9:46; 160 kbps, stereo; 11.7 MB
Bonus episode! Tune in as Mike provides a complete history of the Dragon Ball Z Bardock TV song insert song "Solid State Scouter" by Dragon Magic Orchestra. What makes the song so special and memorable, and who actually made it?!
REFERENCED SITES:
- Bardock TV Special Documentation @ Kanzenshuu
- The History of Bardock @ Kanzenshuu
- Yellow Magic Orchestra's "Solid State Survivor" Review @ lo-fidelity
- Yellow Magic Orchestra's "Solid State Survivor" @ Amazon
- Direct audio from Bardock TV special (Freeza destroys Planet Vegeta)
- Direct audio from Bardock TV special (first instance of "Solid State Scouter")
- Dragon Magic Orchestra - "Solid State Scouter" (from Dragon Ball Z: Hit Song Collection 4)
- Yasunori Iwasaki - "Ikuru's Dance on the Battlefield" (from the Dragon's Heaven Original Soundtrack)
- Ryō Horikawa - "Lord Vegeta's Cooking Hell - Okonomiyaki Recipe" (from Dragon Ball Z: Hit Song Collection 8)
- Yellow Magic Orchestra - "Firecracker" (from the band's 1978 self-titled album)
- Yellow Magic Orchestra - "Rydia" (from the band's 1979 album Solid State Survivor)
- Dragon Magic Orchestra - "Solid State Scouter" (from Dragon Ball Z: Hit Song Collection 4)
- Yellow Magic Orchestra - "Technopolis" (from the band's 1979 album Solid State Survivor)
- Dragon Magic Orchestra - "Solid State Scouter" (from Dragon Ball Z: Hit Song Collection 4)
- Yellow Magic Orchestra - "Solid State Survivor" (from the band's 1979 album Solid State Survivor)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Thousand Knives" (from his 1978 album Thousand Knives)
- Hideki Matsutake - "Fighters of Pain" (from the Guardian Heroes Original Soundtrack)
- MONOLITH - "The Journey of the 1ST. Ball" (from Dragon Ball Z: Hit Song Collection 7)
- Hironobu Kageyama - "Towards the Future That the Light Shines On!" (from the Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World video game original soundtrack / CD single)
- MONOLITH - "Battle Point Unlimited" (from Dragon Ball Z: Hit Song Collection 6)
- Dragon Magic Orchestra - "Solid State Scouter" (from Dragon Ball Z: Hit Song Collection 4)
- Yellow Magic Orchestra - "Solid State Survivor" (from the band's 1979 album Solid State Survivor)
lo-fidelity episode 10: Yellow Magic Orchestra "Solid State Survivor" Review (download MP3) (rss feed)
57:36; 64 kbps, stereo; 109.6 MB
On this episode of lo-fidelity, we review Yellow Magic Orchestra's seminal album Solid State Survivor. We are going to explore the themes and musicality of one of the most influential albums in electronic music. YMO have been credited for influencing the majority of early video game music composers, as well as countless hip hop and electronic acts. Come explore this landmark of synthpop with us!
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Enjoy, and we'll be back at ya' with a normal episode next week!