Yellow Magic Orchestra   Yellow Magic Orchestra
4.0
excellent
Release Date: 1978
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4.5 superbpraise jimmy EMERITUS | March 26th 14

Japanese Kraftwerk, you know it to be true.

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0.0 RYMsfullofscenesters | October 27th 13

Strangely YMO were really only ahead of their time here in the late 70s--they started falling into Kraftwerk & Depeche Mode worship in the 80s. They more or less invented video game music with this hodgepodge of lounge, kitschy exotica and progressive electronic music. The inclusion of actual piano and guitar (mostly adding minimal watery harmonics) gives it a fresh earthy texture that still sounds rather contemporary.

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4.5 superbKrumkake | September 23rd 11

Listening to this album is like taking drugs. You're in a happy state of mind!

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4.0 excellentGene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | April 22nd 21

At any given moment you can be sure to feel like in some computery 70s fairytale.

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3.0 goodTheManMachine | February 21st 14

Pioneers of electronic music to Japan as Kraftwerk were pioneers of electronic music to Germany. Ultra-chipper, busy, jaunty, lots of beeps and blips, nauseatingly upbeat, but mostly entertaining. A definite predecessor to video game music, and on a good listen, it's easy to imagine yourself in an old-school sidescroller, or a shmup perhaps. However, I think my cold and heartless soul prefers the dark mechanisms of ol' Dusseldorf.

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3.5 greatEl Olam | March 4th 24
3.5 greatTheGlowingWeen | February 1st 24
4.0 excellentjtswope | January 31st 24
4.5 superbDunderbus | January 19th 24
3.5 greatIsisScript80 | September 9th 23
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4.0 excellentsilly derp | April 11th 23
4.0 excellentVeldin | April 7th 23
4.5 superbcalmrose | April 6th 23
4.5 superbarf | April 5th 23
4.0 excellent3waycrash | April 3rd 23
4.0 excellentSmevin | April 3rd 23
5.0 classicjrlikestodance | April 2nd 23
3.5 greatGerardoMata123 | March 13th 23
4.0 excellentMvdW | January 30th 23
3.5 greatAGERMANAVACADO | January 20th 23
4.5 superbSteakByrnes | January 18th 23
3.5 greatBen STAFF | January 18th 23
3.5 greatLassie | January 17th 23
4.0 excellentAmericanFlagAsh | January 17th 23
4.5 superbChaoticVortex | January 15th 23
3.5 greatFrozenFirebug | December 27th 22
4.5 superbyinei007 | December 10th 22
3.5 greatSagacious13 | November 23rd 22
4.0 excellentDelirium21 | April 26th 22
4.0 excellentNot being able to imagine myself as the object in a love song decreases my enjoyment | March 23rd 22
4.5 superbSimoJuhani | March 3rd 22
3.0 goodMrOranj | February 16th 22
4.0 excellentsardonicus | November 5th 21
2.5 averageSoundgroves | November 3rd 21
4.5 superbConfessed2005 | October 24th 21
3.5 greatrufinthefury | September 10th 21
4.5 superbFuzzyThoughts | August 11th 21
4.0 excellentLokitheTrickster | July 9th 21
4.5 superbelephantREVOLUTION | June 23rd 21
4.0 excellentchwe | June 8th 21
4.0 excellentIdolatrous | March 12th 21
4.5 superbIsildursBane44 | March 11th 21
4.0 excellentKrelkin | January 26th 21
4.0 excellentKuyJuk | December 23rd 20
5.0 classicambienmusic | November 25th 20
5.0 classicGE0rgiana | September 27th 20
4.0 excellentMiloslaw Archibald Rugallini STAFF | March 20th 20
4.0 excellenttectactoe | February 20th 20
4.5 superbux66 (they/he) | January 31st 20
5.0 classicCookieFactory79 | December 11th 19
3.5 greatfight the misfortune | December 3rd 19
4.0 excellentElSomni | November 19th 19
5.0 classicvlader997 | June 28th 19
4.0 excellentgryndstone | June 21st 19
4.0 excellentAranox | June 17th 19
3.5 greatOliKad | May 30th 19
4.0 excellentbiopope | May 28th 19
2.0 poorCyclotron | April 30th 19
4.5 superbReini Eden | February 11th 19
4.0 excellentYakNips | February 8th 19
5.0 classicDrNostrils | January 10th 19
2.0 poorChrysalis76 | November 26th 18
4.0 excellentwg98 | October 24th 18
4.0 excellentbmelt CONTRIBUTOR | October 15th 18
5.0 classicDayOfLavos | October 14th 18
4.5 superbBoivin | August 16th 18
3.5 greatNowy | July 30th 18
4.0 excellentgetfrequency | July 13th 18
4.0 excellentYankeeDudel | July 4th 18
4.0 excellentosmark86 | June 17th 18
4.0 excellentFirstStrikeIsDeadly | June 4th 18
4.5 superbKOZAKY | May 26th 18
4.0 excellentSpherallic | May 20th 18
3.5 greatmisterbuddy | May 6th 18
4.0 excellentTenebraeInvictus | May 6th 18
4.5 superbDreamscaper | March 26th 18
4.0 excellentAnthracks | March 2nd 18
5.0 classicKingsLeadHat | December 14th 17
4.0 excellentthis is like the buttprog version of the gerogerigegege | December 3rd 17
4.5 superbevilmangoes | October 20th 17
3.5 greatblackcaticus | April 5th 17
4.0 excellentLegendofPittman | March 21st 17
5.0 classicRedAndersStandingBy | March 17th 17
3.0 goodegadsby | January 6th 17
4.5 superbAnimalsAsSummit | November 8th 16
4.5 superbSandwichBubble | July 29th 16
4.5 superbGrandpaSeth3000 | July 5th 16
3.5 greatVagitarianZombie | June 29th 16
4.0 excellentYou should pay me to tell you what to listen to, really | May 16th 16
4.5 superbBeneaththeDarkOcean | April 28th 16
4.0 excellentsportsboy | April 22nd 16
4.5 superbAWalrus | April 2nd 16
4.0 excellentSemantics | January 31st 16
4.5 superbDisciplineRecords | December 5th 15
3.5 greateskioma | November 22nd 15
3.5 greatmistercb | November 13th 15
3.0 goodYou Are My Everlovin' | July 2nd 15
3.5 greatRobinanimate | June 26th 15
4.5 superbPels0 | January 17th 15
3.0 goodRumsiac | October 16th 14
4.5 superbSeedsofNone | August 7th 14
3.5 greatAndreaKant88 | June 5th 14
3.5 greatjonog123 | April 13th 14
4.0 excellentandrewcrazy | September 1st 13
4.5 superbTopaz | July 1st 13
5.0 classicfoxblood | March 11th 13
2.5 averageblurkom | March 3rd 13
3.5 greatquelus | September 21st 12
3.5 greatWashingtonMews | April 20th 12
4.0 excellentdiscovolante | January 15th 12
4.0 excellentimmersedreality | June 3rd 11
3.5 greatadjeco | April 3rd 11

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