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Cat: MOVLP 1467. Rel: 23 Nov 15
Coldwave/Synth

Side 1 - Track 1. Technopolis Side 1 - Track 2. Absolute Ego Dance Side 1 - Track 3. Rydeen Side 1 - Track 4. Castalia Side 2 - Track 1. Behind The Mask Side 2 - Track 2. Day Tripper Side 2 - Track 3. Insomnia Side 2 - Track 4. Solid State Survivor

The US' Music On Vinyl always provides the quality reissues, and best of all, they do it quietly, leaving the diggers and owners of the original copies still relatively chuffed with their treasures. As such, it's the Yellow Magic Orchestra that receives the reissue treatment this time, a Japanese electro-pop outfit formed in 1979, and which includes the great Haruomi Hosono on bass - producer of the timeless and mind-bending "Hosono House". Solid State Survivor was the band's second album, and although it was released before the start of the '80s, it already contains remnants of electronic dance music as we know it today. The glassy opener is called "Technopolis", for example, and the majestic synth twists of "Rydeen" are a pleasure to our ears even today. There are slower, more magical moments such as "Castalia", but the winner for us is probably "Insomnia", a great piece of drunken drum machine drums and wonky melodies. An absolute must, even for the non-Japanese heads.