Yukihiro Takahashi, a famous musician, percussionist, singer and fashion designer passed away on January 11, 2023 at the age of 70. The co-founder of Yellow Magic Orchestra was diagnosed with cancer brain in 2020 and during his recovery he went to the hospital. hospital several times after surgery.
Takahashi has been resting at his home in Karzuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, according to Takahashi’s manager, since November 2022. However, he contracted pneumonia in early January which caused his health to deteriorate, according to the daily Sponichi of Takahashi. Japan. Takahashi died of aspiration pneumonia due to a neurological disorder.
People are remembering Yukihiro Takahashi, who passed away at the age of 70.
Yukihiro Takahashi was born in 1952 in Tokyo. He started his career as a musician while in high school. Motivated by his older brother Nobuyuki, he started playing drums with college musicians while in high school. Takahashi began his professional career as a studio musician at the age of 16, and gained considerable popularity in Japan in the 1970s after playing for Sadistic Mika Band. Yukihiro Takahashi’s 1977 solo album, Saravah!, was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto after the trio disbanded.
Haruomi Hosono hired Yukihiro Takahashi and Sakamoto in 1978 to record his album, Paraiso, which is credited to Hosono and the Yellow Magic Band. That same year, three musicians formed the Royal Orchestra. Given Takahashi’s reputation and track record, Twitter was flooded with condolences as soon as news of his death broke.
RIP Yukihiro Takahashi. pic.twitter.com/lwEBlikAnE
– Synth history (@synth_history) January 14, 2023
RIP Yukihiro Takahashi. Unfortunately, he passed away last night.
YMO is indeed light years ahead. Can you believe this is 1979?!? 🤯 pic.twitter.com/M43s2xetnO
— Louis La Roche (@iamlouislaroche) January 15, 2023
Takahashi has featured in 23 solo albums.
Yellow Magic Orchestra became famous with their album Yellow Magic Orchestra, which is a famous example of the synthpop genre, combining computer technology, synthesizers, and video game sounds. The fact that the album charted on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard R&B Albums shows just how popular it is.
Yukihiro Takahashi told Dublab 2020:
“I never expected music from the 1970s in Japan and urban pop music with which I had no connection to become popular in the United States. I also find it unusual that my music, as well as [others like] Akiko Yano and Haruomi Hosono, they are both classified as urban pop.”
He continued, noting:
“In the 1970s, Japanese artists were inspired by pop music and Western fusion. Japanese artists tended to be quite technical, so even they tried to imitate the music. Westerners, the voice always has a distinct Japanese accent. Westerners probably hear such recordings find them kitschy.”
Yukihiro Takahashi has recorded seven albums with the Golden Orchestra and 23 solo albums. Life Anew, his latest album, was released in 2013. Takahashi’s previous projects include The Beatniks with Keiichi Suzuki, Sketch Show with Hoson, and Pupa with Tomoya Harada and Hiroshi Takano, among others. .
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn