Music Magazine June 2023

[Feature Article] In Memoriam, 坂本龍一

A musician who sadly passed away on March 28, 坂本龍一. His musical achievements, including worldwide success with YMO and film music, and his influence on artists who followed in his footsteps are immeasurable. He has also made a significant mark as an activist, actively communicating on social and environmental issues. This report looks back on his career with the words of various musicians who loved him.

■ 坂本龍一's obituary derived from his music and personal experiences (Kentaro Takahashi)
■ Interview with Masafumi Goto? Ultimately, someone who will be on the street (Akimasa Munakata)
■ TOWA TEI interview? What he taught me the most was that I should not be dexterous (Dai Onoshima)
■ Interview with Yoshihide Otomo? Professor Otomo left us homework to continue to be a lighthouse illuminating the future (Ryohei Matsunaga)
■ 坂本龍一, A song to remember (Shohei Amimori, Yu Arauchi [cero], Tomomi Oda [CRCK/LCKS], Keigo Oyamada [Cornelius], Yasuhiro Konishi [[PIZZICATO ONE PIZZICATO ONE], Mil Shinoda [yahyel], SUGIZO [LUNA SEA / X JAPAN], TAIHEI [Suchmos / Sai], Ren Takada, Hiroshi Takano, TOSHI-LOW [BRAHMAN], Peter Barakan, Takeshi Hosomi [ELLEGARDEN / the HIATUS / MONOEYES], Katsumi Watanabe, Flying Lotus, One Autrix Point Never, SUGA [BTS / Agust D])
■ {{a1ceec8958952251ec0fc5f78d18025e2dd}} solo albums (Masao Ishikawa, Shino Okamura, Dai Onojima, Koi Yumiko, Hitoshi Kurimoto, Minoru Hatanaka, Yasuro Murao, Toru Watanabe)
■ Collaborative works? A straightforward attempt to show a greedy spirit of inquiry (Mamoru Koyama)
■ An important soundtrack piece for 坂本龍一? A record of my struggle as a musician against the culture of cinema (Akimasa Munakata)
■ Iñárritu's compilation and the soundtrack of the film "Monster" (Ariaki Tosa)
■ The peculiarity of 坂本龍一 revealed by its conflict with YMO (Minoru Hatanaka) (Minoru Hatanaka)
■ Works that he produced/composed/arranged? Musical expression that offers a glimpse into an essential aspect (Masao Ishikawa)


[FEATURE】 cero

Five years after their last album "POLY LIFE MULTI SOUL", cero's fifth album "eo" has finally arrived. We conducted a long interview with the band, who have undergone another astonishing musical transformation after their respective solo works. We would like to trace back the history of the three members, who have renewed the Japanese music scene, while exploring the full scope of their latest work.

The three members talk about their first new album in five years (Toshihiro Yano)
■ cero original album?


Solo album guide (Masaaki Hara)
□ Alpha Mist? The first Warp release with interesting guests (Masaaki Hara)
□ Squid? A thrilling second album from a band on the verge of rapid change (Junnosuke TERIAI)
□ Nair Mirablat? Uruguay's new generation musician comes to Japan (Kentaro Takahashi)
□ Moriken Maekawa? New work by Okinawan folk singer/songwriter (Masakazu Kitanaka)
□ Chisato Oe? 40th anniversary of her debut album, which mixes new songs with jazzed-up versions of works from the pop era (Naoshi Ikegami)
□ New Standard 2020s?41st Experimental Hip-Hop (Masashi Yoshida, Minako Ikejo, Yin Treaduo, Daiki Takaku, Tsuya-chan, Machizo Hasegawa, Makoto Futagi)
□ Liv (Tsuyoshi Hayashi)
□ Lucinda Chua (Masashi Yunoh)
□ Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Ruecke (Ariake Tosa)
□ Nora Brown (Tadashi Igarashi)
□ Sensible Soccers (Shiori Yamaguchi)
□ "In Pursuit of the Sound I Really Want to Hear" (Osamu Takahashi) □ "Extra Edition" ( 坂本龍一 Osamu Takahashi)


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