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Superfly (Andy Moor Remix)
About Yellow Blackboard
Yellow Blackboard is a rare example of a Swiss rock/crossover name whose “Superfly” was transformed into a progressive dance record and then carried into the international trance circuit through high-profile remixes and Paul van Dyk's programming.
From Swiss crossover to progressive trance
The surviving documentation around Yellow Blackboard is concentrated on one especially consequential song.
Yellow Blackboard is documented by MusicBrainz as a group, with “Superfly” represented as a release group in EP format and tagged electronic, progressive house and progressive trance. The same MusicBrainz record also preserves the alternate spelling “Yellow Blackbird” as an alias/disambiguation note for the track.
The key turning point was “Superfly.” According to Mental X's artist biography, Greed and Mental X produced a dance version of the song in 2004. That reinterpretation connected a Swiss rock/crossover source with the progressive club sound associated with SOG Records and the wider European trance scene.
The track subsequently circulated in several important forms, most notably the Andy Moor remix and the Greed vs. Mental X remix. Contemporary DJ tracklists repeatedly place “Yellow Blackboard – Superfly (Andy Moor Remix)” inside progressive and trance sets, showing how far the record traveled beyond its original crossover context.
Paul van Dyk was central to that second life. “Superfly (Andy Moor Remix)” appeared on The Politics of Dancing 2, and archived Paul van Dyk setlists place the track directly alongside major progressive-trance records of the period. That exposure helped turn a relatively obscure artist credit into a memorable catalog reference for listeners of mid-2000s progressive trance.
The available evidence is unusually focused: there is strong documentation for “Superfly” and its remix history, but not enough reliable material to reconstruct a complete band biography, full discography, membership history, or a verified modern artist presence. This profile therefore keeps the editorial scope narrow rather than filling those gaps with speculation.
Why “Superfly” matters
The documented legacy of Yellow Blackboard is inseparable from the remix culture of mid-2000s progressive trance.
A crossover source
Mental X's biography describes Yellow Blackboard as a Swiss rock and crossover band, making “Superfly” notable for how naturally it was recast inside a dance-oriented production framework.
A remix-era record
The Andy Moor and Greed vs. Mental X versions became the forms most frequently preserved in DJ playlists and trance archives, rather than a large catalog of solo Yellow Blackboard recordings.
A persistent catalog identity
MusicBrainz retains Yellow Blackboard as the group name and notes “Yellow Blackbird” as an alias/disambiguation, helping explain why the track can appear under more than one spelling in older databases.
Editorial profile prepared from MusicBrainz release and artist metadata, Mental X's archived biography, and contemporary DJ tracklists and release documentation for “Superfly.”
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