Featured
-
Music On Vinyl / Alfa
YMO – BGM
$42.00
Visit product page →On their fourth album BGM (1981), YMO continued where they left off with X∞ Multiplies, by venturing further into synthesizers, drum computers and experimentation with rhythm, sequences and speeds.
This album is more focused on atmosphere and mood, some even say this album is a turning point for YMO and the international Pop music scene. They successfully merged lyrics, sound bites and their signature electrically programmed music on BGM.
"1000 Knives" and "Cue" are the most famous; 'The Hand Clap' on "1000 Knives" is probably one of the most used samples in the '80s, early '90s. – Music On VinylLabel: Music On Vinyl – MOVLP1471, Alfa – MOVLP1471, Epic – MOVLP1471
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 05 Feb 2016
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
-
Music On Vinyl
YMO – Technodelic
$42.00
Visit product page →1981 was a groundbreaking year for the music industry. By releasing BGM and Technodelic in one year, YMO made a shift happen in Pop music. YMO introduced a new way of using samples and loops by cutting sound bites into fragments and reprogramming them with newly available computer technology.
-
Technodelic is far more experimental than previous albums, and at the same time their 5th album is more minimalistic and full of Funk and Soul. YMO remained remarkably adept at inventing new ways of looking at compositions and creating a whole new music scene at the same time: Dance. – Music On Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl – MOVLP1470, Alfa – MOVLP1470, Epic – MOVLP1470
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Clear, 180 Gram
Country: Europe
Released: 05 Feb 2016
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
-
Great Tracks | Alfa
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Yellow Magic Orchestra |US Version: Standard Vinyl Edition | 2018 Reissue
$75.00
vGreat Tracks | Alfa
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Yellow Magic Orchestra |US Version: Standard Vinyl Edition | 2018 Reissue
$75.00
Visit product page →A TAV Essential Listening Album
"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. Originally released by Alfa Records in Japan in 1978, the album was released by A&M Records in Europe and The United States and Canada in early 1979, with the US version featuring new cover art but without the closing track of "Acrobat"…
…The album was an early example of synth-pop, a genre that the band helped pioneer. It contributed to the development of electro, hip hop, techno, and bleep techno. The album's innovations in electronic music included its use of the microprocessor-based Roland MC-8 Microcomposer music sequencer which allowed the creation of new electronic sounds, and its sampling of video game sounds.
The album sold 250,000 copies in Japan and entered the Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts in the United States. Its most successful single was "Computer Game / Firecracker", which sold over 400,000 records in the United States and was a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom.” – Wiki
“Their reach spreads from the charts to the deepest corners of the underground, influencing hip-hop, numerous strains of dance music culture, and even the world’s shiniest pop tunes. Formed in 1978 by songwriter, bassist, and singer Haruomi Hosono, the original aim of YMO was to release a one-off album of technological exotica which spoofed the West’s archaic and offensive fetishization of the “oriental” while simultaneously paying tribute to the musical talents of Martin Denny and Les Baxter, two American bandleaders whose instrumental albums took the post-World War II fascination with tribal primitivism and tropical calm to vibrant extremes.
That album, Yellow Magic Orchestra, made huge waves in Japan and also found its way into Western ears, making connections with a diverse array of talents and sparking inspiration for new listeners. What casual fans seldom recognize about YMO is that they weren’t dilettantes twiddling their way through relatively new technological breakthroughs, but rather were all seasoned players and veterans in the industry by the time of their formation. Over the course of their career they continued to embrace new technologies while finding ways to fuse these breakthroughs with classic pop forms. Subversion was always there, whether it was sociopolitical, technological, or musical.” – Fact Magazine
Item description:
Artist:
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Title:
Yellow Magic Orchestra: US Version: Standard Vinyl Edition
Label:
Great Tracks , Alfa
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Pressing:
Japan
Release Date:
This reissue: 28th Nov 2018 | Original: 1979
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Electro, Synth-pop
Catalog No:
MHJL 56
Condition:
New
