Technodelic

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


Released = 1981
Recorded =
Genre = Electropop
Length = 43:29
Label = Alfa Records
Producer = Haruomi Hosono, YMO
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:o1rb286r058a link]
Last album = "BGM"
(1981)
This album = "Technodelic"
(1981)
Next album = "Naughty Boys"
(1983)Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = The first press (1981)|

"Technodelic" is the fourth album by Yellow Magic Orchestra. The album is notable for its heavy use of samplers, which were not commonly used until the mid to late 80's. One sample of note is the whispered word "fuck", which forms part of the beat of "Seoul Music". The final two songs are composed mainly of machinery noises and minimalist synth lines.

As with many of YMO's releases, song titles are printed in both Japanese and English. For "Seoul Music", the kanji "京城" are used, referring to Gyeongseong, the name of Seoul when it was under a period of Japanese rule. "灯" simply translates to "Light". "Neue Tanz" is German for "New Dance", while "Taisō" is Japanese for "gymnastics".

Track listing

tracklist
writing_credits = yes
headline = Side one
title1 = PURE JAM
note1 = nihongo2|ジャム; "JAM"
length1 = 4:30
writer1 = Yukihiro Takahashi/Peter Barakan

title2 = Neue Tanz
note2 = nihongo2|新舞踊; "Shin buyou"
length2 = 4:58
writer2 = Yellow Magic Orchestra

title3 = Stairs
note3 = nihongo2|階段; "Kaidan"
length3 = 4:14
writer3 = Takahashi/Barakan

title4 = Seoul Music
note4 = nihongo2|京城音楽; "Keijou ongaku"
length4 = 4:46
writer4 = Ryuichi Sakamoto/Takahashi/Barakan

title5 = Light in Darkness
note5 = nihongo2|灯; "Tomoshibi"
length5 = 3:40
writer5 = Takahashi/Sakamoto

tracklist
writing_credits = yes
headline = Side two
title1 = Taiso
note1 = nihongo2|体操; "Taisō"
length1 = 4:21
writer1 = Yellow Magic Orchestra

title2 = Gradated Grey
note2 = nihongo2|灰色の段階; "Gray no dankai"
length2 = 5:33
writer2 = Haruomi Hosono/Barakan

title3 = Key
note3 = nihongo2|手掛かり; "Tegakari"
length3 = 4:32
writer3 = Hosono/Takahashi/Barakan

title4 = Prologue
note4 = nihongo2|前奏; "Zensou"
length4 = 2:31
writer4 = Sakamoto

title5 = Epilogue
note5 = nihongo2|後奏; "Kousou"
length5 = 4:21
writer5 = Sakamoto

Personnel

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