Like many great artists, I’m not sure Boris really knows how great he actually is. But we do. Thank you, Boris.

Yello albums have some of the finest production quality I've ever listened to and Boris Blank should be lauded for that. I had the pleasure of meeting Dieter Meier at an album signing at HMV in Manchester. Not many bands can truly be called "influential" but Yello are one of them.

These guys and Art of Noise were the most subversive and amazing music of my youth.

I’m nearly 70 and really love their music and videos.

Boris is a living legend! Thank you!

What a genius and an absolute pleasure to hear him speak about his process. He and Meier are so important to modern electronic music.

I met a man when I worked in Switzerland in 1990 that knew Boris and he said he wasn't really a proficient musician by any standard but created sounds on the fly. I always wondered if this was true, 30 years later this is confirmed by Boris himself. Well done Boris, you are one creative genius 🙂

I've been following Boris and Dieter since I heard 'Oh Yeah' in 1985. Such refreshing and unique artists.

I'm just happy he and Dieter are still bringing so much whimsy into the world through their music.

1982 I heard "Bostich" for the first time and was immediately flashed. Wow! What a track! Boris is a genius. "Live at the Roxy" is one of my vinyl treasures. And I absolutely love "Ciel Ouvert"!

He speaks!! Been listening to this guy for 40 years. Timeless toons.

What a treat to see the 'quiet man' speak!

Boris seems like the kind of guy you'd happily share a martini or two with on a sunny afternoon.

Oh Yeah is a track on the album Stella. If you like Oh Yeah, you must listen to Stella. Every track is as brilliant and as distintive as Oh Yeah.

I got into these two geniuses in about 1982 when BBC Radio 1 DJ David "Kid" Jensen played their masterpiece single "I love you" on his evening show. Loved them ever single. I recommend the album "The new mix in one go" along with all their earlier stuff.

First heard the music of Yello when I saw "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and heard "Oh Yeah." Been a fan ever since.

Genius. Was already into Kraftwerk, JMJ, Art of Noise and early electronic, but these guys had a unique thing going on. Had every album on tape and a couple of vinyls. Very cinematic, avante garde, experimental, funny, whacky, compelling, inventive, with a Euro chic. Didn’t know anyone else who was into them haha

This Guy have changed my life , i was 13, 38 years ago.

Always been a fairly ignored but great band. I couldn't believe it when I heard Oh Yeah on Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I liked that he had a Caberet Voltaire poster on his wall too. Ferris had good taste.

Thank you Yello for being there through my own transition period....being uncool back then for liking music like Yello. Then thirty years later as a dj to currently hosting 2 radio shows and years throughout radio.... to being respected today for liking Yello as a trail blazer. Great role models, teachers and visionaries.

Oh Yeah is the perfect soundscape, that's for sure. I have a lot of Yello Albums and listen to them once in awhile, enjoying them, really loving Tiger Dust, or Si Senor, the hairy grill… and so many others, but when O Yeah comes along, it sure is something special. Every time.

One of the most iconic tracks of the 1980’s and it was just “a lucky punch.” Incredible!

love yello from 85 to infinity, so hope to see them live somewhere anywhere oneday soon!

I really liked The Race, had a load of little cool riffs

After all this time, what a pleasure to hear Boris speak.

Well that was an interesting interview!! I've been listening to Yello for 30 years....and I've always thought they were German....but here we are, they are Swiss!!! I have many of their CDs. These guys are just so awesome. If people don't know, Yello consists of two wealthy guys that make music that they like, with no control from music labels. The result is very unusual uncontrollable music!!

Came in to a store to buy some new speakers back in the mid 90’s The sales guy played ”Jungle Bill” to demonstrate the speakers capability. I did not buy the speakers, but i went straight to the store and bought the record Essential Yello. I played it to obliteration. I actually had to buy it a second time after 6-7 years. Haha still have it.

There are no others like THOSE GUYS. Pure life transformed into sound , unrepeatable.

This song was so mindblowing when it came out. Still sounds amazing.

