BGM (album)
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | | + | '''''BGM''''' is the fourth studio album by [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]], released on March 21, 1981. The title stands for "[[Background music]]". This album was produced by [[Haruomi Hosono]]. Recording started on January 15, 1981, in an effort to release the album by March 21, 1981. YMO was the first band to use the [[Roland TR-808|Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer]], one of the first programmable [[drum machine]]s, as early as 1980. |
| - | "One of the earliest uses of the [[Roland TR-808]] for a live performance was by [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]] in December [[1980]] in the song "[[Thousand Knives]]," composed by [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] in 1978. The hand-clap sound was later publicized by YMO's innovative album BGM, released March 1981 in Japan, used again on "1000 Knives," as well as in another of Sakamoto's songs, "Music Plans."" --Sholem Stein | + | |
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| - | '''Yellow Magic Orchestra''' ('''YMO''') is a Japanese [[electronic music]] band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by [[Haruomi Hosono]] (bass, keyboards, vocals), [[Yukihiro Takahashi]] (drums, lead vocals) and [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] (keyboards, vocals). The group is considered influential and innovative in the field of popular electronic music. They were pioneers in their use of synthesizers, [[Sampler (musical instrument)|samplers]], [[music sequencer|sequencers]], [[drum machine]]s, computers, and [[Digital audio|digital recording]] technology in popular music, while exploring subversive sociopolitical themes throughout their career. They are credited with playing a key role in the development of several electronic genres, including [[synthpop]], [[J-pop]], [[Electro (music)|electro]], and [[techno]]. | + | |
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| - | YMO was initially conceived by Hosono as a one-off exploration of computerized [[exotica]] and parody of [[orientalism|Western conceptions]] of the [[orient]]. The three members were veterans of the [[music industry]] before coming together as YMO, and were inspired by eclectic sources, including the electronic music of [[Isao Tomita]] and [[Kraftwerk]], [[Music of Japan|Japanese traditional music]], [[arcade game]]s, [[funk]] music, and the [[disco]] productions of [[Giorgio Moroder]]. They released the surprise global hit "[[Computer Game]]" in 1978, reaching the UK Top 20 and selling 400,000 copies in the US. For their early recordings and performances, the band was often accompanied by programmer [[Hideki Matsutake]]. The group would release several albums before pausing their activity in 1984. They have briefly reunited several times in subsequent decades. | + | |
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| - | ==Discography== | + | |
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| - | '''Studio albums''' | + | |
| - | *''[[Yellow Magic Orchestra (album)|Yellow Magic Orchestra]]'' (1978) | + | |
| - | *''[[Solid State Survivor]]'' (1979) | + | |
| - | *''[[x∞Multiplies|×∞ Multiplies]]'' (also known as ''Zoshoku'', 1980) | + | |
| - | *''[[BGM (album)|BGM]]'' (1981) | + | |
| - | *''[[Technodelic]]'' (1981) | + | |
| - | *''[[Naughty Boys]]'' (1983) | + | |
| - | *''[[Service (album)|Service]]'' (1983) | + | |
| - | *''[[Technodon]]'' (credited to <s>YMO</s>, 1993) | + | |
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BGM is the fourth studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra, released on March 21, 1981. The title stands for "Background music". This album was produced by Haruomi Hosono. Recording started on January 15, 1981, in an effort to release the album by March 21, 1981. YMO was the first band to use the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, one of the first programmable drum machines, as early as 1980.
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