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FORTHCOMING
VIRUS
VIRUS (limited 9xLP box set in slipcase)
Cat: 64136. Rel: 23 May 25
 
Classical
Review: Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto's VIRUS series collects the pair's five minimalist electronica EPs 'Vrioon', 'Insen', 'Revep', 'UTP_' and 'Summvs (Remaster)'. Now compiled in a single compendium, which now takes shape as a limited edition slipcased nine album box set, the VIRUS name acronymises all five titles in an eco-friendly, cream-coloured case. With each EP appearing in order, commencing with the digital Y2K dusts of 'Vrioon' (2002) and ending on the more recent textural terminus 'Summvs' (2021), we've a whole two decades' worth of musical stylistic progression and transgression here. Each EP counterposes the other convincingly, not creating a through-lined opus more than complementing each other through sheer happenstance.
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est. release 23 May 25 $240.88
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FORTHCOMING
VIRUS
VIRUS (5xCD box set in slipcase)
Cat: 64135. Rel: 23 May 25
 
Classical
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est. release 23 May 25 $179.82
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Revep (remastered)
Revep (remastered) (gatefold LP)
Cat: N 0532. Rel: 05 Sep 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Siisx (11:22)
Mur (4:02)
Ax Mr L (4:29)
City Radieuse (7:49)
Veru 1 (7:52)
Veru 2 (5:16)
Review: Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto dropped this one first back in 2006. It was the third collaborative album between the ambient maestros and the third installment of V.I.R.U.S.'s five albums series. It was remastered last year and now gets served up as a reissue alongside three all-new pieces, namely 'City Radieuse', 'Veru 1', and 'Veru 2'. The first of those was written for a short cinematic essay in 2012. The album centres around the pano with padded bass and electronic frequencies adding extra depth and texture. It is another classic in their oeuvre.
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 in stock $36.35
Insen (remastered)
Insen (remastered) (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: N 0522. Rel: 18 Aug 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Aurora (8:50)
Morning (5:31)
Logic Moon (6:45)
Moon (5:48)
Berlin (6:14)
Iano (6:47)
Avaol (2:42)
Barco (4:02)
Review: Vrioon was the first ever collaboration album between Alva Noto and legendary synth man and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. 20 years after it became the first instalments of V.I.R.U.S.'s five records together it gets the full reissue treatment. The original tracks from the album are joined by an all new composition 'Landscape Skizze' which was laid down in 2005. The record is defined by alternate piano chords, lush electronic tones and quivering timbres that are delicate yet impactful.
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 in stock $47.73
Coda
Coda (Blu-ray)
Cat: 776907 Rel: 20 Aug 20
 
A portrait of genius music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto
Notes: One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades, from techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer. The evolution of his music has coincided with his life journeys. Following Fukushima, Sakamoto became an iconic figure in Japan's social movement against nuclear power. As Sakamoto returns to music following cancer, his haunting awareness of life crisis leads to a resounding new masterpiece. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda is an intimate portrait of both the artist and the man.

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Coda: Performance In New York Async
Coda: Performance In New York Async (2 x Blu-ray + booklet)
Cat: 776905 Rel: 13 Jul 20
 1 in stock $140.98
Neo Plant
Neo Plant (limited 7" + insert)
Cat: NDS 1044. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Experimental/Electronic
Neo Plant (6:37)
Neo Plant - Nega (2:02)
Neo Plant - Posi (3:51)
 in stock $35.51
FORTHCOMING
VIRUS
VIRUS (limited 5xLP)
Cat: N 050LPBOX. Rel: 23 May 25
 
Experimental/Electronic
Uoon I
Uoon II
Duoon
Noon
Trioon I
Trioon II
Landscape Skizze
Aurora
Morning
Logic Moon
Moon
Berlin
Iano
Avaol
Barco
Siisx
Mur
Ax Mr. L
City Radieuse
Veru 1
Veru 2
Attack / Transition
Grains
Particle 1
Transition
Broken Line 1
Plateaux 1
Silence
Particle 2
Broken Line 2
Plateaux 2 / End
Microon I
Reverso
Halo
Microon II
Pionier IOO
Ionoscan
By This River
Naono
Microon III
By This River - Phantom
Monomom
Kizuna
Review: Spanning five EPs beginning with the 2002 EP 'Vrioon', the VIRUS compendium marks an important era in the shared history of minimalist magna Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto. The look-back comes after the duo first connected through a mutual appreciation for each other's work in the early 2000s: Sakamoto had become interested in experimental electronica and came across Nicolai's (Noto's) minimalisms under the Alva Noto moniker. Intrigued by the precision and texture of Nicolai's sound, Sakamoto reached out; though he was hardly able to predict the unbalanced, restlessly abstract expressionist sound to follow: the sonic equivalent of a sputtery colour field painting.
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est. release 23 May 25 $240.88
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FORTHCOMING
VIRUS
VIRUS (5xCD)
Cat: N 050CDBOX. Rel: 23 May 25
 
