£12.71. A note about the different Japanese LP pressings that all have the same catalogue number (ALR 6022): There are 5 known versions, not including likely promotional/sample copies -, Considering the catalog number, this might possibly be the second CD ever released by Alfa Records, Inc. To the ones who ever wondered why 38XA, 32XA, etc. Audio CD. The LP has a number of Japanese release variants: This sounds great -- a really fun record, pressed well. Year: 1980. Yellow Magic Orchestra. “Social politics and protest have been a part of our music from day one, and I didn’t want to stop doing that on this album.” Continue reading » Feature , Pick Five , Video Tagged with: Brenda Lee , INOJ , Jimmie Hodges , Ready for the World , Rihanna , Speedy Ortiz , Tame Impala , The Beatles , The Breeders , Yellow Magic Orchestra Instead, the 200 or so cleancut teenagers are sitting stock-still in their seats, almost like mummies, quietly watching the band and clapping politely at the end of each song. 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And that’s not exactly what YMO wants from its audience. “But in Tokyo there’s also a strong magnetic power, and you just can’t release your problems. And Solid State Survivor should arrive just in time to take advantage of YMO’s newfound following. Likewise, a visitor to Tokyo will find that local record stores seem to give the biggest push to Japanese groups. In amongst the synthpop and proto-NRG there are some amazing bits in here, including the blissful mood-piece Castalia, and the endlessly sampled Behind the Mask. Having heard about the frenzied receptions Japanese audiences have given such bands as Cheap Trick, I figured that the crowd here in Nagoya, a seaport that boasts a population of about 2 million, would go gaga – especially since this is the opening night of YMO’s nationwide tour. Label: Music On Vinyl - MOVLP1466,Alfa - MOVLP1466,Epic - MOVLP1466 • Format: 2x, Vinyl LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue Clear, 180 Gram • Country: Europe • Genre: Electronic • Style: Electro, Synth-pop Solid State Survivor. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Yellow Magic Orchestra (US Version) 04:50 Composers: Martin Denny. Excellent clarity and definition. Writer: John Lennon - Paul MaCartney / Composers: Yellow Magic Orchestra - John Lennon - Paul MaCartney. Sounds a million times better than the 2003 remaster, high dynamics. Predictably, the members of YMO cite Brian Eno and Giorgio Moroder as “fellow travelers.” They also pride themselves on their musical sophistication and seem to have little use for hard-core punk bands. Japanese people once thought that they should listen to all concerts with their hands held up, clapping. 04. “YMO wants to get their audiences higher,” she says. High quality Yellow Magic Orchestra gifts and merchandise. But, the Alfa rep adds, the members of YMO would like to see their crowds be a little more responsive. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. “It wouldn’t be too modest”). When i listen to this it still amazes me how much innovation is present, and how different these early electronica ideas are in comparison to say Kraftwerk who were also pioneering at the same time on the other side of the globe. Shop Yellow Magic Orchestra. With their use of modern technology, they became standard bearers for what eventually became known in Japan as technopop. They are renowned as a major influence in popular music, and for pioneering the technopop music genre. It’s the day after the Nagoya show, and we are in Tokyo, seated around a conference table in the offices of Alfa Records. (A version with all numbers printed in blue below the A&M logo is here: Yellow Magic Orchestra - Yellow Magic Orchestra) Comes with a black and white insert. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. The principal members are Haruomi Hosono (bass), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards). The group, the leader of which is Haruomi Hosono, has inspired a large number of artists, including Michael Jackson. Yellow Magic Orchestra is a hugely influential early Techno band that has been called the Japanese equivalent of Kraftwerk, while their influence inside their home country has been likened to The Beatles. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. “We needed something that would be a bridge to the next pop form and that could be really powerful anywhere – in Japan, in the United States, in England, in Europe.”, Hosono and the other band members, who range in age from mid-twenties to early thirties, are smoking a steady string of cigarettes and drinking coffee while an interpreter translates questions and answers. Quiet pressing, flat and centered. