Murdered by the Music (音楽殺人, Ongaku Satsujin) is Yukihiro Takahashi's second solo album, released when he was a member of YMO. As well as his YMO bandmates Ryuichi Sakamoto and Haruomi Hosono, and longtime YMO collaborator Hideki Matsutake this album also features contributions from Sandii and Makoto Ayukawa of Sheena & the Rokkets.
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Released | June 21, 1980 (1980-06-21) | |||
Studio | Alfa Studio “A”, Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo | |||
Genre | Pop music, Synthpop, Technopop | |||
Length | 42:20 | |||
Label | Seven Seas (King Records) | |||
Producer | Yukihiro Takahashi | |||
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In Japan this album reached No 12 on the general Oricon chart, and No. 14 on the Oricon LP chart.[1]
All lyrics are written by Chris Mosdell; all music is composed by Yukihiro Takahashi, except where noted.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "School of Thought" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 4:12 | |
2. | "Murdered by the Music" | Takahashi, Makoto Ayukawa | 3:40 | |
3. | "Kid-Nap, the Dreamer" | 3:00 | ||
4. | "I-Kasu!" | instrumental | 1:12 | |
5. | "Radioactivist" | 3:14 | ||
6. | "Numbers from a Calculated Conversation" | 4:36 | ||
7. | "Bijin-Kyoshi at the Swimming School" | instrumental | 4:08 | |
8. | "Blue Colour Worker" | Haruomi Hosono | 4:28 | |
9. | "Stop! In the Name of Love" | Holland–Dozier–Holland | Holland–Dozier–Holland | 3:19 |
10. | "Mirrormanic" | 3:33 | ||
11. | "The Core of Eden" | 6:25 |
Murdered by the Music at Discogs (list of releases)
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