Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomo Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi as HASYMO release a maxi single of 2 tracks plus their ambient versions. The City of Light is the theme song to the long running news programme News 23, while Tokyo Town Pages is the ending theme to the film, Tokyo!. 1. The City of Light 2. Tokyo Town Pages 3. The City of Light (Ambient Version) 4. Tokyo Town Pages (Ambient Version).

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


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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)

Live DVD plus CD of a concert by Ryuichi Sakamoto together with Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) and the Ensemble Modernes in Mannaheim, Germany, November 2007. Electronics plus classical music, the live DVD has various off stage footage, while the CD is just one track but it is 72 minutes long.


Price:   £38.99

Life- Fluid, Invisible, Inaudble is an istallation by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shiro Takatani, which was exhibited in Yamaguchi and ICC in 2007. The exhibition was captured on video, recomposed into a new video work and turned into a DVD. The work surrounds the viewer with stereo images and split screen video to create an installation space that reinterprets the original work into a new audio-visual experience.

Recording from December 2005 of a concert at which Ryuichi Sakamoto played many of his best known tunes. These include Energy Flow, Asience, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence and Shining Boy & Little Randy. 21 tracks.


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Soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto to the film 'Silk', directed by Francois Girard about a French silkworm merchant who goes to Japan to find silkworms but instead finds a Japanese woman. No surprise there then, the twist being she's the concubine of a rich baron. 21 tracks.

Soundtrack to the 2006 Japanese film, directed by Jun Ichikawa, based on a novel by Haruki Murakami and starring Issei Ogata and Rie Miyazawa. Tony Takitani, an emotionally impotent techincal illustrator, falls in love with Eiko and feels the joys of life and love for the first time. However her obsession with shopping for brand goods (rather common in Japan!) has tragic consequences. 11 tracks.


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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.

Back in April and May 1979, the highly rated jazz fusion guitarist recorded with Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards) and also producer of this album, fellow YMO member Yukihiro Takahashi on drums, Akiko Yano on keyboards and vocals, plus Yasuaki Shimizu (saxophone) and other highly rated musicians such as Shuichi 'Ponta' Murakami (drums) and Toshiyuki Honda (saxophones). Some tracks are straight jazz fusion, others an unlikely but interesting mix of fusion with YMO style electronic backing.


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Anonymoss are four artists,Tomohiko Gondo (eufonium), Tetsuya Yamamoto (keyboards), Seigen Tokuzawa (cello) and Tomoko Kanda (vocals). They were one of the artists featured on the excellent Penguin Cafe Orchestra tribute album last year, and this time they cover YMO tunes on acoustic instruments and electronics with some guest musicians such as Masato Suzuki, Ren Takada, Hiroshi Takano, Asa-Chang and Soichiro Suzuki. 1. Behind 2. See-Through 3. Focus 4. Happy End 5. Wild Ambitions 6. Mass &. Kimi ni Mune Kyun 8. Nice Age 9. Cue 10. Gegou 11. Insomnia 12. Castalia 13. Epilogue

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Makoto Kubota, Cornelius, Kahimi Karie and others are the unlikely artists to cover some of the best know Japanese 'shoka' songs. Shoka are songs devised for musical education in Japanese elementary schools, many of which were derived from western folk songs. Following a flirtation with militaristic meaning in pre-war days, now shoka are thought of as being the symbol of what is good about Japanese values and customs. 10 tracks. 1.Haruo Minami + Cornelius - Aka-tombo 2.Kirinji - Hanyu no Yado 3.Ryuichi Sakamoto + Miki Nakatani - Chiisai Aki Mitsuketra 4.Sayuri Kume - Ryoshu 5.Morio Agata - Mori no Kobito 6.Taeko Onuki - Kono Michi 7.Kiseru - Kanariya 8.Aki Yashiro - Shojoji no Tanuki-bayashi 9.Ren Takada - Aka-tombo 10.Yan Tomita (Doopees) - Yagisan Yubin 11.Kahimi Kahri + Yoshihide Otomo - Karatachi no Hana


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Volume 2 of the excellent 'Japanese Songs' series- famous lyrical songs and childrens songs performed by some of Japan's coolest electronic artists. 10 tracks including Yukihiro Takahashi / Shabon-dama, Kenji Endo / Koganemushi, Tomoyo Harada + Keiichi Suzuki / Amefuri Kumanoko, Mitsuko Koike + Tomoki Kanda / Yashi no Mi and Yuichi Ohata / Oborozukiyo.

