This is as surprising to me as it is sad. 2 of 3 YMO members now gone at 70 and 71 which seems very young given the renown of Japanese longevity. Anyway, Beauty is a favorite album from my childhood so probably time for a re-listen.
Ryuichi Sakamoto has died
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#42"The industrial revolution made the production of an instrument like [the piano] possible. Several planks of wood - six I think in this case - are overlaid and pressed into shape by tremendous force for six months. Nature is molded into shape. Many tons of force and pressure are applied, making the strings what they are. Matter taken from nature is molded by human industry, by the sum strength of civilization. Nature…
This a great, deep quote! thanks!
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#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
> He had always been a vocal opponent of nuclear power, a rare voice in a country that seemed to have forgotten the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What is the connection between nuclear power and Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Nuclear reactors produce plutonium. A world without any nuclear reactors or uranium enrichment facilities, is a world without nuclear weapons. It's perhaps particularly relevant with Japan; they are the nation probably most often used as an example of a country that could develop nuclear weapons almost overnight, should the political will materialize. They have the know-how, industry, missiles, and because of the nuc…
>A world without any nuclear reactors or uranium enrichment facilities, is a world without nuclear weapons.
But this is a plain naive argument to make. At this point saying "destroying all nuclear bombs means no more nuclear bombs" is also technically correct, but even if, let's say, civil nuclear energy was impossible to manage, there would still be uranium enrichment facilities designed with the sole purpose of creating nuclear weapons, because they give such a significant strategic advantage to superpowers; they just wouldn't allow not to have it when others can.
So even without nuclear power plants you would still have nuclear weapons, I really never understood the argument of causation civilian and military nuclear energy, on can exist without the other.
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#44Truly admire Sakamoto's work, a big influence in my life. From Yellow Magic Orchestra to all his solo career. RIP
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#45Sakamoto must have died with a bitter taste in his mouth, watching the government try to restart the nuclear plants under the pretext of power shortage. He had always been a vocal opponent of nuclear power, a rare voice in a country that seemed to have forgotten the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He had a sharp wit and a playful style, but also a deep sense of justice and compassion. He would have hated to see hi…
People and admins here should stop downvoting everything, otherwise it turns into too much of censorship/taboo. I find nothing wrong with this comment, and find it informative. I didn't know this view of Sakamoto, and I'm glad to know it. Here's more information in an interview with Mr.Sakamoto on the topic of Fukushima- https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14222706
I downvoted because I feel it's abusing Sakamoto's passing for the personal agenda of the poster. This is far from neutral information, especially the way it is presented.
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#46"The industrial revolution made the production of an instrument like [the piano] possible. Several planks of wood - six I think in this case - are overlaid and pressed into shape by tremendous force for six months. Nature is molded into shape. Many tons of force and pressure are applied, making the strings what they are. Matter taken from nature is molded by human industry, by the sum strength of civilization. Nature…
Though we ourselves are by definition part of the universe and thus nature.
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#47Sad news. I love his work with Alva Noto, the blend of experimental piano with raw electronic sounds and glitches is really something special: https://spotify.link/2LzLYmBKFyb . I was lucky enough to see them play together a couple of times and it was spellbinding. His album “async” is a favourite too. I’ll have to dig more into his back catalogue.
oooooh... mentioning Alva Noto did the trick for me and I remembered who the guy is. contemplated a lot regarding to what folks around those lands mean by a negative space. brilliant music
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#48Sad news. I love his work with Alva Noto, the blend of experimental piano with raw electronic sounds and glitches is really something special: https://spotify.link/2LzLYmBKFyb . I was lucky enough to see them play together a couple of times and it was spellbinding. His album “async” is a favourite too. I’ll have to dig more into his back catalogue.
Alva Noto + Sakamoto Insen is one of my favorite ambient albums. I have the insen & utp_ dvds. I’d have loved to see those concerts live.
Async was solid. He was next level in writing and producing.
Sakamoto’s music will be missed. He was one of the greats.
Logic moon:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BTaAs8OdvX4
Solari:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Okyb-2jLo
& some moog ad where his off the cuff work sounds huge and both discordant and melodic simultaneously. He’s a legend.
https://youtu.be/wdhzVFZlKsM?t=886
Rip
Edit: last one
Monomom from Two where they played in Sydney
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#49I did not know him, but after listening to his music I really wish I was able to attend one of his live performances.
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#50Following the death of Takahashi in January, this leaves Hosono as the only surviving member of Yellow Magic Orchestra.
RIP to a very talented guy. I haven’t listen to much of his solo work, but Yellow Magic Orchestra was something very special, I saw it as “out of this world” music.