I was lucky enough to see them play together a couple of times and it was spellbinding. His album “async” is a favourite too. I’ll have to dig more into his back catalogue.
Async was solid. He was next level in writing and producing.
Sakamoto’s music will be missed. He was one of the greats.
Logic moon:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BTaAs8OdvX4
Solari:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Okyb-2jLo
& some moog ad where his off the cuff work sounds huge and both discordant and melodic simultaneously. He’s a legend.
https://youtu.be/wdhzVFZlKsM?t=886
Rip
Edit: last one
Monomom from Two where they played in Sydney
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After the concert, we started talking, and he complained that I played much slower than the original songs or pieces. He asked, "Why?" That made me think, "Why do I want to play much slower than before?" Because I wanted to hear the resonance. want to have less notes and more spaces. Spaces, not silence. Space is resonant, is still ringing. I want to enjoy that resonance, to hear it growing, then the next sound, and the next note or harmony can come. That's exactly what I want