Ongaku Zukan [Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia] [LP + 7"]

by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Overview

Professor Sakamoto gives a lesson on what is practically a different style of music with each track on Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, beginning with a sure-fire hit: the extroverted, quintessentially Japanese synth workout "Field Work" (with Thomas Dolby). From there, Sakamoto hits riff-ready crossover jazz-fusion ("Etude"), electronic minimalism ("M.A.Y. in the Backyard"), and Oriental dub ("Paradise Lost"). There is a return to sampladelic Eastern synth-pop with "Steppin' Into Asia," but for the most part Sakamoto displays his impressive stylistic range on this solo album. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2023
Label:	Wewantsounds
UPC:	3700604745280
Rank:	36739

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Tibetan Dance
2. Etude
3. Paradise Lost
4. Self Portrait
5. ¿¿¿¿ (Tabi No Kyokuhoku)
6. M.A.Y. In The Backyard
7. ¿¿¿¿ (Hane No Hayashi De)
8. ¿¿¿ (Mori No Hito)
9. A Tribute TO N.J.P.
10. Replica
11. Ma Mère l'Oye

Disc 2

12. Replica
13. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Ma Mère l'Oye)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ryuichi Sakamoto   Primary Artist,Drums,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Digital Drums
Peter Barakan   Primary Artist
Masahiro Takekawa   Violin
Motoya Hamaguchi   Percussion
Hideo Yamaki   Drums
Kenji Takamizu   Bass
Toshinori Kondo   Trumpet,Mouthpiece
Simon Jeffes   Cuatro
David Van Tieghem   Percussion
Ayuo Takahashi   Sampling Instruments
Yukihiro Takahashi   Drums
Chuei Yoshikawa   Guitar (Acoustic)
Yann Tomita   Drums (Steel)
Tatsuro Yamashita   Sampling,Guitar (Electric)
Yasuaki Shimizu   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Clarinet (Bass)
Robin Thompson   Clarinet (Bass)
Ray Anderson   Trombone
Nam June Paik   Vocals
Haruomi Hosono   Bass
Satoshi Nakamura   Saxophone,Sax (Soprano)
Kunimitsu Inaba   Double Bass
Kenichi Inoue   Guitar (Electric)
Koji Kanemaru   Piano
Kenji Omura   Guitar (Electric)
Gregori Czerkinsky   Bongos,Timpani,Xylophone
Hibari Jido Gasshodan   Choir/Chorus
Ryomei Shirai   Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Mitsuo Kolke   Mixing,Engineer
Kinya Takayama   Tape Operator
Atsushi Okubo   Stylist
Tohru Kotetsu   Mastering
Shin'Ichi Akagawa   Tape Operator
Tadashi Inoue   Tape Operator
Tatsuro Yamashita   Voice Sample
Akiko Yano   Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto   Mixing,Concept,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming
Seigen Ono   Engineer
Thomas Dolby   Mixing,Composer
Peter Barakan   Composer,Lyricist,Translation
Michio Nakakoshi   Tape Operator
Shinichi Tanaka   Engineer
Shigeru Takise   Tape Operator
Kaoru Ijima   Photography