Experimental/Electronic
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est. release 23 May 25 $177.06
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Better Days Of
Better Days Of (gatefold 2xLP with obi-strip)
Cat: HMJY 219/20. Rel: 18 Feb 25
 
Experimental/Electronic
Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslied (7:57)
Plastic Bamboo (6:27)
Thousand Knives (8:50)
Tokyo Joe (4:38)
E-day Project (5:49)
Kylyn (2:32)
Zai Guang Dong Shoo Nian (7:08)
I'll Be There (6:39)
Bokunokakera (3:53)
Grasshoppers (5:16)
Mother Terra (3:24)
The End Of Asia (6:21)
Review: You had us at Sakamoto. Or rather you had us at "excerpts from Ryuichi Sakamoto's time working under Nippon Colombia's label, Better Days. First released in 1992, this 12-track compilation runs from tracks that appeared on the Japanese synth legend's debut album, Thousand Knives, first released in 1978, through to songs written with the iconic session group KYLYN, featuring celebrated guitar great Kazumi Watanabe. Ever the auteur, even if you didn't know this was Sakamoto in proper landmark mode, there's no chance the sounds here could really be confused for anyone or anything else. It's mature and intelligent, yet strangely - and typically - fun, childlike and a little cartoonish, sharing as much in common with experimental electronica that was emerging during the 1970s and 1980s as video game scores from the 1990s.

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 in stock $56.33
Opus
Opus (limited 4xLP box set in debossed slip-case)
Cat: RZJM 670969. Rel: 31 Dec 24
 
Experimental/Electronic
Lack Of Love
BB
Andata
Solitude
For Johann
Aubade 2020
Ichimei - Small Happiness
Mizuno Nakano's Bagatelle
Bibo No Aozora
Aqua
Tong Poo
The Wuthering Heights
20220302 - Sarabande
The Sheltering Sky
20180219 (with Prepared Piano)
The Last Emperor
Trioon
Happy End
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Opus (Ending)
 in stock $140.98
Coda (remastered)
Coda (remastered) (LP + booklet with obi-strip)
Cat: WWSLP 92. Rel: 10 Oct 24
 
Modern Classical
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (4:47)
Batavia (0:49)
Germination (2:09)
A Hearty Breakfast (1:19)
Before The War (1:32)
The Seed & The Sower (4:41)
A Brief Encounter (1:35)
Ride Ride Ride (1:01)
The Fight (1:19)
Dismissed!/Assembly (1:49)
Beyond Reason (1:26)
Sowing The Seed (1:31)
Last Regrets (2:03)
The Seed (1:06)
Japan (3:00)
Coda (5:26)
Review: Wewantsounds has put together a re-release of the late, great Ryuichi Sakamoto's classic album Coda, which was originally issued in his native Japan in 1983. This album is a solo piano rendition of the seminal Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence soundtrack and has never been available outside Japan until now. It finds legendary composer Sakamoto perform acoustic piano interpretations of his iconic themes including the classic title track and 'Germination,' which later featured in the Call Me By Your Name soundtrack. Remastered by Seigen Ono's Saidera Mastering studio in Tokyo, this reissue includes the original artwork and a four page insert with new liner notes by Andy Beta.
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Coda (remastered)
Cat: WWSCD 92. Rel: 10 Oct 24
 
Modern Classical
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Batavia
Germination
A Hearty Breakfast
Before The War
The Seed & The Sower
A Brief Encounter
Ride Ride Ride
The Fight
Dismissed!/Assembly
Beyond Reason
Sowing The Seed
Last Regrets
The Seed
Japan
Coda
Review: The film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, a worldwide sensation upon its release in 1983, showcased Sakamoto's emerging talent as a composer - alongside his acting role - and the soundtrack became instantly popular, establishing Sakamoto as a global music icon. These solo piano versions of it were recorded at Onkyo Haus in Tokyo and initially released as part of the Japanese cassette book project Avec Piano, and now, not before town, are finally getting their first full international release.
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 in stock $19.42
12 (Japanese Edition) (B-STOCK)
12 (Japanese Edition) (B-STOCK) (limited gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: RZJM 77717 8 (B-STOCK). Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Ambient/Drone
 
