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Yellow Magic Orchestra's Yukihiro Takahashi Has Died
Japanese musician Yukihiro Takahashi, best known as the influential drummer and vocalist for electronic act Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died. He was 70.
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He had surgery to remove a brain tumor in 2020 and had suffered from other health problems since. Takahashi was essential to YMO, both as a musical contributor and as the mediator between an often feuding Hosono and Sakamoto. Several of the group's best compositions were his, and he recorded several fantastic solo projects.
I know less about his career than that of bandmate Sakamoto, but I'll be listening and learning for weeks or months. Rest in peace, Takahashi-san.