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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Arto Lindsay: Mundo Civilizado
On May 20, 1987, “Bar None” label released “Mundo Civilizado”, the second Arto Lindsay studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Rykodisc Ltd.”, “Estúdios WR”, “Svuga Svuga Studios”, “Platinum Island Studios”, and was produced by Arto Lindsay, Andrés Levin and Camus Maré Celli.
Personnel:
- Arto Lindsay – vocals, guitar, sequences
- – guitar, tamborim, pandeiro, surdo, handclaps
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Romeo Lubambo – guitar
- Amadeo Pace – guitar
- Andres Levin – piano
- Bernie Worrell – Hamond B3
- Peter Scherer – Wurlitzer piano, keyboards
- Camus Celli – accordion
- Melvin Gibbs – bass, sequences
- Dougie Bowne – drums, loops
- Gustavo de Dalva – percussion, surdo, djembe, caixa, repinique
- Roy Nathanson – saxophone
- Don Byron – bass clarinet
- Marcus Rojas – tuba
- Jaques Morelenbaum – cello
- Boghan, Marcio Tchin – surdo, djembe, caixa, repinique
- DJ Spooky – samples, effects
- Mutamassik – samples
- C-n-A – programming, recording, mixing
- Pat Dillet – recording, mixing
- Bill Importico, Novelle Stephenson, Vaughn Sessions – mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Diego Cortez – art direction, photography
- Philip Taaffe – artwork
- Deoscóredes Maximiliano Dos Santos, Keith Sonnier, Lynn Davis – artwork
- Step Graphics, Tony Morgan – design
- Nan Goldin – photograhy
- Yutaka Goto – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Arto Lindsay and Vinicius Cantuaria, except where noted.
- Complicity
- Q Samba
- Simply Beautiful – Al Green
- Mundo Civilizado
- Titled
- Horizontal
- Mar da Gávea
- Imbassaí
- Pleasure
- Erotic City – Prince
- Clown
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Sweet Revenge
On June 17, 1994, “Güt / For Life Music” labels released “Sweet Revenge”, the tenth Ryuichi Sakamoto album. It was recorded in 1993, at “11-K Studios”, “Clindton Studios”, “Unique Studios”, “Skyline Studios”, “Right Track Studios” in New York City, “Paradise Studios”, “Sedic Studios” in Tokyo, and “Metropolis Studios”, “Westside Studios” in London, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Personnel:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – vocals, keyboards, percussion, programming
- Amadeo Pace – guitar
- Romero Lubambo – guitar
- Hiroshi Takano – guitar
- Lawrence Feldman – bass clarinet
- Cyro Baptista – percussion
- David Nadien – string section leader
- J-Me – vocals
- Vivien Sessoms – vocals
- Holly Johnson – vocals
- Latasha Natasha Diggs – vocals
- Paul Alexander – vocals
- Arto Lindsay – vocals
- Roddy Frame – vocals
- Miki Imai – vocals
- Towa Tei – programming
- Satoshi Tomiie – programming, arrangements
- Jean-Baptiste Mondino – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
- Tokyo Story
- Moving On
- 二人の果て
- Regret
- Pounding At My Heart
- Love and Hate
- Sweet Revenge
- 7 Seconds
- Anna
- Same Dream, Same Destination
- Psychedelic Afternoon
- Interruptions
- 君と僕と彼女のこと
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Heartbeat
On October 21, 1991, “Virgin” label released “Heartbeat”, the ninth Ryuichi Sakamoto studio album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, and Satoshi Tomiie.
Personnel:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – lead vocals, keyboards, piano
- Bill Frisell – guitar
- Magic Dick – harmonica
- John Lurie – sax
- Steven Bernstein – trumpet
- Satoshi Tomiie – percussion
- John Cage – voice
- David Sylvian – vocals
- Arto Lindsay – vocals
- Houria Aichi – vocals
- Youssou N’Dour – vocals
- Ingrid Chavez – vocals
- Marco Prince – vocals
- Dee Dee Brave – vocals
- Debra Barsha – backing vocals
- Lolly Grodner – engineer
- Patrick Dillett – engineer
- Yoshifumi Iio – engineer
- Axel Niehaus – engineer assistant
- Fernando Aponte – engineer assistant
- Jim Caruana – engineer assistant
- Koichiro Nagao – engineer assistant
- Wes Naprstek – engineer assistant
- Jungle DJ Towa Towa – co-producer
Track listing:
- Heartbeat – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Satoshi Tomiie, Jeffrey Cohen
- Rap the World – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jungle DJ Towa Towa, Super DJ Dmitry
- Triste – Ryuichi Sakamoto, FFF, Marco Prince
- Lulu – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- High Tide – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Song Lines – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Nuages – traditional
- Sayonara – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Borom Gal – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Epilogue – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Tainai Kaiki II – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Art Lindsay
Ceramic Dog: Your Turn
On April 30, 2013, “Northern Spy” label released “Your Turn”, studio album by Ceramic Dog (20th Marc Ribot album overall). It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Greg Saunie.
