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Dreaming PupaPUPA
Dreaming Pupa


Price:   £24.99

(Reference #FSD5522)

Second album from the group Pupa, formed by Yukihiro Takahashi of YMO fame and featuring Hiroshi Takano, Ren Takada, Tomoyo Harada, Tomohiko Gondo and Hirohisa Horie. This follows on from their well received first album with Takahashi's signature sound of melodic electronica pop. Acoustic and electronica are blended together expertly in a funky, folky and catchy style with vocals from Tomoyo Harada and Takahashi.

1. Meta 2. Changing Skies 3. Azalea -gogatsu No Hikari.kimi No Inai Michi- 4. Mr.Epigone5. Dreaming Pupa -yumemiru Bokura- 6. Current 7. Circadian Rhythm 8. Your Favorite Pain 9. All It Takes 10. If 11. Away Into Yesterday 12. Dun 13. Let`s. Let`s Dance 14. Kaleidscope Waltz


IPPU-DO
Essence: The Best of Ippu-Do

(Reference #FSD5258)

New best of from the group formed by guitarist Masami Tsuchiya and keyboard player Akira Mitake in 1979, who at the time, were perceived as stepping into the void left by the demise of Yellow Magic Orchestra. New wave and technopop mix.

1.Panic In The City 2.Motto Real Ni 3. `Break-out` Generation 4.I Love You 5.Chinese Reggae 6.German Road 7.Broken Dummies 8.Mysterious Night 9.Magic Vox 10.Radio Fanatsy 11.Time Of The Season 12. Imitation Cha Cha 13.Sumire September Love 14.I Need You 15.`Sail On` 16.African Nights 17.Boku No Kokoro Ni Natsu No Ame 18.Dream Of The Gypsies 19.Moonright Magic 20.Moon Mirage


Price:   £20.99

Essence: The Best of Ippu-Do


Essence: The Best of Masami TsuchiyaMASAMI TSUCHIYA
Essence: The Best of Masami Tsuchiya


Price:   £20.99

(Reference #FSD5259)

Best of album of Masami Tsuchiya's solo records, including tracks from his much praised album 'Rice Music.'

1.Starlight Shower 2.Secret Party 3.Kafka 4.Tokyo Ballet 5.Like A Foreigner 6.Stay In Heaven 7.Don`t Stop Loving 8. Forbidden Flowers 9.Hachidori No Yume 10.Time Passenger 11. Water Mirror 12. Mind Friction 13. Sea Monster 14. Rosemary 15. Visions Of China



MIHARU KOSHI
Epoque de Techno - Techno Jidai- 1983-1984 (2 CDs)

(Reference #FSD5099)

Two rare albums 'Tutu' (1983) and 'Parallelisme' (1984), re-released in a double CD package with new artwork. The beginnings of Koshi's early forays into technopop, with both albums produced by Haruomi Hosono of YMO. These two albums were originally released on the Yen label. Tutu includes a cover of L'Amour Toujours, originally by Telex where the Belgium band backed her up. Parallelisme includes a technopop cover of In the Forest of Saint Germain, a French chanson.

Tutu. 1. L'Amour Toujours 2. Laetitia 3. Scandal Night (Words & Music: Miharu Koshi) 4. L'amour ou ironie noire 5. Sugar Me 6. Pussy Cat 7. Keep on Dancing 8. Dimanche, je ne vais pas...[Nichi-you wa ikanai] 9. Petit Paradis

Parallelisme 1. Un amoureux dans le château sous-marin [Ryugujyo no Koibito] 2. Capricious Salad 3. Image 4. Au bois de Saint-Amand [Santaman no Mori de] 5. Cherchez Méphistophélès [Mephistopheles wo sagase!] 6. Fugitif [Toubousha] 7. Parallélisme 8. Décadence 120 9. La soirée de la rose ou précepte du miel doux [Bara no Yakai- Arui wa Amai Mitsu no Imashime]




Price:   £29.99

Epoque de Techno - Techno Jidai-  1983-1984 (2 CDs)


EUYMO- Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London + Gijon 2008 (4CDs box set plus T-Shirt & Poster)YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
EUYMO- Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London + Gijon 2008 (4CDs box set plus T-Shirt & Poster)


Price:   £74.99

(Reference #FSD4504)

Box set of 4 CDs plus T-shirt (Men's M size) originally manufactured for the tour crew, and a poster for the concert in Gijon, Spain (A3 size). In June 2008, YMO played at London's Royal Festival Hall as part of the Meltdown Festival curated by Massive Attack. They then moved onto northern Spain to perform in Gijon at Laboral Cuidad de la Cultura. This limited edition box set contains 2 CDs of the concert in London (CDs1 & 2) while CDs 3 & 4 were recorded in Gijon. Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi were joined by three other musicians Ren Takada (pedal steel) Tomohiko Gondo (HD operation, euphonium) and Christian Fennesz (guitar / electronics). Visuals by Shoko Ise.

