Yellow Magic Orchestra

Release · MusicBrainz

Type

Album

Artist

Yellow Magic Orchestra

First released

1978-11-25

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

344,718

Total plays

11,607,554

Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) was an influential Japanese electronic music band, formed in 1978. They are renowned as a major influence in popular music, and for pioneering the synth-pop genre. The principal members are Haruomi Hosono (bass), Yukihiro Takahashi (1952-2023, drums) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023, keyboards). The band was originally conceived as a one-off studio project by Hosono, the other two members being recruited session musicians <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Yellow+

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