When they’re not saving the world, Yellow Magic Orchestra, find time to play synths in caveman outfits and throw back a few Kirin beers.

Pioneering synthpop band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) members Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Ryuichi Sakamoto have re-formed to help the Live Earth cause to raise awareness of global warming, with a special performance from Kyoto, Japan on 7.7.07.
Live Earth will begin in Sydney, Australia on July 7, 2007 and continue across all 7 continents with [...]

Kraftwerk have joined in to support Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Stop-Rokkasho project by offering a free download of their track “RADIOACTIVITY” recorded live at Warszawa Sala Kongresowa.
The Rokkasho-mura reprocessing plant in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture opened for testing on March 31st, 2006. Less than two weeks later, radioactive water containing plutonium and uranium spilled inside the plant.
In response [...]

 

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March 04: It’s free electronic music month at Synthtopia. All month long, we’re going to help you kick the RIAA habit by highlighting great electronic music that’s available for free on the Internet.
Today we’re highlighting YMO’s Ryuichi Sakamoto and his Stop Rokkasho project.
The Rokkasho-mura reprocessing plant in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture opened for testing on March [...]

 

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 DJ Krush - Time To Melt [5:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ryuichi Sakamoto sends word about a YMO update, his podcast and a new score he’s working on.
YMO Reunion
The original members of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) were back together in Japan recently to celebrate the launch of the group’s first ever song being available for sale by download. Many obstacles have kept the group’s music off [...]

Electronica artist Ryuichi Sakamoto has created a new sound installation entitled Sonic Mandala for The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama, which opened to the public on Sunday, June 11th at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History at the University of California Los Angeles, and runs through September 6th.
The Missing Peace is a multi-media [...]