Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) was an influential Japanese electronic music b… Read Full Bio ↴Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) was an influential Japanese electronic music band, formed in 1978. They are renowned as a major influence in popular music, and for pioneering the synth-pop genre. The principal members are Haruomi Hosono (bass), Yukihiro Takahashi (1952-2023, drums) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023, keyboards).
The band was originally conceived as a one-off studio project by Hosono, the other two members being recruited session musicians - the idea was to produce an album fusing orientalist exotica (cf their cover version of Martin Denny's Firecracker) with modern electronics. However , the first album (with its cutting-edge production) was very popular, and the studio project grew into a fully fledged touring band and career for its three members.
Making abundant use of new synthesizers, samplers, digital and computer recording technology as it became available, their popularity and influence extended beyond Japan. Generally, the band was highly regarded as electronic pioneer and continues to be remixed and sampled by modern artists. The members have also worked with European synth/new romantic artists, such as David Sylvian of the band Japan. The single Bamboo Houses is one such example (Sylvian/Sakamoto).
The band stopped working together by 1984, the three members returning to their solo careers. They released a one-off reuinion album, Technodon, in 1993.
The early 2000s saw Hosono & Takahashi reunited in a project called Sketch Show. On the occasions when Sakamoto joined them in concerts, they called themselves Human Audio Sponge (HAS). The band played Rydeen at the 2007 Live Earth concert in Kyoto, Japan. They released two new singles that summer under the band name of HASYMO, an updated version of Rydeen and the new song Rescue.
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The band was originally conceived as a one-off studio project by Hosono, the other two members being recruited session musicians - the idea was to produce an album fusing orientalist exotica (cf their cover version of Martin Denny's Firecracker) with modern electronics. However , the first album (with its cutting-edge production) was very popular, and the studio project grew into a fully fledged touring band and career for its three members.
Making abundant use of new synthesizers, samplers, digital and computer recording technology as it became available, their popularity and influence extended beyond Japan. Generally, the band was highly regarded as electronic pioneer and continues to be remixed and sampled by modern artists. The members have also worked with European synth/new romantic artists, such as David Sylvian of the band Japan. The single Bamboo Houses is one such example (Sylvian/Sakamoto).
The band stopped working together by 1984, the three members returning to their solo careers. They released a one-off reuinion album, Technodon, in 1993.
The early 2000s saw Hosono & Takahashi reunited in a project called Sketch Show. On the occasions when Sakamoto joined them in concerts, they called themselves Human Audio Sponge (HAS). The band played Rydeen at the 2007 Live Earth concert in Kyoto, Japan. They released two new singles that summer under the band name of HASYMO, an updated version of Rydeen and the new song Rescue.
Read more here.
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これは大好きな曲です。
保育園に行く車中でYMOを聴いていたのを思い出します!
ライディーン、トンプーも好きですが、
この曲の中毒性はスゴい。
脳内で何回もリピートしてます。
ClydeTheGuy117
Don’t know why this isn’t more popular, it’s an absolute bop
Katakana!
Absolute ego bop
Loki Doki
Keep it that way... Let true music seep from it's creative cracks into their minds.
BattleXAngelien
It sounds like baby chickens and is super upbeat and happy sounding.
I love it. Glad I discovered this band this year. 🐥
neuronmind
I love YMO for about 40 years now. This song never gets old !
Marneus
Literally discovered this band last month lost in a City Pop playlist, awesome stuff! Very ahead of their time!
稲葉聡
いつ聞いても元気が出るリズム。
xchildrenjapan
テクノポリス、ライディーン、ビハインドザマスク等々名曲揃いのアルバムの中でもこれがぶっちぎりで一番好き。
sun a-
もう40年くらいまえとは思えないほど 一歩も二歩も先に進んだ楽曲 サウンドですね(^^)