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"Lorenz and Watson" has the knowing naïveté of Erik Satie, and another French composer – Claude Debussy – seems to have inspired a piece titled "Bachata." There are two chromatic chorales (here identified as "Chorals"), and a "Chanson" – appropriately French and delicate, and gaily melancholy, if I may be permitted the paradox. The fourth piece ("Opus") injects French impressionist harmonies, and the rich textures of the more agitated sixth piece ("Intermezzo") prepare the listener for the remainder of the disc, which is more ambitious. The first several pieces on this CD are pleasant piano pop, somewhat in the style of a hipper George Winston. That's fine no one said good music needs to raise a sweat. In fact, most semi-talented amateurs could get their fingers around the notes.
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As the name suggests, these solos are uncomplicated, offering neither great challenges to the listener nor to the performer. Lawrence, where he starred with David Bowie and Tom Conti.īTTB (Back to the Basics) is a collection of 16 piano solos.
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He is in demand for film score projects, and he's even a good actor: American audiences may have seen his performance in Merry Christmas, Mr. Also devoted to world music, Sakamoto has been a collaborator with artists as diverse as Youssou N'Dour and Iggy Pop. Although it received scant attention in the United States, YMO was very popular in Asia for its cheerful electronic confections, which were as easy to dance to as licking on a lollipop. He also published a playlist he made for his favourite restaurant in Japan via The New York Times, featuring tracks from Aphex Twin, Oneohtrix Point Never and more.Ĭheck out the artwork and tracklist for BTTB below.Born in 1952, Ryuichi Sakamoto studied electronic music and formed the band Yellow Magic Orchestra in the late 1970s. Recently, Sakamoto’s documentary Coda was released online via MUBI. We need it as much as we need hot black coffee at the break of dawn and a cat napping next to us in the afternoon.”Īn acronym for Back to the Basics, the piano solo record was first issued in 1998 but has been difficult to find outside of Japan since. Comprised of 18 tracks, the LP was partly inspired by Claude Debussy and Erik Satie. Once in a while, we need music like this and this way of being…no, perhaps all the time. “But music that leaves gaps where necessary. Music that gradually fills a space with high ceilings that contains the wafting presence of rain.” For the album’s reissue, Murakami writes: “Personal and intimate music – somebody (an anonymous somebody) sitting alone in front of the school piano early in the morning, weaving a melody, exploring harmonies.
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A double-vinyl package will follow in 2019.įurthermore, the remastered edition will feature liner notes from famed author Haruki Murakami. Milan Records – which also released Sakamoto’s 2017 LP async and its remix album – will be reissuing the record on 9 November. A rare album by Ryuichi Sakamoto, entitled BTTB, will be reissued in November to mark its 20th anniversary.