A blog of songs that influenced me. From cool synth pop to italodisco or anger-driven EBM, it's all there to find the roots of today's electronic dance music. Be surprised!

Yellow Magic Orchestra - Technopolis

YMO was founded in Tokyo, Japan by Riuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi and Haruomi Hosno in 1987. The trio released their first album "Solid State Survivor" the same year. This song is taken from there, showing a fine example of greatly produced synth pop. YMO is often mentioned next to Kraftwerk as one of the most influential pioneers of today's electronic dance music.

I loved them so much, when I was around 15 years old, I even learned how to write down all the tracks in Japanese!
How the hell did I found about a Japanese band from behind the iron curtain in Hungary? My friend (who moved back to Budapest from Tokyo) was a huge YMO fan, and had all the records...