Yellow Magic Orchestra [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Product Description
2003 reissue of the Japanese progressive rock act's 1978 album. Epic.

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Average customer rating: How is Giorgio Moroder, too? Yellow Magic Orchestra Absolutely required listening!!!! Great 70's album

Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra Manufacturer: Sony/Epic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Solid State Survivor BGM Technodelic Multiplies Naughty Boys ASIN: B0000DKKXJ Release Date: 2003-10-06

Tracks:

1. Computer Game [Theme from Invaders]
2. Firecracker
3. Simoon
4. Cosmic Surfin'
5. Tong Poo
6. Femme Chinoise
7. Bridge over Troubled Music
8. Mad Pierrot

Album Description

2003 reissue of the Japanese progressive rock act's 1978 album. Epic.

Customer Reviews:

How is Giorgio Moroder, too?.......2007-03-08

This is an electronic pop band, a debut album of a yellow magic orchestra. In 1978, there were few musicians who made music with computer control in the world . YMO introduced a computer for music that was still released for a recording process in those days into boldness and created such masterpieces. However, though YMO makes music, a true reason does not say instead because it merely lacked hands, and the reason is because YMO is opposed to the strong sense of rhythm that a black musician has in what it does not possibly match, and it was going to use power of a machine. As a result, it may be said that it is irony of the history that music of YMO had a great influence on black music of the present age. This record made use of an echo by re-mixture by Al Schmitt; is easy to hear it; is finished, but this is not the thing which aimed at of YMO.

Yellow Magic Orchestra.......2007-01-12

Great music. I am just happy that it came in the cd format because I wore out the original vinyl.

Absolutely required listening!!!!.......2006-10-16

Genius of composition, execution, and vision still stands the test of time. It's probably one of the most influental electronic disco records of all time. I bought it back in 1978, and it still gets played. Every DJ should know this record.

Great 70's album.......2006-08-23

The starting point of the YMO's brilliant success. Although this is a synthpop album including the sound of computer games anywhere, you can feel the flavour of the oriental music. Firecracker, Cosmic surfin, Tong Poo, and La Femme Chinoise are quite nice. In 2001, Firecracker was sampled by "I'm real" included in the album "J LO" by Jennifer Lopez although Maria Carry originally supposed to sample it.

Average customer rating: YMO re-united for the Earth Live in Japan! From the golden age of analog synthesis -- don't miss it Great synthpop album Important album Yes!

Solid State Survivor Yellow Magic Orchestra Manufacturer: Sony/Epic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Yellow Magic Orchestra Technodelic BGM Multiplies Naughty Boys ASIN: B0000DEL9V Release Date: 2003-10-06

Tracks:

1. Technopolis
2. Absolute Ego Dance
3. Rydeen
4. Catsalia
5. Behind the Mask
6. Day Tripper
7. Insomnia
8. Solid State Survivor

Album Description

2003 reissue of the Japanese progressive rock act's 1979 album. Epic.

Customer Reviews:

YMO re-united for the Earth Live in Japan!.......2007-06-24

This is Yellow Magic Orchestra's 2nd and probably most famous album. The first vinyl version came out in 1979, and YMO was awarded the annual grand prize for the best album of the year in Japan (1979) when the rest of the world didn't know much about computer electric pop music, something YMO called 'Techno Pop'. Germany's Kraftwerk was one of only a few other groups of this kind.
This album contains famous pieces, including 'Technopolis', which starts with a computerised voice saying 'TOKIO', written by Ryuichi SAKAMOTO ('The Last Emperor', 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence'); 'Absolute Ego Dance' (by Harry HOSONO); and probably the most famous YMO number 'Rydeen' (by Yukihiro TAKAHASHI). I personally love the YMO version of the Beatles 'Day Tripper' and the main theme 'Solid State Survivor (SSS)', in which the guitarist of Sheena & the Rokkets, Makoto AYUKAWA, takes part. By the way, SSS contains some strange electric 'coughs' and 'laughter', and a Japanese expression 'Moshi Moshi? (Hello Hello?)' can also be heard a few times. 'Rydeen' contains some 'horse running' noises too. The sound of synthesizers (especially 'Prophet 5'), synthe-drums and the futuristic melody are all amazing! But the most amazing thing is that this album was released in 1979! YMO came to the USA & Europe in 1979, even before they became famous in their home country of Japan.