Collaboration album of Ryuichi Sakamoto together with San Francsico based guitarist and multimedia artist Christopher Willits. Willits uses a guitar with custom-made signal processing creating a mix of acoustic and electronic sounds, improvisation, rhythm and sound texture. Fascinating album of 7 tracks. 1. Toward Water 2. Umi 3. Sea Plains 4. Sentience 5. Chi-yu 6. Cold Heat 7. Ocean Sky Remains.


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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.

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).


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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.

A tribute to the Penguin Cafe Orchestra by Japanese artists who were influenced by this unclassifiable British group. These include Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Masakatsu Takagi, Kama Aina, Moose Hill, Takako Minekawa, plus The Other 4, Steve Jansen, and others.


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Excellent cyberspace collaboration album between Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano/laptop) and Christian Fennesz (guitar/laptop). Recorded between 2004-2006 through sound files sent between New York and Vienna they came together for the mix in New York. Blend of electronic improvisation with Satie like piano from Sakamoto. 11 tracks, challenging and innovative.

How's this for an ecclectic release? Originally released on LP in 1975, a children's choir sings songs themed around the Ainu, some in the Ainu language with lyrics by Kohei Oikawa, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, who also arranged the songs together with Tatsuro Yamashita of the legendary group Sugar Babe. 12 songs.


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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.

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).


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Yellow Magic Orchestra have attracted such a large cult following, there has long been a huge demand for their unreleased rare tracks. This box set finally satisfies that demand. 8 CDs, disc 1 'Live at Kinokuniya Hall'(Tokyo 1978), disc 2 'Live at Green Theatre' (Los Angeles 1979), disc 3 & 4 'Faker Holic'(world tour in London, Paris and NY in 1979), disc 5 & 6 'World Tour 1980' (London, Paris, Los Angeles live from their second world tour 'From Tokyo to Tokyo'), disc 7 'One More YMO' (best live album from 1979 to 1993 compiled by Yukihiro Takahashi and released in 2000), disc8 'Rare Tracks' (14 rare tracks). It all comes with a large booklet and colour photos in an extremely nice package.

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).


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A best of YMO remixes. Six tracks from the albums 'YMO Remixes 2000-00' and 'YMO Remixes 2000-01' plus 3 tracks only available on vinyl. A stellar cast of remixers include Tei Towa, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Yasuhiro Konishi, Ken Ishii, Dry&Heavy, Denki Groove.

Brilliant album of remixes of Japan's techno pop creators best known material from today's musicians influenced by YMO, including Denki Groove and EyE.


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Second volume of YMO remixes of 12 tracks including Technopolis, Seoul Music, Behind the Mask, Pure Jam, remixed by including Yasuhiro Konishi (ex.Pizzicato Five), Ken Ishii, Tei Towa and Yoshinori Sunahara.

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.


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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.

The Toy Box are a group of twelve musicians and three extra percussionists playing acoustic instruments including sax, melodeon, bandoneon, mandolin, flute, picolo, guitars, cello and piano. Fans of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, they decided to do a cover of YMO's first album, totally acoustically. A bizarre idea, considering this was a classic of synthesized techno-pop, but a project that proves these were great songs in the first place. Adding his stamp of approval is Haruomi Hosono, who does the vocals on two of the tracks.


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This is Ryuichi Sakamoto's first solo recording released back in 1976 as an analog record of which only 500 copies were ever pressed. Improvisational duo of Sakamoto on piano with percussionist Toshiyuki Tsuchitori. Digitally remastered.

UK top contemporary classical violinist, Alexander Balanescu records album of Yellow Magic Orchestra favourites. Balanescu has already recorded Kraftwerk tunes, and this is in similar vain. Technopolis, Behind the Mask, Solid State Survivor are given a new lease of life. Innovative and expertly performed.


