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Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto - UTAU (2010/2024)  Music

Posted by delpotro at July 8, 2024
Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto - UTAU (2010/2024)

Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto - UTAU (2010/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 426 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 229 Mb | 01:39:00
Modern Classical, Vocal | Label: Commmons

First collaborative album for 13 years from veteran female singer/songwriter Taeko Onuki and Ryuchi Sakamoto. In the early 1970s Onuki was a member of Sugar Babe along with Tatsuro Yamashita, during which time she first met and performed with Sakamoto. Simple album of Onuki's voice accompanied by Sakamoto's piano. Most compositions written by Sakamoto. Undertook a Japan tour in November/December 2010.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Raw Life Osaka (1999) 2CD  Music

Posted by Designol at April 3, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Raw Life Osaka (1999) 2CD

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Raw Life Osaka (1999) 2CD
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 529 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 286 Mb | Scans included
Experimental, Avant-Garde, Modern Classical | Label: Warner | # WPC6-10054~5 | 01:54:54

Japanese edition of 1999 live album by the seminal Japanese electronic music pioneer in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only. The album is a concert performance of his 1999 opera 'Life'. Nine tracks. Each disc comes in a separate, inner protective sleeve.
Alva Noto, Nilo, Christian Fennesz, Francesco Tristano & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Glenn Gould Gathering (2018) [Dgtl Download 24/96]

Alva Noto, Nilo, Christian Fennesz, Francesco Tristano & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Glenn Gould Gathering (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 98:51 minutes | 1,8 GB
Classical | Label: Sony Music, Official Digital Download

2017 marked the 85th birth anniversary of Glenn Gould, the solitary composer/pianist from Canada. To commemorate this, an array of special exhibitions and concerts were held around the world commissioned by the Glenn Gould Foundation in Canada, among which Ryuichi Sakamoto was asked to curate an event in Japan.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Three (2012)  Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 21, 2024
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Three (2012)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Three (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 297 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 158 Mb | Scans ~ 69 Mb
Genre: Modern Classical | Label: Commmons | # RZCM-59189 | Time: 01:09:22

In the autumn of 2011, Ryuichi resurrected his piano, cello, and violin trio for a European Tour, showcasing new material as well as Ryuichi s timeless compositions accompanied by Cellist Jacques Morelenbaum, and Violinist Judy Kang. Immediately following the highly successful tour the trio entered a recording studio in Porto, Portugal to record a new album. The album, titled "THREE", includes new arrangements of Ryuichi's trio works, freshly recorded and re-imagined.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Henkaku no Seiki (Century of Reform) (2002)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Jan. 13, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Henkaku no Seiki (Century of Reform) (2002)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Henkaku no Seiki (Century of Reform) (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 109 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 71 MB | Covers - 5 MB
Genre: Modern Classical | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: WEA Japan (WPC6-10207)

The piece consists of several cuts that, except for the introduction and the end, are the repetition of a single musical phrase interpreted - with just a few very subtle changes - with different instruments. Very interesting and, as always Sakamoto in his calm facet, very evocative.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Travesía (2023)  Music

Posted by delpotro at May 5, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Travesía (2023)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Travesía (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 425 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 196 Mb | 01:25:32
Electronic | Label: Milan Records

"Travesía" is an album of music by prolific composer, producer, and artist Ryuichi Sakamoto curated by five-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu. The compilation album features twenty tracks handpicked by Iñárritu, who famously collaborated with Sakamoto on his Best Picture-winning film, The Revenant. Taking it's name from the Spanish term for "journey," Travesía spans nearly four decades of Sakamoto's solo work and scores, with Iñárritu taking listeners on a one-of-a-kind trip through the iconic musician's career Travesía is the result of six months' work by Iñárritu, who listened to over a thousand pieces by Sakamoto in order to curate the album's 20-song tracklist. Focusing primarily on the musician's solo work, Iñárritu deliberately chose some of Sakamoto's lesser-known tracks in an attempt to appeal to both frequent listeners as well as a new generation of fans.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Esperanto (Remastered) (1985/2021)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Nov. 27, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Esperanto (Remastered) (1985/2021)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Esperanto (Remastered) (1985/2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 173 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 89 MB
39:19 | Electronic, Leftfield, Experimental, Ambient | Label: Wewantsounds

LP version. Wewantsounds continues their Ryuichi Sakamoto reissue series with the release of the 1985 album Esperanto, composed for a performance by New York avant-garde choreographer Molissa Fenley. Produced and performed by Sakamoto with contribution by Arto Lindsay and Japanese percussionist Yas-Kaz, Esperanto is a fascinating instrumental work mixing electronica, ambient and synth pop. Released in Japan in 1985 on Midi Inc.s' School label, the album has never been released outside of Japan until now.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Year Book 1971-1979 (2016)  Music

Posted by delpotro at April 3, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Year Book 1971-1979 (2016)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Year Book 1971-1979 (2016)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 926 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 368 Mb | 02:40:31
Electronic, Ambient, Modern Classical | Label: Commons

'Year Book 1971-1979', a 3 disc compilation of some of Ryuichi Sakamoto's most early recordings and compositions. You can read english descriptions for each track in a pdf file.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Beauty (Remastered) (1989/2021)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Dec. 19, 2021
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Beauty (Remastered) (1989/2021)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Beauty (Remastered) (1989/2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 327 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 136 MB
59:03 | Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Abstract, Downtempo, Synth-pop | Label: UMG Recordings, Inc.

Beauty is notable for its "collage of styles" that range from rock, techno, and classical to flamenco, African, and Japanese traditional. In discussing whether music is narrative and illustrative or an abstract medium, Sakamoto said, "I have visions sometimes when I'm writing contemporary music, even when it's very logical. For example, for one of my songs on the album Beauty, I was always having visions of Amazonian rainforests, a little plane flying very low over the trees. Trees, trees, trees, and some birds. But the title of the song is 'Calling from Tokyo'." Recorded at various sound studios throughout Tokyo, New York, and Los Angeles, Beauty features many collaborators that include Arto Lindsay, Brian Wilson, Robbie Robertson, and Sly Dunbar. On his time working with Wilson, Sakamoto said, "I had asked Brian Wilson to sing on the album so I went to Los Angeles and we recorded with him. I had been informed that he had had a difficult time, some kind of mental illness, and I could sense that, even though he wasn't that surprising in the studio. But then the following day, I flew from LA back to New York to continue recording and he showed up without telling me, with his whole family in tow. The schedule was already tightly planned, but I was so grateful he'd come, so we made some time to work with him. It was a beautiful moment – one I won't forget for the rest of my life."
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen (Remastered & Expanded) (2005/2022)

Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen (Remastered & Expanded) (2005/2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 249 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 125 Mb | Covers included | 00:47:32
Modern Classical, Electronic, Ambient | Label: Noton

Originally released in 2005, Insen is the second collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and the second installment of V.I.R.U.S.‘s five albums series. Remastered in 2021 in collaboration with Calyx Studio, the album’s recordings are accompanied by an unreleased composition titled Barco. Initially composed for Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s 2005 Insen tour, the audio material used in this piece is based on the subtle sounds of Barco projectors, whose tonalities served as a ground for the artists’ live improvisation.