Futurista (Ryuichi Sakamoto album) explained
| Futurista |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Cover: | Futurista_By_Ryuichi_Sakamoto_1986.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1985–1986 |
| Studio: | Victor Studio, Onkio Haus |
| Producer: | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Prev Title: | Esperanto |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Media Bahn Live |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
Futurista (未来派野郎, translates literally as "Futurist Bastard") is a 1986 album by Ryuichi Sakamoto with themed references to the Futurist Movement.[1] "Parolibre" and "Variety Show" include voice recordings of Futurist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti[2] "G.T. II" contains samples from the song "Legs" by Art of Noise.
Track listing
- "Broadway Boogie Woogie", lyrics by Peter Barakan
- "Kodo Kogen", lyrics by Akiko Yano, Peter Barakan
- "Ballet Mécanique"
- "G.T. II°"
- "Milan 1909"
- "Variety Show"
- "Daikokai - Verso Lo Schermo"
- "Water Is Life"
- "Parolibre"
- "G.T."
Personnel
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – composer, performer, producer, programming, mixing, backing vocals (Ballet Mécanique)
- Bernard Fowler - vocals (Broadway Boogie Woogie, Ballet Mécanique, G.T. II, G.T.)
- Minako Yoshida - vocals (Broadway Boogie Woogie), backing vocals (Daikoukai, Ballet Mécanique)
- Caoli Cano - vocals (Verso Lo Schermo, Parolibre)
- Maceo Parker - alto saxophone (Broadway Boogie Woogie)
- Haruo Kubota - electric guitar (Broadway Boogie Woogie, Ballet Mécanique, G.T. II, G.T.)
- Kenji Suzuki - electric guitar (Broadway Boogie Woogie, Ballet Mécanique)
- Arto Lindsay - electric guitar (Parolibre)
- Shigeki Miyata - co-producer
- Takeshi Fujii - co-producer
- Shigeru Takise - engineering, mixing
- Hiroshi Okura - executive producer
- Tohru Kotetsu - mastering
- Hiromitsu Yoshiya - art direction
Notes and References
- Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, Maria Cristina Rodeschini Galati, The Future of Futurism Galleria d'Arte Moderna et Contemporanea - 2007 -"M: if you take out the avant-garde, it takes longer for these experiments to reach the popular consciousness. l think you hear them in the 1986 album Futurista by Ryuichi Sakamoto. There's a track called Milan 1909 which is in fact a description of the Futurist movement. ."
- Claudia Salaris Pentagramma elettrico: suoni, rumori e parole in libertà 2009 p 34 "Ma in qualche caso l'omaggio è esplicito e motivato, come nel lavoro di Ryuichi Sakamoto. il cui album Futurista include brani intitolati Parolibre e Milan 1909, dov è inserita una vecchia registrazione della voce di Marinettì."