FYI: YMO was re-united for one night only for the Earth Live event from Kyoto(07/07/07). They were the last group to appear on stage in Japan and played a few pieces including the legendary 'Rydeen' with a new interpretation, which you can see on YouTube.

From the golden age of analog synthesis -- don't miss it.......2007-04-09

Many of the cuts on this CD were originally released on a vinyl record called "X Multiplies", with replicated mannequins of Sakamoto, Hosono, and Takahashi on the cover, staring at the camera. It was one of the coolest covers ever! It kinda makes you miss the days when cover art was, to a large extent, what sold music. Solid State Survivor was released later.

There are many wonderful cuts on this essential YMO CD, among them "Behind The Mask", with it's incredibly tight vocoder vocal and percussion section. It's one of my three favorite songs of all time -- I am a pro musician myself with a very broad musical perspective, and I'm telling you, I never tire of "Behind The Mask". Technopoly is pretty cool too. Nearly all the tracks are excellent, but Behind The Mask remains a classic for all time.

I can't strongly enough recommend YMO's other albums, as well. It's techno rock and it doesn't get any cleaner or tighter than this.

Great synthpop album.......2006-09-23

YMO is one of the pioneers of the synthpop as well as Kraftwerk and Devo. "Solid State Survivor" is considered to be the most famous album of them. Although it was released almost 25 yeas ago, you will never feel it old-fashoned. There is a story related to this album. Although Michael Jackson offered YMO to cover "Behind the Mask", YMO refused. Later, YMO regretted because it would be included in "Thriller" the mega hit album. In 1986, "Behind the Mask" was covered by Eric Clapton with Michael Jackson's lyrics.

Important album.......2006-08-06

While as usual not everything is first rate, and also some of this album has aged quite a bit, it is one of the better and more essential YMO albums. They were quite innoveative at the time and should not be forgotten for what they were: one of the most innovative early synth groups that were working in the tradition of Kraftwerk.

Yes!.......2006-06-18

Lighten up.
Ignore the sad clown at the top. Judging music based on the production technology used at the time of it's recording is an obvious sign of ignorance and one of the pitfalls of dealing with many electronic music fans ($$$$) in general. For those of us who understand context and know how to have a good time, this album is a gem. The sound of the production on this album gives it a timelessness and the overall character of this group, specifically this album, is wonderfully idiosyncratic and just can't be replicated. There are a few filler tracks, sure. Maybe two at the most. If that bothers you, you probably need to be reminded that this is YMO and not Stockhausen. If you're looking for a landmark synthpop album... BUY IT. If you like it, give Naughty Boys a chance. It sounds a lot different, but it's a welcomed runner up.

Average customer rating: YMO Re-united for the Earth Live in Japan!

UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra Manufacturer: Japanese Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Naughty Boys Hi-Tech/No Crime: Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed Solid State Survivor ASIN: B00009KMD1 Release Date: 2003-08-18

Tracks:

1. Computer Game "Theme from the Circus"
2. Firecracker
3. Tong Poo
4. Femme Chinoise
5. Technopolis
6. Insomnia
7. Rydeen
8. Behind the Mask
9. Solid State Survivor
10. Radio Junk [Live at Bottomline in N.Y.]
11. Jingle "Y.M.O."
12. Nice Age
13. Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!)
14. End of Asia
15. Citizens of Science
16. Hirake Kokoro-Jiseiki

Tracks:

1. Cue
2. Ballet
3. U.T
4. Gradated Gray
5. Taiso
6. Lover, Come Back to Me
7. Kimi Ni Mune Kyun
8. Chaos Panic
9. Ongaku
10. Lotus Love
11. Kai-Kou
12. Kagekina Shukujyo
13. Madmen
14. Ishin Denshin (You've Got to Help Yourself)
15. Perspective
16. M-16
17. Pocketful of Rainbows
18. Behind the Mask [Seiko Quartz CM Ver.][*]

Album Description

Japanese two-disc set. The tracks were selected & edited by Ryuichi Sakamoto, & remastered by Ted Jensen. Contains two previously unpublished tracks ('Lover, Come Back To Me' with jazz singer Mari Nakamoto, & a bonus alternate version of 'Behind the Mask' written by Ryuichi Sakamoto - Seiko Quartz CM Version), 'M-16' (the outro theme to the movie 'Propaganda'), a stereo version of 'Hirake Kokoro', five non-album tracks, & singles from 'Technodon'. Packaged in a limited edition, deluxe double jewel case w/slipcase. Sony. 2003.

Album Details

34 tracks collected upon 2 CDS. Includes many rare b-sides & singles tracks.

Customer Reviews:

YMO Re-united for the Earth Live in Japan!.......2007-06-24

To mark its 25th anniversary since the emergence of YMO, this new best album was released with two discs. Although there have already been a number of 'YMO Bests' and 'YMO Remixes', one of the main differences between 'UC YMO' and previously published best albums is that Ryuichi SAKAMOTO (The Last Emperor; Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence) himself is supervising the album and in charge of the selection of the tracks. Although it is all in Japanese, Sakamoto also gives intriguing commentary on each piece. The re-mastered and improved sound quality is another element that makes this best album worth having, and this also includes very rare material (TV commercial version, 7-inch single version etc.) which has never been published before. This is a Japanese import, and therefore slightly costly, but (1) Sakamoto's supervision, (2) his commentary on every track, (3) the much improved sound quality and (4) the rare material would, I believe, be reasons enough for any YMO fan to consider getting hold of this 'Ultimate Collection'!!

FYI: YMO was re-united for one night only for the Earth Live event from Japan (07/07/07). They were the last group to appear on stage in Japan and played the legendary 'Rydeen' with a new interpretation, which you can see on YouTube.

Average customer rating: Classic CD early sampling genius

Technodelic Yellow Magic Orchestra Manufacturer: Sony/Epic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Solid State Survivor BGM Yellow Magic Orchestra Naughty Boys Multiplies ASIN: B0000DELA1 Release Date: 2003-10-06

Tracks:

1. Pure Jam
2. Neue Tanz
3. Stairs
4. Seoul Music
5. Light in Darkness
6. Taiso
7. Gradated Grey
8. Key
9. Prologue
10. Epilogue

Album Description

2003 remastered reissue of the Japanese progressive rock act's 1981 live album. Epic.

Customer Reviews:

Classic CD .......2007-03-19

First let me say that this is NOT a live cd like the review said. This is one of my all time favorite albums and the best from YMO. They of course were influenced by the Fathers of techno, Kraftwerk, yet have an original sound with a hint of Asian (Japanese)flavor. So many bands were touched by them and still copy their work through dubbing today. So great to hear it today even though it is 25 years plus old. Buy it. Listen and love something unique.

early sampling genius.......2005-07-20

This beautifully composed suite of songs is YMO's best; a solid set of compositions, mostly in a pop song format, using the early sampler technology of the Emulator. These songs transcend the sounds and rhythms of their day (1981). It's a groundbreaking electronic album that has, in my opinion yet to be matched in production quality and feel, even with today's huge variety of techno music. The translated lyrics are odd and beautiful poetry to start with, but also have the magical charm of Engrish. The musical sounds and lyrics combine to create a totally unique sonic world. The two instrumentals at the end use industrial sounds to great effect. A great pedagogical tool for composers and a real rare gem for lover's of the difficult to describe.

Average customer rating: classic ymo

The Best of Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra Manufacturer: Restless Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Computer World ASIN: B000003BIA Release Date: 1993-07-01

Tracks:

1. Lotus Love
2. Chaos Panic
3. Key
4. Cue
5. Computer Games
6. Pure Jam
7. Nice Age
8. Tighten Up
9. Rydeen
10. Megamix (Y.M.O. in the 90's)

Customer Reviews:

classic ymo.......1998-10-06

If you are a die hard ymo fan this is a useless compilation of your faves...albeit CD quality and all in one place. If you are curious about ymo, this is a pretty good starting point. I usually loan out this copy to people who are curious. Ymo is YUMMY-o

Average customer rating: Stick with the originals. Remixes added 90's edge to YMO

Hi-Tech/No Crime: Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed Hi-Tech , and No Crime: Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed Manufacturer: Planet Earth (Indi) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra After Service Yellow Magic Orchestra ASIN: B000008OD2 Release Date: 1993-09-21

Tracks:

