Technodon
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| Released | May 26, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | February 2, 1992 – January 31, 1993 | |||
| Studio | Skyline Studio, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City Victor Studio, Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo | |||
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| Length | 63:24 | |||
| Label | Toshiba EMI | |||
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Technodon is the eighth and final studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra and released in 1993, a decade after the band's original breakup. Because the name Yellow Magic Orchestra was owned by former record label Alfa Records, the band were forced to release the album under the name YMO (typically stylized as the "YMO" initialism crossed out by a large "X"). For the tour that followed, they were billed as Not YMO. Future releases by the band would be made under the names Human Audio Sponge and HASYMO.
At the time of recording, Haruomi Hosono and Ryuichi Sakamoto were incorporating many world music elements into their sound, which is still evident on Technodon, though slightly pared down and featuring simpler technopop arrangements. Yukihiro Takahashi mainly used drum machines for the record as opposed to a drum kit.
Track listing
[edit]All songs arranged by YMO.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Be a Superman" | Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi | Sakamoto, Takahashi | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Nanga Def?" | Sakamoto | 5:10 | |
| 3. | "Floating Away" | William Gibson | Takahashi, Haruomi Hosono | 6:46 |
| 4. | "Dolphinicity" | Hosono | 5:12 | |
| 5. | "Hi-Tech Hippies" | 4:24 | ||
| 6. | "I Tre Merli" | 6:05 | ||
| 7. | "Nostalgia" | Sakamoto | 4:48 | |
| 8. | "Silence of Time" | Sakamoto | Sakamoto, Takahashi | 5:41 |
| 9. | "Waterford" | Sakamoto, Takahashi | 5:38 | |
| 10. | "O.K." | Hosono | Hosono, Takahashi | 4:29 |
| 11. | "Chance" | Sakamoto | 4:57 | |
| 12. | "Pocketful of Rainbows" | Fred Wise, Ben Weisman (Japanese translation: Reiko Yukawa) | Wise, Weisman | 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Pocketful of Rainbows (English Version)" | Wise, Weisman | Wise, Weisman | 4:36 |
| 14. | "Somewhere With Devo (Studio Version Demo)[3]" | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim / M. Mothersbaugh, Casale | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim / M. Mothersbaugh, Casale | 18:23 |
Personnel
[edit]- Ryuichi Sakamoto: keyboards, vocals
- Yukihiro Takahashi: drums, vocals
- Haruomi Hosono: bass, keyboards, vocals
Additional Credits
[edit]- William S. Burroughs: Voice on "Be a Superman" & "I Tre Merli"
- Ruriko Kamiya: Voice on "Be a Superman"
- William Gibson: Voice on "Floating Away"
- Hirofumi Tokutake: Guitar on "Floating Away"
- John C. Lilly: Voice on "Dolphinicity"
References
[edit]- ^ "YMO* – Technodon (2011, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Technodon (2020, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Track taken from Devo - “Recombo DNA”. Only included as a bonus track on Technodon (2011, CD)
