All About YMCK

14:16 by Saffron Skyline

YMCK is the 8bit pop unit formed by 3 persons. The most prominent feature of the band is the 8bit sound (also known as chiptune) that reminds people old game consoles, which attracts the enthusiastic support from wide range of generations. The 1st album "Family music" released in 2004 made a big hit and made their popularity unassailable. Their unique style of live performances using 8bit pixel animation is also highly acclaimed. Their activities are not limited in Japan but also made successes in performing at international music festivals around the world: in Sweden, Netherlands, New York, Thailand, Korea and Taiwan, and CDs are released in United States, Thailand, and South Korea. Besides those things above, YMCK does a wide range of activities, such as remix works, video game sound tracks, DJ performances, development of 8bit sound plug-in software etc.

FAMILY MUSIC (2004)

1. Fanfare
2. Magical 8bit Tour [YOUTUBE]
3. Pastel Colored Candy
4. Darling
5. POW * POW
6. Interlude
7. SOCOPOGOGO (YMCK Version)
8. Synchronicity
9. Tetrominon -From Russia with Blocks- [YOUTUBE]
10. Does John Coltrane Dream of a Merry-go-round?
11. Yellow, Magenta, Cyan and Black (Theme from YMCK) [Yellow, Magenta, Cyan and Black
12. Your Quest is Over

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FAMILY RACING (2005)

1. Opening
2. Panic Racer 005 [YOUTUBE]
3. Go YMCK, Go! [YOUTUBE]
4. Come on! Swing all stars.
5. Rock'n Roll rendezvous feat. Takahashi Meijin
6. Sakana no Mabataki
7. Milky Blue -Riddle In Wonderland- [YOUTUBE]
8. Kira * Kira

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FAMILY GENESIS (2008)

1. Prologue
2. Sabita Tobira no Dai 8 Tengoku
3. Pleiades
4. Starlight [YOUTUBE]
5. Izukata no Fue
6. Carving the Rock
7. Future Invasion
8. Rain
9. System Reboot
10. Floor 99
11. Major Swing
12. 8 Ban me no Niji
13. Jidai Okure no Sora
14. Finale ~Welcome to the 8-bit World~

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EXTRAS

RAM RIDER "PORTABLE DISCO 8bit edition" (2006)

1. Yumedeaeruyo by YMCK
7. HELLO by YMCK
8. SWEET DANCE by YMCK
12. MUSIC by YMCK

Strawberry Machine "crazy kilt" (2004)

5. Twinkle Of The Stars, Little Stars, Shining Stars (Aprils Feat Ymck)

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YMCK - Songbook