Album
B-2 Unit
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1980·labelIsland Records·8 tracks
Electronic / Post-Punk
Why this record
“Sakamoto's solo breakout is a ferocious collision of YMO precision, dub bass and punk aggression that still sounds like nothing else in the electronic canon.”
About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor. He pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the synth-based band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his YMO bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. As a film score composer, Sakamoto won an Academy Award (Oscar), BAFTA, Grammy and two Golden Globe Awards.
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