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Yellow Magic Orchestra YMO Was An Influential Japanese Electronic Music Band Formed In 1978. They Are Renowned As A Major Influence In Popular Music And For Pioneering The Synth-Pop Genre. The Principal Members Are Haruomi Hosono Bass Yukihiro Takahashi 1952-2023 Drums And Ryuichi Sakamoto 1952-2023 Keyboards . The Band Was Originally Conceived As A One-Off Studio Project By Hosono The Other Two Members Being Recruited Session Musicians - The Idea Was To Produce An Album Fusing Orientalist Exotica Cf Their Cover Version Of Martin Denny's Firecracker With Modern Electronics. However The First Album With Its Cutting-Edge Production Was Very Popular And The Studio Project Grew Into A Fully Fledged Touring Band And Career For Its Three Members. Making Abundant Use Of New Synthesizers Samplers Digital And Computer Recording Technology As It Became Available Their Popularity And Influence Extended Beyond Japan. Generally The Band Was Highly Regarded As Electronic Pioneer And Continues To Be Remixed And Sampled By Modern Artists. The Members Have Also Worked With European Synth/new Romantic Artists Such As David Sylvian Of The Band Japan. The Single Bamboo Houses Is One Such Example Sylvian/Sakamoto . The Band Stopped Working Together By 1984 The Three Members Returning To Their Solo Careers. They Released A One-Off Reuinion Album Technodon In 1993. The Early 2000s Saw Hosono & Takahashi Reunited In A Project Called Sketch Show. On The Occasions When Sakamoto Joined Them In Concerts They Called Themselves Human Audio Sponge HAS . The Band Played Rydeen At The 2007 Live Earth Concert In Kyoto Japan. They Released Two New Singles That Summer Under The Band Name Of HASYMO An Updated Version Of Rydeen And The New Song Rescue. read less