B-STOCK: Sleeve damaged but otherwise in excellent condition
20210310 (6:41)
20211130 (5:12)
20211201 (5:18)
20220123 (8:24)
20220202 (6:04)
20220207 (6:56)
20220214 (9:11)
20220302 (Sarabande) (3:30)
20220302 (2:40)
20220307 (2:38)
20220404 (2:23)
20220304 (0:52)
 in stock $54.94
Neo Geo (Deluxe Edition)
Neo Geo (Deluxe Edition) (limited 180 gram vinyl 2xLP box set + 2xBlu-ray + poster + booklet + postcards)
Cat: MHJL 314/7. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Experimental/Electronic
Before Long (1:21)
Neo Geo (4:48)
Risky (5:00)
Free Trading (5:12)
Shogunade (4:21)
Parata (3:59)
Okinawa Song - Chin Nuku Juushii (5:01)
After All (2:25)
Risky (extended version) (6:58)
Neo Geo (4:57)
Risky (instrumental) (5:04)
Ryuichi Sakamoto Concert (Blu-ray1 - live)
Ryuichi Sakamoto Concert (Blu-ray2 - live)
 in stock $168.72
Neo Geo
Neo Geo (Blu-spec CD)
Cat: MHCL 30849. Rel: 02 Aug 24
 
Experimental/Electronic
Before Long (1:21)
Neo Geo (4:48)
Risky (5:00)
Free Trading (5:12)
Shogunade (4:21)
Parata (3:59)
Okinawa Song - Chin Nuku Juushii (5:01)
After All (2:25)
Risky (extended version) (6:58)
Risky (instrumental) (5:04)
 in stock $29.96
Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (Soundtrack)
Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (Soundtrack) (gatefold 180 gram clear vinyl 2xLP in debossed sleeve)
Cat: QRLP 50. Rel: 01 Aug 24
 
Soundtracks
Main Titles/Haunted House/Ghost (3:16)
Home/Growing Up (4:04)
Omen (2:51)
Cathy & Edgar (2:48)
Where Is Heathcliff? (2:02)
Christening (2:48)
Betrayal (2:02)
I Am Heathcliff (3:22)
Grange (2:19)
The Plot (0:40)
The New Owner/The Last Kiss (3:27)
Switching Sides (1:45)
Elopement/Hallucination (2:55)
Isabella The Abused (0:45)
Wasted Lives (3:33)
Catherine Dies (3:15)
Young Catherine (1:07)
Letter (2:53)
Subjugation (1:56)
The Marriage (2:33)
Hareton & Catherine (2:10)
Catherine's Return (1:40)
Beckoning (1:57)
Main Theme & End Titles (7:47)
Main Theme (Piano version) (5:08)
 in stock $85.47
Music For Film (Japanese Edition)
Music For Film (Japanese Edition) (gatefold translucent lime & black splattered vinyl 2xLP with obi-strip)
Cat: RBJE 2092. Rel: 15 Apr 24
 
Soundtracks
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (main Theme)
The Last Emperor: Endroll
The Last Emperor: Rain
The Sheltering Sky (main Theme)
High Heels (main Theme)
Wild Palms (main Theme)
Little Buddha: Acceptance
Snake Eyes (main Theme - long version)
Femme Fatale: Bolerisch
Babel: Bibo No Aozora
Hara Kiri (Ichimei): Small Hope
Yae No Sakura (Opening Theme)
The Revenant (main Theme)
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 in stock $62.74
12 (Japanese Edition) (B-STOCK)
12 (Japanese Edition) (B-STOCK) (limited gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: RZJM 77717 8 (B-STOCK). Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Ambient/Drone
 
B-STOCK: Slight surface marks
20210310 (6:41)
20211130 (5:12)
20211201 (5:18)
20220123 (8:24)
20220202 (6:04)
20220207 (6:56)
20220214 (9:11)
20220302 (Sarabande) (3:30)
20220302 (2:40)
20220307 (2:38)
20220404 (2:23)
20220304 (0:52)
 in stock $49.46
Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (Soundtrack) (reissue)
Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (Soundtrack) (reissue) (gatefold 180 gram clear vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: QRLP 50. Rel: 01 Mar 24
 
