Esperanto (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)

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Esperanto
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Studio album by
Ryuichi Sakamoto
ReleasedOctober 5, 1985
StudioOnkio Haus
Genre
Length39:14
Label
  • School
  • Midi
Producer Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology
Ongaku Zukan
(1984)		Esperanto
(1985)		 Futurista
(1986)

Esperanto is the fifth solo album by Ryuichi Sakamoto, released in 1985. It was commissioned for a dance of the same name by choreographer Molissa Fenley, which debuted in New York City in 1985. [2] The experimental electronic album includes layers of sampled voices, and marks a look back at Sakamoto's non-pop-oriented second solo album, B-2 Unit . The album includes contributions from Yaz-Kaz and Arto Lindsay. AllMusic called it "one of Sakamoto's strangest, most uncompromising albums". [1]

Contents

The album reached number 9 on the Oricon LP chart. [3]

Released in Japan on Midi, Inc.'s School label, Esperanto did not see a US release until 2021. [4]

Track listing

  1. "A Wongga Dance Song" – 6:18
  2. "The "Dreaming"" – 3:51
  3. "A Rain Song" – 2:28
  4. "Dolphins" – 3:21
  5. "A Human Tube" – 4:50
  6. "Adelic Penguins" – 6:06
  7. "A Carved Stone" – 8:23
  8. "Ulu Watu" – 3:57

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Esperanto". AllMusic . Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna (1985-11-13). "Dance: Fenley Dancers at The Joyce". The New York Times .
  3. ↑ 『オリコン・チャートブック LP編 昭和45年 - 平成1年』オリジナル・コンフィデンス、[Oricon Chart Book LP Edition 1970 - 1989]. Original Confidence. 1990. p. 150. ISBN   4871310256.
  4. ↑ "Ryuichi Sakamoto's Esperanto LP Set For Reissue". The Quietus . 21 September 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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