Technodelic

Yellow Magic Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Restless Records
• ASIN: B000003BJD
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #455,450 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars early sampling genius, July 19, 2005

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Valquerie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Technodelic (Audio CD)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic CD, March 18, 2007

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M. Ferraro (Durham NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Technodelic (Audio CD)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a real classic, August 5, 2006

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Lovblad (Geneva, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Technodelic (Audio CD)

Now this is something. YMO remain a personal favourite even though they have released some stuff of really varying quality I must say. However this is their best disc in my opinion and ranks up there along with early Kraftwerk as a pioneering work of modern electronic music. It is also the least eastern (even if in some instances mabe thier most!) of their records and therefore the most understandable. YMO were apparently huge in Japan which one can understand. All their records have something that you can recommend them by. The only problem is that these japanese imports used to be hyper-expensive at the time. But they were definitely worth it.