Soundtracks
Main Title/Haunted House/Ghost (3:16)
Home/Growing Up (4:04)
Omen (2:51)
Cathy & Edgar (2:48)
Where Is Heatchcliff? (2:02)
Christening (2:48)
Betrayal (2:02)
I Am Heathcliff (3:22)
Grange (2:19)
The Plot (0:40)
The New Owner/The Last Kiss (3:27)
Switching Sides (1:45)
Elopement/Hallucination (2:55)
Isabella The Abused (0:45)
Wasted Lives (3:33)
Catherine Dies (3:15)
Young Catherine (1:07)
Letter (2:53)
Subjugation (1:56)
The Marriage (2:33)
Hareton & Catherine (2:10)
Catherine's Return (1:40)
Beckoning (1:57)
Main Theme & End Titles (7:47)
Main Theme (Piano version) (5:08)
$44.96 SAVE 30%
 in stock $31.48
Async Remodels
Async Remodels (gatefold heavyweight vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: RZJM 77845. Rel: 01 Feb 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Andata (Oneohtrix Point Never rework) (4:20)
Andata (Electric Youth remix) (5:54)
Disintegration (Alva Noto Remodel) (5:18)
Async (Arca remix) (3:43)
Fullmoon (Motion Graphics remix) (3:36)
Solari (Fennesz remix) (4:09)
Solari (Johann Johannsson rework) (5:57)
Zure (Yves Tumor Obsession edit) (5:44)
Fullmoon (S U R V I V E version) (4:42)
Zure (Cornelius remix) (3:40)
Life, Life (Andy Stott Remodel) (5:56)
Zure (Kukangendai Remodel) (4:40)
 in stock $67.99
Async
Async (gatefold 180 gram vinyl 2xLP + postcard)
Cat: RZJM 77843. Rel: 22 Jan 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Andata (4:19)
Disintegration (5:41)
Solari (3:36)
Zure (5:26)
Walker (4:10)
Stakra (3:35)
Ubi (4:01)
Fullmoon (5:10)
Async (2:46)
Tri (1:52)
Life, Life (4:14)
Honj (3:23)
FF (5:03)
Garden (4:06)
Water State 2 (7:00)
Review: Originally released in 2017, async was the 19th studio album from Japanese heavyweight Ryuichi Sakamoto, breaking a near-decade-long hiatus during which he was treated for throat cancer. And it's incredibly dense stuff to dive into, with genius on display both in terms of theoretical approach to recording, and avant-garde thinking behind what a record could and should be. Of course, that's hardly surprising for Sakamoto, whose legacy as one of Japan's foremost sonic adventurers may still not be stated enough, even after all the post-humous repressings and tributes. On this outing, then, we have strange, otherworldly interpretations of everyday instruments, a heavy focus on playing with textures of sound, bits of artists such as David Sylvian and Paul Bowles reading texts, found noises from city streets and themes of mortality, and our difficulty in accepting that truth.
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 in stock $74.37
Music For Film (Soundtrack)
Music For Film (Soundtrack) (gatefold transparent lime green & black splattered vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: SILLP 1524GB. Rel: 05 Oct 23
 
Soundtracks
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (main theme)
The Last Emperor: Endroll
The Last Emperor: Rain
The Sheltering Sky (main theme)
High Heels (main theme)
Wild Palms (main theme)
Little Buddha: Acceptance
Snake Eyes (main theme - long version)
Femme Fatale: Bolerisch
Babel: Bibo No Aozora
Hara-Kiri (Ichimei): Small Hope
Yae No Sakura (opening theme)
The Revenant (main theme)
Review: Silva Screen Records continues their vast compilation project here with another tribute to the late Ryuichi Sakamoto, the legendary former member of Yellow Magic Orchestra who passed not so long ago. They have pressed this one up to various formats and this is a gatefold transparent lime green and black splattered vinyl from the acclaimed film scorer. He wrote for epics such as Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Sheltering Sky and The Last Emperor. This album takes in plenty of the most standout tracks from those movies, all performed by the Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by Dirk Brosse.
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 in stock $61.89
Async
Async (gatefold 180 gram vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: MIL 882171. Rel: 22 Sep 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Andata
Disintegration
Solari
ZURE
Walker
Stakra
Ubi
Fullmoon
Async
Tri
Life, Life
Honj
Ff
Garden
Water State 2
Review: The late great Ryuichji Salamoto has left us with a vast body of work to enjoy until the end of time and amongst the many highlights of his ground breaking catalogue was this album, Async. It was Ryuichi's first solo album in eight years at time of release in 2017 and fund him taking inspiration from "everyday objects, sculpture, and nature." Sakamoto said this was an album about making the sounds he most wanted to listen to and was made with the traditional Japanese idea in mind that, "less-is-more." It is full of field recordings and was recorded in New York City with a deep selection of unique acoustic and electric sounds.
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 in stock $27.48
12
12 (trifold clear vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: SONY 196587898212. Rel: 23 Jun 23
 
Ambient/Drone
20210310 (6:45)
20211130 (5:10)
20211201 (5:21)
20220123 (8:26)
20220202 (6:04)
20220207 (6:58)
20220214 (9:22)
20220302 - Sarabande (3:15)
20220302 (0:50)
20220307 (1:58)
20220404 (2:34)
20220304 (3:32)
Review: Ryuichi Sakamoto is making a very welcome return here with his first solo album since 2017's async. Milan Records are releasing 12 in January to coincide with the venerated Japanese composer's 71st birthday, and the timing is poignant given the album draws from musical sketches created while Sakamoto battled for two and a half years with cancer. Sakamoto himself describes reaching for his synths as a kind of therapeutic response to a big operation, and so the music carries an added depth of personal experience from one of the most profound ordeals a person can go through.
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 in stock $33.86
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (CD with obi-strip)
Cat: MDCL 1241. Rel: 24 May 23
 
