Asian Games (album) explained

Asian Games
Type:	live album
Artist:	Yōsuke Yamashita, Bill Laswell and Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cover:	Bill Laswell - Asian Games.jpeg
Recorded:	1988
Venue:	Kampo and Platinum Island, NY and Runt, Tokyo
Genre:	Free jazz, avant-garde jazz, experimental pop^[1]
Length:	34:57
Label:	Verve Forecast
Producer:	Bill Laswell, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Chronology:	Bill Laswell
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Ambient Dub Volume I
Next Year:	1993

Asian Games is a collaborative album by Yōsuke Yamashita, Bill Laswell and Ryuichi Sakamoto. It was released on May 26, 1993, by Verve Forecast Records.

Personnel

Adapted from the Asian Games liner notes.^[2]

Musicians

• Aïyb Dieng – congas, cymbals, tambourine, percussion
• Bill Laswell – bass guitar, sitar, effects, producer (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, producer and recording (2, 5)
• Nicky Skopelitis Fairlight synthesizer, effects
• Yōsuke Yamashita – piano, keyboards

Technical

• Oz Fritz – recording (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Katsuhiko Hibino – illustrations
• Dimitri Jakimowicz – recording (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Robert Musso – mixing, recording (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Hiroaki Sugawara – recording (2, 5)
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1993	Verve Forecast	CD	518 344-2
Japan	1993	Mercury	CD	PHCE-42
United States	1994	Verve Forecast	CD	314 518 344-2

Notes and References

1. Book: MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide . 1998 . Omnibus Press . London . 9780825672538 . 6 . "What to avoid: Heard as an experimental pop album, Asian Games (Verve Forecast, 1993, prod. Bill Laswell) with Bill Laswell and Ryuichi Sakamoto was interesting at the time it came out, but the rhythms are dated and banal...". 15 December 2020.
2. Asian Games . . 1993 . booklet . . New York City, New York.