CD1 and 2- London, UK

CD1. 1. I-Shin Den-Shin 2. Sportsmen 3. Fly Me to the River 4. Mars 5. Flakes 6. Riot in Lagos 7. Ongaku 8. Rescue 9. Turn Turn 10. Tokyo Town Pages 11. The City of Light CD2. 1. Supreme Secret 2. Wonderful to Me 3. Tibetan Dance 4. War and Peace 5. Rydeen 79/07 (encore 1) 6. Chronograph (encore 2) 7. Cue

CD3 + 4 - Gijon, Spain

CD1. 1. I-Shin-Den-Shin 2. Mars 3. Chronograph 4. Flakes 5. Rescue 6. Ongaku 7. Turn Turn 8. Tokyo Town Pages 9. The City of Light CD2. 1. Wonderful to Me 2. Tibetan Dance 3. Supreme Secret 4. War and Peace 5. Riot in Lagos (encore 1) 6. Rydeen 79/07 (encore 2) 7. Cue




LONDONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London 15/06/08

(Reference #FSD4506)

2 CD set, recorded in London June 2008. YMO played at London's Royal Festival Hall as part of the Meltdown Festival curated by Massive Attack. This is a recording of that concert. 18 tracks. Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi were joined by three other musicians Ren Takada, Tomohiko Gondo and Christian Fennesz.

CD1 and 2- LONDONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London 15/6/08

1. I-Shin Den-Shin 2. Sportsmen 3. Fly Me to the River 4. Mars 5. Flakes 6. Riot in Lagos 7. Ongaku 8. Rescue 9. Turn Turn 10. Tokyo Town Pages 11. The City of Light 12. Supreme Secret 13. Wonderful to Me 14. Tibetan Dance 15. War and Peace 16. Rydeen 79/07 (encore 1) 17. Chronograph (encore 2) 18. Cue


Price:   £23.99

LONDONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London 15/06/08


GIONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in Gijon 19/06/08YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
GIONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in Gijon 19/06/08


Price:   £23.99

(Reference #FSD4507)

2 CD set, recorded in Gijon, Spain, June 2008. This is a recording of that concert. 16 tracks. Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi were joined by three other musicians Ren Takada, Tomohiko Gondo and Christian Fennesz.

CD1 & 2 - GIONYMO -Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in Gijon 19/06/08

1. I-Shin-Den-Shin 2. Mars 3. Chronograph 4. Flakes 5. Rescue 6. Ongaku 7. Turn Turn 8. Tokyo Town Pages 9. The City of Light 10. Wonderful to Me 11. Tibetan Dance 12. Supreme Secret 13. War and Peace 14. Riot in Lagos (encore 1) 15. Rydeen 79/07 (encore 2) 16. Cue



PUPA
Floating Pupa

(Reference #FSD4183)

Pupa is the new group of Yukihiro Takahashi (YMO, Sadistic Mika Band, Sketch Show etc..) together with a supergroup of musicians, Tomoyo Harada (vocals) Hiroshi Takano (guitar) Ren Takada (guitar) Hirohisa Horie (keyboards) and Tomohiko Gondo (electronics). Catchy, feel-good electro-pop. 1. Jargon - What' Pupa 2. At Dawn 3. Creaks 4. Anywhere 5. Tameiki 6. Unfixed Stars 7. Glass 8. How? 9. Laika 10. Floating Pupa 11. Marimo 12. Sunny Dale Blue 13. New Order 14. Home of My Heart 15. Cicada


Price:   £23.99

Floating Pupa


Complete SusanSUSAN
Complete Susan


Price:   £25.99

(Reference #FSD3769)