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) is a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead … But if YMO’s technopop does not represent any dramatic new musical development, it is still distinct, according to Hosono, because it comes from Tokyo – the city he refers to as the “technopolis.” “There are problems in all big cities,” he says. Yellow Magic Orchestra is the first official studio album by Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, who were previously known as the Yellow Magic Band. Shop by Author Shop by Collection. Yellow Magic Orchestra was formed a little more than two years ago by three well-known and respected Japanese studio musicians: bassist-keyboard player-producer Haruomi “Harry” Hosono, drummer Yukihiro Takahashi (a member of the now-defunct Sadistic Mica Band) and classically trained keyboardist Ryuichi Sakamoto. “For three or four years I had been thinking that we needed something really powerful, something really new in the music scene,” Hosono explains. Finally, at the conclusion of the concert, when the members of YMO walk to the front of the stage to take their bows, this pent-up enthusiasm breaks loose and about 100 fans rush the stage. But good behavior and quietness isn’t what they want either.”, In This Article: 4.2 out of 5 stars Stream or buy for £7.99. Public Pressure Yellow Magic Orchestra. Yellow Magic Orchestra (US Version) 9 Songs More by Yellow Magic Orchestra. Genres: Synthpop, Electropop, City Pop. The group is considered influential and innovative in the field of popular electronic music. Yellow Magic Orchestra helped usher in electronica - and they may just have invented hip-hop, too. This is YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA. Japanese technopop is poised to invade America. Then, the Japanese composer won an Oscar and worked many … Souther. 4.6 out of 5 stars Stream or buy for £7.99. In fact, a look at a recent Japanese chart shows only six non-domestic albums in the Top 20, and those are by MOR-leaning artists: Abba, Herb Alpert, Billy Joel, Linda Ronstadt, Bobby Caldwell and J.D. Naughty Boys (2CD) Yellow Magic Orchestra. “They are not quite satisfied with the ‘good kids’ kind of attitude. Track 2 on 'Yellow Magic Orchestra' (1978)Written by Martin DennyLYRICS:Instrumental-uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com Buy YMO USA & Yellow Magic Orchestra (Gatefold sleeve) [180 gm 2LP black vinyl] by Yellow Magic Orchestra from Amazon's Classical Music Store. But it’s not like the crowd isn’t enjoying the group; it’s more like they’re not allowed to show that they’re having a good time. Notes: It was supposed to be an authentic record of the 1979 tour but Columbia and Alfa couldn’t reach agreement on a fee or royalty rate for Kazumi Watanabe’s guitar work. They liked the way the audiences were in the States and in England.”. The bulk of YMO’s songs are instrumental, and when there are vocals, they are sung – or droned – in English. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The standout track for me is Rydeen, a very energetic synth pop number with heavy synth hooks, live electronic drumming (as opposed to a drum sequencer), and a general feel good factor, it will put a smile on your face. 08. Vinyl. Hosono soon found that Takahashi and Sakamoto were thinking along similar lines, and thus was born the Yellow Magic Orchestra and the style of music that the band calls “technopop.” Basically, technopop is very similar to the synthesizer-dominated work of such artists as Gary Numan and Kraftwerk, with bits of disco, jazz, classical and traditional Japanese music thrown in. “All the other musicians are following and listening to the music of the West and trying to do what they are doing.”, (Though it’s true enough that most Japanese bands are imitative of American and British groups, it is a popular misconception that Western groups, particularly such gimmick-ridden hard-rock outfits as Cheap Trick and Kiss, dominate the music scene in Japan. The essential tracks, all in one playlist. Want more Rolling Stone? Horror Classics Politics & Religion Art & Photography Humour Science & Nature Business & Management. 1983 Naughty Boys Instrumental– Japan No. Style: Electro, Synth-pop. Yellow Magic Orchestra = イエロー・マジック・オーケストラ* Yellow Magic Orchestra = イエロー・マジック・オーケストラ* - Solid State Survivor = ソリッド・ステイト・サヴァイヴァー (LP, Album, RP, 4th) Alfa Records, Inc: ALR-6022: Japan: 1980: Vender esta versión The band was originally conceived as a one-off studio project by Hosono, the other two … After the show, a representative of YMO’s Japanese record company, Alfa, tells me that, in fact, there are laws requiring that everybody stay seated during concerts; they have been in effect since a girl was trampled to death at a show by Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow a couple of years ago. I’m thousands of miles from home, sitting in a modern concert hall called the Aichi Kinro Kaikan, watching the Yellow Magic Orchestra – by all accounts one of the most popular groups in Japan and currently the holder of two of the country’s Top 10 albums (Public Pressure, which reached Number One in early April, and Solid State Survivor, due to be released in the U.S. in early July). 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