1980: Number 6 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicAn otherworldly instrumental that sounds like it's constantly on the edge of falling apart, former Yellow Magic Orchestra star Ryuichi Sakamoto's single (recorded in 1980 for his B-2 Unit solo album, and released on a 12-inch in 1983) is one of those oddities that early electronica produced out of nowhere – much like Gary Numan's Cars in 1979. It was very much doing its own thing, but somehow contained by the new bo...
Guardian Music — 1980: Number 6 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicAn otherworldly instrumental that sounds like it's constantly on the edge of falling apart,... more info