One of their signature songs, hosonos brilliant interpretation of martin dennys firecracker had. Yellow magic orchestra often referred to simply as ymo is a japanese electronic music band consisting of principal members haruomi hosono bass and keyboards and vocals, yukihiro takahashi drums and lead vocals and ryuichi sakamoto keyboards and vocals. Technodelic ymo yellow magic orchestra home facebook. Firecracker, martin denny, yellow magic orchestra, 1978, 4. Yellow magic orchestra wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. 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. Firecracker additional production, reconstruction and mix by the shamen firecracker tong poo remixed by mark gamble. Khruangbin firecracker yellow magic orchestra youtube. They are often considered influential innovators in the field. Humour is the word here the sheer fun they must have had making it clearly shines through and, i find, is irresistible. They are renowned as a major influence in popular music, and for.
Ryuichi sakamoto with gilles peterson worldwide fm. Many of the original albums are still out of print takahashis neuromantic, sakamotos b2unit. Yellow magic orchestra computer game firecracker youtube. Consisting of ryuichi sakamoto, haruomi hosono and yukihiro takahashi, who were already experienced allround musicians having various soloprojects to their names before getting together, ymo gets into the groove straight away. A little tribute video to one of my favorite old school synthpop tunes by none other than the great ymo. The highlight of ymo yellow magic orchestra, introduced by their 1981 bgm album.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Info for solid state survivor remastered solid state survivor is the second album by japanese electronic music band yellow magic orchestra, released in 1979. Its most successful single was computer game firecracker, which sold over 400,000 records. Well before the march disaster in japan they managed to book yellow magic orchestra for their first concert in the u. Oct 18, 2015 computer game firecracker as performed by yellow magic orchestra. A sample of firecracker from the 1978 album yellow magic orchestra. Track 2 on yellow magic orchestra 1978 written by martin denny lyrics. Lorimar builds a bed of technohouse and jbs breakbeats over which he drops in serious fragments of such ymo hits as. Yellow magic orchestra ymo are a japanese electronic music band formed in tokyo in 1978 by haruomi hosono bass, keyboards, vocals, yukihiro takahashi drums, lead vocals and ryuichi sakamoto keyboards, vocals. Yellow magic orchestra ymo is a japanese electronic music band consisting of principal members haruomi hosono bass and keyboards and vocals, yukihiro takahashi drums and lead vocals and ryuichi sakamoto keyboards and vocals.
Yellow magic orchestra helped usher in electronica and they may just have invented hiphop, too. Multiplies was released in several formats worldwide. That album, yellow magic orchestra, made huge waves in japan. Yellow magic orchestra music, videos, stats, and photos. Stream yellow magic orchestra mix by deewee from desktop or your mobile device. Ymo created their own sound, far ahead of its time. Yellow magic orchestra after service 1987, cd discogs. It was later included in electro hip hop artist mantronixs compilation album thats my beat 2002. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Music profile for yellow magic orchestra, formed 1978. Ultimate collection of yellow magic orchestra wikipedia. Yellow magic orchestra wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Buy ymo yellow magic orchestra 2cd by yellow magic orchestra from amazons classical music store. More than 100 cds, dvds, vinyls, games, technics, equipment and toys since 1991 at your service.
The song would be rerecorded in 1978 by yellow magic orchestra for their. Compiled by yellow magic orchestra design carsten nicolai, nuno remastered by tom coyne notes. Published on oct 18, 2015 computer game firecracker as performed by yellow magic orchestra. The guide to getting into yellow magic orchestra vice. The group is considered influential and innovative in the field of popular electronic music. Hosono haruomi compiled by hoshino gen x2 cds cardboard. It was later sampled by artists such as afrika bambaata and jennifer lopez. These sketches are performed by snakeman show in both japanese and english, with. Miharu koshi and haruomi hosono swing slow 1996 full album duration.
What casual fans seldom recognize about ymo is that they werent. Computer game theme from the invadersfirecracker 1979 most of the album including the entire second side of the lp is brisk dance music, not quite disco, proudly bearing its kraftwerk and giorgio moroder influences. They are often considered influential innovators in the field of popular electronic. Yellow magic orchestra yellow magic orchestra is a japanese electronic music band consisting of principal members haruomi hosono, yukihiro takahashi and ryuichi sakamoto. Jun 22, 2011 1, 2, 3 from album yellow magic orchestra 4 from album faker holic london, paris side live at venue, london on oct. Yellow magic orchestra ymo is a japanese electropop band, formed in 1978. Yellow magic orchestra mix by deewee free listening on. Yellow magic orchestra tong poo live by mirano0721. Lorimar builds a bed of technohouse and jbs breakbeats over which he drops in serious fragments of such ymo hits as firecracker, behind the mask, and cosmic surfer, letting. Marking 50 years of haruomi hosonos musical career, compilation by hoshino gen with tracks from happy end, solo, ymo and many more. We are removing our fees for every select subscription for 3 months to help support creators. Ryuichi sakamoto is a japanese musician, singer, composer, record producer, activist, writer, and cofounder of yellow magic orchestra ymo he is respected as one of the pioneers of synth pop and electronic music, which helped to cultivate japanese music.
