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Yellow Magic Orchestra

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Real Name:Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Profile:Yellow Magic Orchestra was a Japanese electropop band, formed in 1978.

The principal members were Haruomi Hosono (bass), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (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 are highly regarded as pioneers of electronic music, and continue to be remixed and sampled by modern artists.

The band had stopped working together by 1984, the three members returning to their solo careers. They released a one-off reunion album, Technodon, in 1993.

The early 2000s saw Hosono & Takahashi reunited in a project called Sketch Show. On a number of occasions Ryuichi Sakamoto has joined in on Sketch Show performances and recording sessions. He later proposed they rename the unit "Human Audio Sponge" when he participates.
URLs:http://www.yellowmagicorchestra.com
http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/ymo/index_pc.html
Aliases:Human Audio Sponge, Pre YMO
Members:Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi
Name Variations: All | Yellow Magic Orchestra | イエロー・マジック・オーケストラ | Y M O | Y.M.O | Y.M.O. | Yellow Magic | Yellow Man Orchestra | YMO | Ymoymo
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Releases:
Yellow Magic Orchestra (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1978
Computer Game (12") Horizon Records & Tapes 1979
Computer Game (7") Horizon Records & Tapes 1979
Computer Game / La Femme Chinoise (12") A&M Records (Europe) 1979
Computer Game / La Femme Chinoise (12", Maxi, Yel) A&M Records (Europe) 1979
Computer Game / La Femme Chinoise (7") A&M Records (Europe) 1979
Cosmic Surfin' (7", Promo) A&M Records 1979
Firecracker (12") A&M Records (UK) 1979
Firecracker (7") A&M Records (UK) 1979
Firecracker (12", Yel) A&M Records (UK) 1979
Solid State Survivor (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1979
Technopolis / Solid State Survivor (7") Alfa Records, Inc 1979
Yellow Magic (Tong Poo) (12", Yel) A&M Records (UK) 1979
Yellow Magic Orchestra (LP) A&M Records (Europe) 1979
Yellow Magic Orchestra (LP) Horizon Records & Tapes 1979
Yellow Magic Orchestra (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1979
Yellow Magic Orchestra (LP) A&M Records 1979
Yellow Magic Orchestra (LP) A&M Records (Europe) 1979
Yellow Magic Orchestra (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1979
Behind The Mask (12") A&M Records (UK) 1980
Behind The Mask (7", Yel) A&M Records (UK) 1980
Behind The Mask (12", Promo) A&M Records 1980
Behind The Mask (7") CBS 1980
Best One (Cass, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1980
Nice Age (12") A&M Records (UK) 1980
Nice Age (12") A&M Records (Europe) 1980
Public Pressure (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1980
Tighten Up (12") A&M Records 1980
Tighten Up (12", Promo) A&M Records 1980
Tighten Up (7") A&M Records 1980
Tighten Up (12") A&M Records (UK) 1980
X Multiplies (LP) A&M Records 1980
X Multiplies (LP) A&M Records (Europe) 1980
X Multiplies (LP) A&M Records (Europe) 1980
X Multiplies (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1980
X Multiplies (10") Alfa Records, Inc 1980
X Multiplies (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1980
X∞ Multiplies (LP, Yel) A&M Records (UK) 1980
X∞ Multiplies (LP) Festival Records 1980
BGM (LP) A&M Records 1981
BGM (LP) Festival Records 1981
BGM (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1981
BGM (LP, Album) A&M Records (Europe) 1981
BGM (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1981
BGM (Cass, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1981
Cue / 1000 Knives (12") A&M Records 1981
