BGM (album)

Infobox Album | Name = BGM
Type = Album
Artist = Yellow Magic Orchestra


Released = 1981
Recorded =
Genre = Electropop
Length = 47:06
Label = Alfa Record
Producer = Haruomi Hosono
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:21juear04x87 link]
Last album = "×∞ Multiplies"
(1980)
This album = "BGM"
(1981)
Next album = "Technodelic"
(1981)

"BGM" is the third album by Yellow Magic Orchestra. The title stands for "background music", though promotional material indicates that it could also mean "Beautiful Grotesque Music". The album was produced by Haruomi Hosono. "LOOM" is a re-working of "The Infinite Space Octave" by YMO computer programmer Hideki Matsutake.

Like most YMO albums, song titles were printed in both Japanese and English, as listed below. "来たるべきもの" more accurately translates to "Forthcoming Power".

Track listing

tracklist
writing_credits = yes
headline = Side one
title1 = BALLET
note1 = nihongo2|バレエ
length1 = 4:34
writer1 = Yukihiro Takahashi/Peter Barakan

title2 = Music Plans
note2 = nihongo2|音楽の計画; "Ongaku no keikaku"
length2 = 4:34
writer2 = Ryuichi Sakamoto/Barakan

title3 = RAP Phenomenon
note3 = nihongo2|ラップ現象; "RAP genshou"
length3 = 4:33
writer3 = Haruomi Hosono/Barakan

title4 = HAPPY END
note4 = nihongo2|ハッピー・エンド
length4 = 4:33
writer4 = Sakamoto

title5 = 1000 KNIVES
note5 = nihongo2|千のナイフ; "Sen no KNIFE"
length5 = 5:24
writer5 = Sakamoto

tracklist
writing_credits = yes
headline = Side two
title1 = CUE
note1 = nihongo2|キュー
length1 = 4:33
writer1 = Takahashi/Hosono/Barakan

title2 = U•T
note2 = nihongo2|ユーティー
length2 = 4:34
writer2 = Yellow Magic Orchestra

title3 = CAMOUFLAGE
note3 = nihongo2|カムフラージュ
length3 = 4:34
writer3 = Takahashi/Barakan

title4 = MASS
note4 = nihongo2|マス
length4 = 4:32
writer4 = Hosono

title5 = LOOM
note5 = nihongo2|来たるべきもの; "Kitaru beki mono"
length5 = 5:21
writer5 = Yellow Magic Orchestra/Hideki Matsutake

Personnel

*Ryuichi Sakamoto: keyboards, vocals
*Yukihiro Takahashi: drums, vocals
*Haruomi Hosono: Bass, keyboards, vocals
*Peter Barakan: Lyrics
*Hideki Matsutake: Computer programming