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by daviddaviddavid 1180 days ago
Just want to share a couple great works by Sakamoto. I'm a big fan. One of my favorite bossa nova albums is A Day In New York by Morelenbaum/Sakamoto. Here's Desafinado from that album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rtdR9WkOOY

And his early synth-y stuff is just so hip. Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto (1978) is some badass stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGo7n6CMCcE
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Aco- 1180 days ago
Couldn't agree more with this comment. I came here to share these, too. Some of his best work, imo.

Here's the full album ("Casa") for those interested: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kD_LK3RoPwL6UNzGT2...

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teknico 1180 days ago
“Casa” and “A Day in New York” are among the most beautiful bossa nova records I know of.
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twelvechairs 1180 days ago
I always have loved 'thousand knives' most of all. So clear and melodic but such a challenge to western songmaking - 'popular' and 'classical'.

RIP Sakamoto.

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