X∞Multiplies

by Yellow Magic Orchestra

X∞Multiplies cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 5 June 1980
  • Label: Alfa
  • Country: Japan
  • Community rating: 3.82/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Drupi, 細野晴臣, 坂本龍一, Orchestr Karla Vágnera, 高橋幸宏, 高橋幸宏, 細野晴臣, 村井邦彦, 川添象郎, 松武秀樹, Hana Zagorová, 坂本龍一, 川添象郎, 村井邦彦, 松武秀樹

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Functioning as an incredibly bizarre and wildly creative detour from their traditional synthpop masterworks, this eclectic release interleaves polished, highly rhythmic electro-pop compositions with surreal, satirical comedy sketches performed by the Snakeman Show. The incorporation of ska elements, notably their famous cover of 'Tighten Up', showcases the legendary Japanese trio at the absolute peak of their playful experimentation.

Genres

Descriptors: ballad, satirical, rhythmic, political, eccentric

Tracklist

  1. Jingle "Y.M.O."
  2. Nice Age
  3. Snakeman Show
  4. Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!)
  5. Snakeman Show
  6. Here We Go Again ~ Tighten Up
  7. Snakeman Show
  8. Citizens of Science
  9. Snakeman Show
  10. Multiplies
  11. Snakeman Show
  12. The End of Asia

Credits

  • Hana Zagorová - primary artist, vocals, lyrics by
  • Drupi - primary artist, vocals
  • Petr Foltera - cover
  • Rosa Dorina Dato - lyrics by
  • František Polák - music by
  • Jaromír Klempíř - music by
  • Vítězslav Hádl - music by
  • 坂本龍一 - keyboard, vocal

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