RFI: Yellow Magic Orchestra

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Of course theres no book about any of this so I'm just guessing here. Didn't Takahashi and Hosono produce or otherwise appear on all the YEN records stuff, which made up a large portion of Japan's new wave scene?

frogbs, Tuesday, 2 April 2013 15:01 (twelve years ago)

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sc3sC5F91qz9lsso1_500.jpg
(sakamoto being cool)

your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 00:36 (twelve years ago)

five months pass...

http://chinmai.net/~ichiyanagi/img/060403/ymo.jpg

many machines on ilx (MaresNest), Sunday, 29 September 2013 20:10 (eleven years ago)

three weeks pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YjYEJ9WHt4

many machines on ilx (MaresNest), Thursday, 24 October 2013 21:54 (eleven years ago)

awesome!

clouds, Friday, 25 October 2013 13:59 (eleven years ago)

(cuts off halfway through, but you get the idea)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkPeDQKRpEk

not a lunch that is hot (snoball), Friday, 25 October 2013 14:28 (eleven years ago)

The syndrum break in that BBC version is proper!

MaresNest, Friday, 25 October 2013 15:28 (eleven years ago)

eight months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GncUycY9N34&list=PL2D3C508F366E5AD3&index=3

MaresNest, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 17:16 (ten years ago)

three months pass...

Confession, I have gone since about 1998 thinking that the record is called 'X∞Multiples' but it's *not* it is 'X∞Multiplies' what the fuck? I have a tour poster and everything, I feel so stupid.

The 5 FPs (MaresNest), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:10 (ten years ago)

For your ignorance you must relinquish your tour poster to me!

brimstead, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:12 (ten years ago)

i thought it was "multiples" too until recently

tribe? de la? no "humpty dance?" (clouds), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:15 (ten years ago)

I have owned two copies of this album for about a decade and also thought it was 'X∞Multiples' until 5 minutes ago so you are not alone

soref, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:15 (ten years ago)

xp

soref, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:15 (ten years ago)

Thankful, seriously!

The 5 FPs (MaresNest), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:17 (ten years ago)

It's like finding out that Dark Side Of The Moon is actually called Dark Slide Of The Moon or something.

The 5 FPs (MaresNest), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:17 (ten years ago)

Brimstead, I just had a look on Ebay because some guy was selling the same poster there for quite a while and they weren't expensive, but not at the minute unfortunately.

The 5 FPs (MaresNest), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:19 (ten years ago)

one joy of "multiplies" is that i can (mostly) understand the japanese sketches and they're fucking hilarious

tribe? de la? no "humpty dance?" (clouds), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:23 (ten years ago)

It's their Neu2

The 5 FPs (MaresNest), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:26 (ten years ago)

holy shit, also thought this was "X∞Multiples"!!

original bgm, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:38 (ten years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00rHV1ZGrlw

this should be on all the radios all the time

ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:48 (ten years ago)

I wonder if the cover art sort of leads the mind, in this case?

The Neu! 2 comparison is sort of spot on - it's somewhere between a full-length and an EP, and it occupies a very strange space in my record collection. There isn't quite anything else like it. I still find all the sketches hilarious in their absurdity.

Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 22:11 (ten years ago)

speaking of the xp'd vid has anyone heard zaine griff's music? figures has pretty great cover art (by peter saville):

http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-1634587-1233568008.jpeg

kate bush, yuki takahashi and hans zimmer (meh) are listed as personnel. it must've been crazy hyped at the time, right?

tribe? de la? no "humpty dance?" (clouds), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 04:49 (ten years ago)

oops image didn't link

http://img.sharedmp3.net/files/pics/8130/8129058/img_1_pr.jpg

tribe? de la? no "humpty dance?" (clouds), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 04:50 (ten years ago)

I subscribe to this Facebook group called YMO Stream, it is mainly Japanese dudes in their late Forties posting up loads of ephemera, tour pics, programs, tickets, pics of Tape bootlegs, it's fantastic.

The 5 FPs (MaresNest), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 11:03 (ten years ago)

http://i58.tinypic.com/2nh24o1.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/10ht5dv.jpg

The 5 FPs (MaresNest), Friday, 14 November 2014 15:42 (ten years ago)

that is amazing

adam, Friday, 14 November 2014 15:44 (ten years ago)

whenever i hear the skits on that record i think of the skits on "the chronic."

I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 14 November 2014 16:36 (ten years ago)

also, I need to join that FB group. i can never get enough YMO.

I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 14 November 2014 16:37 (ten years ago)

"would you care for a cigarette"
"oh no thank you, i've stopped smoking"
"ah, that's good for your health"

dogen, lord soto zen (clouds), Friday, 14 November 2014 16:42 (ten years ago)

XP - It's my favourite group, some person takes a grainy photo of say 12 of Yuki's solo seven inch singles all laid out and i'm in heaven.

The 5 FPs (MaresNest), Friday, 14 November 2014 16:42 (ten years ago)

that reminds me, some guy at a record store got a bunch of YMO-related singles in and offered them to me, and i totally forgot to take him up on it. i wonder if they're still available...

I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 14 November 2014 16:55 (ten years ago)

i don't mean he offered them for free, of course. just asked if i wanted them before he put them out on the floor.

I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 14 November 2014 16:56 (ten years ago)

ah, you should find out!

The 5 FPs (MaresNest), Friday, 14 November 2014 17:53 (ten years ago)

I joined the FB group. It's pretty excellent. I have YT as a friend and once even tried chatting with him. He's very friendly, but his English isn't so hot. Most fun: getting game requests from Keiichi Suzuki. Only time i don't mind getting them :)

Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Friday, 14 November 2014 18:43 (ten years ago)

just gonna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Ytic5OMfg

adam, Thursday, 20 November 2014 14:27 (ten years ago)

one month passes...

So on the YMO Facebook group mentioned upthread a Japanese gentleman posts a pic of a B2 Unit bootleg tape he's listening to, I post a comment 'Wow, would love to hear that', guy reacts in the positive, then a few days later I get a PM with a link to a FLAC file of the concert, how great is that?

MaresNest, Saturday, 20 December 2014 14:28 (ten years ago)

really cool!

um... YSI?

original bgm, Saturday, 20 December 2014 18:51 (ten years ago)

yeah.... YSI indeed.

I dunno. (amateurist), Sunday, 21 December 2014 00:11 (ten years ago)

Sure, are both yr ILX emails working?

MaresNest, Sunday, 21 December 2014 09:20 (ten years ago)

yep, thanks!!

original bgm, Sunday, 21 December 2014 15:09 (ten years ago)

no :(

I dunno. (amateurist), Sunday, 21 December 2014 15:26 (ten years ago)

If you paste an address up I'll send you a link.

MaresNest, Sunday, 21 December 2014 16:00 (ten years ago)

make sure you send it to dog✧✧✧@gm✧✧✧.c✧✧ first

Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Sunday, 21 December 2014 16:28 (ten years ago)

awww, titties

dogfap (at)
gmail (dot)
com

Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Sunday, 21 December 2014 16:29 (ten years ago)

Okay, that's been sent.

MaresNest, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 10:50 (ten years ago)

yes!! thank you!!

Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 14:11 (ten years ago)

My webmail works, I think. Hi.

emil.y, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 14:12 (ten years ago)

zippyshare? sendspace?

I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 14:20 (ten years ago)

thank you!

original bgm, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 16:48 (ten years ago)

XP - It's a wetransfer d/l link that I created, I'm happy to paste it up if it won't upset any Mods.

MaresNest, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 17:48 (ten years ago)


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