International Blue" (2017 song)