Hands on Yello

Electronic · 1995 · 13 tracks

Hands on Yello

A high-octane collision of Yello's eccentric synth-pop and the peak of 90s European club culture. Polished, rhythmic, and deeply nocturnal.

March 20, 1995 · Star Line (7)

Hands on Yello is a fascinating temporal bridge where the eccentric, high-gloss world of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank is dismantled and rebuilt by the mid-90s electronic elite. It feels like a midnight tour of a futuristic Zurich, where every corner reveals a new rhythmic mutation of a familiar melody. The album trades the duo's original art-pop playfulness for a more driving, club-focused intensity, wrapping their signature baritone whispers in layers of breakbeats, trance pads, and industrial textures.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks

01

Dr Van Steiner (Remix by Cosmic Baby)

5:45

02

Bostich (Remixed by Westbam & Klaus Jankuhn)

3:07

03

Ciel Ouvert (Remixed by Jens Mahlstedt)

5:22

04

You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess - Great Mission (Remixed by Jam El Mar & Mark Spoon)

3:59

05

Crash Dance (Remixed by Oliver Lieb)

5:55

06

Vicious Games (Remixed by the Grid)

4:52

07

Oh Yeah (Remixed by Plutone)

5:48

08

Live at the Roxy (Remixed by Ilsa Gold)

5:01

09

I Love You (Remixed by Hardsequencer)

5:36

10

L'Hotel (Remixed by Carl Cox)

5:09

11

La Habanera (Remixed by Carl Craig)

5:48

12

Excess (Remixed by the Orb)

5:41

13

Lost Again (Remixed by Moby)

6:05

Moments Worth Listening For

The moment The Orb's remix of 'You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess' dissolves into a dubby, space-age soundscape.

The aggressive, industrial-tinged techno pulse that drives the Moby remix of 'La Habanera'.

When the iconic 'Oh Yeah' vocal is chopped into a rhythmic stutter by WestBam over a driving house beat.

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Where This Album Departs

How does Hands on Yello sound next to the rest of Yello's catalogue?

Energetic+2.7σ

Energetic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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