Ryuichi Sakamoto
12
Commons (Japan) 2023
RZJM-77717~8 (2LP) Black vinyl. Gatefold sleeve. Vinyl cover w/hype sticker.
sleeve : NM
media : EX/EX,EX/EX(some slightly noise)
Released on January 17, 2023 — Ryuichi Sakamoto’s birthday — this is the final album he completed during his lifetime before his passing later that year. After returning from a long period of hospitalization, Sakamoto began touching the keys of his synthesizers and piano again, recording twelve sketches as if writing a diary. The pieces are presented in chronological order according to their dates of creation. A deeply affecting ambient work: dark, cloud-like drones formed from understated yet dense synthesizer tones, and slowly drifting piano phrases with a muted timbre, suspended in deep reverb. Honestly, there is little more that needs to be said... Regular black vinyl edition.
A1: 20210310
B1: 20220123
D5: 20220304