Personnel:
- Marc Ribot– vocals, guitar, banjo, bass, melodica, horn, trumpet
- Arto Lindsay– guitar
- Shahzad Ismaily– vocals, bass, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, sampling, Moog synthesizer
- Ches Smith– vocals, drums, percussion, electronics, keyboards
- Eszter Balint– vocals, melodica, organ, violin
- Dan Willis – oboe, zurna
- Keefus Ciancia– sampling
- Greg Saunier – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Marc Ribot, except where noted.
- Lies My Body Told Me
- Your Turn – Shahzad Ismaily, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
- Masters of the Internet
- Ritual Slaughter – Shahzad Ismaily, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
- Avanti Popolo – Carlo Tuzzi, traditional
- Ain’t Gonna Let Them Turn Us Around
- Bread and Roses – James Oppenheim
- Prayer
- Pants Goes to Hollywood
- The Kid is Back
- Take 5 – Paul Desmond
- We Are Professionals – Shahzad Ismaily, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
- Special Snowflake – Chez Smith
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Chasm
On February 25, 2004, “Warner Music Japan” label released “Chasm”, the 15th Ryuichi Sakamoto album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Arto Lindsay.
Personnel:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto– piano, keyboards
- Sketch Show– sound programming, looped piano
- David Sylvian– vocals
- Keigo Oyamada– guitar, looped piano
- Luiz Brasil– guitar
- Amadeo Pace – guitar, looped piano
- Jaques Morelenbaum– cello
- MC Sniper– vocals
- Maucha Adnet – vocals
- Haruomi Hosono– medicine drum
- Ryoji Ikeda– processing
- Marcelo Costa – percussion
- Cao Xue Jing – erhu
- Carlos Núñez– whistle
- Jiang Jian Hua – erhu
- Jan Xiao-Qing – gu zheng
- Aya Motohashi – hichiriki
- Dozan Fujiwara – shakuhachi
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryuichi Sakamoto, except where noted.
- undercooled – lyrics by MC Snioer, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- coro
- War & Peace – lyrics by Arto Lindsay and Ryuichi Sakamoto, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- CHASM
- World Citizen – I won’t be disappointed/looped piano – lyrics by David Sylvian, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- only love can conquer hate
- Ngo/bitmix – lyrics translated into Brazilian / Portuguese by Maúcha Adnet
- break with
- + pantonal
- the land song – music for Artelligent City/one winter day mix
- 20 msec
- Lament
- World Citizen/re-cycled – David Sylvian
- Seven Samurai – ending theme
Ambitious Lovers: Lust
On January 18, 1991, “Elektra” label released “Lust”, the third Ambitious Lovers album. It was recorded in 1991 at “Skyline Studio”, “Creative Audio Recording Services”, “Power Station” and “Platinum Island” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Scherer.
Personnel:
- Arto Lindsay– vocals, guitar
- Marc Ribot– guitar
- Naná Vasconcelos– percussion
- Peter Scherer – keyboards, synthesizer bass, sampling
- K. Dyson – backing vocals
- Melvin Gibbs– bass guitar
- Tony Lewis – drums
- Jason Baker – recording
- Scott Ansell – additional recording
- Francis Manzella – additional recording
- Patrick Dillett – engineer assistant
- Bil Emmons – engineer assistant
- Paul Angelli – engineer assistant
- David Schiffman – engineer assistant
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Katherine Miller – engineer assistant
- Roger Moutenot – mixing, assistant recording
- Norika Sora – illustrations
- Tomoyo Tanaka – art direction
- Anthony Lee – art direction
- Josef Astor – photography
- Masashi Kuwamoto – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Arto Lindsay and Peter Scherer, except where noted.