Public Pressure (LP) A&M Records (Europe) 1981
Technodelic (LP, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1981
Technodelic (LP, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1981
Technodelic (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1981
Technodelic (LP, Album) Pick Up Records 1981
Best Selection (Cass) Alfa Records, Inc 1982
Rydeen / Absolute Ego Dance (7") Alfa Records, Inc 1982
Solid State Survivor (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1982
Technodelic (LP) CBS 1982
Kimi Ni Mune Kyun (7") Alfa Records, Inc 1983
Naughty Boys (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1983
Naughty Boys (Instrumental) (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1983
Service (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1983
Service (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1983
You've Got To Help Yourself (7") Alfa Records, Inc 1983
After Service (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1984
After Service (2xLP) Alfa Records, Inc 1984
After Service (2xLP) Alfa Records, Inc 1984
BGM (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1984
Naughty Boys (LP) Alfa Records, Inc 1984
Naughty Boys (Instrumental) (LP) Pick Up Records 1984
Public Pressure (CD, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1984
BGM (LP) Pick Up Records 1985
Best Selection (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1986
Y.M.O. Mega Mix (12") Alfa Records, Inc 1986
Naughty Boys (CD, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1987
Service (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1987
Solid State Survivor (CD, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1987
Technodelic (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1987
Y.M.O. History (2xCD, Comp) Alfa Records, Inc 1987
Yellow Magic Orchestra (CD, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1987
Sealed (2xCD) Alfa Records, Inc 1988
Naughty Boys (Instrumental) (CD, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1990
Y.M.O. Best Selection (CD, RE) Alfa Records, Inc 1990
Y.M.O. Mega Mix (CD, Maxi) Alfa Records, Inc 1990
YMO In The '90s - The Pete Lorimar Remix (CD, Maxi) Alfa Records, Inc 1990
BGM (CD) Festival Records 1991
After Service (CD) Restless Records 1992
BGM (CD, Album, RE) Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Complete Service (2xCD) Alfa Records, Inc, Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Hi-Tech / No Crime (LP) Internal 1992
Hi-Tech / No Crime (CD) Internal 1992
Hi-Tech / No Crime (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Kyoretsu Na Rhythm (CD) Restless Records 1992
Kyoretsu Na Rhythm (CD) Restless Records 1992
Kyoretsu Na Rhythm (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Light In Darkness (12", S/Sided, Promo) Internal 1992
Megamix - YMO In The 90's (12", Promo) Restless Records 1992
Multiplies (12", Promo) Internal 1992
Naughty Boys (CD) Roadrunner Records 1992
Public Pressure (CD, Album, RE) Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Reconstructions (12") Internal, Internal 1992
Reconstructions (CD, Maxi) Internal, FFRR 1992
Reconstructions (Cass, Single) Internal 1992
Solid State Survivor (CD) Restless Records 1992
Techno Bible (5xCD + Box) Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Technodelic (CD) Restless Records 1992
Technodelic (CD, Album, RE) Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Tighten Up (12") Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Tong Poo (12") Internal 1992
X∞ Multiplies (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1992
X∞ Multiplies (CD, Album, RE) Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Yellow Magic Orchestra (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Yellow Magic Orchestra (CD) Restless Records 1992
