Ryuichi Sakamoto

Various Artists

Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2019

Without question, we live in a reissue age. From eccentric soul to spiritual jazz and Italian library, Afrobeat, abstract minimalism and fa...

Ryuichi Sakamoto Shares New "energy flow" Video

PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2019

Ryuichi Sakamoto has recently been celebrating the 20th anniversary of his stunning 1998 solo piano album BTTB. And with the delayed releas...

Hear Ryuichi Sakamoto Rework Oneohtrix Point Never's "Last Known Image of a Song"

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2018

After contributing to Ryuichi Sakamoto's async remodels LP at the top of this year, Oneohtrix Point Never has enlisted the Japanese polymat...

Lost World of Japanese Ambient & New Age Music Uncovered on Light in the Attic Comp

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2018

Coming in the wake of a stunning series of essential Haruomi Hosono reissues, Light in the Attic is continuing with its Japan Archival Seri...

Ryuichi Sakamoto

BTTB

PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2018

There is beauty in silence, in resonance and in dissonant cacophony, and on BTTB, Ryuichi Sakamoto beautifully illustrates the power of all...

Oneohtrix Point Never Announces 'Love in the Time of Lexapro' EP

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2018

Having already delivered one accompanying EP in the wake of his Age Of full-length, Oneohtrix Point Never has now announced plans to releas...

Ryuichi Sakamoto's Solo Piano LP 'BTTB' Gets 20th Anniversary Reissue

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2018

It's been 20 years since Ryuichi Sakamoto released his 1998 solo piano album BTTB, and to mark the occasion, Milan Records is reissuing the...

Ryuichi Sakamoto Is Combating Our BGM Problem with His Own Curated Playlists

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2018

As anyone who has ever been to Japan can tell you, one of North America's greatest failings is its utter lack of taste when it comes to BGM...