The pioneers of electronic music came in a variety of guises. Some whipped up a Milky Way of cosmic sounds. Others explored the hypnotic power of robotic repetition. Still others experimented with conceptual sound patterns. And then there were Yello. Inspired by the Dada spirit of their hometown, Zurich, as well as records by the likes of John Coltrane, Pink Floyd and Californian mavericks, the Residents, every single sound that came out of their machines told a story. Some were absurd, some bizarre, some just plain funny. Whatever the story was, it also had swing and it was dead catchy. The double 180g vinyl LP edition of the Yello40 Years retrospective contains 21 tracks and of course quite a few classics and hits like “Oh Yeah,” “Desire,” “I Love You,” “The Rhythm Divine (feat. Shirley Bassey),” and “Vicious Games,” but also new fan favorites like “Waba Duba,” “Spinning My Mind” and “Way Down.”
