Willits, a generation younger, is forging his own prolific path, creating. Also the director cofounder of envelop, uniting people. Built around a series of piano pieces that sakamoto sent to willits after. Playing the piano japan self selected 2009, all discs, full album duration. Ancient future is in fact the second piece of work the pair have worked in partnership on here they explore new narratives, as sakamoto s piano is buried, deep and distant, smudged into a swirl of colour by willits subtle rhythmic arrangements. Ancient future is not a blissout a shaky sense of unease runs beneath its gentle, dreamy surfaces. Ancient future is the second collaboration between visionary pianist ryuichi sakamoto and electronic pioneer christopher willits. Ancient future was their second collaboration and is a six track song cycle made up of tracks sakamoto sent to willits as embryonic piano sketches. Willits is a san franciscobased artist whos been putting out indietinted glitch records since 2002. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college football, ncaa basketball, and premier league matches. The japanese musician ryuichi sakamoto has released 19 solo studio albums, six live albums.
Licensed to youtube by merlin sc distribution on behalf of. Ancient future christopher willits, ryuichi sakamoto. This later phenomenon is explained in the process behind ancient future. Theres a resonating presence in the midrange, at times skydiving into deep and rumbling bass. Ryuichi sakamoto and christopher willits are ready to release a new collaborative album called ancient future. Sakamoto, a grammy and academy award winning composer, and. Built around a series of piano pieces that sakamoto sent to willits after the release of the duos first record together, 2008s ocean fire, the six tracks that make up ancient. Ancient future is the gently absorbing 2nd collaboration of tremulous ambient recordings for keys, synth, guitar and computer by christopher willits and the inestimable ryuichi sakamoto for ghostly both artists bring a worldly sound sensitivity to their sophomore communion. Built around a series of piano pieces that sakamoto sent to willits after the release of the duos first record together, 2008s ocean fire, the six tracks that make up ancient future are entirely. Christopher willits born april 8, 1978 is a san francisco based guitarist, electronic music composer and producer, pioneering technologist, visual artist and scholar.
Highaltitude chills that suck the air from the lungs and dry the skin compete with extreme heat from an almost permanent swell of vented and enveloping bass tones and. Completion ancient future is the second collaboration between composer and visionary pianist ryuichi sakamoto and electronic pioneer christopher willits. Ancient future is the second collaboration between composer and visionary pianist ryuichi sakamoto and electronic pioneer christopher willits. While 2007s ocean fire was an undeniably dark claustrophobic effort spiked with noise tendencies the followup couldnt be any more ambient. Editorial design is usually a custom made design to place the content and other graphics in a magazine. Which is why, for an artist who began his career in the 1970s, he has remained so vital in. The music on the album is built around a series of piano pieces that sakamoto sent to willits after. The theme is the acceptance of ones fate and the lessons we can learn from life. Sala santa cecilia 2005, live ep cendre 2007 flumina 2011 with taylor deupree and illuha, as taylor deupree illuha ryuichi sakamoto.
Sakamoto, a grammy and academy award winning composer, and founding member of yellow magic orchestra, has had a storied career since the 1970s. Each of the artists involved comes from a different generation of electronic music. I believe that music and art can catalyze inner change, and those changes within ourselves can influence changes in the world. His music is electroacoustic in nature, in that both analogue and digital sounds are meshed into one singular sound. The album is based upon piano sketches that sakamoto sent to willits shortly after the release of their debut, 2008s ocean fire. Ryuichi sakamoto and christopher willits latest sparse collaboration demonstrates the human impulse to take an unfathomably circuitous.
A meeting between legendary composer and producer ryuichi sakamoto known from his yellow magic orchestra days in the 80s right up to his work as a soundtracker and ambient hero and pioneering guitarist christopher willits, this new album picks up where their first collaboration 2008 s ocean fire left off. Operating at tip of the tonguelevels of nostalgic inference for warm, even amniotic, states of mind, they unfurl. Willits, a generation younger, is forging his own prolific path, creating some of the past decades most unique guitarbased music and live audiovisual performances around the world. Ancient future is an intensely crafted journey of an album, though it doesnt scream that fact as so many others do. Built around a series of piano pieces that sakamoto sent to willits after the release of the duos first record together, 2008s ocean fire, the six tracks that. One of the most diverse and prolific catalogs in contemporary ambient music, including collaborations with ryuichi sakamoto, and tycho. Ancient future is an album where the parts dont all fit together naturally, but its all the stronger for it. Ancient future might lack a little subtlety as an umbrella title for this collection, but it perfectly describes the interplay of opposites that permeate every track. On ancient future i hear the good ol sakamoto san behind the keyboard, sparsely filling the silence with his abstract melodies and chords. Built around a series of piano pieces that sakamoto sent to willits after the release of the. The song titles indicate an emotional workingthrough a problem that willits and sakamoto are.
An inspired collaboration from legendary pianist and composer ryuichi sakamoto and ghostlys christopher willits. Christopher willits born april 8, 1978 is a san francisco based guitarist, electronic music. The music on the album is built around a series of piano pieces that sakamoto sent to willits after the release of the duos first record together, 2008. Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. Licensed to youtube by merlin sc distribution on behalf of ghostly international. His reflective and emotional piano compositions are timeless and seem tailormade for an array of electronic treatments. Ancient future is the second collaboration between composer and visionary pianist ryuichi sakamoto and electronic pioneer and multimedia artist christopher willits. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Built around a series of piano pieces that sakamoto sent to willits after the release of the duos first record together 2008s ocean fire, the six tracks are entirely instrumental, and yet, they speak about the very essence of what it means to be human. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Willits and sakamoto ancient future cd rough trade. This is not the first time that san francisco based multimedia artist christopher willits and the new york slash tokyo based japanese.
Built around a series of piano pieces that sakamoto sent to willits after the release of the duos first record together, 2008socean fire, the six tracks that make up ancient future are entirely instrumentaland yet, they speak about the very essence of what it means to be human. Cue some thrilling interplay between willits s plucked jazz guitar and sakamoto s. Christopher willits and ryuichi sakamoto prep ancient future. Pioneering guitaristartist christopher willits and legendary pianistcomposer ryuichi sakamoto have carved a niche as central figures in the experimental electronic music scene. Christopher willits begins a new video series called create, about the creative process behind his music and art. Built around a series of piano pieces that sakamoto sent to willits after the.
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