Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr LawrenceIn 1983, David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto shared the bill in the unforgettable 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence' by Nagisa Oshima. Its soundtrack, composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto in an original style, combines classical occidental symphonic composition, traditional Japanese sounds, and experimental electronic music. LP 180 Gram gatefold, including download card.

playing late night shows - and by day she is quietly resting over an Arp Odyssey synthesizer while a black van drives her around Europe and America

The album is a declaration of that purpose

If 'Tender Buttons' reveals a more purely electronic approach

Combining as it does the emotional gravity of two cultures - the deep song of flamenco music and the rich lament of the blues - 'Sketches of Spain' is a musical hybrid of enormous power and beauty

totally authentic

warped electronics

' delivers an ode to 'Blind Lemon Jefferson' and gleefully dismembers Dylan's outlaw ballad 'Wanted Man

‰ÛÏa love song filtered through the messiness of anxiety and night terror‰۝ that takes inspiration from ‰ÛÏThreads‰۝

including songs from 1969 to 1976

‰۝ With their music‰۪s unquenchable sense of wonder

'80s and early '90s focusing on the birthplace of classic Aussie rock - The Pub

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