Solid State Survivor Totally Explained

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Solid State Survivor was the second album of Yellow Magic Orchestra (1979).

Track listing

"Technopolis" – 4:14

"Absolute Ego Dance" – 4:37

"Rydeen" – 4:26

"Castalia" – 3:31

"Behind The Mask" – 3:36 (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)

"Day Tripper" – 2:40

"Insomnia" – 4:57 (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)

"Solid State Survivor" – 3:58 (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)

Triva

The track Behind the Mask is known to wider audiences due to a cover by Eric Clapton. The main riff was also sampled by satirical rap group Goldie Lookin' Chain on their track Your Mother's Got A Penis.

Credits

Composed, Arranged, and Performed by: The Yellow Magic Orchestra

Lyrics by: Chris Mosdell

Words & Music on "Day Tripper" by: Lennon-McCartney

Recording Engineered by: Norio YoshiZawa & Mitsuo Koike

Remixed by: The Yellow Magic Orchestra and Norio Yoshizawa

Cover Conception by: The Yellow Magic Orchestra

Photography: Masayoshi Sukita

Logo Type: Lou Beach

Art Direction: Heikichi Harata

Stylists: Takehime, Fumiko Iwura, Mayo Tsutsumi

Costume Design: Yukihiro Takahashi

Clothes: Bricks

Hair: Mikio Honda(Clip)

Recording Coordinator: Akira Ikuta, Masako Hikasa

Recorded at: "A" Studio, Shibaura, Tokyo The Yellow Magic Orchestra is:

Ryuichi Sakamoto: keyboards, vocals

Yukihiro Takahashi: Drums, vocals

Haruomi Hosono: bass, keyboards, vocals

Computer Programming by: Heideki Matsutake

Makoto Ayukawa: guitar on "Day Tripper", "Solid State Survivor"

Sandii: voices on "Absolute Ego Dance"

Executive Producer: Kuni Murai, Sho Kawazoe

Produced by: Haruomi Hosono [Re-issue]

Supervised by: Yuji Tanaka

Remastering and Edited by: Mitsuo Koike at Ast studio, Tokyo July 1999

Art Direction & Design: Takayuki Innami

Design: Kazuhiro Nozawa Further Information

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