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Sakamoto's all-star blend of Western and Eastern music styles is a triumphant success for the composer, and a consistently good listen. On the title track he takes a traditional Japanese folk song and blends it into a funk groove provided by Bootsy Collins, Bill Laswell, and Sly Dunbar. Unlike Byrne and Eno's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, this blend of cultures is coming from the opposing angle and stays truer to the source material. But that track is only one of Sakamoto's approaches, and on several other tracks he joins with Laswell to create a crisp, techno-cultural hybrid that sounds like nothing except like pure Sakamoto. On "Risky," a subdued Iggy Pop lends vocals and lyrics, and doesn't come across as an interloper. And on "Okinawa Song," Sakamoto seamlessly integrates the southern island culture into his grand scheme.
© Ted Mills /TiVo
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Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE O'DONNELL, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corsaro, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bill Laswell, Producer - STEVE BOYER, Assistant Engineer - David Van Tiegham, Mixing Engineer - Robert Musso, Engineer - FEINEIGLE, Mixing Engineer - Tetsuya Morioka, Assistant Engineer - Tamotsu yoshida, Engineer - Yoshikazu Sasahara, Assistant Engineer - Lucia Hwong, Mixing Engineer - J. DOELP, Mixing Engineer - Kinji Yoshino, Engineer - Ryuzo Shirakawa, Executive Producer - Jack Matsumura, Executive Producer - Fred Kinny, Assistant Engineer - Hidemi Nakatani, Assistant Engineer - Peter Sturge, Assistant Engineer - Ambrose Kamehameha, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corasaro, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
William Collins, Bass - Traditional, Lyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Van Tieghem, Percussion - DAVE O'DONNELL, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corsaro, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bill Laswell, Composer, Producer - STEVE BOYER, Assistant Engineer - Tony Williams, Drums - David Van Tiegham, Mixing Engineer - Robert Musso, Engineer - Yoriko Ganeko, Vocal - FEINEIGLE, Mixing Engineer - Tetsuya Morioka, Assistant Engineer - Tamotsu yoshida, Engineer - Misako Koja, Vocal - Kazumi Tamaki, Vocal - Yoshikazu Sasahara, Assistant Engineer - Lucia Hwong, Mixing Engineer - J. DOELP, Mixing Engineer - Kinji Yoshino, Engineer - Ryuzo Shirakawa, Executive Producer - Jack Matsumura, Executive Producer - Fred Kinny, Assistant Engineer - Hidemi Nakatani, Assistant Engineer - Peter Sturge, Assistant Engineer - Ambrose Kamehameha, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corasaro, Mixing Engineer - Harry Kubota, Guitar - Hiro Sugawara, Synthesizer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Records Inc.
J. Osterberg, Composer - Eddie Martinez, Guitar - Iggy Pop, Vocal - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Drums - DAVE O'DONNELL, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corsaro, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bill Laswell, Composer, Producer, Bass - STEVE BOYER, Assistant Engineer - David Van Tiegham, Mixing Engineer - Robert Musso, Engineer - FEINEIGLE, Mixing Engineer - Tetsuya Morioka, Assistant Engineer - Tamotsu yoshida, Engineer - Yoshikazu Sasahara, Assistant Engineer - Lucia Hwong, Mixing Engineer - J. DOELP, Mixing Engineer - Kinji Yoshino, Engineer - Ryuzo Shirakawa, Executive Producer - Jack Matsumura, Executive Producer - Fred Kinny, Assistant Engineer - Hidemi Nakatani, Assistant Engineer - Peter Sturge, Assistant Engineer - Ambrose Kamehameha, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corasaro, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Records Inc.
William Collins, Bass - Eddie Martinez, 12-String Guitar - Iggy Pop, Vocal - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Drums - David Van Tieghem, Percussion - DAVE O'DONNELL, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corsaro, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bill Laswell, Producer, Bass - STEVE BOYER, Assistant Engineer - Tony Williams, Drums - David Van Tiegham, Mixing Engineer - Robert Musso, Engineer - Yoriko Ganeko, Vocal - FEINEIGLE, Mixing Engineer - Tetsuya Morioka, Assistant Engineer - Tamotsu yoshida, Engineer - Kazumi Tamaki, Vocal - Yoshikazu Sasahara, Assistant Engineer - Lucia Hwong, Mixing Engineer, Pipe Organ - J. DOELP, Mixing Engineer - Kinji Yoshino, Engineer - Ryuzo Shirakawa, Executive Producer - Jack Matsumura, Executive Producer - Fred Kinny, Assistant Engineer - Hidemi Nakatani, Assistant Engineer - Peter Sturge, Assistant Engineer - Ambrose Kamehameha, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corasaro, Mixing Engineer - Harry Kubota, Guitar - Hiro Sugawara, Synthesizer - Y. Nomi, Composer - Y. Hagiwara, Composer - Masa Sekijima, Synthesizer - Junemei Wu, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Records Inc.
