On March 28, 2023, Ryuichi Sakamoto died aged 71. He was musician (piano, keyboards, synthesizers), singer, composer, record producer and artist, who first came to prominence as member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, but was best known for his eclectic solo career, straddled experimentalism, electronic, pop and movie music. His work influenced a number of various electronic music genres. He collaborated with big number of musicians, including David Sylvian, David Byrne, Iggy Pop, Thomas Dolby, Adrian Belew, Robin Scott, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Arto Lindsay, Youssou N’Dor, Jill Jones, Robert Wyatt, Brian Wilson and Robbie Robertson. Sakamoto was an “Oscar” winner for “Best Original Score”, for the soundtrack of Bernardo Bertolucci’s movie “The Last Emperor”. As leader, he released 23 albums.
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alt-J: Relaxer
On June 2, 2017, “Infectious Music” and “Canvasback Music” label released “Relaxer”, the third alt-J studio album. It was recorded August 2016 – January 2017, at “Iguana Studios” in Brixton,”Abbey Road Studios” in Westminster, “The Church Studios” in Crouch End, “Strongroom Studios” in Shoreditch, “Ely Cathedral” in Ely, and was produced by Charlie Andrew. The album art was taken from a video game made specifically for the band by Japanese artist Osamu Sato. It was inspired by Sato’s 1998 “PlayStation” video game LSD.
Personnel:
- Joe Newman – vocals, guitar
- Gus Unger-Hamilton – vocals, keyboards
- Thom Sonny Green– drums, percussion, programming
- Martin Williams – tenor saxophone
- Joe Auckland – trumpet
- Adrian Hallowell – trombone
- Mike Kearsey – trombone
- Trevor Mires – trombone
- London Metropolitan Orchestra– strings
- Ellie Rowsell, Marika Hackman– vocals
- Hinako Omori – backing vocals
- Ely Cathedral Boy Choristers – choir
- Charlie Andrew – programming, engineer, mixing
- Brett Cox, Jay Pocknell – engineer
- Stefano Civetta, Paul Pritchard, Graeme Baldwin – engineer assistant
- Dick Beetham – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton and Thom Sonny Green, except where noted.
- 3WW
- In Cold Blood
- House of the Rising Sun – traditional
- Hit Me Like That Share
- Deadcrush
- Adeline – Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Thom Sonny Green, Hans Zimmer
- Last Year
- Pleader
Stan Getz & João Gilberto: Getz / Gilberto
In March 1964, “Verve” label released “Getz / Gilberto”, album by Stan Getz and João Gilberto. It was recorded in March 1963, at “A&R Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor. The artwork was by artist Olga Albizu. In 1965, “Getz/Gilberto” received “Grammy Awards” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Album”, “Individual or Group and Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical;” and “Album of the Year”. It is considered to be the album that popularized bossa nova worldwide. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 447 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Stan Getz– tenor saxophone
- João Gilberto– vocals, guitar
- Antônio Carlos Jobim– piano
- Astrud Gilberto – vocals
- Sebastião Neto – double bass
- Milton Banana– drums, pandeiro
Track listing:
- The Girl from Ipanema – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel
- Doralice – Antônio Almeida, Dorival Caymmi
- Para Machucar Meu Coração – Ary Barroso
- Desafinado – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
- Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Só Danço Samba – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
- O Grande Amor – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
- Vivo Sonhando – Antônio Carlos Jobim
Rammstein: Sehnsucht
On August 25, 1997,”Motor Music” label released “Sehnsucht” the second Rammstein studio album. It was recorded November 1996 – July 1997, at “Temple Studios” in Malta, and was produced by Jacob Hellner, Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel and Christoph Schneider . “Sehnsucht” was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, becoming the only album entirely in German to be certified Platinum in the US.
Personnel:
- Till Lindemann– vocals
- Richard Z. Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Oliver Riedel – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Christoph Schneider– drums
- Christian “Flake” Lorenz– keyboards
- Bobo– vocals
- Mark Stagg – programming
- Ronald Prent – mixing
- Björn Engelmann – mastering
- Gottfried Helnwein – cover art
- Büro Dirk Rudolph – design
- Gottfried Helnwein– photography, portrait photography
Track listing:
All tracks by , Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel and Christoph Schneider, except where noted.
- Sehnsucht – Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel, Christoph Schneider, Orgasm
- Engel
- Tier – Till Lindermann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Oliver Riedel Christoph Schneider, Jürgen Engler
- Bestrafe mich
- Du hast
- Bück dich
- Spiel mit mir
- Klavier
- Alter Mann
- Eifersucht
- Küss mich (Fellfrosch)
Michael Jackson
On June 25, 2009, Michael Joseph Jackson died aged 50. He was singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor, named the “King of Pop” and regarded as one of the most important artists in the history of the popular music and culture. His 1982 album “Thriller” is the best-selling album of all time and the video clips for his songs “Beat It”, “Billie Jean” and “Thriller” turned down the racial barriers and transformed the music videos into an art form. Jackson is the most awarded artists in the history of the modern music – he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, he was inducted into the “Songwriters Hall of Fame” and in to the “Dance Hall of Fame” as the first and only dancer from pop and rock music. He is multiple winner of “Guinness World Records”, he won thirteen “Grammy Awards”, the “Grammy Legend Award”, the “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”, twenty six “American Music Awards”, he was voted the “Artist of the Century” and “Artist of the 1980s”. In his solo career, Jackson had thirteen number-one singles in the US, he is the only artist to have top ten singles in the “Billboard Hot 100” and sold more than four hundred millions records worldwide. For his humanitarian job and activities, in 2000, Jackson was recognized by the “Guinness World Records” as the most humanitarian entertainer in the history, supporting 39 various charities.
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