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RIP Ryuichi Sakamoto

Mrkinski
Mrkinski Posts: 957
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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/02/ryuichi-sakamoto-japanese-pop-pioneer-and-oscar-winning-composer-dies-aged-71

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  • wightaddick
    wightaddick Posts: 211
    Multi-talented musician/actor. 71 is far too young. RIP
  • church-lane
    church-lane Posts: 934
    RIP. May not be well known to many, but influenced and composed some of my favourite electronic music.
  • Eric_Dales
    Eric_Dales Posts: 411
    Sad news.  Loved YMO and Forbidden Colours is one of my favourite ever tracks and a simply wonderful piece of music.  Hugely influencial working with David Sylvian and Japan in the 80's.  RIP Ryuichi
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    RIP
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Oh no... that's very sad. Was pioneering a different sound in electronic musicin the 80's.
    RIP
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    https://youtu.be/btyhpyJTyXg His biggest hit in Japan
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Here's one everyone will recognise of a certain age 

    https://youtu.be/kf0HYeQp760
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Blasted Thousand Knives yesterday. Still sounds incredibly fresh and above all cool nearly 50 years later 
  • kafka
    kafka Posts: 2,367
    Sad news. Only just seen that Yukohiro Takahashi died in January as well. 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    Composed the soundtrack to The Revenant, which is stunning. Sad news.
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  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    Very sad news. He was diagnosed with cancer back in 2020, but you always hope gor a recovery.
    I found him via David Sylvian and Japan. They complemented each other as two 'off centre' musician/bands very much expanding the genre, and I have wonderful album by Ryuichi with Cristian Fennesz called Cendre which I've seen described as being like listening to Debussey in a thunder storm. An amazing musician.
    RIP
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    ken_shabby said:
    Very sad news. He was diagnosed with cancer back in 2020, but you always hope gor a recovery.
    I found him via David Sylvian and Japan. They complemented each other as two 'off centre' musician/bands very much expanding the genre, and I have wonderful album by Ryuichi with Cristian Fennesz called Cendre which I've seen described as being like listening to Debussey in a thunder storm. An amazing musician.
    RIP
    He had cancer of the oesophageal back in 2014 sadly. He had radiation and chemo and was in remission but he kind of knew there was a high chance of the cancer spreading elsewhere. He was diagnosed with Rectal cancer in 2020 and moved back to his native Tokyo after living in New York since the early 90's.

    I've followed his story since the earlier bout of cancer and he was a truly remarkable man.
    May he rest in peace.  
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    RIP.

    Was with my stepson on Sunday morning and we were talking about music - Yellow Magic orchestra got mentioned in relation to Stereolab (Ryuichi was an influence on them) and then heard on the radio a couple of hours later that he had died.
  • Mrkinski
    Mrkinski Posts: 957
    ken_shabby said:
    Very sad news. He was diagnosed with cancer back in 2020, but you always hope gor a recovery.
    I found him via David Sylvian and Japan. They complemented each other as two 'off centre' musician/bands very much expanding the genre, and I have wonderful album by Ryuichi with Cristian Fennesz called Cendre which I've seen described as being like listening to Debussey in a thunder storm. An amazing musician.
    RIP
    Cendre sounds wonderful - will seek this out.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,148
    RIP
  • Melrose
    Melrose Posts: 836
    Did some of the music for the film Merry Christmas Mr Lwrence. Brilliant. Good film too. RIP
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,441
    edited April 2023
    https://youtu.be/LGs_vGt0MY8

    Beautiful piece of music
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    If anyone wants to try it. I found it goes well with a hot bath in autumn/winter.

    https://youtu.be/U78dL8SDExw

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