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Yukihiro Takahashi is best known as one of the trio (together with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Haruomi Hosono) of seminal technopop group Yellow Magic Orchestra. Before that he was a member of the Sadistic Mika Band, while currently he is together with Hosono again as Sketch Show. After YMO disbanded, Takahashi went solo and this DVD is of a live performance from this time, in August 1983 at Shibuya Kokaido in Tokyo. His collaborators and featured in his band include Bill Nelson, Keiichi Suzuki of the Moon Riders, Hajime Tachibana, David Palmer and Haruomi Hosono. Guests are Kenji Omura, Yoshiaki Shirai and Hiroyasu Yaguchi. 59 minutes includes comments by Yukihiro Takahashi himself, Hajime Tachibana and Keiichi Suzuki.1.Ripple 2.My Bright Tomorrow 3.Kagerou 4.Maebure 5.Art Diamant 6.Sayonara 7.Flashback 8.The Real You 9.Are You Receiving Me? 10.It's All Too Much 11.It's Gonna Work Out 12.The April Fools

Live concert plus film DVD directed by Toru Kawasaki in 1983. Guests are Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hajime Tachibana, Keiichi Suzuki, Steve Jansen. 57 minutes includes comments by Yukihiro Takahashi and Toru Kawasaki. 1.Hei no Ana 2.Wild & Moody 3.Stranger Things Have Happened 4.Murdered By The Music 5.Genkan 6.Disposable Love 7.Helpless 8.Takahashi Yukihiro Monogatari 9.Day Tripper 10.The Price To Pay 11.Atto Iuma no Dekigoto


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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.

Released in 1994 recorded with the help of a host of collaborators, including Tei Towa and Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) 1.Tokyo Story 2. Moving On (co-producer Satoshi Tomiie, vocals, J-Me , Natasha Latasha Diggs Vivian Sessoms 3. Futari no hate (co-producer, Towa Tei, vocals - Miki Imai) 4.Regret (Co-producer Towa Tei, vocals , J-Me , Natasha Latasha Diggs 5. Pounding At My Heart, co-producer, Satoshi Tomiie, vocals, Paul Alexander , Vivian Sessoms. 6.Love And Hate, vocals, Holly Johnson 7. Sweet Revenge 8. 7 Seconds, Co-producer - Towa Tei , vocals, J-Me , Natasha Latasha Diggs 9. Anna, co-producer, Satoshi Tomiie. 10 Same Dream, Same Destination, vocals - Roddy Frame 11. Psychedelic Afternoon, vocals - Arto Lindsay , Paul Alexander 12. Interruptions- vocals, Natasha Latasha Diggs 13. Kimi to boku to kanojonokoto, vocals - Hiroshi Takano.


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Originally released in 1995. 1.Bibounoaozora 2. Aishiteru, Aishitenai 3.Bring Them Home 4. Aonekonotoruso 5.Tango 6. Insensatez 7. Poesia 8. Dennougiwa 9.Homisphere 10. Manatsu no Yoru no Ana 11. Rio 12. A Day In The Park.

Originally released 1996, this is a re-recorded Best of in a piano, cello and violin trio session. One new track, 1919. 1. A Day A Gorilla Gives Me A Banana 2. Rain 3. Bibo No Aozora 4. The Last Emperor 5. 1919 6. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 7 M.A.Y. In The Backyard 8.The Sheltering Sky 9. A Tribute To N.J.P. 10. High Heels (Main Theme) 11. Aoneko No Torso 12. The Wuthering Heights 13. Parolibre 14 Acceptance (End Credits) - Little Buddha 15. Before Long 16. Bring Them Home


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Original release 1994. Geisha Girls are comedy duo, Downtown (Ken and Sho) or Hama-chan and Ma- chan as they are usually called. They belong to the famous Yoshimoto Kogyo troupe, their comedy of the manzai variety- one serious, one stupid. This is their rap unit, produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tei Towa, a remix of their first single Kick & Loud (T.Mori's Loud Mix and Flying Phat Mix). 5 tracks.

Orignally released in 1995. 17 tracks of comedy, rap and bad singing. Produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Collaborators include Tei Towa, Arto Lindsay, Boredoms and Katsuya Kobayashi.


Price:   £16.99