| Technodelic | ||||
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| Released | November 21, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March 21 – October 13, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Alfa Studio "A", Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo | |||
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| Length | 43:29 | |||
| Label | Alfa | |||
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| The Guardian | [2] |
Technodelic is the fifth studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra, released in 1981. The album is notable for its experimental approach and heavy use of digital samplers which were not commonly used until the mid-to-late 1980s, resulting in a more minimalist and avant-garde 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.[3] 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.[4]
In 2008, Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore provided a cover of "Gradated Grey" for the Haruomi Hosono tribute album Strange Songbook (Tribute To Haruomi Hosono 2). 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".
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Yellow Magic Orchestra - Technodelic". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ a b Sweeting, Adam (8 January 2004). "Yellow Magic Orchestra, Technodelic". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Carter, Monica (June 30, 2011). "It's Easy When You're Big In Japan: Yellow Magic Orchestra at The Hollywood Bowl". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ Condry, Ian (2006). Hip-hop Japan: rap and the paths of cultural globalization. Duke University Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-8223-3892-0. Retrieved 12 June 2011.