This is a journey through analog synth, the sounds of things and of places, an imaginary soundtrack to an Andrei Tarkovsky film and many others musical surprises. This is the album he is the most proud of which synthesizes all of his musical and sound interests. "What kind of "sounds/music" do I want to listen to?" Async is the answer to this question Ryuichi has asked himself for the past several years. Async is Sakamoto's first studio album in eight years and his most personal release as it follows a long fight against cancer from which Sakamoto emerged with a renewed and passionate creative energy. A musician's musician, Sakamoto has created intriguing musical unions with artists such as David Sylvian, Iggy Pop, Tony Williams, Bootsy Collins, Jacques Morelenbaum and many others. 2007 collaboration between Austrian experimental sound artist Christian Fennesz and legendary producer + composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. As one-third of Yellow Magic Orchestra and an Academy Award-winning composer for his work on the soundtrack for The Last Emperor, synth pop innovator Ryuichi Sakamoto is among the most groundbreaking artists to have emerged since the late-70s. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on. Together they have combined to create 11 tracks of satisfying and challenging possibilities.180gm vinyl LP pressing. Check out Ryuichi Sakamoto - Music For Film by Ryuichi Sakamoto on Amazon Music. The cyclical process continued right up until they met up for the final mix in New York City February of 2006. Meanwhile they met for live shows, or communicated via digital means to compare notes, swap ideas and develop themes. Vice versa - Sakamoto initiating a track with a piano composition and Fennesz responding. Cendre was recorded between 20, Fennesz would send Sakamoto a guitar or electronic track and Sakamoto would compose his piano piece.
The soundtrack is a theme-filled exploration of the sounds and musical traditions of Imperial China, filtered through some very contemporary sensibilities.
Lawrence (in which he starred alongside David Bowie), Esperanto was a return to Sakamotos leftfield roots. The score for The Last Emperor was created by an unlikely trio: Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, and Cong Su. Coming after his stint with the influential Yellow Magic Orchestra, and also the worldwide success of Sakamotos 1984 soundtrack for the film Merry Christmas Mr. Sakamoto's piano, his style reminiscent of Debussy and Satie, perfectly complements Fennesz with his powerful blend of shimmering guitar and passionate electronics. Ryuichi Sakamoto reissue series with the release of the 1985 album Esperanto. Ryuichi Sakamoto and Christian Fennesz blend the unstructured and imaginative qualities of improvisation with the satisfying sculpture of composition. "Issued for the first time on vinyl, this classic album from 2007 was the first full-length pairing of these two maestros, before releasing Flumina in 2013.
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