Live In Berlin Yello

• 1Magma 03:58
• 2Do It 04:31
• 3The Evening's Young 04:03
• 4Limbo 04:57
• 5Bostich 06:25
• 6Electrified II 03:49
• 7Cold Flame 04:40
• 830'000 Days 04:55
• 9The Time Tunnel 05:03
• 10Kiss The Cloud 04:47
• 11Lost In Motion 04:46
• 12Tied Up05:39
• 13Liquid Lies04:50
• 14Starlight Scene03:36
• 15Tool Of Love03:41
• 16Oh Yeah 04:14
• 17Blue Biscuit 03:53
• 18Si Señor The Hairy Grill 07:06
• 19The Yellofier Song04:24
• 20The Race 06:47
• Total Runtime01:36:04

Info for Live In Berlin

Oh Yeah! YELLO – one of electro pop’s most influential groups ever – have confirmed details of the release of a live album, YELLO LIVE IN BERLIN, filmed and recorded at last year’s residency at Berlin’s Kraftwerk, a former power station of vast dimensions. For the previous 37 years, the duo had abstained from performing live, but having announced the release of Toy – which would turn out to be their most commercially and critically successful album since 1988’s Flag – they stunned fans with the announcement that they would perform four shows in October 2016.

“I always thought,” says Boris Blank, who formed YELLO in 1979 with Dieter Meier, “what’s the point in standing behind my computers pressing buttons? But then I invented the Yellofier App, a sampler and pocket studio for smart phones. I began to perform with the Yellofier in front of large audiences, and, I have to admit, I developed a fascination for the stage.”

YELLO LIVE IN BERLIN documents the show – performed in the turbine hall, a space reminiscent of an industrial cathedral – in its entirety. The show’s set list comprises 20 songs: ten from Toy, and a selection of hits from their vast catalogue, including Bostich, Oh Yeah, The Evening’s Young and The Race. In addition, during the encore, they engaged in a Yellofier app improvisation, with Boris Blank sampling Dieter Meier’s voice while he rapped improvised lyrics. Their live band featured a 5-piece horn section, a drummer, a percussionist, three backing vocalists and a guitarist, as well as two guest singers, Fifi Rong and Malia.

In retrospect, these debut concerts were probably the most complex performances ever staged by a ‘newcomer’ band: a top-notch PA provided full-on 360º surround sound for Kraftwerk’s difficult-to-handle main floor, while, on a gigantic LED wall behind the massive stage, YELLO presented a mesmerising stream of edits and loops from their lengthy history of groundbreaking music videos, each directed by Dieter Meier.

The extreme energy and physical effort of these Berlin shows was finally spent when, on October 29, a delighted YELLO at last left the stage. As Dieter was greeted by a row of friends, he delivered his since oft-quoted line: “From cyberspace to reality!” YELLO LIVE IN BERLIN documents this extraordinary transformation.

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