
Was awarded both an Oscar and a Grammy in 1988, and his influence on theĭevelopment of electronic music through the Japanese band Yellow Magic Late 1970s, he has played a key role in redefining the intersection between soundĪnd art in Japan and internationally. Sakamoto believes that technology is the key to remaining aware of the world in Installation view, IS YOUR TIME, 2017, Ryuichi Sakamoto + Shiro Takatani, ‘seeing sound, hearing time’, courtesy M WOODS HUTONG, Beijing, 2021. Or an art exhibition, while proposing different ways of understanding the world

Works and sound installations that redefine how we experience an album of music The exhibition is Sakamoto’sįirst institutional solo show in China, and centres around eight key large-scale To Japanese composer and artist Ryuichi Sakamoto. To present the largest and most comprehensive survey exhibition to date devoted Pre-orders of the limited edition vinyl are live now, and all the proceeds of PRSNT will be donated to mental health charity to help fund the fight against the real-life impacts of digital addiction.With collaborative works by Shiro Takatani | Daito Manabe | Zakkubalan |Ĭurated by Sachiko Namba, Victor Wang, Zhang YoudaiĮxhibition Dates: March 2021 - August 8, 2021 In the meantime, the label has shared one track titled “Lifeworld” by Visible Cloaks and a video announcement by a virtual humanoid. The album is set to release worldwide on April 16th. Sakamoto will be joined by composers Lafawndah, Lyra Pramuk, Lucrecia Dalt, Visible Cloaks, and others.

His recently released film Coda spread awareness of the dangers of nuclear power after the infamous Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan. Sakamoto is no stranger to using art to comment on cultural failings. Modern Obscure Music have enlisted the help of environmental activist, mystic, and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto to help build the case of this social critique. All 12 tracks are just 32 seconds to both confront and respond to this social anomaly.


The label shared that “their curiosity about the state of online consumption developed further on discovering that around a third of all listeners using digital platforms skip to the next track, within the first 30 seconds of playing.” In response to this, the total run time of PRSNT is just over 6 minutes. Barcelona-based label Modern Obscure Music is working to change that with their recently announced collaborative record PRSNT that’s intended to give modern listeners a much needed pause. This current age of algorithmic-efficiency and the chase to capture fleeting attention spans moves so fast that consumers seem to hardly get a second for reflection. The upcoming album PRSNT features artists Ryuichi Sakamoto, Laurie Spiegel, Lafawndah, Visible Cloaks and more.
