The trio hit their stride with second album
Solid State Survivor, a brisk and confident set of synth-disco-pop that continues along the line drawn five years before by
Kraftwerk. Fun-loving and breezy where
Kraftwerk had been ponderous and statuesque, the album sets out
YMO's template for electronic pop with less minimalism and a more varying use of synthesizer lines. The English lyrics, written by Chris Mosdell but sung by
YMO themselves, make for hilarious listening especially on a cover of
the Beatles' "Day Tripper." ~ John Bush