Esperanto
by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Type: Album
- Released: 5 October 1985
- Label: Midi Inc.
- Country: Japan
- Length: 39:24
- Community rating: 3.66/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Originally commissioned by avant-garde choreographer Molissa Fenley, this highly experimental solo project embraces the nascent capabilities of digital sampling. Sakamoto utilizes the Fairlight CMI to radically manipulate vocal fragments, traditional instruments, and abrasive industrial noises, assembling them into complex, fragmented rhythmic structures. 'Esperanto' acts as a challenging, futuristic bridge between his pop-oriented Yellow Magic Orchestra work and his later cinematic composing.
Genres
Descriptors: Leftfield, Soundtrack, sampling, avant-garde, progressive, instrumental, experimental, electronic, minimal, repetitive, conceptual
Tracklist
- A Wongga Dance Song (6:18)
- The "Dreaming" (3:51)
- A Rain Song (2:32)
- Dolphins (3:31)
- A Human Tube (4:49)
- Adelic Penguins (6:07)
- A Carved Stone (8:22)
- Ulu Watu (3:54)
Credits
- Arto Lindsay - musician [additional player], electric guitar
- Yas-Kaz - musician [additional player], percussion