Japanese musician Yukihiro Takahashi, who was one third of the groundbreaking Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died on the age of 70.
Takahashi shaped YMO in 1978 with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Haruomi Hosono, taking part in drums and serving as their lead singer. WIth their heavy use of synths, samplers, drum machines and sequencers, the band have been on the vanguard of the burgeoning synth-pop motion.
One of many band’s greatest hits, Behind The Masks, would later be coated by each Michael Jackson and Eric Clapton. It had initially been produced in 1978 for a Seiko watch industrial.
Yellow Magic Orchestra disbanded in 1984, however reformed at numerous factors over the subsequent three a long time. Takahashi additionally launched a number of solo albums and, within the early 2000s, reunited with Haruomi Hosono to kind Sketch Present.
British digital music duo Orbital have been amongst these paying tribute to Takahashi on social media.
RIP : Yukihiro Takahashi (1952 – 2023)Paul Hartnoll “Yellow Magic Orchestra are up there with the best of the pop digital bands that assist outline the sound of ORBITAL”@ryuichisakamoto @ymo#electronicmusic #electronicpop #ymo #ORBITALhttps://t.co/C7APYpU2uDJanuary 15, 2023
RIP.. Yukihiro’s model of Drip Dry Eyes was a private obsession of mine over lockdown. https://t.co/yf2IknPAk5 https://t.co/33orktGjlwJanuary 14, 2023
Saddened to listen to concerning the passing of Yukihiro Takahashi of Yellow Magic Orchestra and past. It was an honor to cross paths from time to time all through the years. pic.twitter.com/J2uLJwnmooJanuary 14, 2023
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