Solid State Survivor
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| Solid State Survivor | |||||
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| Studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra | |||||
| Released | 1979 | ||||
| Genre | Electropop | ||||
| Length | 32:23 | ||||
| Label | Alfa Records | ||||
| Producer | Haruomi Hosono | ||||
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Solid State Survivor was the second album of Yellow Magic Orchestra (1979).
[edit] Track listing
- "Technopolis" – 4:14
- "Absolute Ego Dance" – 4:37
- "Rydeen" – 4:26
- "Castalia" – 3:31
- "Behind The Mask" – 3:36 (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
- "Day Tripper" – 2:40
- "Insomnia" – 4:57 (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
- "Solid State Survivor" – 3:58 (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
[edit] Triva
The track Behind the Mask is known to wider audiences due to a cover by Eric Clapton. The main riff was also sampled by satirical rap group Goldie Lookin' Chain on their track Your Mother's Got A Penis.
[edit] Credits
- Composed, Arranged, and Performed by: The Yellow Magic Orchestra
- Lyrics by: Chris Mosdell
- Words & Music on "Day Tripper" by: Lennon-McCartney
- Recording Engineered by: Norio YoshiZawa & Mitsuo Koike
- Remixed by: The Yellow Magic Orchestra and Norio Yoshizawa
- Cover Conception by: The Yellow Magic Orchestra
- Photography: Masayoshi Sukita
- Logo Type: Lou Beach
- Art Direction: Heikichi Harata
- Stylists: Takehime, Fumiko Iwura, Mayo Tsutsumi
- Costume Design: Yukihiro Takahashi
- Clothes: Bricks
- Hair: Mikio Honda(Clip)
- Recording Coordinator: Akira Ikuta, Masako Hikasa
- Recorded at: "A" Studio, Shibaura, Tokyo
The Yellow Magic Orchestra is:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: keyboards, vocals
- Yukihiro Takahashi: Drums, vocals
- Haruomi Hosono: bass, keyboards, vocals
- Computer Programming by: Heideki Matsutake
- Makoto Ayukawa: guitar on "Day Tripper", "Solid State Survivor"
- Sandii: voices on "Absolute Ego Dance"
- Executive Producer: Kuni Murai, Sho Kawazoe
- Produced by: Haruomi Hosono
[Re-issue]
- Supervised by: Yuji Tanaka
- Remastering and Edited by: Mitsuo Koike at Ast studio, Tokyo July 1999
- Art Direction & Design: Takayuki Innami
- Design: Kazuhiro Nozawa
