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Nick Luscombe with Ryuichi Sakamoto鈥檚 mixtape

A special mixtape from acclaimed composer, electronic music pioneer and former Yellow Magic Orchestra member Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Pioneering Japanese composer and experimental electronic musician Ryuichi Sakamoto compiles a mixtape of his musical favourites and discusses his life and legacy with Nick Luscombe.

A founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, he is often credited as one of the forefathers of techno, hip-hop and electronic music. Over the last four decades he has produced an immense and varied amount of groundbreaking and influential records, from solo piano work and experimental ambient soundscapes to collaborations with David Sylvian, Robert Wyatt and Iggy Pop.

He is an award-winning composer for films including Love Is the Devil, The Revenant and Bernardo Bertolucci鈥檚 The Last Emperor for which he received an Academy Award. He has also appeared in films as an actor, most notably in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence with David Bowie.

In 2017 Sakamoto released Async, his first solo album in eight years, which he made during his recovery from throat cancer.

Produced by Katie Callin for Reduced Listening.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 1 Nov 2018 23:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Yellow Magic Orchestra

    Rydeen

    • Solid State Survivor.
    • Alfa.

  • Vangelis

    Main Titles

    • Blade Runner.
    • EastWest.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Love & Hate

    • Sweet Revenge.
    • Elektra.

  • J贸hann J贸hannsson

    Decyphering

    • Arrival (Original Soundtrack).
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Actress & London Contemporary Orchestra

    N.E.W.

    • LAGEOS.
    • Ninja Tune.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Science And Technology

    • Life In Progress.
    • WEA Japan.

  • Neu!

    Hallogallo

    • Neu!.
    • Brain.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Chanson

    • BTTB.
    • WEA Japan.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Solari

    • Async.
    • Milan.

  • Ant么nio Carlos Jobim

    Boto (Porpoise)

    • Urubu.
    • Warner Bros. Records.

  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    Piano Concerto (1985-88) - 1. Vivace molto ritmico e preciso - attacca subito

    Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard. Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Ensemble: Ensemble intercontemporain.
    • Gy枚rgy Ligeti - Clear or Cloudy.
    • Decca.

  • Actress & London Contemporary Orchestra

    Chasing Numbers

    • LAGEOS.
    • Ninja Tune.

  • Neu!

    Isi

    • Neu! '75.
    • Brain.

  • Barbara

    骋枚迟迟颈苍驳别苍

    • Barbara N掳2.
    • Philips.

  • Jan Jelinek

    Alice Schwarzer, Is It True That You're A Person Of Great Tenacity?

    • Zwischen.
    • Faitiche.

  • Yoshio Machida

    SYNTHI n掳01

    • Music from the SYNTHI.
    • Baskaru.

  • Maurice Durufl茅

    Requiem, Op. 9 (1961 version) 1. Introit

    Conductor: Michel Piquemal. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Cit茅. Ensemble: Ensemble vocal Michel Piquemal.
    • Requiem / 4 Motets / Prelude and Fugue.
    • Naxos.

  • Kareem Lotfy

    Fr3sh

    • mono no aware.
    • PAN.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    • Three.
    • Commmons.

Broadcast

  • Thu 1 Nov 2018 23:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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