Well I have managed to get my hands on Yello - The Eye CD

having listened to some of the snippets before hand, I can highly recommend buying this CD

as the short 30 second samples heard already give nothing away at all really of how the whole tracks sound

which surprised me, as there were lot's of surprises on this album .

The tracks are really multilayered and Jade Davies voice really does sound like Billy Mackenzie in places

whether this is intentional or purely accidental is not bad thing, it gives Yello's songs that extra edge

Nervous, Junior B are my favourite tracks, Junior B takes me back to that 'Fat Cry/drive/driven' type filmic songs with pulsing bass , the cinematic choir pads, with echo guitars are also back, after missing on motion picture and pocket universe

I would say this is more of a song album, than experimental journey into space like the last 2. Which is when I like Yello at their best, combining inovation with film song structure.

Tiger Dust is the most fun Yello song for years, it is so funky and exciting, I don't wish to make comparisons much with

past albums because what Yello do best is come up with something new everytime, if you enjoyed bubbling under you will adore Tiger Dust. "Feelin like I do I feel very very High a booola boola boola"

Hipster's Delay is just begging to be in a spy movie, or French car advert , the one thing that struck me with this album

was , where on earth does Boris get these sounds from, they are unlike anything you will ever hear anywhere else, completely new and surprising, stuttering and exploding, panning left to right, and back again, echoing into the distance, then bouncing back at you. Magic.

Time Palace and Unreal are lush , moving songs soaked in reverb

the bass on Unreal is well... Unreal! it hooks you in on a hypnotic journey

This album has something for everyone, Film music, bongo's , electronic dance, rio carnival, trumpets

but where's the sax? ;o)

9/10

Daniel B