The best of ymo live compiled by yukihiro takahashi 2003 uc ymo. This is a greatest hits album of hosono haruomi works, including his solo music and also happy end and yellow magic orchestra. Listen to the track that introduced the world to the future in 79 and made ymo a global sensation. Multiplies with additional tracks culled from yellow magic orchestra. Firecracker 2018 bob ludwig remastering yellow magic orchestra yellow magic orchestra.
Ymo 40th anniversary compilation selected by tei towa focusing on experimental minimal tracks reimagined as ymo resounds for today. Along with the international success that came with ymo, sakamoto has also written oscar winning filmscore and made international. Japans yellow magic orchestra is the worlds best purveyor of old school techno. Yellow magic orchestra 19782007 23 albums download. They are often considered influential innovators in. It was combined with the computer game track into a hit single called computer game.
Yellow magic orchestra yellow magic orchestra discogs. Yellow magic orchestra ymo i 79 flac 214mb although this is the very first album released by the yellow magic orchestra, it is immediately very good. Sneer at it because there are already way too many yellow magic orchestra comps in the bins already, but the plainly titled ymo does serve a purpose. Firecracker by yellow magic orchestra discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Although this is the very first album released by the yellow magic orchestra, it is immediately very good. So this collection is an excellent place to get all the essentials. Multiplies 1980, including the tracks behind the mask, rydeen. The compilation features a number of essential cuts, including ymos.
Yellow magic orchestras 40th anniversary compilation, selected by towa tei, focuses on experimentalminimal tracks reimagined as ymo resounds for today. Yellow magic orchestra neue tanz light in the attic. Tracks were picked not only from ymos discography but also from the members solo albums during the alfa years. Tracks were picked not only from ymos discography, but also from the members solo albums during the alfa years. Arranged by yellow magic orchestra executiveproducer kunihiko murai producer harry. As a precursor single to 1992s ymo remix album, hitechno crime, this minute megamix by producer and engineer pete lorimar appeared as one in a series of in the 90s maxisingles compiled on sumo stomp. The united states pressing compiled tracks from both this record and from solid state survivor, which had not been released there, while dropping the comedy sketches. Nice age, youve got to help yourself, the original mix of rydeen, firecracker, the japanese. Ultimate collection of yellow magic orchestra compiled by ryuichi sakamoto 2011 ymo compiled by ymo remix albums. The bands 1978 selftitled album yellow magic orchestra, with its cuttingedge production, was very popular, and the studio project grew into a fully fledged touring band and career for its three members. Hosono haruomi hosono haruomi compiled by hoshino gen. Plus, raising money for the japanese red cross societys relief fund for the victims of the 2011 japan earthquake is one great purpose, but this compilation is also one of the few to feature the japanese trios post ymo project hasymo. Firecracker is a song written by martin denny that was originally included on his. Yellow magic orchestra electronic music wiki fandom.
Featuring the hit firecracker, an infectious and exotic martin denny cover, which became a staple in the early. The bands former fourth member was music programmer hideki matsutake. They are often considered influential innovators in the field of popular electronic music. Yellow magic orchestra discography wikipedia republished. This first ymo album was released in 1978 in japan 79 in europe and set a precedent in the music industry like never before. They are renowned as a major influence in popular music, and for pioneering the technopop music genre. His band, sakerock also featuring hosonos current drummer daichi ito were named after a martin denny song, and played exotica with elements of jazz, latin and other styles in. Yellow magic orchestra ymocomputer gamefirecracker. The record is listed in the booklet within the hosono box 19692000 2000. The best of yellow magic orchestra, compiled by haruomi hosono 2001 one more ymo. Yellow magic orchestra ymo is an influential japanese electropop band, formed in 1978. Yellow magic orchestra biography, albums, streaming links. Yellow magic orchestra is the first official studio album by japanese electronic music band. One year later, he would turn ymos firecracker into a gritty boombox.
Its now difficult to find all of ymo s 1980s firstgeneration techno records here in the usa. Ymo 2011 ymo mhcl20123 torrent download limetorrents. 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 vocals and ryuichi sakamoto keyboards, vocals. Emma zoia puts pretty good music on youtube 1,377,488 views. Hoshino, a marimba and guitar player, is a disciple of hosono. Albums include solid state survivor, yellow magic orchestra, and. By releasing this daring album, ymo shook the world with their synthpop,at the time a revelation as well as a revolution.
Firecracker by yellow magic orchestra samples, covers. The principal members are haruomi hosono bass, yukihiro takahashi drums and ryuichi sakamoto keyboards. The first time matsutake was called on was for the second recording session of the debut single, firecracker later included in the album yellow magic orchestra. This first release, which comes as a 2cd or 3lp set of 38 songs, was compiled by singersongwriter hoshino gen exsakerock who is a great fan of hosono and had appeared on his yellow magic show 2 tv show that aired on nhk last january. Jun 21, 2010 matsutake synthesized music for tv commercials as well as doing electronic cover albums of the beatles and various oldies before linking with the band. Ultimate collection of yellow magic orchestra is a compilation album by yellow. Kimi ni mune kyun uwaki na vacances 2019 bob ludwig remastering yellow magic orchestra naughty boys 2019 bob ludwig remastering 4. A little tribute video to one of my favorite old school synthpop tunes by none other than the great.
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