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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Heartbeat

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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:

  1. Heartbeat – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Satoshi Tomiie, Jeffrey Cohen
  2. Rap the World – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jungle DJ Towa Towa, Super DJ Dmitry
  3. Triste – Ryuichi Sakamoto, FFF, Marco Prince
  4. Lulu – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  5. High Tide – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  6. Song Lines – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  7. Nuages – traditional
  8. Sayonara – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  9. Borom Gal – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  10. Epilogue – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  11. Tainai Kaiki II – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Art Lindsay

John Cage

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On August 12, 1992, John Milton Cage Jr. died aged 79. He was composer, music theorist, writer, and artist, Cage was pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, non-standard use of musical instruments and together with his partner, choreographer Merce Cunningham, in the development of the modern dance. He is regarded as one of the most important American composers of the 20th century and the leading figure of the post-war avant-garde. Cage’s work had influence on musicians and artists from various music styles, including Sonic Youth (band performed some of the Number Pieces), Stereolab  (named a song after Cage), Brian Eno (his label Obscure Records released works by Cage),  Aphex Twin (Prepared piano, which Cage popularized, is featured on their album Drukqs), Frank Zappa and Thom Yorke, who considered Cage one of his “all time heroes”.