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Yazoo

Dance producer and DJ.

4 tracksDance· 1981–1999
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Yazoo is a restrained with strong groove and a balanced bright/warm production artist.

This artistTypical Dance
Signature sound

Unusually low energy and drive for Dance.

↓energy↓drive
How this compares to Dance

Across 4 analysed tracks, Yazoo averages 29% energy — gentler than 99% of individual Dance tracks — and 82% groove, groovier than 62%.

Measured against 14,418 Dance tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 119–129 BPM with a median of 127 · predominantly minor keys (50% minor) · most common key: 3A (B♭ Minor) with 2 tracks.

BPM spread
115–119
1
125–129
3
Key distribution
1A1B2A2B3A23B14A4B5A5B6A6B7A7B8A8B9A9B10A10B11A11B112A12B

Release volume by decade

3
1980s
1
1990s

Tracks in catalog

4 total · sortable
Situation (US 12 Inch Mix) album art
Situation (US 12 Inch Mix)
Yazoo
119 BPM · 3B · Dance · 34% Warm-up
Dance
119
3B · D♭ maj
34%Warm-up
1982
Nobody's Diary (Original Mix) album art
Nobody's Diary (Original Mix)
Yazoo
129 BPM · 11B · Pop · 15% Warm-up
Pop
129
11B · A maj
15%Warm-up
1983
Don't Go album art
Don't Go
Yazoo
126 BPM · 3A · Pop · 20% Warm-up
Pop
126
3A · B♭ min
20%Warm-up
1981
Don't Go (Todd Terry Freeze Mix) album art
Don't Go (Todd Terry Freeze Mix)
Yazoo
127 BPM · 3A · Dance · 46% Sustainer
Dance
127
3A · B♭ min
46%Sustainer
1999

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Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Yazoo by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Yazoo, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

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100%
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Erasure
94%
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77%
Not in our catalog yet
Howard Jones
71%
1 track in catalog · Pop · no artist page yet
Ultravox
68%
1 track in catalog · Pop · no artist page yet
Soft Cell
67%
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67%
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Abc
63%
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Camouflage
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61%
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60%
Not in our catalog yet

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Yazoo play at?+

Yazoo's tracks in our catalog range from 119 to 129 BPM, with a median of 127 BPM. Across 4 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.

What key are Yazoo's tracks in?+

Yazoo's tracks are mostly in minor keys (50% minor across 4 tracks). The most common single key is 3A (B♭ Minor) with 2 tracks.

Which artists share an audience with Yazoo?+

Yazoo sits closest to Alison Moyet, The Human League, Erasure in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Yazoo most active?+

Our catalog has Yazoo releases spanning 1981 to 1999, with the most tracks from the 1980s.