Tag Archives: Ryuichi Sakamoto

Mixtape #136

01 March 2022


A talented, versatile and visionary multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, JP Coimbra has an impressive body of work spanning over two decades. Vibra, his first solo album under his own name, re-released worldwide last year, is a beguiling, delicate and adventurous instrumental album, fusing together his different musical influences, including neoclassical, jazz and electronic music. Needless to say we're stoked that JP compiled this month's wonderful mix, with songs from artists that have inspired him. Enjoy!

  1. Tones on Tail – Lions [Beggars Banquet]
  2. Ryuichi Sakamoto – B-2 Unit [Alf]
  3. Isao Tomita – Arabesque nº1 [RCA]
  4. Kraftwerk – Pocket Calculator [Deep Records]
  5. 808 State – Bird [ZTT]
  6. Steve Reich – City Life III, IV, V. [RCA]
  7. Philip Glass – Einstein on the Beach: Knee Play [Sony / CBC]
  8. Laurie Spiegel – Hall of Mirrors [Scarlet Records]
  9. Tortoise – Glass Museum [Thrill Jockey/ City Slang]
  10. Robert Wyatt – Ship Building [Rough Trade]
  11. Brian Eno – Brutal Ardour [Island Records]
  12. Mal Waldron – All Alone [Philips / GTA Records]

Mixtape #131

04 October 2021

Orions Belte are a real treat. Playful, breezy and driving in equal measures, their music is fun as hell and instantly stood out to us. Earlier this year, the Norwegian trio of Øyvind Blomstrøm, Chris Holm and Kim Åge Furuhaug released their second album, Villa Amorini, an impeccable eleven track LP that feels fresh and infectious, drawing influences from disparate genres, with groove elements lurking beneath it all. We're thrilled to unveil the superb mixtape they put together for us, mirroring their array of influences. Not bound to a specific genre, their mix is a gift that keeps on giving. Press play and enjoy!

  1. Jim Sullivan – U.F.O [Monnie / Light In The Attic]
  2. Nas – Moments [Mass Appeal]
  3. Knxwledge – Koldjawn
  4. Sven Wunder – Natura Morta [Piano Piano/  Mr Bongo]
  5. U. Srinivas – Malai Pozudinile [Globe Style]
  6. Ryuichi Sakamoto – riot in Lagos [Alfa Music, Inc]
  7. Sonny Sharrock – Blind Willie [Enemy Records]
  8. Miles Davis – Maiysha [Columbia / CBS]
  9. Flukten – Pave Toten Totten [Odin]
  10. Mamman Sani – Kobon Lerai [Sahel Sounds]
  11. Mike Cooper – White Shadows [Room40 / Sacred Summits]
  12. The Shadows – Wonderful Land [EMI]
  13. The Electric Prunes – General Confessional [Reprise Records]
  14. Alessandro Alessandroni – Rocking Moon [Stella Records]

Mixtape #129

02 August 2021


Ghent trio Steiger took us by storm with their exhilarating music, both composed and improvised, amalgamating various genres and influences. A mainstay in the Belgian jazz scene with an adventurous inclination, the outfit of Gilles Vandecaveye, Kobe Boon and Simon Raman sit at the intersections of jazz, rock, pop, classical and electronic music. They are constantly in search of exciting new sounds, and their recent album, The New Lady Llama, is clear proof of that. So we’re ecstatic to start August with the superb mixtape they put together for us, offering a glimpse of their wide range of influences. Dive in below!

  1. Múm – The Ballad Of The Broken Birdie Records [TMT Entertainment / Tugboat Records]
  2. Ryuichi Sakamoto – Solari [Commmons]
  3. Tapes Cuts Tapes – Petrol Blue [Heavenhotel]
  4. Espen Reinertsen – Tvilepause [SusannaSonata]
  5. Andrey Petrov – Office Romance Soundtrack
  6. Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi [Island Records]
  7. Deerhoof – Criminals of the Dream [Polyvinyl / Upset! The Rhythm]
  8. The Space Lady – Humdinger [Night School]
  9. Tim Hecker – That World [Kranky]
  10. Sea Urchin – Mish Hata’ref tesHa [Bokeh Versions]
  11. Coma World – No Focus [Byrd Out]
  12. Oneohtrix Point Never feat. Iggy Pop – The Pure and the Damned [Warp]

Mixtape #94

03 April 2018

With April comes a superb mixtape lovingly put together by wonderful and prolific Greek composer, electronic musician and producer Serafim Tsotsonis. With an immense portfolio spanning four albums and compositions and collaborations in the worlds of film, television, and theatre, his influences are vast, flirting with genres from neo-classical and ambient to post-rock and dream pop. You'll find a bit of all of this and more in his mix so press play and enjoy!

  1. Fennesz – The Point of It All [Touch]
  2. Demen – Mea [Kranky]
  3. Brian Eno & Harold Budd – Still Return [Virgin Records]
  4. Jon Hassell & Ry Cooder – Nature Boy [Water Lily Acoustics]
  5. Ocean Hope -Tame [Hush Hush]
  6. Boards Of Canada – One Very Important Thought [Warp]
  7. Weyes Blood – In the Beginning [Mexican Summer]
  8. Ryuichi Sakamoto – andata (Oneohtrix Point Never Rework) [Milan Music]
  9. Efterklang – The Living Layer [4AD]
  10. Bibio – Kaini Industries (Original By Boards of Canada) [Warp]
  11. Slowdive – Don’t Know Why [Dead Oceans]
  12. Alfred Schnittke – II
  13. Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd – Outside, Silence [Soleil Apres Minuit]
  14. Anna Calvi – The Bridge [Domino]
  15. Preoccupations – Disarray [Jagjaguwar]
  16. Peter Broderick – Carried [Erased Tapes Records]
  17. Insecure Men – Ulster [Fat Possum Records]
  18. Johann Johannsson – Melodia (i) [4AD]
  19. Christina Vantzou – Vhs [Kranky]
  20. Manos Hadjidakis – To Vals Ton Hamenon Oniron

Ryuichi Sakamoto shares Cornelius remix of ‘ZURE’ from upcoming album Async Remodels

11 January 2018

Ryuichi Sakamoto is ready to unveil a companion to last year’s async, his first solo album in eight years. Entitled Async Remodels, the upcoming record saw Sakamoto enlist the help of several stellar artists including Alva Noto, Oneohtrix Point Never, Fennesz and Jóhann Jóhannsson to rework and reinterpret his original compositions. Following Yves Tumor Obsession Edit of ‘ZURE’, a Cornelius remix of the same track, also featured on Async Remodels, is now streaming. Listen to both versions below.


Async Remodels is out on February 16th via Milan Records.