Susan is best known for collaborating with members of YMO and gained a cult following in Japan and around the world. Born to a Japanese mother and American father she had a pop and acting career in the 70s before meeting Yukihiro Takahashi of YMO who helped relaunch her career. As well as featuring all three members of YMO, her album 'Do You Believe in Mazik?' had contributions from other luminaries such as Makoto Kubota and Kenji Omura. She was launched in Europe alongside YMO, Sandii & The Sunsetz and Ippu-Do in a campaign called 'Music from the Land of the Rising Sun.' She recorded another album with YMO members called 'The Girl Can't Help It' that also featured Masami Tsuchiya of Ippu-Do, Shigeru Umebayashi (from EX) and Sandii. The 2 CD set Complete Susan features both these albums plus singles released onto CD for the first time. CD1. Modern Flower in Boots 2. 24,000 kai no Kiss 3. Dream of You 4. Do you Believe in Magic? 5. Ah! Soka 6. Freezin'Fish Under the Moonlight 7. Glass Girl 8. It's No Time for You to Cry 9. Screamer CD2. 1. You're My Number One 2. Koi Seyo Otome 3. Training 4. Blow -Up 5. I Need Your Love 6. I Only Love Out at Night 7. Go Go 8. Nuit de Saint-Germain 9. Tokyo Sue 10. My Love 11. Modern World 12. Samurukand Odori 13. Chavon Doll 14. Koi wa Dance.


YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
UC YMO

(Reference #FSD3091)

The Ultimate Collection of YMO does exactly what it says on the tin. 2 CDs of their best tunes from their brief but brilliant career, 1978-1983. 34 tracks. CD 1. Computer Game 2. Firecracker 3. Tong Poo 4. La Femme Chinoise 5. Technopolis 6. Insomnia 7. Rydeen 8. Behind the Mask 9. Solid State Survivor 10. Radio Junk 11. Jingle 'YMO' 12. Nice Age 13. Tighten Up 14. The End of Asia 15. Citizens of Science 16. Hirake Kokoro Jiseiki CD2. 1. Cue 2. Ballet 3. U.T. 4. Gradated Grey 5. Taiso 6. Lover Come Back to Me 7. Kimi ni Mune Kyun 8. Chaos Panic 9. Ongaku 10. Lotus Love 11. Kai-kou 12. Kageki-na Shukujyo 13. The Madmen 14. Ishin Denshin 15. Perspective 16. M-16 17. Pocketful of Rainbows 18. Behind the Mask (Bonus Track Seiko Quartz CM Version).




Price:   £30.99

UC YMO


Rescue / Rydeen 79/07HASYMO - YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
Rescue / Rydeen 79/07


Price:   £10.99

(Reference #FSD3728)

Double A Side CD single. HASYMO (Human Audio Sponge Yellow Magic Orchestra) with Rescue the theme tune to E-Machina (anime film) plus YMO with a re-recording of their classic Rydeen, which has been used in Japan on a TV commecial for Kirin Lager.


HASYMO
HAS / YMO

(Reference #FSV3941)

HASYMO (Human Audio Sponge Yellow Magic Orchestra) is the melding of these two projects featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi. This DVD is of live footage from a charity concert held on 19th May 2007 at Pacifico Yokohama. The trio played both old YMO classics and new tunes. Comes with NHK TV footage about the live concert. 1. Inshin Denshin (YMO) 2. Sportman (Haruomi Hosono / Philharmony) 3. Fly Me To The River (Sketch Show / Loophole) 4. Mars (Sketch Show / Loophole) 5. Flakes (Sketch Show / Loophole), 6. Everybody Had a Hard Year (Marz cover) 7. Riot in Lagos (Ryuichi Sakamoto / B-2 Unit) 8. Ongaku (YMO / Uwaki na Bokura) 9. Rescue / HASYMO 10. Turn Turn (Sketch Show / Audio Sponge) 11. Supreme Secret (Sketch Show / Audio Sponge) 12. Wonderful To Me (Sketch Show / Audio Sponge) 13. War & Peace (Ryuichi Sakamoto / Chasm) 14. Rydeen 79/07 (YMO / Solid State Survivor) plus anchor :15. Chrono Graph (Sketch Show / Loophole) 16. Ekot (Sketch Show / Loophole) 17. Cue (YMO / BGM) (encore)


Price:   £52.99

HAS / YMO


Visual YMO : The BestYELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
Visual YMO : The Best


Price:   £37.99

(Reference #FSV3697)

