They also covered "Hello, Goodbye" and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)". [22], They were also the very first band to utilize the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, one of the first and most influential programmable drum machines, as soon as it was released in 1980. In 1993, Johnny Black of Hi-Fi News, in a review for the record Hi-Tech/No Crime, described YMO as "the most adventurous and influential electro-techno-dance technicians the world has produced" and further argued that "without them (and Kraftwerk) today's music would still sound like yesterday's music. Das Yellow Magic Orchestra (Y.M.O.) Hosono also contributed to one of Sakamoto's songs, "Thousand Knives", in the album. Euphonium, episode 5, the song "Rydeen" is played by Kitauji highschool's orchestra. 04:03 Autor: Chris Mosdell / Komponisten: Yukihiro Takahashi. [28], Their second album Solid State Survivor went on to sell over 2 million records worldwide. 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Diese Zusammenarbeit führte dann zum Projekt Y.M.O. [11] Sakamoto's "Riot in Lagos" was cited by Kurtis Mantronik as a major influence on his early electro hip hop group Mantronix;[90] he included both "Computer Game" and "Riot in Lagos" in his compilation album That's My Beat (2002) which consists of the songs that influenced his early career. [59][60][61] It also introduced features such as a keypad to enter note information and 16 KB of RAM which allowed a maximum sequence length of 5200 notes, a huge step forward from the 8–16 step sequencers of the era. Für die darauf folgende Tour wurden sie als Not YMO angekündigt. album. Yellow Magic Orchestra | 21-02-1980 Gesamtdauer: 42 min. Kunden, die diesen Artikel angesehen haben, haben auch angesehen. 1984, nach Veröffentlichung ihres Soundtracks "Propaganda", widmeten sich die Bandmitglieder wieder ihren Solokarrieren, spielten aber dort weiterhin zusammen und traten auch weiter in TV-Sendungen auf. Takahashi, in particular, would play the band's material in his concerts. "[76], YMO are considered pioneers in the field of popular electronic music, and continue to be remixed or sampled by modern artists,[4] including experimental artist Yamantaka Eye, electronica group LFO, jungle band 4hero, electrolatino artist Senor Coconut, ambient house pioneers The Orb and 808 State,[11] electronic music groups Orbital[27] and The Human League,[74] hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa,[3] and mainstream pop musicians such as Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Greg Phillinganes,[27] Eric Clapton, Mariah Carey, and Jennifer Lopez. [69][70] By the 1990s, YMO were also frequently cited as pioneers of ambient house music. Die vollständige Titelliste sehen (8 Titel) (P) 1978 Alfa Music, Inc. 12-11-1978 Yellow Magic Orchestra. While their contemporaries in Düsseldorf, and later Detroit, were using synthesizer technology to create bleak dystopian music, YMO introduced a more "joyous and liberating" approach to electronic music. "[5] In 2001, Jason Ankeny of the Allmusic Guide to Electronica described YMO as "a seminal influence on contemporary electronic music – hugely popular both at home and abroad" and placed them "second only to Kraftwerk as innovators of today's electronic culture. Diese Einkaufsfunktion lädt weitere Artikel, wenn die Eingabetaste gedrückt wird. Public Pressure. [26] Despite the approval of songwriter Sakamoto and lyricist Chris Mosdell, it was eventually removed from the album due to legal issues with YMO's management. Find Yellow Magic Orchestra bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - Pioneering Japanese synth-pop group second only… Die Mitglieder sind Haruomi Hosono (Bass), Yukihiro Takahashi (Schlagzeug) und Ryuichi Sakamoto (Keyboard). Autor: John Lennon - Paul MaCartney / Komponisten: Yellow Magic Orchestra - John Lennon - Paul MaCartney. Their first single under this name, "Rescue", was written for the film Appleseed EX Machina. Read Full Biography. [82], In the 1990s, YMO influenced ambient house pioneers such as The Orb and 808 State,[11] as well as Ultramarine and other ambient/house artists. Yellow Magic Orchestra Biography by Jason Ankeny + Follow Artist. An der Welttournee 1979 war Gitarrist Kazumi Watanabe They helped pioneer synthpop, modern J-pop, techno, and house music. [12] Following the break-up of his band Happy End in 1972, Hosono became involved in the recording of several early electronic rock records, including Yōsui Inoue's folk pop rock album Kōri no Sekai (1973) and Osamu Kitajima's progressive psychedelic rock album Benzaiten (1974), both of which utilized synthesizers, electric