Soundtracks
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Batavia
Germination
A Hearty Breakfast
Before The War
The Seed &The Sower
A Brief Encounter
Ride Ride Ride (Celliers' Brother's Song)
The Fight
Father Christmas
Dismissed!
Assembly
Beyond Reason
Sowing The Seed
23rd Psalm
Last Regrets
Ride Ride Ride (reprise)
The Seed
Forbidden Colours
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 in stock $22.87
Travesia: Ryuichi Sakamoto Curated By Inarritu (Japanese Edition)
Cat: RZJM 77720. Rel: 13 May 23
 
Soundtracks
Thousand Knives (9:01)
The Revenant Main Theme (Alva Noto Remodel) (3:25)
Before Long (1:29)
Nuages (2:16)
Life, Life (4:19)
Ma Mere L'oye (4:27)
Rose (5:03)
Tokyo Story (1:08)
Break With (4:22)
Blu (5:09)
Asadoya Yunta (4:39)
Rio (5:10)
Reversing (4:04)
Thatness & Thereness (3:30)
Ngo/Bitmix (5:17)
+Pantonal
Lamento
Diabaram
Same Dream, Same Destination
Composition 0919 (0:45)
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 in stock $59.72
Travesia: Ryuichi Sakamoto Curated By Inarritu (Soundtrack)
Cat: 196587 67091. Rel: 12 May 23
 
Soundtracks
Thousand Knives (9:01)
The Revenant Main Theme (Alva Noto Remodel) (3:25)
Before Long (1:29)
Nuages (2:16)
LIFE, LIFE (4:19)
Ma Mere L'Oye (4:27)
Rose (5:03)
Tokyo Story (1:08)
Break With (4:22)
Blu (5:09)
Asadoya Yunta (4:39)
Rio (5:10)
Reversing (4:04)
Thatness & Thereness (3:30)
Ngo/Bitmix (5:17)
+Pantonal
Lamento
Diabaram
Same Dream, Same Destination
Composition 0919 (0:45)
Review: There is just no stopping Vibez 93, one of the busiest and most relabel beat makers in the drum & bass world right now. This new EP, Punkrocker, is another hard-hitting one in several different ways. The opener 'Aquatic Rock' makes an emotional impact - the soulful sounds, ambient pads and delicate floating breaks get you in the mood before things get darker with driving bass and ragga vocals. 'Herault' is another one with jazzy melodies and warm, spring-day atmospheres over tumbling drums and the title cut then gets playful on broken beats, undulating rhythms and filtered melodic loops. 'Serious (Style & Niceness)' is icy and minimal and brilliant.
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 in stock $30.36
Love After Love (Soundtrack)
Love After Love (Soundtrack) (limited silver vinyl LP with obi-strip)
Cat: JL 2022. Rel: 02 May 23
 
Soundtracks
Qiao Gate Piano (2:08)
Qiao Gate Strings (3:10)
Flashback Strings (1:24)
Light2 Piano (2:17)
Light2 Strings (2:13)
Theme Piano (4:07)
Theme Strings (4:59)
Yacht Strings (1:45)
Review: With a string of soundtrack credits as long as your proverbial arm, it's no surprise Yellow Magic Orchestra man Ryuichi Sakamoto was top of the list when it came to scoring this "sumptuous romantic melodrama" from director Ann Hui. This is his first score for a Chinese film, however, and he pulls out the emotional stops to betray the tense, tumultuous stirrings going on beneath the surface of tight lipped manners and suppressed feelings. Many of the themes are explored through simple piano playing before returning in the form of complex string arrangements, a clever trick that proves Sakamoto was worthy of his Best Original Film Score prize at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards for this work.
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 in stock $38.84
12 (Japanese Edition)
12 (Japanese Edition) (limited gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: RZJM 77717 8. Rel: 11 Apr 23
 
