Solid State Survivor
Solid State Survivor | ||||
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Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo | ||||
Genre | Electronic, synth-pop | |||
Length | 32:23 | |||
Label | Alfa | |||
Producer | Haruomi Hosono | |||
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Singles from Solid State Survivor | ||||
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Solid State Survivor is the second album by Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, released in 1979. Later, Solid State Survivor was released in 1982 in the UK on LP and cassette, also in 1992 in the United States on CD, but many of the songs from this album were compiled for release in the US as the US pressing of ×∞Multiplies (1980), including the tracks "Behind the Mask", "Rydeen", "Day Tripper", and "Technopolis".[2] Solid State Survivor is only one of a handful of YMO albums in which the track titles do not have a Japanese equivalent.
The album was an early example of
Overview
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Guardian | [8] |
Record Mirror | [9] |
Smash Hits | 7/10[10] |
The album is also known for "
"Technopolis" is considered an "interesting contribution" to the development of techno, specifically Detroit techno, as it used the term "techno" in its title, was a tribute to Tokyo as an electronic mecca, and foreshadowed concepts that Juan Atkins and Rick Davis would later have with Cybotron.[4]
The album's title song "Solid State Survivor" is a new wave synth rock song.[15] The popular anime series Dragon Ball Z later paid homage to the song and the album with the song "Solid State Scouter" as the theme song of the 1990 television special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku.
This was YMO's most successful album in Japan. It was the best selling album on the
Track listing
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Technopolis" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 4:14 |
2. | "Absolute Ego Dance" | Haruomi Hosono | 4:37 |
3. | "Rydeen" | Yukihiro Takahashi | 4:26 |
4. | "Castalia" | Sakamoto | 3:31 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Behind the Mask" | Chris Mosdell | Sakamoto[16] | 3:36 |
2. | "Day Tripper" | Lennon–McCartney | Lennon–McCartney | 2:40 |
3. | "Insomnia" | Mosdell | Hosono | 4:57 |
4. | "Solid State Survivor" | Mosdell | Takahashi | 3:58 |
Personnel
- Yellow Magic Orchestra – arrangements, electronics, remix, cover conception
- Haruomi Hosono – bass guitar, synth bass, keyboards, vocoder, production
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, vocoder
- Yukihiro Takahashi – vocals, drums, electronic drums, costume design
Guest musicians
- programming
- Chris Mosdell – lyrics
- Sandii– vocals on "Absolute Ego Dance"
- Makoto Ayukawa – electric guitar on "Day Tripper" and "Solid State Survivor"
Staff
- Kunihiko Murai and Shōrō Kawazoe – executive producers
- Norio Yoshizawa – recording engineer, remixing
- Mitsuo Koike – recording engineer
- Masako Hikasa and Akira Ikuta – recording coordinators
- Lou Beach – logo type
- Masayoshi Sukita – photography
- Heikichi Harata – art director
- Bricks – costumes
- Takehime, Fumiko Iura and Mayo Tsutsumi – stylists
- Mikio Honda (Clip) – hair
Chart history
Year | Release | Chart | Peak position |
Weeks | Total sales |
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1979 | LP | Oricon LP Chart[17] | 1 | 82 | 766,000 |
1979 | Cassette | Oricon CT Chart[17] | 1 | 65 | 255,000 |
References
- ISBN 9784198608316.
- ^ x∞Multiplies (Media notes). Yellow Magic Orchestra. A&M Records. 1980. SP-4813.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Bush, John. "Solid State Survivor – Yellow Magic Orchestra". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8143-3438-6.
- ^ a b "第1回日本レコード大賞" (in Japanese). Japan Composer's Association. Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ ISBN 9780356142746. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ McNamara, Jonathan (2020-09-30). "Ten Japanese albums that Rolling Stone missed on its '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (January 9, 2004). "Yellow Magic Orchestra, Solid State Survivor". The Guardian. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Reid, Jim (March 20, 1982). "Yellow Magic Orchestra: Solid State Survivor / Yukihiro Takahashi: Murdered by the Music". Record Mirror. p. 14.
- ^ Black, Johnny (March 4–17, 1982). "Yellow Magic Orchestra: Solid State Survivor". Smash Hits. Vol. 4, no. 5. p. 29.
- ^ UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra (Media notes). Yellow Magic Orchestra. GT Music. 2003. MHCL 295-6.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Tanaka, Yuji (November 11, 2014). "Yellow Magic Orchestra: The Pre-MIDI Technology Behind Their Anthems". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Heckel, Aimee (January 15, 2011). "Chris Mosdell, quirky Boulder lyricist, wrote lyrics for newly released Michael Jackson song". Daily Camera. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ Browne, David (December 10, 2010). "The New Michael Jackson Album: Not Bad, but Pretty Good". Time. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Denise (May 13, 2011). "What Makes A Legend: Ryuichi Sakamoto". Crawdaddy. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ Takahashi was listed as a composer before because Sakamoto wrote song's melody in collaboration with him.
- ^ a b "Yellow Magic Orchestra" (in Japanese). Yamachan Land (Oricon archives). Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2011. (Translation)