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"Bricolage," a French word meaning to assemble something from available materials, is such a perfect term for the art of the remix that it's surprising no one has ever used it before. It's less surprising that Ryuichi Sakamoto, whose work has always had a cool Continental flair despite the artist's Japanese roots, would choose such an elegant term for his swish remix collection. Focusing on reworks of material from 2005's back-to-the-roots electro-pop experiment Chasm, Bricolages features a cross-cultural and cross-generational batch of remixers including Cornelius, whose playful sense of pastiche is to current hipster Japanese pop what Sakamoto's Yellow Magic Orchestra was a quarter-century before; his take on the spoken word cut-up "War & Peace" is considerably lighter and groovier than Aoki Takamasa's tense, austere version. Former Japan drummer Steve Jansen, whose collaboration with Sakamoto goes back to the early '80s, contributes the skittering "Break With," bridging the gap between new wave disco and contemporary IDM. However, the most intriguing reworking is Rob Da Bank and Mr. Dan's version of "Word," which transmutes the song into a spookily atmospheric, dubwise dance groove that reveals an entirely new aspect. Remix albums are only as good as their mixers, but Sakamoto has chosen a solid team that makes Bricolages his most successful remix project.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - Aoki Takamasa, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Aoki Takamasa, Artist
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - Skuli Sverrisson, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Skuli Sverrisson, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - CORNELIUS, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cornelius, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - Fennesz, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Fennesz, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - Alva Noto, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - David Sylvian, MainArtist - Taylor Deupree, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, Taylor Deupree, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - snd., Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Snd., Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - Richard Devine, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Richard Devine, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - Mr. Dan, Remixer - Rob Da Bank, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Rob Da Bank, Mr. Dan, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Craig Armstrong, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - Slicker, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Slicker, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Steve Jansen, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Jansen, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, MainArtist - Thomas Knak, Remixer - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Thomas Knak, Artist
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
Album review
"Bricolage," a French word meaning to assemble something from available materials, is such a perfect term for the art of the remix that it's surprising no one has ever used it before. It's less surprising that Ryuichi Sakamoto, whose work has always had a cool Continental flair despite the artist's Japanese roots, would choose such an elegant term for his swish remix collection. Focusing on reworks of material from 2005's back-to-the-roots electro-pop experiment Chasm, Bricolages features a cross-cultural and cross-generational batch of remixers including Cornelius, whose playful sense of pastiche is to current hipster Japanese pop what Sakamoto's Yellow Magic Orchestra was a quarter-century before; his take on the spoken word cut-up "War & Peace" is considerably lighter and groovier than Aoki Takamasa's tense, austere version. Former Japan drummer Steve Jansen, whose collaboration with Sakamoto goes back to the early '80s, contributes the skittering "Break With," bridging the gap between new wave disco and contemporary IDM. However, the most intriguing reworking is Rob Da Bank and Mr. Dan's version of "Word," which transmutes the song into a spookily atmospheric, dubwise dance groove that reveals an entirely new aspect. Remix albums are only as good as their mixers, but Sakamoto has chosen a solid team that makes Bricolages his most successful remix project.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:44
- Main artists: Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Label: KAB America, Inc.
- Genre: Electronic
2006 KAB America, Inc. 2006 KAB America, Inc.
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