The Sampler Nobody Could Buy: How a Hand-Built Prototype Gave Yellow Magic Orchestra Technodelic Afrika BambaataaDetroit TechnoElectroElectronic MusicHaruomi HosonoHideki MatsutakeLineageLMD-649Music HistoryRyuichi SakamotoSamplersSamplingStudio CraftSynthesizersTechnodelicYellow Magic Orchestra October 18, 2026 In 1981 Yellow Magic Orchestra made a record around a sampler that existed in a single hand-built copy. The ideas it carried travelled much further than the machine. Read More