guitars, electric bass, and in the latter, electronic drums and rhythm machines. [24] Following the release of the album Yellow Magic Orchestra, a live date at the Roppongi Pit Inn was seen by executives of A&M Records of the USA who were in the process of setting up a partnership deal with Alfa Records. [6] The same year, their albums Solid State Survivor and X∞Multiplies held the top two spots on the Oricon charts for seven consecutive weeks, making YMO the only band in Japanese chart history to achieve this feat. He later proposed they rename the group Human Audio Sponge when he participates. Die Band machte diesen kurzen Haarschnitt dort erst salonfähig. [42] Among the many artists performing, Kraftwerk closed the July 7th concert, with YMO performing on both days, closing the July 8th concert. In 2015, in the anime Sound! Prior to the group's formation, Sakamoto had been experimenting with electronic music equipment at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, which he entered in 1970, including synthesizers such as the Buchla, Moog, and ARP. [58], The band often utilized a wide variety of state-of-the-art electronic music equipment immediately as they were made available. ist ein japanisches Musiktrio, das sich auf Elektropop spezialisiert hat. [16] For some time, YMO was the most popular band in Japan. Track 3 on side one of Yellow Magic Orchestra’s fourth studio album BGM, released in 1981. The band was named "Harry Hosono and the Yellow Magic Band" as a satire of Japan's obsession with black magic at the time,[16] and in late 1977 they began recording Paraiso, which was released in 1978. Dieses Genre wurde Ende der Siebziger Jahre des 20. Much of the methods and techniques developed by both Tomita and Matsutake during the early 1970s would later be employed by Yellow Magic Orchestra. It featured English lyrics by Chris Mosdell, whose sci-fi themes often depicted a human condition alienated by dystopic futures, much like the emerging cyberpunk movement in fiction at that time. 11,70 € Weiter. Making abundant use of new synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, drum machines, computers and digital recording technology as it became available, as well as utilizing cyberpunk-ish lyrics sung mostly in English, they extended their popularity and influence beyond Japan. [23] The band was initially 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 with modern electronics, as a subversion of Orientalism and exoticization. [10] "Behind the Mask" (1979) made use of synthesizers for the melodies and digital gated reverb for the snare drums. According to SF Weekly, YMO's musical timeline has gone from "zany exotica-disco spoofs" and "bleeps and blips" in the 1970s to "sensuous musique concrète perfected" in their 1983 albums Naughty Boys and Service. [31] "Computer Game" (1978) also influenced Sheffield's bleep techno music; the Warp record, Sweet Exorcist's "Testone" (1990), defined Sheffield's techno sound by making playful use of sampled sounds from "Computer Game" along with dialogues from the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA is a Japanese-techno-art-pop group. [41] It was announced in February that YMO will perform at the Fuji Rock festival in July and the World Happiness festival 2011 on August 7 where they will debut new songs. They added classic songs from their back catalog into their set list. Although the primary YMO members (Yukihiro Takahashi, Haruomi Hosono, and Ryuichi Sakamoto) are effectively known as HASYMO and played both these concerts, these concerts were billed simply as "YMO" but featured only 4 YMO songs in each concert while the rest of the concert featured Sketch Show, HASYMO music and member's solo works. [54] Their 1978 hit "Computer Game / Firecracker", for example, sampled Martin Denny's 1959 exotica melody "Firecracker"[16] and arcade game sounds from Space Invaders and Circus. [4] This resulted in the release of the tribute remix album Yellow Magic Orchestra: Hi-Tech/No Crime in 1993,[4] by leading ambient, house and techno musicians at the time, including The Orb, 808 State, and Orbital. [56] Soon after Technodelic, the LMD-649 was used by YMO-associated acts such as Chiemi Manabe[57] and Logic System. [4] "Technopolis" (1979) in particular is considered an "interesting contribution" to the development of Detroit techno and the group Cybotron. [39] In January 2011, KCRW announced for their World Festival concert series that Yellow Magic Orchestra will perform at the Hollywood Bowl on June 26, 2011. The most popular international hit from the album was "Firecracker", which would be released as a single the following year and again as "Computer Game", which became a success in the United States and Europe. [22] Electric instruments were also used, the Fender Rhodes piano and Fender Jazz Bass. Die Mitglieder sind … The band was formed by … Die erfolgreichste Singleauskopplung aus dem Album und Y.M.O.s größter internationaler Hit, Behind the Mask, wurde später von Ryuichi Sakamoto für eine Soloveröffentlichung 1987 neu bearbeitet. Mit dem Einsatz immer modernerer Synthesizer, Sampler, Sequenzer und digitaler Aufnahmetechnik, sowie der meist auf Englisch verfassten Texte, die an Cyberpunk erinnerten, wurde Y.M.O. Meanwhile, Sakamoto would gain international success for his work as a solo artist, actor, and film composer,[36] winning Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe awards. All Rights Reserved. ist ein japanisches Musiktrio, das sich auf Elektropop spezialisiert hat. 4,5 von 5 Sternen 84. Noch heute kann man am Haarschnitt japanischer Geschäftsleute (Techno cut) erkennen, wie groß der Einfluss Yellow Magic Orchestras auf die japanische Modewelt war. [53] Sakamoto has expressed that his "concept when making music is that there is no border between music and noise. [21][22], While Sakamoto was working on Thousand Knives, Hosono began formulating the idea of an instrumental disco band which could have the potential to reach success in non-Japanese-language territories, and invited Tasuo Hayashi of Tin Pan Alley and Hiroshi Sato of Uncle Buck as participants, but they declined. In HMV Japan's list of top 100 Japanese musicians of all time, YMO were voted second place, behind only Southern All Stars, a pop-rock band who remain largely unknown outside Japan. [6] The single "Computer Game" had sold 400,000 copies in the United States[6] and reached No. [43] YMO also headlined their World Happiness festival on August 12, 2012.[44]. Following an advertising deal with Fuji Cassette, the group sparked a boom in the popularity of electronic pop music, called "technopop" in Japan,[16][6] where they had an effect similar to that of the Beatles and Merseybeat in 1960s Britain. [55] The pace at which the band's music evolved has been acknowledged by critics. Auf diese Weise bekamen Y.M.O. [10] The group would release several albums before pausing their activity in 1984. [13][14] Also around the same time, the band's future "fourth member" Hideki Matsutake was the assistant for the internationally successful electronic musician Isao Tomita. Genres: Synthpop, Electropop, City Pop. [31] These influences on YMO included Japanese electronic music (such as Isao Tomita),[49] traditional Japanese music, experimental Chinese music (of the Cultural Revolution era),[45] Indian music (such as Ravi Shankar and Bollywood music),[19] arcade game samples,[16][50] American rap,[32] exotica,[31] Caribbean ska,[31] Giorgio Moroder's disco work,[4] the Beatles, the Beach Boys and their leader Brian Wilson,[51] Van Dyke Parks,[citation needed] classical music,[11] animal sounds,[52] and noise. [40] Not long after, a concert for June 27, 2011, at The Warfield was added. They opened with a cover of "Hello, Goodbye" and performed old YMO songs along with their newer songs.[38]. innerhalb 1-2 Wochen. Recently performing live as Human Audio Sponge; Hosono, Sakamoto and Takahashi did a live performance together as Yellow Magic Orchestra for the Live Earth, Kyoto, event on July 7, 2007, which raised money and awareness of a "climate in crisis". Jahrhunderts von ihnen maßgeblich mitbeeinflusst. [4][5] They were pioneers in their use of synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, drum machines, computers, and digital recording technology,[4][6][7] and effectively anticipated the "electropop boom" of the 1980s. Dieses Genre wurde Ende der 1970er Jahre von ihnen maßgeblich mitbeeinflusst. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Firecracker (Yellow Magic Orchestra song)) 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. [10][15], Sakamoto first worked with Hosono as a member of his live band in 1976, while Yukihiro Takahashi recruited Sakamoto to produce his debut solo recording in 1977 following the split of the Sadistic Mika Band. [62] While the machine was initially unsuccessful due to its lack of digital sampling that the rival Linn LM-1 offered, the TR-808 featured various unique artificial percussion sounds,[62] including a deep bass kick drum,[63][64] "tinny handclap sounds",[64] "the ticky snare, the tishy hi-hats (open and closed)", and "the spacey cowbell",[62] which YMO utilized and demonstrated in their music, as early as its year of release in 1980, paving the way for the TR-808's mainstream popularity several years later,[62][63] after