BGM (album)

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BGM
Studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra
Released	1981
Genre	Electropop
Length	47:06
Label	Alfa Record
Producer	Haruomi Hosono
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×∞ Multiplies (1980) BGM (1981) Technodelic (1981)

BGM (BackGround Music) was the Yellow Magic Orchestra's 1981 album release, produced by Haruomi Hosono. Japanese promotional material indicates that "BGM" could also mean "Beautiful Grotesque Music". "Loom" is a re-working of "The Infinite Space Octave" by Y.M.O. computer programmer Hideki Matsutake.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Ballet"
2. "Music Plans"
3. "Rap Phenomena"
4. "Happy End"
5. "1000 Knives"
6. "Cue"
7. "U.T"
8. "Camouflage"
9. "Mass"
10. "Loom"

The LP is unusual in that tracks 1-4 and 5-9 are all 4'30" long, and tracks 5 and 10 are both 5'20" long