William Collins, Bass - Eddie Martinez, 12-String Guitar - Iggy Pop, Vocal - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Drums - David Van Tieghem, Percussion - DAVE O'DONNELL, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corsaro, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bill Laswell, Composer, Producer, Bass - STEVE BOYER, Assistant Engineer - Tony Williams, Drums - David Van Tiegham, Mixing Engineer - Robert Musso, Engineer - Yoriko Ganeko, Vocal - FEINEIGLE, Mixing Engineer - Tetsuya Morioka, Assistant Engineer - Tamotsu yoshida, Engineer - Kazumi Tamaki, Vocal - Yoshikazu Sasahara, Assistant Engineer - Lucia Hwong, Mixing Engineer, Pipe Organ - J. DOELP, Mixing Engineer - Kinji Yoshino, Engineer - Ryuzo Shirakawa, Executive Producer - Jack Matsumura, Executive Producer - Fred Kinny, Assistant Engineer - Hidemi Nakatani, Assistant Engineer - Peter Sturge, Assistant Engineer - Ambrose Kamehameha, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corasaro, Mixing Engineer - Harry Kubota, Guitar - Hiro Sugawara, Synthesizer - Masa Sekijima, Synthesizer - Junemei Wu, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Records Inc.
William Collins, Bass - Eddie Martinez, 12-String Guitar - Iggy Pop, Vocal - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Drums - David Van Tieghem, Percussion - DAVE O'DONNELL, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corsaro, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bill Laswell, Producer, Bass - STEVE BOYER, Assistant Engineer - Tony Williams, Drums - David Van Tiegham, Mixing Engineer - Robert Musso, Engineer - Yoriko Ganeko, Vocal - FEINEIGLE, Mixing Engineer - Tetsuya Morioka, Assistant Engineer - Tamotsu yoshida, Engineer - Kazumi Tamaki, Vocal - Yoshikazu Sasahara, Assistant Engineer - Lucia Hwong, Mixing Engineer, Pipe Organ - J. DOELP, Mixing Engineer - Kinji Yoshino, Engineer - Ryuzo Shirakawa, Executive Producer - Jack Matsumura, Executive Producer - Fred Kinny, Assistant Engineer - Hidemi Nakatani, Assistant Engineer - Peter Sturge, Assistant Engineer - Ambrose Kamehameha, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corasaro, Mixing Engineer - Harry Kubota, Guitar - Hiro Sugawara, Synthesizer - Masa Sekijima, Synthesizer - Junemei Wu, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Records Inc.
William Collins, Bass - Eddie Martinez, 12-String Guitar - Iggy Pop, Vocal - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Drums - David Van Tieghem, Percussion - DAVE O'DONNELL, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corsaro, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Bill Laswell, Producer, Bass - STEVE BOYER, Assistant Engineer - Tony Williams, Drums - David Van Tiegham, Mixing Engineer - Robert Musso, Engineer - Yoriko Ganeko, Vocal - FEINEIGLE, Mixing Engineer - Tetsuya Morioka, Assistant Engineer - Tamotsu yoshida, Engineer - Kazumi Tamaki, Vocal - Yoshikazu Sasahara, Assistant Engineer - Lucia Hwong, Mixing Engineer, Pipe Organ - J. DOELP, Mixing Engineer - Kinji Yoshino, Engineer - Ryuzo Shirakawa, Executive Producer - Jack Matsumura, Executive Producer - Fred Kinny, Assistant Engineer - Hidemi Nakatani, Assistant Engineer - Peter Sturge, Assistant Engineer - Ambrose Kamehameha, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corasaro, Mixing Engineer - Harry Kubota, Guitar - Hiro Sugawara, Synthesizer - Masa Sekijima, Synthesizer - Junemei Wu, AssociatedPerformer - S. Mita, Composer - H. Asa, Composer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Records Inc.
William Collins, Bass - Eddie Martinez, 12-String Guitar - Iggy Pop, Vocal - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Dunbar, Drums - David Van Tieghem, Percussion - DAVE O'DONNELL, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corsaro, Engineer - Bill Laswell, Producer, Bass - STEVE BOYER, Assistant Engineer - Tony Williams, Drums - David Van Tiegham, Mixing Engineer - Robert Musso, Engineer - Yoriko Ganeko, Vocal - FEINEIGLE, Mixing Engineer - Tetsuya Morioka, Assistant Engineer - Tamotsu yoshida, Engineer - Kazumi Tamaki, Vocal - Yoshikazu Sasahara, Assistant Engineer - Lucia Hwong, Mixing Engineer, Pipe Organ - J. DOELP, Mixing Engineer - Kinji Yoshino, Engineer - Ryuzo Shirakawa, Executive Producer - Jack Matsumura, Executive Producer - Fred Kinny, Assistant Engineer - Hidemi Nakatani, Assistant Engineer - Peter Sturge, Assistant Engineer - Ambrose Kamehameha, Assistant Engineer - Jason Corasaro, Mixing Engineer - Harry Kubota, Guitar - Hiro Sugawara, Synthesizer - Masa Sekijima, Synthesizer - Junemei Wu, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - B.Laswell, Composer - I.Pop, Lyricist
(P)1987 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - B.Laswell, Composer
(P)1987 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Album review
Sakamoto's all-star blend of Western and Eastern music styles is a triumphant success for the composer, and a consistently good listen. On the title track he takes a traditional Japanese folk song and blends it into a funk groove provided by Bootsy Collins, Bill Laswell, and Sly Dunbar. Unlike Byrne and Eno's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, this blend of cultures is coming from the opposing angle and stays truer to the source material. But that track is only one of Sakamoto's approaches, and on several other tracks he joins with Laswell to create a crisp, techno-cultural hybrid that sounds like nothing except like pure Sakamoto. On "Risky," a subdued Iggy Pop lends vocals and lyrics, and doesn't come across as an interloper. And on "Okinawa Song," Sakamoto seamlessly integrates the southern island culture into his grand scheme.
© Ted Mills /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:19
- Main artists: Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc.
- Genre: World Asia Japanese music J-Pop
(P)1987 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
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