Yellow Magic Orchestra (CD, Album, RE) Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Best Hits (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1993
Hi-Tech/No Crime - Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed (CD) Moonshine Music 1993
Light In Darkness / Firecracker II (12") Moonshine Music 1993
Live At Kinokuni-Ya Hall 1978 (CD) Alfa Records, Inc 1993
Technodon (CD) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1993
Technodon Live (CD) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1993
Technodon Remixes I (CD, Maxi) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1993
Technodon Remixes II (CD, Maxi) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1993
YMO Versus The Human League (CD, Maxi) Alfa Records, Inc 1993
YMO vs The Orb - The Tong Poo Remixes (CD, Maxi) Alfa Records, Inc 1993
Super Best of YMO (2xCD, Comp) Alfa Records, Inc 1996
East Meets East (CD, Album) Consipio Records 1997
Oricon - The Ichiban Presents We Love YMO (CD, Comp) Alfa Records, Inc 1998
Yellow Magic Orchestra (CD, Album, Pic) Alfa Records, Inc 1998
増長 X∞PRESUMPTUOUS (CD, Album) Alfa Records, Inc 1998
Behind The Mask Volume 2 (12") Victor Entertainment Japan 1999
BGM (CD, Album, RM) Epic 1999
BGM (CD, Album, RM) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1999
Public Pressure 公的抑圧 (CD, Album, RM) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1999
Solid State Survivor (CD, Album, RM) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1999
Technodelic (CD, Album, RM) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1999
X∞ Multiplies (CD, Album, RM) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1999
X∞Multiplies 増殖 (CD, Album, RM) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1999
YMO Go Home! (2xCD) Toshiba EMI Ltd 1999
YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-01 (CD) Victor Entertainment Japan 1999
YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-01 (2xLP) Victor Entertainment Japan 1999
One More YMO (CD, Album) Toshiba EMI Ltd 2000
YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-00 (CD) Victor Entertainment Japan 2000
Public Pressure (CD, Album, RM, RE) Epic 2003
Service (CD, Album, RM) Epic 2003
Service (CD, Album, RM) Epic 2003
Solid State Survivor (CD, Album, RE, RM) Epic 2003
Solid State Survivor (CD, Album, RE, RM) Epic 2003
UC YMO (2xCD, Album) Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2003
Visual YMO - The Best (DVD) Sony Music House Inc. 2003
X∞ Multiplies (CD, Album, RM) Epic 2003
X∞ Multiplies (CD, Album, RM) Epic 2003
BGM (CD, Album, RE) Epic 2004
Naughty Boys & Instrumental (2xCD, Album, RE, RM) Epic 2004
Technodelic (CD) Epic 2004
Technodelic (CD, Album, RE, RM) Epic 2004
Yellow Magic Orchestra USA & Yellow Magic Orchestra (2xCD, Album, RM) Epic 2004
Absolute Ego Dance (Denki's Eisa-Rmx) (12") Victor Entertainment Japan 2005
YMO Remixes 99-00 The Best (CD, Album) Victor Entertainment Japan 2005
Yellow Magic Orchestra (CD, RE) Alfa Records, Inc 2006
Rescue / Rydeen 79/07 (CD, Single) Commmons 2007
Rydeen 79/07 (File, Single) Commmons 2007
Production:
Café Solo (2xCD) Light In Darkness (808... Resist Music 2006
Appears On:
Bootleg (CD) Alfa Records, Inc  
Band's Eye View - Sounds Sampler No.8 (LP) Technopolis Epic, Sounds (Magazine) 1982
Yen Records History / Yen Singles+α (2xCD, Ltd) Kageki Na Shukujo, See... Alfa Records, Inc 1988
Lektrokuted (CD, Dig) Behind The Mask 541 2003
The Remix Album, Volume 1 (2xCD, Comp) Indo (4 Hero Remix) Raw Canvas Records 2004
イエローマジック歌謡曲 (3xCD) 浮かびのピーチ... GT Music, Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2005
Only After Dark (CD) Computer Game (Theme F... EMI Records 2006
The Kings Of Techno (2xCD) Computer Games Rapster Records 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Das Pop Goulash (CD) Behind The Mask Utopia  