1. Camouflage (Mark Gamble Micro-Mix)
2. Light In The Darkness (808 State Remix)
3. Behind The Mask (The Orbital Remix)
4. Multiples (The Altern 8 Syncopated Mix)
5. Loom (Mark Gamble Micro-Mix II)
6. La Femme Chinois (The LFO Remix)
7. Firecracker (Zero B Mix)
8. Tighten Up (The Robert Gordon Remix)
9. Rydeen (The Graham Massey Remix)
10. Firecracker II (The Shamen Remix)
11. Tong Poo (The Orb Remix I)
12. Castalia (Mark Gamble Micro-Mix III)
13. Tong Poo (The Orb Remix II)
14. Light In The Darkness (808 State...)

Customer Reviews:

Stick with the originals........2004-11-30

The main reason I checked this out, besides that it was more material from the incomparable Y.M.O., was that is had some Orb remixes of Tong Poo. I'm sad to say that Dr. Alex Patterson's remixes sound so completely different from the originals that they may as well be credited to him alone. The only bright spot to the collection are the two remixes of Firecracker which stick close to the original melody and add updated beats, which by now sound dated anyway. But hey, if you want to hear Y.M.O. mixed up with passe house beats from the 90's then by all means, seek this crap out.

Remixes added 90's edge to YMO.......1999-05-25

These remixes add not only a 90's feel to many YMO favorites, but add the flair and style of the many contributors. Especially enjoyable are the remixes by 808 state, which keep an overall chord structure from "Light in the Darkness" but embellish the song to a point where it is barely recognizable.

YMO helped pioneer the Techno music revolution, along with Kraftwerk. The artists on this remix album are the children, brothers, and sisters of the movement. Thoroughly enjoyable, and hard to get tired of.

Average customer rating: Historical Time Capsule

The Civil War Douglas Jimerson Manufacturer: Amerimusic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004SU99 Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

1. Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
2. Wait for the Wagon
3. Clari: Home, Sweet Home
4. Oh! Susanna
5. The Bonnie Blue Flag
6. Do They Miss Me at Home?
7. Yellow Rose of Texas
8. Goober Peas
9. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
10. Aura Lee
11. Marching Through Georgia
12. Just Before the Battle, Mother
13. That's What's the Matter
14. We are Coming Father Abraham
15. Gentle Annie
16. I'll be a Sergeant
17. Dixie
18. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp "The boys are coming"
19. For the Dear Old Flag I Die
20. Battle Hymn of the Republic
21. The Battle Cry of Freedom
22. America
23. The Bonnie Blue Flag
24. My Maryland
25. Yellow Rose of Texas
26. Woodman, Spare that Tree
27. Juanita
28. Green Grow the Lilacs
29. Lorena
30. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
31. Rock'd in the Cradle of the Deep
32. How Firm a Foundation
33. Blue Bell of Scotland
34. Storming of Monterey
35. Joys that We've Tasted
36. Polly Hopkins and Tommy Tompkins
37. Drummer Boy of Shiloh
38. Roll, Alabama, Roll
39. Weeping, Sad and Lonely
40. Vaccant Chair
41. Goober Peas
42. All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight
43. Dixie
44. Oh! Susanna
45. Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground
46. Old Folks at Home
47. Camptown Races
48. Beautiful Dreamer
49. Nelly Bly
50. Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
51. Gentle Annie
52. Hard Times Come Again No More
53. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
54. Deep River
55. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
56. If You've Only Got a Moustache
57. Old Dog Tray
58. The Glendy Burk
59. My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night
60. Some Folks
61. When This Dreadful War Is Ended
62. Was My Brother In The Battle?
63. Nothing, But a Plain Old Soldier
64. Battle Hymn of the Republic
65. America
66. Barbara Allen
67. Skip to my Lou
68. Kathleen Mavoureen
69. Adam and Eve's Wedding Song
70. Old Sister Phoebe
71. Oh! Susanna
72. Twenty Years Ago
73. The Ship on Fire
74. Silver Bell Waltz
75. Your Mission
76. Dixie
77. Go Down Moses
78. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
79. Free at Last
80. Martha: Ach, so fromm
81. Die Zauberflote, K 620: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
82. Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure
83. Faust: Gloire immortelle [Soldiers' Chorus]
84. Hail, Columbia
85. We are Coming Father Abraham
86. Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
87. Taps

Customer Reviews:

Historical Time Capsule.......2000-08-12

This is the most comprehensive recording I've found of songs popular during the Civil War period. The performances are a time capsule of Civil War music.

