Neo Geo

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:34:46
Personnel: Ryuichi Sakamoto (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, drums, computer); Yoriko Ganeko, Misako Koja, Junemei Wu, Kazumi Tamaki, Iggy Pop (vocals); Eddie Martinez (12-string guitar); Yukio Tsuji (kayagum, shakuhachi); Lucia Hwong (pipa); Hiro Sugawara, Jeff Bova (synthesizer, programming); Masami Sugawara, Clive Smith (synthesizer); Sly Dunbar, Tony Williams (drums); David Van Tieghem (percussion). Audio Mixer: Jason Corsaro. Recording information: CBS Sony Roppongi; Lahaina Sound Recording; Magic Venture; Onkio Haus; Power Station; Quad Sound. Photographer: Sachiko Kuru. Unknown Contributor Roles: Yukio Tsuji; Ryuichi Sakamoto. Arrangers: Bill Laswell; Ryuichi Sakamoto. Sakamoto's all-star blend of Western and Eastern music styles is a triumphant success for the composer, and a consistently good listen. On the title track he takes a traditional Japanese folk song and blends it into a funk groove provided by Bootsy Collins, Bill Laswell, and Sly Dunbar. Unlike Byrne and Eno's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, this blend of cultures is coming from the opposing angle and stays truer to the source material. But that track is only one of Sakamoto's approaches, and on several other tracks he joins with Laswell to create a crisp, techno-cultural hybrid that sounds like nothing except like pure Sakamoto. On "Risky," a subdued Iggy Pop lends vocals and lyrics, and doesn't come across as an interloper. And on "Okinawa Song," Sakamoto seamlessly integrates the southern island culture into his grand scheme. ~ Ted Mills
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)