Yello are my favourite of all time and the unsung hero's of electronic music. Originators. Listen and you'll find every kind of music. They deserve more recognition. If you don't know Yello, know Yello. Bostich.... 1980.... house music..... long after. Nuff said. 😍

"Leave the jungle of the Amazonas full of piranhas... and follow... Father Excess... ..." "Yello Live at the Roxy" was the first track I heard from them, and I was obsessed with finding it (in 1984 - back when it was often HARD to find music) and buying it, but it was "Great Mission/Another Excess" that took my preconceptions about what music sounded like and what it represented, and threw them into the sun. Yello forever.

One of the masters of weird, yet he could not be more non-bizarre in conversation.

I occasionally forget how forty years ago they achieved the position of being incredibly sophisticated and futuristic at the same time - as a kid in a coal dirty area of England, it was an incredible, and forty years later, timeless and unique sound.

Boris shows up out of the blue in my recommendation..... Now off to blast YELLO out all day....

I was listening to these guys with Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Tones on Tail, Shriekback and others long before I heard their song in Ferris Bueller. Love it. Thanks for the music!

If there was ever hidden gems of bands , Yello are surely at the top. Thanks Boris for giving me years of thrills of your music.

Great interview. Yello are cult! Like art on some sort of sonic canvas. One of the best things coming from Switzerland. Even better than cheese, chocolate and watches ;-)

Eifach super genial Herr Blank wie Sie das alles kreativ umsetzet! Thank you YELLO!...

One of my all-time favorite bands. I lived in Germany in the mid-80s and walked into my favorite little record shop and bought New Mix In One Go one day because of the cool-looking fingerpainting cover .. WOW .. never heard anything like it. Of course ... I'm lying.

I had MTV from the start and loved watching I Love You every chance I could. Mesmerizing sound and video both!

Boris' huge solo album set is definitely worth picking up, too. But yes, Yello are indescribably good.

Доброго времени суток Как запал в 12 лет(сейчас 51), та и слушаю с удовольствием... Музыка на все времена.. Респект Дитеру и Борису!!!

Terrific music. And for years and years! My favourite has always been 'Otto di Catania'. Long live Yello!

Top band, Yello. I like the sense of humour they bring to their music. Also not just sounds, but some great melodies.

Also used in the movie: "The secret of my succes" , in the scene where Michael J. Fox as a limo driver, is driving his aunt to her house.

And they released a new track! Yello have been my favourite band for over thirty years. Legends.

I could listen to him all day.

I ADORE this man and his moods. HE invented the working method that is now (post studio) the industry standard

Great video. I first heard Yello thanks to movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Secret of My Success, but it wasn't until many years later that I could truly appreciate the music of Yello thanks to a good friend. This friend also shared the knowledge that the Manga Entertainment dub of the anime Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie featured a Yello score. Which very much makes it the best dub out there.

As soon as you put on a Yello CD, the crystalline quality of the soundscape hits. Very few artists get this, especially those keen on lofi. 10CC had a similar quality, if you were concerned that your needle was dirty or worn when playing vinyl, either Yello or 10 CC would give you a reference. My old system, a pair of Quad 11 monobloc amps with 57ESL speakers picked holes in most recordings, now many systems are that good.

Boris Blank is a genius 👍

I've been loving their music since 1982!!

Geniuses, have loved their music since the early 80’s, so propulsive and alive even today

I love how far Yello has reached. In the 1990's, there was a sketch comedy show on Fox TV here is the U.S called "The Edge". They used a re-recorded instrumental version of "Si Señor, The Hairy Grill" as their opening theme song.

What a dude, loved the first 3 albums and played them to bits.

Boris = Musical Genius!! 😊

I started listening to Yello when I was 13, now at 52 still listening… love these guys. Boris and Dieter are geniuses

Early electronic musicians are always extremely insightful, Boris reminds me of Wolfgang flur a gentleman and very interesting to listen to.

Another great great SUPER GREAT documentary on this genre is (I forget the name of the docus) but it's on the group YAZOO , very interesting and like this one informative into the music we LOVE and grew up listening and DANCING TO.

I've loved yello for years ❤

Wonderfull music I still like to listen to it. Once infected undetected in the 1980s. This is thanks to a large local disco (The Box in Arnhem) where music by Yello was often played During a spectacular laser and light show for that time.

Would LOVE to hear the (so I've been told) album and a half worth of unreleased tracks done with the Voice of Velvet... Billy MacKenzie. apparently to painful for Boris to go back to :(

I have SOOOOOO much respect for this man!

