{"product_id":"ryuichi-sakamoto-esperanto-vinyl-lp","title":"Ryuichi Sakamoto: Esperanto Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Wewantsounds\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Wewantsounds\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWewantsounds\u003c\/a\u003e continues their \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=ryuichi+sakamoto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=ryuichi+sakamoto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRyuichi Sakamoto\u003c\/a\u003e reissue series with the release of the 1985 album Esperanto. Coming after his stint with the influential \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Yellow+Magic+Orchestra\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYellow Magic Orchestra\u003c\/a\u003e, and also the worldwide success of Sakamoto's 1984 soundtrack for the film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (in which he starred alongside David Bowie), Esperanto was a return to Sakamoto's leftfield roots. Composed as the soundtrack to a performance by New York choreographer Molissa Fenley (a show commissioned by Japanese producer Shozo Tsurumoto), the album was masterminded by Sakamoto with the help of the cutting-edge electronic technology of the time (the only external contributions are by Arto Lindsay on guitar and Japanese composer Yas-Kaz on percussion). Indeed, the album is a fascinating soundscape experimenting with the new sampler technology -- which, according to Ryuichi Sakamoto from a conversation with journalist Andy Beta mentioned in the liner notes, needed a computer that was huge at the time. A unique album in Ryuichi Sakamoto's rich discography, Esperanto is a groundbreaking work worth rediscovering in its full glory. Original artwork; includes two-page insert with a new introduction by journalist Andy Beta. Audio remastered in Tokyo by Seigen Ono.\" - Wewantsounds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes obi strip + printed insert w\/ extensive liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Wewantsounds 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ryuichi Sakamoto","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":39669577973850,"sku":"lp-12625","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/ryuichisakamoto-esperanto-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1759284709","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/ryuichi-sakamoto-esperanto-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}