Ambient/Drone
20210310 (6:41)
20211130 (5:12)
20211201 (5:18)
20220123 (8:24)
20220202 (6:04)
20220207 (6:56)
20220214 (9:11)
20220302 (Sarabande) (3:30)
20220302 (2:40)
20220307 (2:38)
20220404 (2:23)
20220304 (0:52)
 in stock $59.82
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (30th Anniversary Edition) (Japanese Edition)
Cat: MDCL 5017. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Soundtracks
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Batavia
Germination
A Hearty Breakfast
Before The War
The Seed & The Sower
A Brief Encounter
Ride Ride Ride (Celliers' Brothers's Song)
The Fight
Father Christmas
Dismissed!
Assembly
Beyond Reason
Sowing The Seed
23rd Psalm
Last Regrets
Ride Ride Ride
The Seed
Forbidden Colours
Batavia (M-3)
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (M-34)
Germination (M-9)
Germination (M-11)
The Seed & The Sower (M-16A)
M-7
M-10
The Seed & The Sower (M-16)
A Brief Encounter (M-17)
The Fight (M-19)
Last Regrets (M-20 & M-22)
Father Christmas (M-23)
Before The War (M-12)
M-14
Dismissed (M-25)
Beyond Reason (M-26 To M-27 Take 2)
M-29 Shokei Jou
The Seed (M-29)
The Seed (M-33)
Last Regrets (Take 2)
M-28A Take2
M-1 Free Time
23rd Psalm (M-30 Take 2 Inst)
M-13 Kanemoto Seppuku
Ride Ride Ride (M-18 Inst)
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (Theme Free Time Take1)
 in stock $38.58
Love After Love (Soundtrack)
Cat: JL 2022CD. Rel: 13 Dec 22
 
Soundtracks
Qiao Gate Piano
Qiao Gate Strings
Flashback Strings
Light2 Piano
Light2 Strings
Theme Piano
Theme Strings
Yacht Strings
Review: Ryuichi Sakamoto has penned many soundtracks over the years, but few are as stirring, tender and emotionally laden as his soundtrack to 2021 Chinese movie 'Love After Love'. The film is described as an "erotic romance drama" set in the 1930s, about a young woman who travels to Hong Kong to further her education, but ends up working for her aunt, seducing "rich and powerful men". Sakamoto's score mirrors the unfurling, highly emotive drama, using reverb-laden piano pieces and string-laden orchestral movements to wring maximum emotion from each scene. It's a brilliant score all told and undoubtedly one of the former Yellow Orchestra Man's greatest works for cinema - and that's saying something!

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 in stock $23.30
BTTB (20th Anniversary Edition)
BTTB (20th Anniversary Edition) (limited CD with obi-strip)
Cat: WPCL 12924. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Ambient/Drone
Opus
Sonatine
Intermezzo
Lorenz & Watson
Choral No 1
Choral No 2
Do Bacteria Sleep?
Bachata
Chanson
Distant Echo
Prelude
Sonata
Uetax
Aqua
Energy Flow
Snake Eyes
Tong Poo
Reversing
 in stock $26.36
Hidari Ude No Yume (reissue)
Hidari Ude No Yume (reissue) (limited LP + booklet + insert with obi-strip)
Cat: MHJL 122. Rel: 15 Jul 22
 
Pop
Boku No Kakera (4:04)
Saru To Yuki To Gomi No Kodomo (5:12)
Kacha Kucha Nee (4:16)
The Garden Of Poppies (5:40)
Relache (4:03)
Tell 'Em To Me (4:32)
Living In The Dark (5:14)
Slat Dance (2:50)
Venezia (4:44)
Saru No Ie (2:21)
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 in stock $39.68
Esperanto (remastered)
Esperanto (remastered) (LP + insert with obi-strip)
Cat: WWSLP 43. Rel: 19 Nov 21
 
Modern Classical
A Wongga Dance Song (6:19)
The "Dreaming" (3:29)
A Rain Song (2:32)
Dolphins (3:05)
A Human Tube (4:49)
Adelic Penguins (6:06)
A Carved Stone (8:26)
Ulu Watu (3:44)
 in stock $35.51
Hidari Ude No Yume (remastered)
Cat: WWSCD 33. Rel: 11 Nov 20
 
Experimental/Electronic
Boku No Kakera (CD1: Japanese edition)
Saru To Yuki To Gomi No Kodomo
Kacha Kucha Nee
The Garden Of Poppies
Relache
Tell 'Em To Me
Living In The Dark
Slat Dance
Venezia
Saru No Ie
Boku No Kakera (CD2: instrumental mix)
Saru To Yuki To Gomi No Kodomo
Kacha Kucha Nee
The Garden Of Poppies
Relache
Tell 'Em To Me
Living In The Dark
Slat Dance
Venezia
Saru No Ie
Review: Although widely celebrated as a pioneering and influential work, the original Japanese version of Ryuichi Sakamoto's third solo album, Hidari Ude No Yume, has long been hard-to-find. Helpfully We Want Sounds has secured the rights to reissue it in Europe, pairing the Yellow Magic Orchestra man's original set - complete with sung and spoken Japanese vocals - with a partner disc of entirely instrumental versions. Musically, it remains as vibrant and otherworldly as it did at the turn-of-the-80s, with the great Sakamoto combining elements of jazz, traditional Japanese music, new age, ambient and new-wave with rubbery synth-pop and proto-electro sounds. The fact that it still sounds like nothing else is not only proof of Sakamoto's genius, but also why you genuinely need it in your life.
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Hidari Ude No Yume (Japanese Edition) (reissue)
Cat: WWSLP 34. Rel: 11 Nov 20
 
