Ele-king books (Japan) published a Ryuichi Sakamoto memorial issue with interviews of several artists who worked with Ryuichi.
The real image of Ryuichi Sakamoto emerges from the testimonies of his co-stars
table of contents
INTRODUCTION
Koichiro Kokubun Mr. Sakamoto has been thinking for a long time
INTERVIEW
David Sylvian
Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai)
Fennesz
Taylor Dupree
Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius)
ZAK
Simon Reynolds
ESSAY
Shunji Iwai Mail from Mr. Sakamoto
Masakazu Kitanaka rambling thoughts
“Japanese Sakamoto”
Kotaro Kondo Sound is born, echoes, disappears.
Reiko Yuyama Don’t buy, don’t abuse, don’t corrupt.
Maki Mizukoshi “People’s Music” and “People’s Forest”
“Sakamoto of the World”
James Hadfield International Ryuichi Sakamoto
Liz Warner Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Lasting Impact on Detroit
Kinnara Dejira Three Phases
DISCOGRAPHY
Discography (Densinooto, Manabu Uchida, Itaru Mita)
Sen no Sound
Kaku Mita 1. Tight and
massive Tomoko Takahashi 2. Deep and wide Date
Tokiyoshi 3. From “music” to “sound”
This is a mook publication which is physically similar to a magazine but is intended to remain on bookstore shelves for longer periods than traditional magazines, and is a popular format in Japan
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