Only just come across this thread now. I'm a huge fan of Yello. It would be hard to pick a favourite out of the albums I have (I have 8 out of the 12) because there are so many different styles on all of them. Stella and Baby I suppose are probably the ones I play most, but I like to make compilation discs of my favourite tracks sometimes so it would be easier to make a list of my favourite tracks rather than albums. Here's a few I can think of off the top of my head.
Desire
La Habanera
Si Senor, The Hairy Grill
Pinball Cha Cha
Great Mission
Blender
The Rhythm Divine
The Race
The Lorry
Koladi Ola
Bimbo
Bananas To The Beat
Domingo
I read an interview with Dieter once in which he said Boris would often sit for hours on end throwing a tennis ball at a wall and sampling the sound until he got exactly the sound he wanted. Boris really is the king of the samplers!
An lest we get carried away in the glory of their electronic wizardry, we should not forget the superb guitar contributions from Chico Hablas, especially on the aforementioned 'Si Senor The Hairy Grill'. Not only is he a great guitarist but he plays guitars that blend in perfectly with Yello's flambouyant style, thus:
http://guitarz.blogspot.com/2009/09/1993-auerswald-chico-hablas.html Of course, now I'm going to have to go and play some of their stuff!
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