Pop
Boku No Kakera (4:05)
Saru To Yuki To Gomi No Kodomo (5:10)
Kacha Kucha Nee (4:16)
The Garden Of Poppies (5:42)
Relache (3:54)
Tell 'Em To Me (4:31)
Living In The Dark (5:15)
Slat Dance (2:46)
Venezia (4:42)
Saru No Ie (2:21)
Review: Wewantsounds continues to respond to that request with another benchmark reissue following Egyptian musician and composer Ammar El Sherei's Oriental Music. This time taking one of the definitive releases in Ryuichi Sakamoto's extensive oeuvre and making it shiny and new. Or at least giving it a dusting down, not that the contents were ever going to sound anything other than fresh.

Hidari... was such a groundbreaking album at the time because of the pop sensibilities Sakamoto actively looked to root the album in by way of enlisting British producer Robin Scott and American guitarist Adrian Belew in addition to members of his Yellow Magic Orchestra. The result sounds like intoxicating downtempo electronica, jerky elec-house, 1980s fantasy movie soundtracks and Far Eastern percussive exoticism. So apparently a marriage of styles and places that we consider striking today does sound even better 39 years later.
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 in stock $36.35
Proxima (Soundtrack)
Cat: 194397 17931. Rel: 22 May 20
 
Soundtracks
Launch (2:36)
Stella (1:09)
Exhibition Room (2:37)
Travel (1:11)
Gravitation Test (0:56)
VR (3:35)
Rescue In The Water (1:23)
Training (2:13)
Reunion (2:37)
Looking For Stella (1:15)
Iceskating (2:52)
Unconscious (1:24)
Escape (1:37)
Rocket (2:14)
Embarkment (2:42)
 in stock $26.92
Music For Film
Music For Film (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: SILLP 1524. Rel: 14 May 19
 
Soundtracks
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (main Theme) (6:03)
The Last Emperor: Endroll (8:01)
The Last Emperor: Rain (4:15)
The Sheltering Sky (main Theme) (6:26)
High Heels (main Theme) (3:09)
Wild Palms (main Theme) (2:30)
Little Buddha: Acceptance (8:41)
Snake Eyes (main Theme - long version) (5:21)
Femme Fatale: Bolerisch (6:09)
Babel: Bibo No Aozora (6:32)
Hara Kiri (Ichimei): Small Hope (5:02)
Yae No Sakura (Opening Theme) (2:59)
The Revenant (main Theme) (3:04)
Review: While most celebrated in electronic music circles for his work as part of Yellow Magic Orchestra - not to mention a string of experimental solo works - Ryuichi Sakamoto has long been an acclaimed composer of music for the big screen. As the title suggests, this fine compilation gathers together some of his best soundtrack works. There are plenty of familiar favourites present - check the chiming, suitably cheery theme to "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence" and the swelling closing theme from "The Last Emperor" - alongside lesser-known gems such as the lilting strings of "The Sheltering Sky (Main Theme)", the simmering beauty of "Little Buddha: Acceptance" and the jazz-influenced bliss of "Femme Fatale: Bolerisch".
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The Revenant (Soundtrack)
Cat: MILAN 8821741. Rel: 23 Oct 23
 
Soundtracks
The Revenant (main theme)
Hawk Punished
Carrying Glass
First Dream
Killing Hawk
Discovering River
Goodbye To Hawk
Discovering Buffalo
Hell Ensemble
Glass & Buffalo Warrior Travel
Arriving At Fort Kiowa
Church Dream
Powaqa Rescue
Imagining Buffalo
The Revenant (theme 2)
Second Dream
Out Of Horse
Looking For Glass
Cat & Mouse
The Revenant (main theme Atmospheric)
Final Fight
The End
The Revenant Theme (Alva Noto remodel)
 in stock $36.91
The Last Emperor (Soundtrack)
The Last Emperor (Soundtrack) (180 gram audiophile vinyl LP + insert)
Cat: MOVATM 305. Rel: 26 Feb 21
 