- Lust
- It’s Gonna Rain
- Tuck it in
- Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)
- Monster
- Villain – Caetano Veloso
- Half Out of It
- Slippery
- Make it Easy
- More Light
- É Preciso Perdoar – Coqueijo, Luz
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Beauty
On November 21, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Beauty”, the eighth Ryuichi Sakamoto studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Take One Studio”, “Zero Studio”, “Onkio Haus”, “Sound Inn Studio” in Tokyo, “Platinum Island Recording Studio”, “Right Tracks Studio”, “Bear Tracks”, “The Power Station” in New York City, “Complex” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Personnel:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto– vocals, mixing, engineering, arranger, keyboards, piano
- Arto Lindsay– vocals, rap
- Brian Wilson– vocals
- Kazumi Tamaki, Misako Koja – vocals, shamisen
- Nicky Holland – vocals
- Yoriko Ganeko – vocals, shamisen, castanets
- Youssou N’Dour, Laura Shaheen, Robert Wyatt, Jill Jones– vocals
- Alex Brown, Angel Rogers, Anita Sherman – backing vocals
- Kirk Crumpler – keyboards, programmer
- Carlos Lomas, Bun Itakura, Dali Kimoko-N’Dala, Robbie Robertson– guitar
- Eddie Martinez– guitar, soloist
- Pino Palladino, Mark Johnson, Larry White – bass
- Sly Dunbar– drums
- Pandit Dinesh– tabla
- Naná Vasconcelos, Paco Yé, Seidou “Baba” Outtara, Sibiri Outtara – percussion
- Magatie Fall – talking drum
- Milton Cardona– shekere
- Shankar– double violin
- Sang Won Park– zither
- Sham Guibbory – string section leader
- Jiang Jian Huo – erhu
- Greg Calbi, Jason Corsaro – engineer, mixing
- Ikuo Honma, Kinji Yoshino, Mark Lynette, Naoto Shibuya, Roger Moutenot, Yutaka Arai – engineer
- Carmen Rizzo– engineer, mixing, programmer
- Dan Gellert, Douglas Rose, Gary Solomon, John Herman, Junichi Yamazaki , Michael White, Seiichi Yoritomi, Tetsuya Ishizuka, Yuuki Mizutani, Darin Prindle, Kevin Casey, Sylvia Massy – engineer assistant
- Masaya Nishida, Jeff Bova, Bill Seery – programming
- Yuji Suguyama – programming, computer operation
- Shingo Take – sampling
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryuchi Sakamoto.
- Calling from Tokyo
- A Rose
- Asadoya Yunta
- Futique
- Amore
- We Love You
- Diabaram
- A Pile of Time
- Romance
- Chinsagu No Hana
- Adagio
Ambitious Lovers: Greed
On November 1, 1988, “Virgin” label released “Greed”, the second Ambitious Lovers album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Skyline Studios”, “Creative Audio Recording”, “Platinum Island”, “Nas Nuvens” in Rio De Janeiro, “Cianni Musica” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Scherer.
Personnel:
- Arto Lindsay– vocals, guitar
- Vernon Reid– guitar
- Bill Frisell– guitar
- Peter Scherer – keyboards, synthesizer bass, drum programming, sampling
- Joey Baron– drums
- Naná Vasconcelos – vocals, percussion
- John Zorn– saxophone
- Gail Lou – backing vocals
- K. Dyson – backing vocals
- Knut Bohn, Vitor Farias, Eric Hurtig, Francis Manzella – additional recording
- Ed Brooks, John Cicchitti, Oz Fritz, UE Nastasi, Dary Sulich – assistant engineer
- Keith Freedman – engineer assistant, additional recording
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Roger Moutenot – assistant engineer, mixing, recording
- Paula Zanes – art direction, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Arto Lindsay and Peter Scherer, except where noted.
- Copy Me
- Privacy
- Caso
- King
- Omotesando
- Too Far
- Love Overlap
- Admit It
- Steel Wood
- Para Não Contrariar Voce – Paulinho da Viola.
- Quasi You
- It Only Has to Happen Once
- Dot Stuff
Laurie Anderson: Bright Red
On October 25, 1984, “Warner Bros” label released “Bright Red”, the fifth Laurie Anderson studio album. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, at “The Lobby” and “Skyline Studios” in New York City and “Westside Studios” in London, and was produced by Brian Eno and Laurie Anderson.
Personnel:
- Laurie Anderson – vocals, keyboards
- Brian Eno- treatments, keyboards
- Marc Ribot– guitar
- Lou Reed– vocals, guitar
- Adrian Belew- guitar
- Gerry Leonard– guitar
- Greg Cohen– guitar, bass
- Jamie West-Oram– guitar
- Arto Lindsay– vocals
- Peter Scherer – keyboards
- Guy Klucevsek– accordion
- Ben Fenner – bass
- Joey Baron– drums
- Dougie Browne – drums
- Cyro Baptista– percussion
- Kevin Killen – treatments
- Neil Conti– shaker
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
- Greg Cohen– music director
- Kevin Killen – engineer, mixing
- Joe Ferla – additional basic tracks engineer
- Ben Fenner – overdubs engineer
- Alec Head – additional overdubs engineer
- Hiro Ishihara, Andy Baker, Danton Supple, Miles Green – engineer assistant
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Yolanda Cuomo – linear notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Laurie Anderson except where noted
Bright Red
- Speechless (the Eagle and the Weasel)
- Bright Red – additional lyrics from Isaiah
- The Puppet Motel – lyrics by Laurie Anderson, music by Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno
- Speak My Language
- World Without End
- Freefall
- Muddy River – lyrics by Laurie Anderson, music by Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno
Tightrope
- Beautiful Pea Green Boat – additional lyrics from “The Owl and the Pussycat” by Edward Lear
- Love Among the Sailors
- Poison – lyrics by Laurie Anderson, music by Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno
- In Our Sleep – lyrics by Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, music by Laurie Anderson
- Night in Baghdad
- Tightrope – lyrics by Laurie Anderson, music by Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno
- Same Time Tomorrow
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