Wieder so ein Titel aus einer unfaßbar genialen Austro-Pop-Zeit. Hör das auch heute noch regelmäßig. Der Beat, der Gesang, der Sound - verursacht auch heute oft noch Gänsehaut. Nicht nur bei Yiasou.
Edi Schwaberl began composing as a teenager and acquired most of his musical knowledge himself. In the 1980s he founded the Italo-Disco group Curacao together with Roland Gutsch, which became very well known in Austria. Curacao consisted of the singer and producer Leo Korn and the singer Gabi Moser, as well as the keyboardist and composer Roland Gutsch and the guitarist Werner Püls. The sound of Curacao was strongly based on the Italo sound of the time. In 1987 Edi Schwaberl programmed the title "Time Up For Love". The song rose to number 14 in the Ö3 hit parade. A year later, the second single "Yiasou" reached number 1 in the Austrian single charts on April 15, 1988. The producer of “Yiasou” was Markus Wöss. This was followed by the first Curacao album "You", which contains the Italo cult track "I Feel Good". This title was written by Edi Schwaberl and is still very popular among Italo-Disco music lovers and collectors today. In 1989 the second Curacao album was released: "2nd Album". It was given the titles "Gigolo" and "Hold Me", which were written by Edi Schwaberl together with keyboardist Jochen Zobernig. The albums are now sought-after collector's items and used copies are sold at top prices. Years after the original Curacao disbanded, Edi Schwaberl and Roland Gutsch united to form the music project Eye B.K. (I.B.K stands for their hometown of Innsbruck). The track "Hardware/Software" was released by Discomania and became a club hit. This was followed by collaborations, productions and remixes with the Afro-DJ Stefan Egger (Cosmic-Music).
Die Gruppe habe ich sogar live erlebt, bei der Wiedereröffnung eines Einkaufszentrums in Vorarlberg :-) Als Geschenk gab es noch eine Maxi von Yiasou 😁