which it would be used for more hit records than any other drum machine[65] and continue to be widely used through to the present day. Die LP Yellow Magic Orchestra: Solid State Survivor jetzt portofrei für 23,99 Euro kaufen. [21][23] Roland called the MC-8 a "computer music composer" and it was the first stand-alone microprocessor-based music sequencer. nun einen internationalen Deal angeboten, so dass die drei Mitglieder beschlossen, dem Projekt gegenüber ihren Solokarrieren Priorität einzuräumen. Solid State Survivor aus dem Jahr 1979 bedeutete den endgültigen Durchbruch in Japan und wurde beim Japan Record Award als bestes Album ausgezeichnet. Yellow Magic Orchestra. Unter anderem, um Rechtsstreitigkeiten zu verhindern, veröffentlichten sie 1993 das Album Technodon, diesmal allerdings unter dem Namen YMO. [20] Thousand Knives was also notable for its early use of the microprocessor-based Roland MC-8 Microcomposer music sequencer, with Matsutake as its music programmer for the album. Hosono holte daraufhin beide zur Fertigstellung seines Albums “Paraiso” ins Boot. Wählen Sie aus erstklassigen Inhalten zum Thema Yellow Magic Orchestra in … 01. 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Das Debütalbum war dann auch sehr erfolgreich, was nicht zuletzt an der hervorragenden Produktion lag, und das Studioprojekt verwandelte sich in eine ausgewachsene Tourband und machte beachtliche Karriere. [11] The group leader Haruomi Hosono had been using an Ace Tone rhythm machine since early in his career in the early 1970s. Bewertung, Yellow Magic Orchestra Usa & Y. Disco, Pop, Import-Can, SYMPHONIC The song was later revised by Michael Jackson, who added new lyrics and had intended to include it in his album Thriller. Die anderen beiden Mitglieder waren zunächst nur Sessionmusiker. The trailblazing force behind the emergence of the Japanese techno-pop sound of the late '70s, Yellow Magic Orchestra remains a seminal influence on contemporary electronic music -- hugely popular both at home and abroad, their pioneering use of synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines places them second only to Kraftwerk as innovators of today's electronic culture. An der Welttournee 1979 war Gitarrist Kazumi Watanabe als Gast beteiligt. They released the surprise global hit "Computer Game" in 1978, reaching the UK Top 20 and selling 400,000 copies in the US. In ihrer asiatischen Heimat genießen sie ein ähnliches Ansehen als Pioniere der elektronischen Musik wie etwa die Gruppe Kraftwerk in Europa und Nordamerika. The band closed the night, and confirmed that "Yellow Magic Orchestra" is their official name, dropping the HASYMO title. [citation needed], The band's 1978 self-titled album Yellow Magic Orchestra was successful and the studio project grew into a fully fledged touring band and career for its three members. auch außerhalb Japans bekannt. Track 2 on 'Yellow Magic Orchestra' (1978)Written by Martin DennyLYRICS:Instrumental-uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com In ihrer asiatischen Heimat genießen sie ein ähnliches Ansehen als Pioniere der elektronischen Musik wie etwa die Gruppe Kraftwerk in Europa und Nordamerika. Icons in Japan and the rest of the world, YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA are highly innovative and influencing in the world of electronics, similar to KRAFTWERK. At around the same time, the 1980 song "Riot in Lagos" by YMO member Sakamoto pioneered the beats and sounds of electro music. Public Pressure. The band was one of the first to use Sampling. [3][33] The band was particularly popular with the emerging hip hop community, which appreciated the group's electronic sounds, and in the Bronx where "Firecracker" was a success and sampled in the famous Death Mix (1983) by Afrika Bambaataa. [citation needed] Instead of traditional vocals, about half of it features field audio recordings and samples of authors and scientists reading their work. 04:57 Autor: Chris Mosdell / Komponisten: Yellow Magic Orchestra - Haruomi Hosono. [97] They also inspired early ambient techno artists such as Tetsu Inoue,[98] and the classical music composer Joe Hisaishi. [66] In 1994, four video game composers employed at Namco, formed a parody band called "Oriental Magnetic Yellow" (OMY), producing parody cover versions of various YMO records, consisting of Shinji Hosoe as Haruomi Hosonoe, Nobuyoshi Sano as Ryuichi Sanomoto, Takayuki Aihara as Takayukihiro Aihara, and Hiroto Sasaki as Hideki Sasatake. Verfassen Sie jetzt einen Fan-Report und teilen Sie Ihre Eindrücke zu Yellow Magic Orchestra. The early 2000s saw Hosono and Takahashi reunited in a project called Sketch Show.