Veteran Swiss electro duo’s
immaculately tailored 14th.
Civilianswill knowDieterMeier
(voice) andBorisBlank (sounds) best
for 1985’s rubberyOh Yeah.Butfor
40 years they’ve been distilling an
addictiveblendofDada-esque synth-
pop.Pointfinds thematthemore
glamorously shadowed end oftheir
oeuvre,with their skittering rhythms
andmachine-refined cineramas
building a virtual city of casinos
and crime scenes to getlostin.All
core virtues of sonic and narrative
particularity are in evidence – see
howThe VanishingOf Peter Strong
alights atthe Zürich branch ofDavid
Lynch’s Red Room– and fanswill be
pleased by howoften spectres of
vintage glories flit by, aswhen
SpinningMyMind echoes ’80s
triumphGoldrush. Yello’s uniqueness
remains absolute.★★★★
Ian Harrison - Q Mag