CFCF's Synth-and-Piano Miniatures: Chillwave After the Thaw
CFCF's Synth-and-Piano Miniatures: Chillwave After the ThawSPIN (blog)With stately piano melodies informed by Ryuichi Sakamoto and judiciously applied synthesizers that convey a subtle touch of the cosmic, it's one of the most limpid recordings I've heard lately. So it's ironic that Skype decided to act up during my ...
Chairlift Really Hate Thompson Twins, Explain Why They Sound Like the '80s
Chairlift Really Hate Thompson Twins, Explain Why They Sound Like the '80sSpinnerI can't help but love a lot of the textures of the sounds in bands like Yellow Magic Orchestra, everything by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, stuff like that. So some of the pallets that we used on this record for synths were ...
Amon Tobin
Amon Tobin - Amon Tobin BoxsetClashMusic.com... thoroughbred (the going phrase back when was funkjazztical tricknology) - instrumentalist gloom sobs tears of granite next to jungle/drum 'n' bass whack attacks (the harrowing 'Grief ' remix for Ryuichi Sakamoto) and drill 'n' bass obliqueness.and more »
Arts Notes, Walnut Creek Journal and Lamorinda Sun
Arts Notes, Walnut Creek Journal and Lamorinda SunAlameda Times-StarSmuin audiences will also be treated to the world premiere of "Through" by Ma Cong, an uplifting work set to music by Academy Award-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. The bill will also include Michael Smuin's elegant "Symphony of Psalms," a ...and more »
Arts Notes, Walnut Creek Journal and Lamorinda Sun
Arts Notes, Walnut Creek Journal and Lamorinda SunTri-Valley HeraldSmuin audiences will also be treated to the world premiere of "Through" by Ma Cong, an uplifting work set to music by Academy Award-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. The bill will also include Michael Smuin's elegant "Symphony of Psalms," a ...and more »