Ryuichi Sakamoto – Async (2xLP)
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"async" is the penultimate studio album by Ryūichi Sakamoto. It was released in 2017 and was already significantly influenced by Sakamoto's long battle with cancer, which he seemed to have beaten at the time. On "async," the Grammy-, Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning composer for the first time deals intensely with the end of life and different perspectives of humanity on this experience. The album is richly orchestrated, opening up unique acoustic and electronic soundscapes that are occasionally combined with recordings from readings by David Sylvian and Paul Bowles, as well as everyday street scenes.
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"Async is certainly not one of Sakamoto's most accessible albums, but if the listener is willing to devote several listens until it all makes sense, it ends up being quite powerful." Allmusic
Genre: Electronic
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Ryuichi SakamotoLabel: MilanFormat: LPUnits: 2Country: EuropeGenre: ElectronicStyle: Abstract, Ambient, Experimental, Modern ClassicalA1 Andata
A2 Disintegration
A3 Solari
A4 Zure
B5 Walker
B6 Stakra
B7 Ubi
B8 Fullmoon
C9 Async
C10 Tri
C11 Life, Life
C12 Honj
D13 Ff
D14 Garden
D15 Water State 2
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Description
- Description
- Release details
- Tracklist
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"async" is the penultimate studio album by Ryūichi Sakamoto. It was released in 2017 and was already significantly influenced by Sakamoto's long battle with cancer, which he seemed to have beaten at the time. On "async," the Grammy-, Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning composer for the first time deals intensely with the end of life and different perspectives of humanity on this experience. The album is richly orchestrated, opening up unique acoustic and electronic soundscapes that are occasionally combined with recordings from readings by David Sylvian and Paul Bowles, as well as everyday street scenes.
Reviews
"Async is certainly not one of Sakamoto's most accessible albums, but if the listener is willing to devote several listens until it all makes sense, it ends up being quite powerful." Allmusic
Genre: Electronic
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Ryuichi SakamotoLabel: MilanFormat: LPUnits: 2Country: EuropeGenre: ElectronicStyle: Abstract, Ambient, Experimental, Modern ClassicalA1 Andata
A2 Disintegration
A3 Solari
A4 Zure
B5 Walker
B6 Stakra
B7 Ubi
B8 Fullmoon
C9 Async
C10 Tri
C11 Life, Life
C12 Honj
D13 Ff
D14 Garden
D15 Water State 2
