Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952 - )
Biography
Ryuichi Sakamoto (born January 17, 1952, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese musician, composer, producer and actor.
Sakamoto was a member of the internationally successful Japanese synth-rock/synth J-Pop trio Yellow Magic Orchestra. The band charted a British top 20 hit with "Computer Game" in the late 1970s.
Ryuichi Sakamoto's work has been a seminal influence on the acid house and techno movements of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
David Toop writes:
In fact, Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Riot In Lagos" had anticipated Electro's beats and sounds in 1980. (David Toop, 1998)
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryuichi_Sakamoto
See also: music - Ryuichi Sakamoto - 1980 - 1980s music
B-2 Unit (1980) - Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Tracklisting: 1. Differencia 2. Thatness and Thereness 3. Participation Mystique 4. E-3A 5. Inconic Storage 6. Riot in Lagos 7. Not the 6 O'Clock News 8. End of Europe
Japanese reissue of the former YMO leader's second solo album, first released in 1980 and featuring XTC's Andy Partridge and British reggae musician/ producer Dennis Bovell.
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