YULAN & BLAISE

Yulan & Blaise is the Australian-American experimental pop duo of Yulan Jack 杰克玉兰 and Blaise Garza (Violent Femmes). Their sound features electronic textures alongside ethereal vocals and folk instruments unmoored from their traditional contexts.

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Their debut single God Complex (2024) was Far Out Magazine's debut single of the week, praised for its "angelic vocals and a gothic, angsty art edge”; lauded as "fiercely original [...] gripping and groundbreaking in equal measure" by Plastic; and described as “expansive yet intimate, futuristic yet rooted in tradition [...] an unclassifiable masterpiece” by Parkett. God Complex ranked #9 on SBS' Chillest 100 of 2024, alongside tracks by Massive Attack, Portishead and Air.​

 

Yulan Jack 杰克玉兰, whose name translates to “jade magnolia”, is a Singaporean-Australian classically-trained vocalist, Harvard-educated actor and prolific interdisciplinary artist who has lived and worked across four continents. Her screen credits include the Emmy-nominated comedy ‘Deadloch’. In 2022 she was recognised as one of Asialink's 40-Under-40 Most Influential Asian-Australians for her work highlighting diasporic narratives.

 

Blaise Garza is a Mexican-American former child star turned acclaimed saxophonist and prolific multi-instrumentalist. He has toured with iconic folk punk band Violent Femmes for two decades since he was 15. Best known for playing a 6ft tall contrabass saxophone, Blaise has performed with numerous established acts including Barenaked Ladies and Colin Hay at iconic venues including The Hollywood Bowl, Sydney Opera House, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre. 

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The duo met, fell in love, and recorded their debut EP at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). Their upcoming debut EP invites you to enter cinematic worlds where their romance is reimagined in extreme, yet strangely nostalgic, scenarios.

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