DVD of YMO from their first world tour in 1979 'Trans Atlantic' through to their last Budokan performance in 1983 plus promo video clips and TV commercials their music has been used on. 1. Opening- Castalia (LA Greek Theatre 1979) 2. Behind The Mask (LA Greek Theatre 1979) 3. Cosmic Surfin' (LA Greek Theatre 1979) 4. Rydeen (LA Greek Theatre 1979) 5.Tong Poo (LA Greek Theatre 1979) 6. Radio Junk (private shot in London, 1979) 7. Firecracker (New York, Hurrah, 1979) 8. Solid State Survivor (New York, Hurrah, 1979) 9. Day Tripper (New York, Hurrah, 1979) 10. Fuji Cassette (commercial film, Technopolis, 2 mins) 11. Technopolis (Hit Studio, 1980) 12 Fuji Cassette commerical film, 30 secs) 13 Tighten Up (Fuji TV YMO special 1980) 14. Rydeen (Fuji TV YMO special 1980) 15. La Femme Chinoise (Nippon Budokan, 1980) 16. Citizens Of Science (Nippon Budokan, 1980) 17. Fuji Cassette commercial film (Technopolis 30 secs) 18 BCM commercial film 19. Taiso (video clip) 20. Stairs (Shinjuku Koma Gekijo, 1981) 21. Neue Tanz (Shinjuku Koma Gekijo, 1981) 22. Cue (Fuji Television, Music Fair 1982) 23. Kimi Ni Mune Kyun (video clip) 24. Ongaku (Nippon Budokan, 1983) 25. Shadows On The Ground (Nippon Budokan, 1983) 26. Expecting Rivers (Nippon Budokan, 1983) 27. You've Got To Help Yourself (Fuji TV, Hit Studio, 1983) 28. Kimi Ni Mune Kyun (making of video clip).


YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
Winter Live - 81

(Reference #FSV3698)

Recorded live from Dec 22 -24 at Shinjuku Koma Gekijo, 1981. 1. Prologue 2. Pure Jam 3. Light in Darkness 4 Camouflage 5. Stairs 6. Neue Tanz 7. Happy End 8. Music Plans 9. Cue 10. Taiso 11. Cosmic Surfin' 12. Epilogue.


Price:   £37.99

Winter Live - 81


YMO Go HomeYELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
YMO Go Home


Price:   £24.99

(Reference #FSD3394)

Excellent YMO Best Of compilaiton. This is a re-release from 1999, compiled by Haruomi Hosono, including 2 unreleased tracks at the time, La Femme Chinoise and Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (acoustic versions) 2 CDs. Full Track Listing. Disc 1. 1. Jingle YMO 2. Rydeen 3. Behind the Mask 4. Insomnia 5. Cue 6. U-T 7. Nice Age 8. Taiso 9. Cosmic Surfin 10. Ishin Denshin 11. Pocket ga Niji de Ippai 12. Hai Kaji (Special DJ Copy) 13. La Femme Chinoise (acoustic version) 14. Firecracker Disc 2. 1. Multiples 2. Tighten Up (A&M mix) 3. Simoon 4. Citizens of Science 5. Camouflage 6. Graduated Grey 7. Pure Jam 8. Lotus Love 9. Kimi ni Munekyun (Uwaki na Vacance) 10. Shadows on the Ground 11. Be a Superman 12. Where Have all the Flowers Gone (acoustic version) 13. Technopolis 14. The End of Asia.


YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
One More YMO

(Reference #FSD3395)

Re-release of Yellow Magic Orchestra Live Best album, as chosen by Yukihiro Takahashi, with new artwork and new tracks from reuinion concert at Tokyo Dome and featuring live recordings of their first overseas tour in 1970. 1. Snakeman Show in Budokan (1980) 2. Rydeen (1980, Nippon Budokan) 3, Behind The Mask (1979, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles) 4. Cosmic Surfin (1979, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles) 5. Day Tripper (1979, New York Bottom Line) 6. Solid State Survivor (1980, A&M Chaplin Studio, Los Angeles) 7. La Femme Chinoise (1979, New York Bottom Line) 8.Castalia (1979, New York Bottom Line) 9. Tong Poo (1979, London, The Venue) 10. 1000 Knives (1979, London, The Venue) 11. Green Back Dollar (1980, Nippon Budokan) 12. Pure Jam (1981, Shinjuku Koma Gekijo) 13. Seoul Music (1981, Shinjuku Koma Gekijo) 14. Mass (1981, Shinjuku Koma Gekijo) 15. Wild Ambitions (1983, Nippon Budokan) 16. I Tre Merli (1993, Tokyo Dome) 17. Technopolis (1979, London, The Venue).


Price:   £21.99

One More YMO


Yellow Magic Kayo-kyokuHARUOMI HOSONO, RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI
Yellow Magic Kayo-kyoku


Price:   £37.99

(Reference #FSD2572)

3 CDs and 55 Japanese pop songs (kayokyoku) that feature in some capacity (usually written, arranged or performed by) one of YMO, namely Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto or Yukihiro Takahashi and released between 1979 and 1988. Artists include Haruo Chikada, Sheena and the Rockets, Yoshitaka Minami, Sandii, Taeko Onuki, Susan, Akiko Yano, Hiromi Go, Imokin Trio, Kumiko Yamashita and Seiko Matsuda. Mostly high quality 80s pop music.


