Yellow Magic Orchestra
Japanese Technopop's Forefathers
Electronic pioneers Haurumi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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Masami Tsuchiya
& Ippu-Do
The insane Nipponese shredmiester who joined Japan on their final tour.
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Sandii & the Sunsetz
Sons of Pioneers Tour Opening Act
A typical band of the era. The group is notable for its association with YMO and Japan.
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The Prophet Five
Sequential Circuits' Innovative Polysynth
Dave Smith's gift from the heavens. Impossible to imagine Japan, or the 1980s, without it.
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