BGM

1981 studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra
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BGM

Summary

BGM is an album[1]. BGM ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • BGM's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • BGM's genre is techno[4].
  • BGM's genre is avant-garde music[5].
  • BGM's genre is electronic rock[6].
  • BGM's genre is synth-pop[7].
  • BGM's genre is electropop[8].
  • BGM's genre is electro[9].
  • BGM was produced by Haruomi Hosono[10].
  • BGM was performed by Yellow Magic Orchestra[11].
  • BGM's record label is recorded as Alfa Records[12].
  • BGM is part of Yellow Magic Orchestra's albums in chronological order[13].
  • BGM's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[14].
  • BGM was published on March 21, 1981[15].
  • BGM's title is recorded as BGM[16].
  • BGM's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[17].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[18]

  • First release date: 1981-03-21[19]

  • Genre(s): ambient, art pop, electronic, experimental, experimental electronic, progressive electronic, synth-pop[20]

  • Community tags: 1981, ambient, art pop, dark, electronic, experimental, experimental electronic, humorous, japanese, progressive electronic, synth-pop, synthpop, techno pop, ymo[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c07fe3c7-aeed-32c9-8954-fab33ef78f27[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on BGM was Yellow Magic Orchestra[11]. BGM was produced by Haruomi Hosono[10].

Publication

BGM was published on March 21, 1981[15]. BGM's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[14]. Genres include techno[4], avant-garde music[5], electronic rock[6], synth-pop[7], electropop[8], and electro[9]. BGM is part of Yellow Magic Orchestra's albums in chronological order[13].

Why It Matters

BGM ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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