RE: (313) YMO/Sketch Show + Ryuichi Sakamoto @ Sonar

2004-06-28 Thread Robert Taylor
Caught five minutes of this - I was slightly medicated at the time so my memory fails - I wasn't captivated - 4 greying Japanese old men and euphonium player making very polite and pleasant noises on their Macs - nothing earth shattering. I wasn't there but I have not yet heard a good word said a

Re: (313) YMO/Sketch Show - "Tronica"

2003-08-07 Thread The REAL Mxyzptlk
I don't have Tronica, but I bought Audio Sponge when it first came out...sounds like Hosono and Takahashi picking up right where they left off pre-Technodon (mid 80s technopop). Haruomi has the best licks - if Yukihiro is left to his own devices he veers off into sappy lounge stuff which can be

Re: (313) YMO forever

2002-12-16 Thread andrewduke
On Sun, 15 Dec 2002, Mxyzptlk wrote: > > A > > >So I wouldn't write off AoN or Yello or Tangerine > Dream or anybody else as > >sounding permanently dated and more novel than truly > clever. Well alright, > >maybe YMO... :) > > > > > >== > > > >Those are fight

Re: (313) YMO forever

2002-12-16 Thread Mxyzptlk
A So I wouldn't write off AoN or Yello or Tangerine Dream or anybody else as sounding permanently dated and more novel than truly clever. Well alright, maybe YMO... :) == Those are fighting words. If you're one of the unfortunates who've not experienced t

Re: [313] YMO jaesun/rob hood

2002-09-12 Thread s mcgill
technopolis - Original Message - From: Trevor Wilkes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 2:59 AM Subject: [313] YMO jaesun/rob hood > I have this old Jaesun mixtape (some guy from New York I think??) and > there is one track on it that uses

Re: [313] ymo

2002-09-04 Thread Mxyzptlk
At 02:38 PM 9/4/2002, Maarten Baute wrote: Hi, I just bought my first "yellow magic orchestra" lp for only 2 euro. It is called BMG, and is from 1981. Can anyone point me out to a decent biography of these guys. And can anyone describe there role in the develpment of electronical music? Certai

RE: [313] ymo

2002-09-04 Thread John Bush
> Can anyone point me out to a decent biography of these guys. I'm biased but All Music Guide has a good section on yrs majesty, YMO. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Baq6atr69kl7x > And can anyone describe there role > in the develpment of electronical music? Did what Kraftwerk di

Re: [313] ymo

2002-09-04 Thread Maarten Baute
> It is called BMG, and is from 1981. no it isnĀ“t, uit is called BGM should read my mails once again before I send them. SORRY! will never do this kind of bandwith wasting again! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [313] YMO instumentals

2002-04-17 Thread Dan Sicko
speaking of YMO, is there an instrumental version of their cover of Archie Bell and the Drell's "Tighten Up"? I fially tracked down a 12" of this but it has the vocal on it, in broken english, it's hilarious... I just can't play it with a straight face even though I love the music. this from

RE: [313] YMO instumentals

2002-04-17 Thread Matthew MacQueen
> hi ! > no, naughty boys is the only one which > has an instrumental version. > mainly because it's the most song > oriented one i guess... speaking of YMO, is there an instrumental version of their cover of Archie Bell and the Drell's "Tighten Up"? I fially tracked down a 12" of this but it ha

Re: [313] YMO instumentals

2002-04-17 Thread Niko Tzoukmanis
hi ! no, naughty boys is the only one which has an instrumental version. mainly because it's the most song oriented one i guess... James David Beard wrote: > Did Yellow Magic Orchestra release intrumental versions of > any of their albums other than Naughty Boys? ...just curious > > -

Re: [313] ymo rock

2002-01-04 Thread Mxyzptlk
there is no question if ymo are influential or not, they definitely were and everyone (ask john acqauaviva, for example) who knows their music also knows that they were not a copy of kraftwerk, rather a fusion of european synth sound with their own native influences. also, there's a lot of irony

Re: [313] ymo suck

2002-01-04 Thread Frederic Madre
At 14:25 04/01/2002 +0100, Niko Tzoukmanis wrote: of kraftwerk, rather a fusion of european synth sound with their own native influences. yup, a mix of proggy and cheesy absolutely and, it's not the correct way to listen to music saying 'i downloaded some tracks and thought it was a bit like

Re: [313] ymo suck

2002-01-04 Thread Frederic Madre
At 23:24 04/01/2002 +1100, RC wrote: and I wouldn't write off YMO after downloading "a couple of tracks" - they were a highly influential and avant garde outfit that produced some amazing mmm, well I too question all that talk about them. at the time I always thought they were boring and, let'