This first YMO album was released in 1978 in Japan ('79 in Europe) and set a precedent in the music industry like never before. By releasing this daring album, YMO shook the world with their 'Synthpop', at the time a revelation as well as a revolution.Featuring the hit "Firecracker", an infectious and exotic Martin Denny cover, which became a staple in the early Hip Hop scene in New York.
Read MoreCatalog # : MOVLP1466 | Format : 2 LP, 180 gram | Releasedate : November 23 2015 |
Barcode : 8718469539536 | Sleeve : Gatefold | Original Release : 1978 |
This first YMO album was released in 1978 in Japan ('79 in Europe) and set a precedent in the music industry like never before. By releasing this daring album, YMO shook the world with their Synthpop','at the time a revelation as well as a revolution.
YMO created their own sound, far ahead of its time. The band was amongst the first to use a "computer music composer", which was a programmed Roland MC-8 Microcomposer developed by Hideki Matsutake (composer, arranger and computer programmer). The trio mainly used electronic equipment on this album. The only acoustic instruments used were a piano and marimba percussion set. This type of production was never heard of before and set about a new movement within the music business.
Featuring the hit "Firecracker", an infectious and exotic Martin Denny cover, which became a staple in the early Hip Hop scene in New York.
Side A1. Computer Game "Theme From The Circus" (Instrumental)2. Firecracker (Instrumental) 3. Simoon (Album Version) 4. Cosmic Surfin' (Instrumental) 5. Computer Game "Theme From The Invader" (Instrumental) |
Side B1. Yellow Magic (Tong Poo) (Instrumental)2. La Femme Chinoise (Album Version) 3. Bridge Over Troubled Music (Instrumental) 4. Mad Pierrot (Instrumental) |
Side C1. Computer Game "Theme From The Circus" (Instrumental)2. Firecracker (Instrumental) 3. Simoon (Instrumental) 4. Cosmic Surfin' (Album Version) 5. Computer Game "Theme From The Invader" (Instrumental) |
Side D1. Tong Poo (Instrumental)2. La Femme Chinoise (Album Version) 3. Bridge Over Troubled Music (Instrumental) 4. Mad Pierrot (Instrumental) 5. Acrobat (Instrumental) |