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Various Artists: A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto – To the Moon and Back review
…music seems to speak to, and the variety of genres he’s worked in, that gives Sakamoto such a loyal fanbase. A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto: To the Moon and Back…
Ryuichi Sakamoto warns fans of “untruthful” person masquerading as his “disciple”
…to be disciples of Ryuichi Sakamoto.” “This person seems to be creating trouble for Ryuichi’s fans there. If you meet or see someone claiming to be Ryuichi’s disciple, please know…
Ryuichi Sakamoto is releasing a new solo album in January
Out on January 17, 12 is Ryuichi Sakamoto’s first solo full-length in six years. Ryuichi Sakamoto has today (21 November) announced his next album. The forthcoming record, entitled 12, will…
A Guide to Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Cinematic Storytelling Through Sound
We’re screening the documentary Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda from 16-18 July 2021. It’s free for Supporters. Find out more here and stay up to date with upcoming screenings. Already a member?…
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s management shares his final playlist
…sakamoto (@ryuichisakamoto) May 15, 2023 Sakamoto died aged 71, having been diagnosed with cancer for a second time in 2021. Following his second diagnosis, Sakamoto wrote in a statement, “from…
Listen to a collection of Nokia ringtones composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto
…of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto created many of the signature mobile phone ringtones and alerts for the Nokia 8800 back in 2005. “In honour of Ryuichi Sakamoto,” Tech Product Bangers…
Opus, a film capturing Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final performances, to premiere at Venice Film Festival
…Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away on 28 March 2023. Following his death, the musician’s management team shared a final playlist from Sakamoto which he “had been privately compiling to be played…
Archive Ryuichi Sakamoto radio shows with David Bowie and Haruki Murakami to air on NTS
…23 December – Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian, 11am (GMT) 28 December – Ryuichi Sakamoto and Haruki Murakami, 12pm (GMT) 1 January – Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Bowie, 2pm (GMT)…
BTS’ Suga releases Snooze featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto
…trilogy of releases as Agust D following on from previous mixtapes Agust D and D-2. The 10-track release features a collaboration with the late Ryuichi Sakamoto and Woosung – who…
Ryuichi Sakamoto is auctioning a Roland V-Synth from his personal collection
…the Southern Poverty Law Center. Saturday, Dec. 1s Brooklyn, NYhttps://t.co/csd8xiNqYg Bid on the synth and more here:https://t.co/9kwnTJbtxT#skmtnews pic.twitter.com/lFO6VNhJAQ — ryuichi sakamoto (@ryuichisakamoto) November 29, 2018 Recently, Sakamoto remixed Oneohtrix Point…
Coda unravels the inner philosophy of Ryuichi Sakamoto
We’re screening Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda this weekend, from 16-18 July 2021. It’s free for Supporters. Find out more here. Already a member? Head to the Supporters hub. In Stephen Nomura…
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Christian Fennesz’s Cendre to be issued on vinyl for the first time
…Cendre follows the release of Sakamoto’s Minamata score in July. Pre-order Cendre here ahead of its 15 October release, and revisit our guide to Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Cinematic Storytelling Through Sound….
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto bring their seamless synergy to The Barbican
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto released their fifth collaborative album summvs in 2011. At the time, it was intended to be their last studio effort together but after reuniting for…
Ryuichi Sakamoto shares new track ahead of Minamata soundtrack release
The 22-track score is slated for release this week. Ryuichi Sakamoto is releasing his score for the 2020 Andrew Levitas-directed film Minamata this month. The Japanese composer’s 22-track score is…
Oneohtrix Point Never enlists Ryuichi Sakamoto for new EP Love in the Time of Lexapro
Oneohtrix Point Never, aka Daniel Lopatin, has announced a new EP – and it’ll feature a remix from Ryuichi Sakamoto. Lopatin took to KCRW this week (23 October) to premiere…
Ryuichi Sakamoto releases piano scores for Parolibre and MUJI2020
…Ryuichi Sakamoto (@skmtgram) The musician celebrated his 70th birthday earlier this week, on 17 January. In December, Crack Magazine premiered the Diana Kunst-directed video for Sakamoto’s 2021 track silence. Watch…
Ryuichi Sakamoto redid the playlist of his favourite restaurant because he didn’t rate the music policy
…The resulting playlist includes the AFX tracks Avril 14th and Nanou2. Listen to Sakamoto’s restaurant selections below, and read the Crack Magazine feature: A Guide to Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Cinematic Storytelling…
Ryuichi Sakamoto has been diagnosed with rectal cancer
This is Sakamoto’s second battle with cancer. Ryuichi Sakamoto has revealed today (21 January) that he’s been diagnosed with rectal cancer. In a new post published on his website, Sakamoto…
Ryuichi Sakamoto reveals he became an Arca fan after meeting him at a Björk concert
…Sakamoto. The pair have also gone on to work together, with Arca contributing a remix of the track async to Sakamoto’s 2017 LP Async Remodels. Elsewhere in the interview, the…
Ryuichi Sakamoto shares new recording, Zero Landmine 2022, to support Ukraine
…track below and buy Zero Landmine 2022 here. In January 2021, Ryuichi Sakamoto shared a statement revealing that he’d been diagnosed with rectal cancer. Read: A Guide to Ryuichi Sakamoto’s…
Ryuichi Sakamoto remixes Oneohtrix Point Never track Last Known Image of a Song
…he’d enlisted Ryuichi Sakamoto for a forthcoming EP titled Love in the Time of Lexapro. He told KCRW, “Ryuichi contributed a very interesting remix of another tune from the album…
The piano used on Ryuichi Sakamoto’s async gets its own documentary release
…Great East Japan Earthquake. Renowned musician Ryuichi Sakamoto came across it when visiting the disaster area. The sounds were divorced from conventional tonality, and Sakamoto employed them in his first…
Ryuichi Sakamoto releases Diana Kunst-directed video for track silence
Ryuichi Sakamoto has shared a new video for his 2021 track silence. We’re thrilled to be premiering it here today (21 December) on Crack Magazine. The song and visual form…
Ryuichi Sakamoto talks us through Async Remodels track by track
Over the last four decades, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s name has come to command respect and adulation across film and music. Once part of the influential Japanese electropop act Yellow Magic Orchestra,…
