async has been one of the most critically acclaimed album of the year 2017. Named Album Of The Year by Fact Magazine, it has marked Ryuichi Sakamoto‘s first studio album in eight years.
async remodels is a companion album to async. It features some of the best avant-garde producers and artists who are given the task by Ryuichi Sakamoto to rework their favorite track of async. This collection features unique remodels by the likes of Oneohtrix Point Never, Arca, Alva Noto, Electric Youth, Fennesz, Cornelius, Jóhann Jóhannsson, S U R V I V E, Andy Stott and emerging names such as Motion Graphics and Yves Tumor.
This album allows the fans of async to dig deeper in the musical mind of Ryuichi Sakamoto. It is also a window into the world of contemporary experimental electronic music.
非常強大的混音專輯!!阪本龍一(Ryuichi Sakamoto)因罹患咽喉癌,在2014年宣布暫停所有海內外演出,專心抗癌,並允諾痊癒後會再度全心投入音樂。而在睽違多年後,2017年阪本龍一抗癌成功,並如期推出美麗簡潔、令人驚艷、述說生命故事的個人專輯《async》,這張專輯去年縱橫多家音樂媒體榜單,成為不少樂迷的年度最愛。2018年,阪本龍一邀請眾多優秀的先鋒派製作人和藝術家,將《async》重新混音,合作音樂人包括:Oneohtrix Point Never、Arca、Alva Noto、Electric Youth、Fennesz、Cornelius、JóhannJóhannsson、S U R V I V E、Andy Stott,超級華麗。
這張專輯也讓《async》愛好者能更深入坂本龍一的音樂思想,同時是通往當代實驗電子音樂世界的一扇窗。(Words By 熊也)