Osamu Sato Explained
| Osamu Sato |
| Native Name: | 佐藤理 |
| Native Name Lang: | JP |
| Birth Date: | April 14, 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Kyoto, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
is a Japanese digital artist, photographer, and composer. His first work was the ambient music album, Objectless (1983).[1] His first work in the video game industry was , which first released in Japan for Classic Mac OS in 1994, and in North America for Microsoft Windows the following year.[2] In 1998, he produced and composed the music for the video game on the PlayStation, which later became his most recognizable work outside of Japan.[3] [4]
Works
Music
- 1983 – Objectless
- 1994 – Transmigration
- 1995 – Equal
- 1997 – Linen Sampler
- 1998 – LSD & Remixes
- 1998 – Lucy in the Sky with Dynamites
- 2017 – Mono (EP)
- 2017 – Objectless (Classic Ambient Works and More)
- 2017 – All Things Must Be Equal
- 2018 – LSD Revamped
- 2020 – Grateful in All Things
- 2020 – Collected Ambient Grooves 1993 – 2001
- 2020 – Transformed Collection
- 2022 – ROOT(S)
Video games
- 1994 – (PC)
- 1995 – (PC)
- 1997 – (PC)
- 1997 – (PC)
- 1998 – (PS1)
- 1999 – (PS1)
- 2000 – (PS1)
Art books and publications
- 1991 – The Alphabetical Orgasm
- 1992 – Anonymous Animals
- 1993 – The Art of Computer Designing: A Black and White Approach
- 1998 – LSD - Lovely Sweet Dream
- 2017 – All Things Must Be Equal
- 2020 – Grateful in All Things
Exhibitions
- 1991 – The Alphabetical Orgasm, Tokyo
- 1992 – The Alphabetical Orgasm, Kyoto
- 1992 – Anonymous Animals, Tokyo
- 1998 – Osamu Sato and LSD Expo, Tokyo
- 2017 – All Things Must Be Equal
- 2018 – LSD Revamped ~Neo Psychedelia~, Tokyo
- 2020 – Grateful in All Things, Tokyo[5]
Video works
- 1994 – Compu Movie (VHS Tape)
- 1994 – The Esoteric Retina (Video CD)
Notes and References
- Web site: Dwyer. Nick. Interview: Osamu Sato. daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. Red Bull. January 21, 2018. November 14, 2017.
- Web site: Hardcore Gaming 101: Tong-Nou / Chu-Teng. hardcoregaming101.net. August 30, 2015. March 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180322112606/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/chuteng/chuteng.htm. dead.
- Web site: Osamu Sato Site. OsamuSato.net. October 28, 2015.
- Web site: Vincent. Brittany. The Elusive Creator of the Most Terrifying Video Games. Vice. October 28, 2015. January 28, 2015.
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