Average customer rating:

One More YMO Yellow Magic Orchestra Manufacturer: Pioneer ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000MZHT98 Release Date: 2007-04-02

Tracks:

1. Snakeman Show In Budokan
2. Rydeen
3. Behind The Mask
4. Cosmic Surfin'
5. Day Tripper
6. Solid State Survivor
7. Femme Chinoise
8. Castalia
9. Tong Poo
10. Thousand Knives
11. Green Back Doller
12. Pure Jam
13. Seoul Music
14. Mass
15. Wild Ambitions
16. Merli
17. Technopolis

Average customer rating: More of a "happening" than a concert! Great recording 1983 concert as superb YMO recording

After Service Yellow Magic Orchestra Manufacturer: Restless Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Solid State Survivor BGM Hi-Tech/No Crime: Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed Yellow Magic Orchestra ASIN: B000003BJG Release Date: 1993-07-01

Tracks:

1. Propoganda
2. Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)
3. Behind The Mask
4. Solid State Survivor
5. La Femme Chinoise
6. Ongaka
7. Ballet
8. Wild Ambitions
9. Expecting Rivers
10. Key
11. Technopolis
12. Rydeen
13. You've Got To Help Yourself
14. Kageki Na Munekyun
15. -Uwaki Na Vacances-
16. Firecracker

Customer Reviews:

More of a "happening" than a concert!.......2007-02-13

The collective sound of 10,000 Japanese teenage girls going utterly gonzo at the same time over a very sophisticated band with four keyboard players, a drummer and no guitars!

In Western countries like Australia, Yellow Magic Orchestra were regarded as a rather specialised, sophisticated AND highly influential "Art-house" Pop band. People who like YMO were usually the chardonnay set in Australia - serious young men in their twenties who dressed like David Bowie and had girlfriends with Louise "Lulu" Brookes hairstyles, green & white polka-dot dresses and matt red lipstick (i.e. Art Tarts).

No so in Japan, Sakamoto, Hosono and Takahashi were absolute pop stars there and they were the idols of millions of Japanese teenagers.

After Service contains some very fine performances of some of YMO's best material and the sound of the fans, in apparent ecstasy, adds something to this recording, IMHO.

As I said, more of a "happening" or an "act of worship" than a concert.

Great recording.......1999-04-03

Terific concert recording for any band. My original Japan vinyl pressing is typical of the high quality record pressing from Japan in the eighties. The Japanese attention to detail (exemplified by YMO itself) is missed today.

1983 concert as superb YMO recording.......1998-09-21

This CD was recorded at the Nippon Budokan in 1983, and is very typical of the Japanese early Electronica music genre. Most of YMO's hits that they debuted with or were famous for are represented on this album, with new instruments and key-changes that offer an enhanced "YMO on Steroids" feeling. This reviewer highly reccommends the album.

Average customer rating: My favourite YMO album Catchy, Futuristic, Funky & Smart Loved it in 1981, love it now

BGM Yellow Magic Orchestra Manufacturer: Sony/Epic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Technodelic Solid State Survivor Yellow Magic Orchestra Multiplies Naughty Boys ASIN: B0000DELA0 Release Date: 2003-10-06

Tracks:

1. Ballet
2. Music Plans
3. Rap Phenomena
4. Happy End
5. 1000 Knives
6. Cue
7. U.T
8. Camouflage
9. Mass
10. Loom

Album Description

2003 remastered reissue of the Japanese progressive rock act's 1981 live album. Epic.

Customer Reviews:

My favourite YMO album.......2007-02-13

I can't remember when I bought this album. It must have been some time in the early 1980s. I was listening to the music of John Foxx, Japan, Ippu-Do, Bill Nelson, David Sylvian, Brian Eno, Jon Hassell, Harold Budd, Fad Gadget, S.P.K., Sandii & The Sunsetz, Cabaret Voltaire, Kraftwerk and Deutsche Amerikanische Freundschaft at the time. Yellow Magic Orchestra were unique, and they are, still.

