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The quiet genius of Ryuichi Sakamoto

From synth-pop hits to Oscar-winning scores to avant-garde electronics, Ryuichi Sakamoto's talents knew no boundaries

MusicRadar · May 16, 2023

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Japan’s master of electronic music

A prolific solo artist and composer who worked with musicians from Bowie to Madonna, Sakamoto refused to stay within the confines of one genre

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

Sakamoto transcended borders, genres with music

The death of Ryuichi Sakamoto on March 28, which was announced Sunday, has reverberated across the globe. He was an academically trained composer who produced a wide variety of music ranging from experimental works to film scores and hit pop songs. His music transcended borders and touched the hearts of…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 3, 2023

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died

The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.

WEKU · Apr 2, 2023

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71

Sakamoto was one of Japan’s most successful musicians, acclaimed for work in Yellow Magic Orchestra as well as solo albums and film scores

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023

When East meets West

In 2017, the Japanese band Minyo Crusaders released their debut album, Echoes Of Japan (P-Vine, Japan), to great acclaim. The band's reworking and updating of Japanese folk music, or minyo, on a rhythmic bed of Caribbean, Latin and Afrobeat was truly inspired, and perhaps pointed the way for other fusion…

Bangkok Post · Jan 16, 2023

Yukihiro Takahashi, YMO drummer, dies

Renowned musician Yukihiro Takahashi, a member of the legendary band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) that led a techno-pop boom in Japan in the late 1970s, has died, it was learned Sunday. He was 70.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 15, 2023

Map shows home turf of 20 Edinburgh 'young teams' that used to rule city

The map shows areas across the city from the northern territories of the GrantonYoung Parkie, GYP gang and the Young Leith Team YLT, to the YMO or Young Mental Oxgangs in the south.

Edinburgh Live · Oct 23, 2022

Edinburgh map shows territories of 22 'young teams' that used to terrorise city

The map shows areas across the city from the northern territories of the Granton Young Parkie, GYP gang and the Young Leith Team YLT, to the YMO or Young Mental Oxgangs in the south.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 17, 2022