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Subject: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: belmont22 on 10/04/12 at 2:43 pm
Has anyone noticed the new wave bands of the 80's had a fondness for Oriental scales in their music? A lot of 80s synths sound like they could be from Japanese music or something, maybe it's because the Japanese and Germans invented synthpop?
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: Howard on 10/04/12 at 3:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmJ-VWPDM4
Turning Japanese-Vapors
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: whistledog on 10/04/12 at 6:02 pm
The early 80s was all about Japan, and I don't mean the new wave band of the same name.
There was Yellow Magic Orchestra and their 1980 hit 'Computer Games'. Reached #17 in the UK and #60 in the US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHhYbVVDuoA
Then in 1981, late 70s disco duo A Taste of Honey scored a Top 20 hit with an English language translation of Kyu Sakamoto's 1960s classic 'Sukiyaki'. This version reached #2 in the US and #4 in Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqFkUNqBwMw
The BIG one of the early 80s though was Aneka and her UK #1 hit 'Japanese Boy' in 1981. This never reached the US Hot 100, but it did peak at #42 in Canada. Some people call it bad, but I've always had a soft spot for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCH1IlOfDTM
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: lady of the 80s on 10/04/12 at 6:50 pm
First song that came to mind when I saw this thread: "Canton"--Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUpCboY0ElQ
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: lady of the 80s on 10/04/12 at 7:01 pm
Turning Japanese-Vapors
Isn't that song just about....uh....pleasing one's self?
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: warped on 10/04/12 at 8:53 pm
Isn't that song just about....uh....pleasing one's self?
Yes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c98qdFQF7sw
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/04/12 at 9:22 pm
David Bowie: China Girl (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrERLeFseDA
Winston Tong: Theoretical China (1985)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32UlbOinJUk
Ultravox: White China (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jbBv6WhJU4
Men Without Hats: Living in China (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fSxT2Gc2s8
Got ping-pong, egg foo yong...
YMO: Key (1981)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCVk408VBho
Bill Nelson: Eros Arriving (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fAA_SNl0hw
Thompson Twins: Kamikaze (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjPYebeSjM
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: Howard on 10/05/12 at 3:20 pm
Yes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c98qdFQF7sw
good song.
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: Howard on 10/05/12 at 3:25 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cShYbLkhBc
This doesn't have oriental/asian sounding synths but it does have japanese characters.
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: whistledog on 10/05/12 at 5:52 pm
This doesn't have oriental/asian sounding synths but it does have japanese characters.
これらは、日本の文字です
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: nally on 10/05/12 at 5:54 pm
"One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head has some of this.
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/05/12 at 10:37 pm
Yes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c98qdFQF7sw
What he said. I heard Alphaville was pretty big in some Asian island nation.
k20UCBRmXJQ
- Japan, Life in Tokyo, 7-minute Extended Disco Mix, technically 1979, but I'll let it slide.
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/06/12 at 12:42 am
Book of Love: Yellow Sky (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuVOdqYoALk
(sorry about the audio)
Thompson Twins: Lies (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA43ETEU1Vg
Blancmange: Living on the Ceiling (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ8qPOk0Zvc
Not synths so much as percussion and sitar
Blancmange: Vishnu (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAXUrKGBh_A
West India Company: Bengalis from Outer Space (1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbxt3DAGiYA&feature=relmfu
Monsoon, featuring Sheila Chandra: Third Eye and Tikka TV (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HgAroXI91E
Dr. Calculus: Perfume from Spain (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr9ZQ4RPhiU
Muslimgauze: Ways of Faith (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIC80bUeyxE
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: warped on 10/06/12 at 6:20 am
Siouxsie and the Banshees ~ Hong Kong Garden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6lxuYme-8c
Mitsou ~ Les Chinois
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_odYGS7S50
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: Howard on 10/06/12 at 3:15 pm
これらは、日本の文字です
not those characters, the masks they wore.
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: whistledog on 10/06/12 at 4:28 pm
What he said. I heard Alphaville was pretty big in some Asian island nation.
k20UCBRmXJQ
- Japan, Life in Tokyo, 7-minute Extended Disco Mix, technically 1979, but I'll let it slide.
That never reached the UK chart until 1982, so it totally counts.
I was going to post that one, but it doesn't really have an oriental sound to it, but it is still an awesome song!
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/06/12 at 11:07 pm
Camouflage: The Great Commandment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tGc-zxDY0
This band was initially compared to Depeche Mode, but they were more inspired by YMO. They got the name from a YMO song.
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: whistledog on 10/07/12 at 7:14 pm
Camouflage: The Great Commandment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tGc-zxDY0
This band was initially compared to Depeche Mode, but they were more inspired by YMO. They got the name from a YMO song.
Some people thought this was a Depeche Mode song. I used to think it was until I learned otherwise.
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: midnite on 10/09/12 at 10:57 pm
What he said. I heard Alphaville was pretty big in some Asian island nation.
k20UCBRmXJQ
- Japan, Life in Tokyo, 7-minute Extended Disco Mix, technically 1979, but I'll let it slide.
LOL. Japan had an entire album, Tin Drum, from 1981 which was mostly oriental sounding instruments.
Japan - Visons of China
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhC8LnFd2LE
Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian - Forbidden Colors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YkHJJi-tc
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: belmont22 on 10/10/12 at 2:35 am
Who were Depeche Mode influenced by the most?
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/13/12 at 12:48 am
Who were Depeche Mode influenced by the most?
Daniel Miller, Silicon Teens, Fad Gadget, Kraftwerk, YMO, and a dozen others...
Subject: Re: Oriental/Asian sounding synths in 80's music
Written By: belmont22 on 10/31/12 at 11:11 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFEcG4FxVZw