Neo Geo

by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Neo Geo cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 July 1987
  • Label: CBS/Sony
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 47:24
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Blending cutting-edge digital sampling with vast traditional influences, Sakamoto utilizes Fairlight CMI technology to bridge Far Eastern motifs and Western pop structures. Featuring prominent contributions from Iggy Pop and Bootsy Collins, the record is an eclectic, hyper-modern vision of global synth-pop.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, sampling, electronic, experimental, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Before Long (1:20)
  2. NEO GEO (5:08)
  3. RISKY (5:27)
  4. FREE TRADING (5:28)
  5. SHOGUNADE (4:32)
  6. PARATA (4:22)
  7. OKINAWA SONG -CHIN NUKU JUUSHII- (5:19)
  8. AFTER ALL (3:12)
  9. RISKY (Extended Mix) (7:05)
  10. RISKY (Instrumental Version) (5:26)

Credits

  • Iggy Pop - featuring

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