Yellow Magic Orchestra – Public Pressure = 公的抑圧 (E/E) – LP, JP 1980, With OBI

Public Pressure = 公的抑圧 is an LP by Yellow Magic Orchestra from 1980 released on the Alfa label.

About this album

Public Pressure captures Yellow Magic Orchestra at a crucial early peak, sharpening their blend of electronic rigor, pop hooks and dry humour into one of the most influential synth-pop statements of the era. Released in 1980, this live album drew on material from the group’s first two studio records, including landmark pieces such as “Rydeen” and “Tong Poo”, and showed how their studio inventions could become even more forceful on stage. YMO’s mix of sequenced grooves, melodic clarity and playful commentary helped define electronic pop for a generation, influencing later synth-pop, techno and electro artists well beyond Japan.

Genre: Electronic