Tag Archives: YMO

Yukihiro Takahashi: 1952-2023

Posted on January 16, 2023 by postpunkmonk

We were blindsided by more sad news on Friday night. Yukihiro Takahashi, the drummer and vocalist of Yellow Magic Orchestra dies at the age of 70, after a two years of dealing with brain cancer. I was aghast to note … Continue reading →

Posted in obituary | Tagged 2023, Bill Nelson, Roxy Music, Ryuichi Sakamoto, technopop, YMO, Yukihiro Takahashi | 15 Comments

Record Review: Yukihiro Takahashi – “Wild + Moody” FR CD

Posted on August 11, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Yukihiro Takahashi: Wild + Moody – FR – CD [1996] Wild + Moody Stranger Things Have Happened Kill That Thermostat Helpless The Price to pay Bounds Of Reason + Love Walking To The Beat Recently, we were discussing Masami Tsuchiya’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1984, 1996, Bill Nelson, Haroumi Hosono, Hideki Matsutake, Iva Davies, Ryuichi Sakamoto, YMO, Yukihiro Takahashi | 8 Comments

Record Review: Yellow Magic Orchestra – Firecracker/Technopolis

Posted on August 11, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Yellow Magic Orchestra: Firecracker/Technopolis UK 12″ [1979] Computer Game [Theme From Invaders] Firecracker Technopolis I was a freshman in high school when I first heard Yellow Magic Orchestra back in 1979. They had a huge hit with what was called … Continue reading →