Ryuichi Sakamoto

𝘼 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙮𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙞 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙤’𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮, "𝙊𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙠𝙪 𝙕𝙪𝙠𝙖𝙣" ("𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝘿𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮") 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩.

Originally released in 1984, this adventurous work sees Sakamoto exploring a vast musical vocabulary that spans lush synth-pop, avant-garde electronics, ambient sound design, jazz fusion, and orchestral composition — each piece a chapter in a sonic encyclopedia that reflects his boundary-pushing creativity. Drawing from his work with Yellow Magic Orchestra while pointing toward his future as a film composer and solo innovator, "Ongaku Zukan" is both deeply experimental and strikingly accessible.

Collaborations with figures like David Sylvian and Robin Scott bring additional texture and global perspective, while Sakamoto’s meticulous production and compositional precision reveal a visionary at the height of his powers. Tracks such as "Field Work" and "Etude" are emblematic of his ability to merge technology with emotion, creating music that is both cerebral and profoundly moving.

Newly reissued by Wewantsounds and remastered for vinyl, this edition restores one of Sakamoto’s most essential and exploratory albums to its deserved place in electronic music history — a vital listen for anyone interested in the evolution of sound at the crossroads of pop, experimentation, and art.