Soundtracks
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "First Coronation" (1:51)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Open The Door" (2:49)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Where Is Armo?" (2:26)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Picking Up Brides" (2:37)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "The Last Emperor" (Theme Variation 1) (2:20)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Rain (I Want A Divorce)" (1:50)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "The Baby (Was Born Dead)" (0:54)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "The Last Emperor" (Theme Variation 2) (4:29)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "The Last Emperor" (Theme) (5:53)
David Byrne - "The Last Emperor" (main Title Theme) (3:59)
David Byrne - "Picking A Bride" (2:00)
David Byrne - "Bed" (5:01)
David Byrne - "Wind, Rain & Water" (2:16)
David Byrne - "Paper Emperor" (1:47)
Cong Su - "Lunch" (4:02)
Thre Red Guard Accordion Band - "Red Guard" (2:13)
Thr Ball Orchestra Of Vienna - "The Emperor's Waltz" (3:07)
The Girls Red Guard Dancers - "The Red Guard Dance" (0:35)
 in stock $30.53
Garden Of Shadows & Light
Garden Of Shadows & Light (180 gram clear vinyl LP in embossed sleeve)
Cat: TTTT 007. Rel: 09 Jul 21
 
Experimental/Electronic
Garden Of Shadows & Light (part 1) (23:32)
Garden Of Shadows & Light (part 2) (22:43)
Review: It's eerie, deeply atmospheric, littered with what feel like found noises and strange abstract tones, but then rooted in impressive levels of musicality, possessing just enough form and structure to move beyond sound installation into full blown movements.

Or at least that's the case with the first part of this double release, Garden of Shadows & Light (Part 1), which sees melody used in almost abstract ways to bring emotional responses out of the listener. Meanwhile, Part 2 takes us into submerged realms that may or may not have something to do with whales. If all this sounds pretty out there then it should, after all this is Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Toop's live performance from The Silver Building in London in 2018, where the former performed sat at and inside a piano, while the latter used bone conduction and vibration motors among other things. Eccentric and innovative.
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 in stock $22.19
Summer Nerves (reissue)
Summer Nerves (reissue) (limited transparent yellow vinyl LP + insert with obi-strip)
Cat: MHJL 155. Rel: 16 Nov 20
 
Experimental/Electronic
Summer Nerves (4:10)
You're Friend To Me (4:56)
Sleep On My Baby (5:12)
Theme Of Kakutougi (6:11)
Gonna Go To I Colony (4:41)
Time Trip (4:15)
Sweet Illusion (6:31)
Neuronian Network (3:57)
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 in stock $39.68
A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto: To The Moon & Back
Cat: 196587 37981. Rel: 01 Dec 22
 
Ambient/Drone
David Sylvian - "Grains (Sweet Paulownia Wood)" (7:04)
Thundercat - "Thousand Knives" (5:15)
Electric Youth - "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence" (4:58)
Cornelius - "Thatness & Thereness" (3:37)
Hildur Gudnadottir - "World Citizen - I Won't Be Disappointed" (5:39)
Alva Noto - "The Sheltering Sky" (4:48)
Fennesz - "Amore" (4:39)
Devonte Hynes - "Choral No 1" (feat Emily Schubert) (3:02)
The Cinematic Orchestra - "DNA" (4:33)
Gabrial Wek - "Forbidden Colours" (6:22)
404 Zero - "The Revenant Main Theme" (3:54)
Lim Giong Follow The Steps - "Walker" (4:43)
Yoshihide Otomo - "With Snow & Moonlight - Snow, Silence, Partially Sunny" (12:51)
Review: Released to coincide with Japanese musical Goliath Ryuichi Sakamoto's 70th birthday, To the Moon & Back was almost inevitable. Even without worrying reports about the maestro's health, there's no way anyone can have such a significant impact on global music for so long and not have people wanting to pay tribute upon reaching septuagenarian years.
And what a tribute it is. Taking elements from a huge back catalogue that stretches back to the mid-1970s, contemporary greats including Thundercat, Alva Noto, Hildur Guonadottir, The Cinematic Orchestra, and David Sylvian offer new versions and remixes of the master's stuff, with each track here chosen by Sakamoto, which is about as significant a seal of approval as you could hope for. Like the man himself, it's widely varied, consistently innovative and just really, really good.
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Call Me By Your Name (Soundtrack)
Cat: 889854 84392. Rel: 05 Jan 90
 
Soundtracks
John Adams - "Hallelujah Junction - 1st Movement"
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "MAY In The Backyard"
Loredana Berte - "J'Adore Venise"
Bandolero - "Paris Latino"
Frank Glazer - "Sonatine Bureaucratique "
Alessio Bax - "'Zion Hort Die Wachter Singen'"
Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito - "Lady Lady Lady"
Andre Laplante - "Une Barque Sur L'Ocean"
Sufjan Stevens - "Futile Devices" (Doveman remix)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Germination"
FR David - "Words"
Marco Armani - "E La Vita"
Sufjan Stevens - "Mystery Of Love"
Franco Battiato - "Radio Varsavia"
The Psychedelic Furs - "Love My Way"
Valeria Szervanszky & Ronald Cavaye - "Le Jardin Feerique"
Sufjan Steven - "Visions Of Gideon"
 in stock $10.83
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