Ryuichi Sakamoto - CHASM (2005) Japanese Edition
Ryuichi Sakamoto - CHASM (2005) Japanese Edition
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 380 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 165 Mb | Scans ~ 66 Mb
Experimental Electronic, Ambient, World Fusion | Label: Warner | # WPCL-10072 | 01:12:16
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 380 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 165 Mb | Scans ~ 66 Mb
Experimental Electronic, Ambient, World Fusion | Label: Warner | # WPCL-10072 | 01:12:16
Chasm (stylized as CHASM) is the 15th studio album by Ryuichi Sakamoto and was released in 2004. The album is experimental, pairing Sakamoto's piano work with ambient and glitch programming. Notably, Sakamoto's former bandmates from Yellow Magic Orchestra, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, contribute on several songs under their own production name, Sketch Show.
"coro" was featured on the soundtrack to the anime film Appleseed, while "World Citizen - i won't be disappointed/looped piano" and "only love can conquer hate" were featured in the film Babel. The original version of "Ngo", featured on the single for "Undercooled", was used in a New Balance advertisement. "Seven Samurai - ending theme" is taken from Sakamoto's score for the PlayStation 2 game Seven Samurai 20XX.
On CHASM, Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto blends together his favorite styles of music without limiting himself to one genre. CHASM is a mixture of avant-garde and Western pop and a vehicle for uncompromising electronic experimentation.
CHASM opens with "Undercooled," a composition that combines rap with an Asian melody. This piece is followed by "Coro," a track made up of harsh audio static. The title track is composed of electronically altered piano notes, which swell up and down and loop mechanically. This piece has a haunting, almost underwater, feel to it. Towards the end of CHASM, we come across "Song," an abstract work that combines a Spartan electronic backbeat with loud white noise. However, Sakamoto makes a sharp left turn for the album's closer "Seven Samurai - Ending Theme." This piece reflects the composer's Japanese heritage in its extensive use of Asian modalities. But more notably, it embraces tonality and lyricism. Here, Sakamoto replaces clever gadgetry with unerring melodic splendor.Review by Allmusic
I have just within the last year discovered Ryuichi Sakamoto's music, and I must say he is now one of my favorite composers. His songs are very easily accessible to the ear, invested with an emotion that is impersonal enough to touch such a wide crowd. He is never stagnant, always collaborating with many kinds of artists, pushing forward with experimentation, never letting himself become outdated.
Chasm, one of his latest releases, is a fusion of his acoustic work combined with modern electronic laptop-style production. It is a peaceful listen, sounding like Pan Sonic, Oval, and at times Alec Empire, Towa Tei, or Satie. Its songs are soothing and synthetic for the most part; and, despite the synthesized sterility, they can still penetrate the heart.
"War & Peace" offers a nice subtly glitchy and warm backdrop and confronts us with various contemplations about life, notions about human nature. This piece impresses me because he is asking us to think deeply about these things, an interactive approach to music that I have seldom witnessed. On "Only Love Can Conquer Hate," a 10 minute long trip into ambient territory, Sakamoto creates the most delicate beauty with a simple, quiet bassline and chords run through quivering dsp(? i think) filters. I feel this piece is trying to remedy the pain and stressfulness in our daily, modern lives telling us that it will be okay. This subject is also directly addressed in "World Citizen." His jazzy piano work is showcased in "Ngo/Bitmix." It is very nostalgic sounding chamber music combined with tiny electroacoustic techniques that snap so quietly, like a campfire … and a tint of bossanova too. Almost sounding like a demo, but if anything else was added, it would sound too congested.
There are other songs that catch my interest: "Laménto" seems like it may be autobiographical (though I could be wrong) using samples of sheets of paper turning and foot steps. There is some R&B influence too on "Undercooled" and "+pantonal," as well as Japanese influence on "Undercooled" and "Seven Samurai- ending theme." His deconstruction of World Citizen is almost better than the original, a truly brilliant remix. And you can't say that about too many remixes (these days remixes can be so goofy).
So many electronic artists nowadays do not have much skill at composition or playing instruments. They rely on software, editing, or just sampling real musicians to get by, sadly; and although this technology lets almost anybody make music (we can hear music from so many people that wouldn't otherwise make music) which can be exciting, the musicianship is lost in much electronic music. Ryuichi Sakamoto is a rare example of true talent in electronic music today.Review by Aaron Zamarron, Amazon.com
Ryuichi Sakamoto at Allmusic
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Tracklist:
01. undercooled (04:32)
02. coro (04:05)
03. War & Peace (05:31)
04. CHASM (03:29)
05. World Citizen - I won't be disappointed/looped piano (06:03)
06. only love can conquer hate (09:46)
07. Ngo/bitmix (05:10)
08. break with (04:35)
09. +pantonal (03:58)
10. the land song - music for Artelligent City/one winter day mix (05:08)
11. 20 msec. (05:32)
12. lamento (03:43)
13. World Citizen/re-cycled (04:57)
14. Seven Samurai - ending theme (05:40)
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Ryuichi Sakamoto / CHASM
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EAC extraction logfile from 30. April 2009, 20:58
Ryuichi Sakamoto / CHASM
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12 | 57:55.02 | 3:43.05 | 260627 | 277356
13 | 61:38.07 | 4:57.55 | 277357 | 299686
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - CHASM (2005) Japanese Edition
Ryuichi Sakamoto - CHASM (2005) Japanese Edition