VARIOUS
Techno Magic Kayo-kyoku

(Reference #FSD2573)

2 CDs, 37 tunes. When YMO were in their heyday, they spawned other techno pop groups and artists influenced by YMO. This CD set features some of those singers and groups from the 1980s and 90s, mostly in a pop vain. Artists include Ikue Sakakibara, Pink Lady, Chika Takami, TPO, Hiromi Ota, Tsugutoshi Goto, Naoto Takenaka, Masato Ibu, Bakufu Slamp and Yoko Minamino.


Price:   £27.99

Techno Magic Kayo-kyoku


Blue Moon BlueYUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI
Blue Moon Blue


Price:   £23.99

(Reference #FSD3456)

Latest album from Yukihiro Takahashi (ex- Sadistic Mika Band, YMO, Sketch Show) is a delightful blend of electronic pop with collaborators including Steve Jansen, Haruomi Hosono, mostly sung in English. 12 tracks.


LOGIC SYSTEM
Tansu Matrix

(Reference #FSD4180)

First new album for three years (since Everything is in the Nature) by the YMO programmer and his band. 1. Turning Point - Epilogue 2. Hypnotize 3. Wandering On The Road 4. Digiphone 5. Sakura Ryoran 6. Thousand 7. Sweet Memories 8. Nenkororo 9. Left Handed Woman 10. Love 11. Y.M.C.A. 12. A Long Cool Rain 13. Go!! Rise!! Cow!! 14. Land of 1000 Dances 15. Some Enchanted Evening 16. Turning Point - Prologue


Price:   £22.99

Tansu Matrix


LogicLOGIC SYSTEM
Logic


Price:   £22.99

(Reference #FSD4143)

Logic System was created by Hideki Matsutake, who is best known for his work as synth operator and programmer for YMO, and is sometimes called the 'fourth member of YMO'. Released in 1981, the first album is probably the most similar to YMO and features some of the same backing musicians. 1. Intro 2. Unit 3. Domino Dance 4. Convulsion of Nature 5. XY? 6. Talk Back 7. Clash (Chinjyu of Sun) 8. Person to Person 9. Logic


LOGIC SYSTEM
Venus

(Reference #FSD4144)

Second album from Logic System, originally released in 1981, some tunes composed by US musicians, give this album more of a 80s American synth pop feel. 1. Venus 2. Morpheus 3. I Love You 4. Plan 5. Take a Chance 6. Automatic Collect, Automatic Correct 7. Be Yourself 8. Prophet 9. Metamorphism 10. Equivalent


Price:   £24.99

Venus


Orient ExpressLOGIC SYSTEM
Orient Express


Price:   £22.99

(Reference #FSD4145)

Third album from 1982 includes a cover of YMO's Simoon. Fairly laid back sound. 1. Overture 2. Orient Express 3. Simoon 4. Armistice 5. In a Persian Market 6. Karelia 7. Wagon-Lits 8. Sofia 9. Classical Gas 10. George Nagelmackers.


LOGIC SYSTEM
Everything is in the Nature

(Reference #FSD4172)

Released in 2005. New compositions and re-recordings of previous material. Not one of their best. 1.Glory 2.Futur-ism 3. Je Suis Une Fleure 4.Domino Dance 5.All I Want Is You 6.Progress 7.Light In Eyes 8.Sayo-Salla (Everything Is In The Nature) 9. Automatic Collect,Automatic Correct 10.The Deep Sea 11. Musik=Airport 12.Illusion 13.Nature (Beat Musik) 14. Air On G String(Tribute To Dr.Moog) 15.All I Want Is You(Remix)




Price:   £22.99

Everything is in the Nature


Patch WorkLOGIC SYSTEM
Patch Work


Price:   £22.99

(Reference #FSD4173)

Previously unreleased tracks from Logic System between 1983-1990, between the albums Orient Express and To Gen Kyo. 1 The Air 2. Northern Lights 3. Additional Text 4. Kaleidoscope 5. Progress 6. Take Pine 7. Traffic Circuit 8. Urban Night 9. Metamorphis


HIDEKI MATSUTAKE
Sequential Work

(Reference #FSD4174)

The earliest rare and unreleased tracks of Hideki Matsutake before he formed Logic System. Includes a cover of Whiter Shade of Pale and various versions of Bach pieces.


Price:   £22.99

Sequential Work

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