Ryuichi Sakamoto – Chasm
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Warner Music Japan – WPCL-10072 |
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Japan |
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Genre: |
Folk, World, & Country |
Style: |
Ambient |
Tracklist
| 1 | Undercooled | 4:32 | |
| 2 | Coro | 4:05 | |
| 3 | War & Peace | 5:32 | |
| 4 | Chasm | 3:30 | |
| 5 | World Citizen - I Won't Be Disappointed (Looped Piano) | 6:04 | |
| 6 | Only Love Can Conquer Hate | 9:47 | |
| 7 | Ngo (Bitmix) | 5:11 | |
| 8 | Break With | 4:35 | |
| 9 | +Pantonal | 3:59 | |
| 10 | The Land Song - Music For Artelligent City (One Winter Day Mix) | 5:09 | |
| 11 | 20 Msec. | 5:32 | |
| 12 | Laménto | 3:43 | |
| 13 | World Citizen (Re-cycled) | 4:58 | |
| 14 | Seven Samurai - Ending Theme | 5:41 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Music Japan
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Credits
- A&R [Assistant] – Makiko Baba
- A&R, Public Relations – Satoshi Nakashiro
- Art Direction, Design – Hideki Nakajima
- CGI Artist [CG] – Hiroshi Saito (2)
- Contractor – Shigeru Otake
- Contractor [Contractors] – Mitsunori Iijima
- Copyist – Michiharu Sasaki
- Design – Masami Furuta
- Engineer – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Engineer [Additional] – Kim Chull Soon*
- Executive-Producer – Takashi Yoshida
- Hair, Make-Up – Mayumi Fujita (2)
- Legal – Takuo Morikawa
- Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- Mixed By – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Other [Casting] – Bruce Kivo
- Photography By – Yurie Nagashima
- Producer – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Producer [Associate], Creative Director – Norika Sora-sky*
- Product Manager – Akiko Kato
- Production Manager – Evan Balmer
- Promotion [Sales Promotion] – Rie Kodama
- Stylist [Styling] – Tomoki Sukezane
- Technician [Midi System Operation], Technician [Pro Tool System Operation] – Yasushi Mouri
- Tuner [Piano Tuner] – Phil Romano
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 4943674049691
- Matrix / Runout: WPCL-10072 1 A4
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L153
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 28A7
- Price Code (定価): ¥3,059
- Price Code (税抜価格): ¥2,913
- Rights Society: JASRAC
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Chasm (CD, Album, Promo, Digipak) | KAB America | KAB 0000-2 | US | 2004 | ||
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Chasm (LP, Stereo, 180g) | Warner Music | WQJL-10002 | Japan | 2004 | ||
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Chasm (CD, Album, Unofficial Release) | Not On Label (Ryuichi Sakamoto) | none | Russia | 2004 | ||
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Chasm (CD, Album, Stereo) | Warner Music Korea | WPCL-10072 | South Korea | 2004 | ||
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Chasm (CD, Album, Digipak) | KAB America | KAB 0000-2 | US | 2004 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 18 years agoAs I watched the movie 'Babel', I could not help but shed tears at an ambient piece of music that played when the japanese teenagers were having some fun out in the city; that tune was very moving...and it so happens to be a track in this very album: 'Only Love Can Conquer Hate'. It really is a beautiful track. Ryuichi layers a soothing ambient/sonic texture with some contrasting soundscapes - clearly capturing and expressing the meaning of the track's title - where the love really conquers the hate. So true!!
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Edited 18 years agoChasm is Ryuichi with an edge; his comion and anger at the state of the world today is palpable in this album. The tracks here, whilst bearing Ryuichi's trademark style and melody, are strongly influenced by the electronica scene.
"Undercooled" is a Korean rap/hip-hop outing, infused with electronic pop. MC Sniper appears to be asking people of the world to chill out at a time when tempers are getting overheated.
"Coro" reminds one of the abrasive and corrosive power of noise electronics that Masami Akita is famous for, albeit with more sense of rhythm (it's Ryuichi afterall). "Chasm" is a restlessly twitching electronic piece, but this time the stutter-glitch style resembles more of Alva Noto's works. "Only Love Can Conquer Hate" is a beautifully-crafted ambient piece, a little reminiscent of The Orb's 1997 b-side "Rose Tinted (Dal Vivo A Roma)". "Break With" is a heart-breaking electronic piece, featuring traditional Chinese instruments wailing sadly.
"War & Peace" has dozens of people with accents the world over asking intriguing questions about war and peace, a subject that Ryuichi is often ionate about. The accompaniment runs along in stutter-glitch style again, but it is surprisingly smooth and coherent.
The famous single off this album is, of course, "World Citizen". There are two versions here, each entirely necessary for inclusion in the album. David Sylvian's calm vocals lament about the state of affairs today; whilst the re-cycled version is primarily instrumental and depressing in the context of the song.
Skipping other tracks to shorten this review, the album ends with the incredibly melodic Seven Samurai, the main theme for PlayStation 2's game of the same name.
Chasm is a well-written, well-produced work of Art.
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