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Yamaha CS-80

A polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1976. The Yamaha CS-80 is considered to be Japan’s first great synthesizer. It supports true 8-voice polyphony (with two independent synthesizer layers…

Yamaha DX7

The Yamaha DX7 is a digital synthesizer and electronic keyboard manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1989. It was the first commercially successful digital synthesizer, featuring…

Year Of The Parrot

Song written and recorded by the American band Primus on their 1995 album ‘Tales From The Punchbowl’. The lyrics are about the tendency to plagiarise other artists’ music,…

Ylangylang

Catherine Debard has roots in Montreal’s experimental music scene, a community in which she has been actively involved for several years. Under the moniker YlangYlang, a solo project…

You

Poem written by Kate Bush, published in the school magazine at St. Joseph’s Convent Grammar School in 1970/1971.

You (The Game Part II)

Song written by Roy Harper and David Gilmour. Released on Harper’s tenth studio album ‘The Unknown Soldier’ in 1980, this song features backing vocals by Kate Bush. Harper…

You Want Alchemy

Song written by Kate Bush. It was written and recorded after the completion of The Red Shoes and The Line, The Cross and the Curve. She sings about…

You Were The Star

Song written by Kate Bush. Recorded as a demo, presumably in 1973. It was planned for inclusion in the withdrawn album The Early Years.

You’re The One

Song written by Kate Bush. Originally released on her seventh studio album The Red Shoes. Cover versions ‘You’re The One’ was covered by Göteborgs Symfoniker and Justin Roberts….

Youth

Born as Martin Glover on 27 December 1960, Youth launched his musical career in 1979 when he joined the post-punk band Killing Joke. He left the band in…

Yukiko The Witch

French rock band, founded in 1999. The band consists of James Bones (guitar, vocals), Franck Claise (bass) and Diego Hasselhof (electronic drums). They debuted in 2001 with the album…