{"product_id":"ryuichi-sakamoto-b-2-unit-vinyl-lp","title":"Ryuichi Sakamoto: B-2 Unit Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eComing two years after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ryuichi+Sakamoto+Thousand+Knives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThousand Knives\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e 1980’s \u003cem\u003eB-2 Unit\u003c\/em\u003e sees \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ryuichi+Sakamoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyuichi Sakamoto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e pressing deeper into unexplored sonic worlds, sculpting a more experimental alternative to the ever-so-slightly more mainstream synthpop sounds he was conjuring during daytime hours with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Yellow+Magic+Orchestra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYellow Magic Orchestra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. With a who’s who of players from the experimental pop scene including legendary dub producer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Dennis+Bovell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDennis Bovell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Penguin+Cafe+Orchestra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenguin Cafe Orchestra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Nye\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eXTC\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cstrong\u003eAndy Partridge\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLogic System\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Hideki+Matsutake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHideki Matsutake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eYMO\u003c\/strong\u003e guitarist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Kenji+Omura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenji Omura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, Sakamoto forges one of the most curiously alluring and listenable albums of his catalogue, smashing open the sonic possibilities of the 1980s in the process. “Not The 6 O’Clock News” forecasts \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/aphex-twin-richard-d-james-album-180g-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRDJ Album\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e-era \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Aphex+Twin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphex Twin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e two decades early; other highlights include robotic ballad “Thatness And Thereness,” the quirky FM-fueled grooves of “Riot In Lagos” and electrified kitchen clang of “E-3A,” “Iconic Storage” and “Participation Mystique.” The record winds down with the apocalyptic curtain of “End Of Europe,” a gloomy callback to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/ryuichi-sakamoto-thousand-knives-of-ryuichi-sakamoto-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp-turntable-lab-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThousand Knives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’ equally moody “End Of Asia.” This first pressing in 35 years looks and sounds brilliant… remastered by \u003cstrong\u003eHeba Kadry\u003c\/strong\u003e, cut by \u003cstrong\u003eBernie Grundman\u003c\/strong\u003e, pressed at Sony Japan and packaged with replica obi strip, printed inner sleeve and liner notes insert. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapanese import black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered sound, pressed at Sony Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes replica obi strip, insert + printed inner sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Great Tracks 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by sunrise mart 12\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Ryuichi Sakamoto","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP *LocOfficeBox4","offer_id":31339950473306,"sku":"lp-11021","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/ryuichisakamoto-b2unit.jpg?v=1762277892","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/ryuichi-sakamoto-b-2-unit-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}