Yellow Magic Orchestra - Technodelic (1981) [2019 SACD]

Technodelic is the fifth studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra, released in 1981. The album is notable for its experimental and heavy use of digital samplers which were not commonly used until the mid-to-late 1980s, resulting in a more minimalist sound compared to their previous work.

It is considered the first released album to feature mostly samples and loops, influencing the heavy use of sampling and looping in popular music. Yellow Magic Orchestra’s approach to sampling music was a precursor to the contemporary approach of constructing music by cutting fragments of sounds and looping them using computer technology.

In 2016, the Canadian post-punk group Preoccupations covered the track “Key” as a part of a 7″ vinyl that came with pre-orders of their self-titled album alongside a cover of The Raincoats’ 1979 track “Off-Duty Trip”.

Tracks:

01. Pure Jam 04:30
02. Neue Tanz 04:59
03. Stairs 04:15
04. Seoul Music 04:46
05. Light In Darkness 03:40
06. Taiso 04:21
07. Gradated Grey 05:33
08. Key 04:36
09. Prologue 02:32
10. Epilogue 04:22