Foreplay #33: A's Pre-Release Sampler (July 1980) (12", S/Sided, Promo, Smplr) Nice Age, Technopolis A&M Records 1980
Foreplay #34 (12", S/Sided, Promo) Nice Age, Rydeen A&M Records 1980
Space Invasion (LP) Theme From The Space I... Ronco 1980
Band's Eye View - Sounds Sampler No.8 (LP) Technopolis Epic, Sounds (Magazine) 1982
Music From The Rising Sun (LP, Promo) Pure Jam, Taiso Epic 1982
Yen Memorial Album (2xLP) Rydeen (Remix Version) Alfa Records, Inc 1985
Classic Acid 1 (LP) Computer Game (Theme F... KMA Records (UK) 1988
Yen Records History / Yen Singles+α (2xCD, Ltd) Kimi Ni Munekyun, Chao... Alfa Records, Inc 1988
January 89 - Mixes 2 (12") Firecracker (Mike Gray... DMC 1989
September 90 - Mixes 1 (12") Firecracker (DMC Remix) DMC 1990
Vitamin CD: The First Dose (CD, Mixed) Multiplies Daisey Age Recordings 1993
Omni Volume 1: Metropolis (CD, Comp) Light In The Darkness ... DCC Compact Classics Inc. 1994
Snakeman Show (2xCD, Album) 磁性紀-開け心... Alfa Records, Inc 1994
Tell Me When (CD, Maxi) Kimi Ni Mune Kyun EastWest Records GmbH 1994
Tell Me When (CD 1) (CD, Maxi) Kimi Ni Mune Kyun EastWest 1994
Tell Me When (Cass, Single) Tell Me When (Mix 1) EastWest Records America 1995
The Best Disco Album In The Universe Volume 10 (CD, Comp) Computer Game Essex Entertainment, Inc. 1997
Live @ The Temple (CDr) Firecracker Sound Signature 2000
Millennium Spinnin' At Reel Up (CD) Firecracker (Malawi Ro... Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) 2001
Soul In Motion (3xLP) Indo (4 Hero Mix) Irma 2002
Soul In Motion (CD) Indo (4 Hero Mix) Irma 2002
That's My Beat (CD) Computer Games Soul Jazz Records 2002
That's My Beat (3xLP) Computer Games Soul Jazz Records 2002
The Official Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash (CD) Computer Games Strut 2002
The Official Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash (2xLP) Computer Games Strut 2002
Lektrokuted (CD, Dig) Behind The Mask 541 2003
Lektrokuted (2xLP) Behind The Mask 541 2003
Break Beats (CD, Mixed, Comp) Computer Games Dopewax 2004
Playboy 50 Mix by Hell (CD, Promo) Rydeen International Deejay Gigolo Records 2004
Sound Concierge: Annex "Contemporary Love Songs" (CD) Behind The Mask (FPM... Cutting Edge 2005
A To Z (2xCD) Firecracker Sunday Best Recordings 2006
Café Solo (2xCD) Light In Darkness (808... Resist Music 2006
Only After Dark (CD) Computer Game (Theme F... EMI Records 2006
The Kings Of Techno (2xCD) Computer Games Rapster Records 2006
Hellboys - Italo Megamix By DJ Hell (CD, Mixed, Comp) Rydeen International Deejay Gigolo Records 2007
Disco Not Disco: Post Punk, Electro & Leftfield Disco Classics - 1974-1986 (CD, Promo) Seoul Music Strut 2008
Disco Not Disco: Post Punk, Electro & Leftfield Disco Classics - 1974-1986 (CD) Seoul Music Strut 2008
Disco Not Disco: Post Punk, Electro & Leftfield Disco Classics - 1974-1986 (CD) Seoul Music Strut 2008
Unofficial Releases:
Computer Games (Theme From The Invaders) / Knock, Knock (12") Computer Games (Theme ... KMA Records (UK)  
Computer Games - Fire Cracker / Riot In Lagos (12") Computer Games - Fire ... HTF Records  
RareKirk (2xCDr) Shadows On The Ground ... Not On Label  
Solid State Survivor / Connecting Flight (Cass) Technopolis, Absolute ... Supreme Ltd.  
The New Wave Complex - Volume 1 (CDr) Key New Wave Complex  
Icons Of The Orb (CD) Tong Poo (Planet Of Th... Orb Music Production 1994
Tour De France / Computer Games EP (12", EP) Computer Games Ballroom Records 1996
Computer Game / 212 North (12") Computer Game (Re-Edit) Ballroom Records 2002
Essential House Classics Vol. II (12") Computer Game (Theme F... Essential House Classics 2003
Computer Games (12") Not On Label 2006
Electrounique Vol. 1 (12") Neue Tanz Electunes 2006
Hellboy (CDr, Mixed) Rydeen Munich (2) 2006

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