Electric Satie

𝘼 𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙢 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 '90𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙥-𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 — 𝙈𝙞𝙩𝙨𝙪𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙪𝙯𝙪𝙠𝙞’𝙨 Electric Satie 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙮𝙡 𝙗𝙮 𝙄𝙣 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙥’𝙨 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.

Originally released as a CD-only curiosity in 1998, Electric Satie blends ambient IDM, downtempo bossa nova, and sleek electro-acoustic collage into a vivid reimagining of Erik Satie’s piano works. Think Music From Memory meets Daisyworld, by way of Warp's Artificial Intelligence series.

Mitsuto Suzuki — then already an acid techno experimenter under the ARP-2600 moniker — draws from an arsenal of vintage synths and samplers (PPG Wave, Juno 106, Prophet 5, AKAI, nord modular), layering them with percussion from Marco Bosco, vocals by Silvio Anastacio, and saxophone to reinterpret Satie’s “Gymnopédies” and “Sarabandes” in lush digital form.

Tracks like “Musique d’Ameublement” and “Son Binocle” drift through ambient zones and loungey jazz-electronica, transforming minimalist melodies into crystalline sonic miniatures. A must-have for collectors of late ’90s Japanese electronics, chill-out room alchemy, and anyone following the through-lines from Yellow Magic Orchestra to 21st century ambient hybrids.