Mixed by: Norio Yoshizawa and Harry Hosonoįollowing 1978’s Paraiso, Haruomi Hosono, already a highly respected musician in Tokyo, conceived an instrumental disco band that could achieve international success while commenting on outdated Western ideas of exotic Orientalism. Much of what’s on Wikipedia has no traceable citation to avoid inaccuracies any info from there will be mentioned as “supposed” or “presumed”.Įngineered by: Norio Yoshizawa and Atsushi Saito at Studio “A” Earlier this year, Ryuichi Sakamoto associate Eiichi Yoshimura published YMO 1978-2043: Definitive Story Of Yellow Magic Orchestra, but no English translation exists (and I’ve not yet learned Japanese). While I did as much research as possible, in the English-speaking world little verifiable information about YMO exists. This week, I’m dissecting the group’s albums from the 1978 self-titled debut through November 1981’s Technodelic. This is the part one of a multi-part exploration of Japanese synthpop pioneer Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) previewed in the recent “Yellow Magic Orchestra: Prologue”.
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