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Boris Blank (musician)
Boris Blank (born 15 January 1952 is a Swiss artist and musician especially famous for his work in the musical duo Yello with Dieter Meier. Blank is said to possess "perfect pitch" (the ability to identify and reproduce a musical note with perfect accuracy).

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Boris is the musical part of Yello. He composes the songs and is responsible for the characteristic sound, having reputation of perfectionist. Boris considers himself as a constructor of music, starting composing with manipulation of self-recorded samples and finishing the tracks with participation of invited professional musicians.

Already as a child he was very interested in music, but never had formal training. He never learned to read notes but always was interested in producing new sounds and samples. Blank began experimenting with tape loops and echo effects as a teenager. He recorded watersounds from a bucket of water and played sounds on a homemade bamboo flute. It was in this period he met Carlos Perón. Later the duo Yello was formed with Dieter Meier as a conceptualist, vocalist and author of lyrics.

Blank was blinded in one eye in a childhood accident while playing with gunpowder and empty bullet shells.

Boris lives in Zürich, with his wife and daughter, Olivia.

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Ice: World championship results
Apr 27, 2002; 00-00-0000 Ice: World championship results GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 26 Reuters - Results of ice hockey world championship first...
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HOC: World championship results/standings
May 04, 2002; 00-00-0000 HOC: World championship results/standings GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 3 (Reuters) - Results of ice hockey world...
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Album releases
Feb 14, 1999; Q-BURNS ABSTRACT MESSAGE: Feng Shui (Astralwerks UK) This is one playful electro puppy of a record, all but rolling over and...
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Yello Pocket Universe Mercury 534 353-2
May 16, 1997; "The Big Bang", intones Dieter Meier ominously on "Solar Driftwood", the opening track of Yello's 10th album, is "the divine...
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Canada ekes into quarterfinal with 3-2 win over Germany
May 07, 2003; 00-00-0000 Eds: Will be UPDATED with later matches By ERICA BULMAN AP Sports Writer TURKU, Finland (AP) _ Eric Brewer scored 37...
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