Oh Yeah is the song that helped me discover this group. I like it a lot!

Ye are a wonderful resource for music history. I'd love to see longer versions of many of your videos. Fascinating and brilliant. Thank you!

Cool Guy,i love hear him speak about his work..I love it,oh yeah..

Maestros of Electronica .!!!!

Underrated geniuses

nog nooit van gehoord , maar wat een zeldzame geweldig

AAAAAHHHhhhh!! Eventually he's talking to us. Thank you for entertaining us. Your music still rings out in our houses and cars! Excellent!

Amazing Boris & Dieter ! Listen to "Vicious Games" ... or "The Rhythm Divine"... Not forgetting "On Track" just amazing !

Oh Yeah..absolutely timeless!!!

That was very interesting to listen to! Thanks! I’m placing Yellow to my playlist to listen to much more of there songs.

Up there with Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder and Jean Michel Jarre

I have always wandered how the song came about. When I ask people, have you heard of Yello? Most would say no. I then say, yeah you have. Puts on Oh Yeah. Yes, I have heard it before. Well that's Yello 😊

Always been a fan since '82. Bought all their records. Love the cinematic atmosphere of The solid pleasure, Claro que si and You gotta say yes to another excess albums . But always had a slight penchant for the more discoesque Stella album (Desire and Vicious games song). Their whole discography has always been ahead of their time. As someone said in comments, Yello is underated despite the fact of their influence and creativity on the electronica genre. Great upload, thanks for the share as they were always very privy about their life. Fun to hear Boris.

If "The Race" doesn't get you excited with your heart racing please check with your doctor

For years, this guy pretended he couldn't speak English, to avoid giving interviews :-).

Yello has always brought a smile to my face. 😄

The Race....13+ minutes of awesome....

I love their new album. I listen to it on Tidal in Dolby Atmos Music. The fidelity is incredible. It is like my headphones are directly connected to Boris's Apple Mac Pro.

Heerlijke aparte muziek Ik luister er nog steeds graag na. Ooit in de jaren 80 ongemerkt mee besmet geraakt. Dit dankzij een grote lokale discotheek (The Box in Arnhem) waar vaak muziek van Yello werdt gebruik om een voor die tijd spectaculaire lazer lichtshow te ondersteunen die hier volledig op geprogrammeerd werd Dit was tevens het hoogtepunt van de avond rond een uur of 11. Pas veel later kwam ik erachter dat dit muziek van Yello was nadat ze een radiohit scoorden met The Race.

An iconic song that really symbolizes the '80s for me. Love it! Still awesome today. :-)

I loved yello, I remember playing it on a huge speaker stack system before a festival gig.

Yello are not so much musicians as sound sculptors. Love the vast spatial sound of their tracks. In the early 80s I was into both punk and electronic but the two rarely mixed. I first heard "Domingo" on a mix tape and my jaw dropped: I had to know who composed that piece! Needless to say I was hooked and still am!

Very cool story. These are fantastic profiles, keep ‘em coming!

The race was a great song and video and so different as anything else out there

I have the 12" single of Oh Yeah. I love playing it at 45 instead of 33. You get to heard Dieter just talking into the microphone. Kinda funny.

Yello I grewup on them, his album electrified is also amazing

cooool.. in that time..i had 'i love you' on tape.. ..and put it on my pirate Fm radio transmitter on air ..great times

this was one of the 1st CD's i ever bought... when CD's were a new thing still ;)

Boris and Dieter are two cool dudes. Listen to them all the time! Still "rockin' it" with their newer stuff!

Yello - живые Боги электронной музыки))

Beautiful!

LOVE YELLO! So unique and still timeless :)

*¡enjoyed at 10:22 pm Pacific Standard Time on Friday, 23 December 2022!*

He still got the same moustache.

My introduction to Yello was via Kraftwerks. I was at a car show in 1983, and Numbers was playing on a high end car stereo demonstration. I made a mad rush to Tower Records to get Computer World, and came across You Gotta Say Yes in the same section. When I got home and dropped the needle... Saweeeet heaven on Earth, my cup runneth over.

I have to thank the late great John Peel for introducing me to Yello with the release of I Love You. The B side Rubber West is a favourite.

Boris an Dieter, great men, and superb artists