BGM is not really an album of songs, it is really an album of instrumental pieces and "soundscapes", partly instrumental and some with vocals, and some with fragments of singing and spoken words. The music is all quite atmospheric and rich in instrumental lines and textures. Some of the pieces could be easily arranged for and played by an orchestra. "Mass" and "U.T." sound like orchestral music over a drum machine. There is some acoustic drumming here from Yukihiro Takahashi (a very fine drummer) and, possibly, Ryuichi Sakamoto (he drums in the video clip of "Cue"). The keyboard playing is, of course, sublime and it is clear that the three members of the group let their imagines run free on this album. They were superstars by this stage and they could more or less do whatever they liked .... and they certainly did!

I loved to contrast the music of D.A.F. with Y.M.O. - DAF were the quintessential "Minimalist" Punk band - one keyboard line and drums; YMO could have been described as "Maximalist", in comparison, with their multi-layered and contrapuntal music. Like Kraftwerk and Cabaret Voltaire, YMO didn't always rely on words and lyrics alone to carry the meaning of their songs, the sounds, instrumental timbres, harmonies, melodies, rhythmic contures and song structures provided their music with internal rhetoric.

BGM, overall, is a "moody" and atmospheric album. I have recently seen some of the songs performed live on YouTube (I never saw any promotional videos at the time!) and I am [still!] impressed with the intensity and power of YMO live. In some ways, all the music on this album would have sounded even better live, I'd be willing to wager! Alas, YMO never toured Australia.

BGM is quite unlike anything else Yellow Magic Orchestra recorded and it is very unlike anything else anyone else recorded before or since. Hmmm, okay, maybe "Radio Fantasy" by Ippu-Do owes something to this album - "Magic Vox" and "Radio Japan" could easily be played back-to-back with any of the tracks from BGM and not cause the listener to flinch.

It is a pity "Radio Fantasy" is not readily available on CD.


However, If you want to get an insight into YMO - check out the video of "Cue" (one of the their best songs) on YouTube. Stunning!

Catchy, Futuristic, Funky & Smart.......2006-09-18

Great to see YMO's stuff out on CD - I had this (and a pair of their other releases) on vinyl when I was in middle school, and after many years, it's still great stuff. YMO stood alongside some of the Krautrock groups (especially Kraftwerk and Can) as something way ahead of their time, and Ryuichi Sakamoto has crafted an extremely fascinating solo career over the last 2 decades.

In any case, the shimmering electro-pop here was immaculate - catchy, futuristic, funky and smart.

Check 'em out.

-David Alston

Loved it in 1981, love it now.......2005-07-22

A friend from Japan introduced me to YMO back in 1981 with a recording of 'Nice Ace' off the Multiplies album. I was hooked. I traveled to Japan that year and picked up BGM while I was there. Man, that synth solo in "1,000 Knives" is insane. I had some friends that used it to breakdance to back in the early 80s. The other tracks I love are "Cue", "Ballet", "Camouflage" and "Happy End". I used part of "Loom" along with a bit from Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love" album (a non-song part between "Jig of Life" and "Hello Earth") to make a cool phone machine message.

Anyway, YMO was good at the type of music they produced (synthpop). I highly recommend BGM, Multiplies, and the others, along with Yukihiro Takahashi's solo works Murdered by the Music and Neuromantic.

Eric - CA

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1. You Won't Forget About Me 1 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
2. Zoot Woman [Import]
3. 1998 / 1999 [CD-single] [Import]
4. All My Favourite Things [Import]
5. Amen [Import]
6. Angel Beach: the Second Wave [Box set] [Import]
7. Anyone Can See [Import]
8. Awake
9. Baila Habibi, Vol. 1
10. Bargrooves Black [Import]

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Private Party V.2 [Import]

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Wind Concerti

Vite Strozzate [Soundtrack]

Music: Special CD-Box V.1 1986-1992 [Import]

What It Takes [CD-single] [Import]

Twelve Shots on the Rocks [Enhanced] [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]

We Lift Our Voices 4 U

Tomorrow the Green Grass (Reis)

You May See Me Walkin

Voces del Milenio: Bohemia

Trans-Europe Express

Toda Una Vida: 12 Exitos, Vol. 2 [Import]

Walking Away [CD-single] [Import]

Thunder + Lightning

Bright White