Yellow Magic Orchestra – BGM (VG+/VG+) – LP, JP 1981, With OBI

BGM is an LP by Yellow Magic Orchestra from 1981 released on the Alfa label.

About this album

BGM finds Yellow Magic Orchestra moving away from the playful pop focus of their earlier work and towards a colder, more abstract electronic language. Released in 1981, the album pushed synth-pop and electro into sharper, darker terrain, with programmed rhythms, fractured melodies and a more mechanical feel that reflected the group’s fascination with technology and studio construction. Including pieces such as “Cue”, “U・T” and “Mass”, it is widely regarded as one of YMO’s most experimental and influential records, helping shape the contours of later electronic pop and dance music in Japan and beyond.

Genre: Electronic