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.
Light In Darkness
Yellow Magic Orchestra Lyrics
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Ballet Turning faded pages A hint of calla She was a refugee fr…
Behind the Mask On the mask you're wearing It's hairy and scary Doesn't ca…
Camouflage A secret beyond the door (Falling into it now) Release in ca…
Chaos Panic You got me shakin' and quakin' You got me shakin' and…
Cosmic Surfin' It sets above the mantel on a couple rusty nails And…
Day Tripper Got a good reason For taking the easy way out Got a…
Firecracker One, two, three, four Don't you stand there, let's get loos…
Focus kyou mo nanigena kuhigurete shimaisou itsumotochi gaunoha m…
Gradated Grey My car radio's playing a song That makes me feel very…
Hi-Tech Hippies Itty-bitty hippie tech Teeny weeny floppy deck Itty-bitty hi…
Insomnia Cage of dark Night in the heart Hours are days Just passe…
Kai-Koh ima wa utae nai suteki na Love Song hitoride arui teta i…
Key I feel so bad, my spirit's weak Somebody please, what's wron…
KIMI NI MUNE KYUN 君に胸キュン 浮気な夏が ぼくの肩に手をかけて 君に胸キュン 気があるの?って こわいくらい読まれてる さざ波のライン…
Kimi Ni Mune Kyun. 君に胸キュン (キュン) 浮気な夏が ぼくの肩に手をかけて 君に胸キュン (キュン) 気があるの? って こわいくらい読…
Kimi Ni Munekyun kimi ni mune kyun (kyun) uwaki na natsu ga bokuno kata…
La Femme Chinoise Des notes sans fin Des visages identiques C'eat un bras br…
Limbo Right foot on the gas The trees become a blur Brake near…
Mad Pierrot Now we're welcome to generation out of the impression You m…
Nice Age HER TOYS ARE BROKEN BOYS LINED HEART TO HEART AT THE…
Ongaku bokuha chizuchou hiroge te ongaku kimiha piano ni nobotte o…
Opened My Eyes I didn't know if it was day or night I was…
Perspective Every day I open the window Every day I brush my…
Pure Jam This must be the ugliest piece of bread I've ever eaten Wrap…
Radio Junk Don't think It's only a trick A bottle of beer Makes the …
Rap Phenomena This is only a rumour I heard So I don′t know…
Rydeen ~Instrumental~…
See-Through You try to fool me and lose me in your…
Seoul Music An example of life in old Korea The girl wouldn't let…
Shadows on the Ground November, my whole world was cold and grey Do you remember,…
Simoon Hot starlight where a blue moon Dreams on the sheikh and…
Solid State Survivor You're sailing Softly through the sea In a broken Stone a…
Stairs In the shadows by the wall The stairs go on forever They…
Taiso Mae e narae Migi muke migi Hidari muke hidari Yasume Ki o ts…
Technopolis Tokyo! Tokyo! Tokyo! T-E-C-H-N-O-P-O-L-I-S Tokyo! Tokyo!…
The Madmen Hear the madmen call Hear the madmen call Walk in the fo…
Tighten Up Hi, everybody! We are YMO from Tokyo, Japan We don't si…
Tong Poo "You know about me?" "My name is Tong Poo!" "Im growing from…
Wild Ambitions . I'm on my way to where you are I'm running through …
Yellow Magic 38 Special Miscellaneous Midnight Magic =================…
You've Got To Help Yourself See how the world goes round You've got to help yourself See…
中国女 Des notes sans fin des visages identiques C′est un bras bri…
以心電信 離れてる気がしないね 君と僕との距離 目をつぶっていても 君の声でわかる表情 君に逢えないからうつむいてる でも前向きに…
体操/Taiso Mae e narae Migi muke migi Hidari muke hidari Yasume Ki o ts…
君に、胸キュン。 君に胸キュン (キュン) 浮気な夏が ぼくの肩に手をかけて 君に胸キュン (キュン) 気があるの? って こわいくらい読…
東風 You know about me? My name is Tong Poo! I'm running from…
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Yurii36R
教授が細野さんに「弾いて！」と頼んで嫌々ながらも細野さんがベース弾いたらこうなった、というのがもう凄すぎる。
オレの名はレイ
YMOもこの頃になるといわゆるピコピコ音が洗練された音色になっていてめちゃカッコ良くなってる。
music photo
2021年に聴いても次の時代の音楽と感じてしまう。いつか、時代が追いついたら、いいな
水ゼリー
最初聴いたときはなんとも思わなかったのに今ではYMOベスト3に入るぐらい好きになっていた不思議な曲
イノシシ野郎
自分は中1の秋（1981）にこのアルバムを手にしたけど、この曲を最初聞いた時、背中に寂寞とした空気を感じ、しばらくトラウマとなりました。
Garvey Smith
Hosono killing it on bass once again. ❤️
Carl
That bass is subarashii
Tom Karasawa
YMOの隠れた名曲といえばこの「Light in the Darkness」だと思います。日本伝統の「侘びさび」をテクノの分野でインストゥルメンタルで上手く表現した曲であり、夕暮れ時の街の光景を上手く伝えた曲です。
細野氏のベースが道路や街並みを、ユキヒロさんのドラムが家路につく人を、教授のシンセが暮れゆく街に明かりが付く様を再現しているように思え、一服の絵画鑑賞する感覚になります。
ちなみに、Light in the Darknessは自分が一番好きな曲でもあります。
Akifumi Mishima
この難しい曲を文章でとてもよく表現できていて素晴らしい感性の持ち主だとおもいます。
heartman64
That is a beautiful way of describing this masterpiece