This reissue celebrates the enduring legacy of YMO’s debut album, presenting it in a vibrant coloured vinyl format for collectors and new listeners alike.
Yellow Magic Orchestra is recognized as a seminal work in the electronic music genre, contributing to the development of synth-pop, electro, hip-hop, and techno. It was notable for its innovative use of the Roland MC-8 Microcomposer and sampling of video game sounds.
Tracklist
Computer Game “Theme from the Circus”
Firecracker
Simoon
Cosmic Surfin’
Computer Game “Theme from the Invader”
Tong Poo
La Femme Chinoise
Bridge Over Troubled Music
Mad Pierrot
Acrobat
