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previous artist: sakada		there are 3 titles featuring ryuichi sakamoto in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: oskar sala

$13.32

new to stock as of
february 14th, 2008

threads:
digital-musics
guitar-themed
minimalism-drones
electro-acoustic-composition
electro-acoustic-improvisation

12k (usa) #12k 1046 cd

christopher willits / ryuichi sakamoto “ocean fire” compact disc

toward water (8:11)
umi (2:56)
sea plains (9:03)
sentience (8:17)
chi-yu (8:30)
cold heat (7:46)
ocean sky remains (11:20)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "toward water"

just a lovely set of pieces co-composed by ryuichi sakamoto & christopher willits, with each contributing their trademark piano / electronics and guitar/computer (respectively) timbres into an epic swirl of frozen / granular smear & the occasional unfettered acoustic/electric line/strum.

12k press release...

willits + sakamoto
ocean fire

cat.no: 12k1046
release: february 2008

christopher willits and ryuichi sakamoto’s new release, ocean fire, is a sublime soundtrack for the ocean. it is an intense and stirring wash of cascading tones and textured harmony. willits + sakamoto surprise with rare form in this collaboration, creating a sound world unlike anything they have produced previously. each artist has gently pulled the other into new sonic territory. sakamoto’s gorgeous processed piano sound reflects willits’ beautiful shimmering clusters of notes, a new aspect of willits’ pioneering guitar/computer approach. together, their sounds merge effortlessly, creating deep and seamless swells of gigantic melodic waves.

ocean fire was recorded live at sakamoto’s studio in nyc in spring 2006. the improvisations found their final form through some further editing in the months to come, and final mastering by clayx in berlin. we hear the artists exploring their relationship to each other, new sounds, and the ocean’s boundless force and importance. this release is dedicated to the healing and restoration of our fragile oceans.

sakamoto is a living legend in music. his numerous releases in ymo, and his grammy award-willing solo work has inspired two generations of fans and artists. christopher willits is a young talented artist who has shown he can do just about anything. in the late-nineties willits began integrating his guitar playing with unique custom digital processing, and has since been instrumental in redefining the sound palette of the guitar. overlapping all forms of music, sound, and visual art, willits’ work defies genre and retains a presence of it’s own. 12k is proud to release this work that pairs one of its core artists with a legendary composer.

$17.46

new to stock as of
august 7th, 2008

threads:
digital-musics

raster-noton (germany) #r-n050 cd

alva noto / ryuichi sakamoto “vrioon” compact disc

uoon i (13:51)
uoon ii (9:40)
duoon (5:47)
noon (10:13)
trioon i (5:09)
trioon ii (9:57)

raster-noton press release...

alva noto + ruichi sakamoto. vrioon

during his first live tour in japan carsten nicolai met ryuichi sakamoto in tokyo. a year after it happened that he was asked to remix material from sakamoto for the japanese magazine code unfinished.

"… the material that was given to me was already layered with digital effects. from one little clean piano piece i made the first track. those simple piano chords i combined with a clear rhythm constellation. … somehow ryuichi was very surprised and really liked my work. weeks later he sent me another specially for this project recorded track."

this was the beginning of an almost 2 year process of music exchange and creation. vrioon is very relaxing, it opens rooms, landscapes blur before listeners eyes. static rhythmic pieces circle round and vary one and the same theme that, with its impressionistic sphere, reminds of soundtracks and ambient compositions. in this cooperation 2 different generations meet and share the idea of electronic music as an inspiration source for new musical structures.

ruyichi sakamoto can already refer to an enormous productive achievment. in 1978 he founded the yellow magic orchestra together with haruomi hosono and yukihiro takahashi which later went on world tour with kraftwerk. since 1983 he has been working in the film branch and has written soundtracks for merry christmas, mr. laurence, the last emperor and little buddha. he also worked with famous artists such as david bowie, david byrne, david sylvian, iggy pop, robert wilson and william burroughs.

carsten nicolai can be seen as one of the most significant artist of the new electronic music generation that shows new attempts in sound composing with its radical reduced style. besides several solo releases he also worked with ultra minimalist mika vainio from pansonic and the japanese sound artist ryoji ikeda. carsten nicolai is one of the founders of the label raster-noton that was awarded the golden nica for digital music from ars electronica in 2000.

$14.96

back in stock as of
december 6th, 2007

first in stock on
may 10th, 2007

threads:
digital-musics
minimalism-drones

touch (uk) #tone 32 cd

fennesz sakamoto “cendre” compact disc

oto (3:49)
aware (4:46)
haru (4:39)
trace (5:46)
kuni (2:24)
mono (4:13)
kokoro (4:16)
cendre (3:09)
amorph (5:58)
glow (7:12)
abyss (5:38)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "kuni"

touch press release...

fennesz sakamoto
cendre
touch #tone 32
release date: 28th may 2007

cd - extended digipac
artwork and photography by jon wozencroft
11 tracks - 51:56

this is the highly anticipated full-length collaborative release by christian fennesz and ryuichi sakamoto, following the 19-minute cd ep overture, sala santa cecilia (a completely separate release which is not included here).

this release features a massive duet between worldwide laptop guru fennesz (guitar/laptop) and japanese electronic music legend sakamoto (piano/laptop) -- a continuing collaboration between two much-lauded composers.

every once in a great while, a collaboration comes along which hints at a brighter future, a collision of giants that indicates a convergence of method and music. this is one such event. cendre was recorded between 2004 and 2006 in new york city by ryuichi sakamoto and in vienna by christian fennesz. fennesz would send sakamoto a guitar or electronic track and sakamoto would compose his piano piece. this process was also reversed -- sakamoto initiating the track with a piano composition and fennesz responding. meanwhile, they met for live shows, or communicated via digital means to compare notes, swap ideas and develop themes. and the cyclical process continued right up until the final mix.

christian fennesz is far and away the standard-bearer of laptop music, his thawed sound of fractured guitar chords and warm noise melts hearts around the world. ryuichi sakamoto, meanwhile, has been a contributing force in electronic music for almost three decades in yellow magic orchestra, not to mention his vast solo oeuvre. this remarkable duo blends the unstructured and imaginative qualities of improvisation with the satisfying sculpture of composition. sakamoto's piano, his style reminiscent of debussy and satie, perfectly complements fennesz with his powerful blend of shimmering guitar and passionate electronics. together they have combined to create 11 tracks of satisfying and challenging possibilities.

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