Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, a trailblazing composer and producer who was one of the first musicians to incorporate electronic production into popular songcraft, has died at the age of 71.

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The Japanese composer had an exceptionally wide-ranging career: he was by turns a synth-pop idol, the composer of both sweeping film scores and quiet, gentle sound environments, and a collaborator of such artists as David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Bernardo Bertolucci.

 

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Such a great musician! One of the world's best. RIP

Gaysian?

🙏💜🌸

Went down a Ryuichi Sakamoto rabbit hole in the late 80s after hearing his work with Thomas Dolby and David Sylvian. The 6 Degrees of Separation process with this led me to so many musical artists I probably would have otherwise not listened to.

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You said he was one of the first, his time has changed, it's the time of the young, it doesn't matter if he dies

Jonnysbc No way, what a loss - I’m truly saddened. He’s one of my favourite composers, I can play the first 30 bars of Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence.

Went down a Ryuichi Sakamoto rabbit hole in the late 80s after hearing his work with Thomas Dolby and David Sylvian. The 6 Degrees of Separation process with this led me to so many musical artists I probably would have otherwise not listened to.

Quin greu!!!

Absolutely fundamental

RIP Joe Rogan. Oh… 71? That’s kinda young.

RIP

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