Ryuichi Sakamoto – Chasm (US)

Rare promo of Chasm released only in the US!

The packaging is a marvellous, flexible plastic digipak style case with graphics, completely different graphics.

On the front is printed “ADVANCE CD: ON SALE JUNE 2004”

On the back, a small liner-note is printed:
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (REE-OO/EE-CHEE SA-KA/MO-TO)
A founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto’s impact on the electronic music scene was solidified with his 1980 release, B2-unit, which included the seminal single riot in Lagos.
His career in film launched with the score for Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, and his score for The Last Emperor earned him an Oscar & a Grammy.
Chasm, Sakamoto’s 15th solo release, will be available online June 2004. www.sitesakamto.com

Full tracklist:

1. undercooled
2. coro
3. War & Peace
4. CHASM
5. World Citizen – I won’t be disappointed/looped piano (J-WAVE 15th Anniversary theme song)
6. only love can conquer hate
7. Ngo/bitmix (new balance CM theme song)
8. break with
9. pantonal
10. 20 msec.
11. lamento
12. World Citizen/re-cycled
13. Song
14. Word
15. Seven Samurai