Tag Archives: Ryuichi Sakamoto

Merry Christmas Mr. Linton: Fluid Japan And Jan Linton Team Once More For Cover Of “Forbidden Colours”

Posted on December 30, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Jan Linton + Fluid Japan: Forbidden Colours – HK/US – DL [2025] Last winter we enjoyed the crystalline beauty of Fluid Japan’s cover of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence,” where Fluid Japan, working with a piano recording by Reiko … Continue reading →

Posted in Immaterial Music, Record Review | Tagged 2025, David Sylvian, Fluid Japan, Jan Linton, Ryuichi Sakamoto | 2 Comments

Fluid Japan Explore A Wide Spectrum Of What “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” Has To Offer On New EP

Posted on November 26, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Fluid Japan: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – US – DL [2024] We are still in catching up mode but this release is worth the effort! It dropped last Thursday and I immediately bought it only to finally hear it today. … Continue reading →

Posted in Immaterial Music, Record Review | Tagged 2024, cover version, Fluid Japan, Ryuichi Sakamoto | 8 Comments

Yukihiro Takahashi: 1952-2023

Posted on January 16, 2023 by postpunkmonk

We were blindsided by more sad news on Friday night. Yukihiro Takahashi, the drummer and vocalist of Yellow Magic Orchestra dies at the age of 70, after a two years of dealing with brain cancer. I was aghast to note … Continue reading →

Posted in obituary | Tagged 2023, Bill Nelson, Roxy Music, Ryuichi Sakamoto, technopop, YMO, Yukihiro Takahashi | 15 Comments

Record Review: Yukihiro Takahashi – “Wild + Moody” FR CD

Posted on August 11, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Yukihiro Takahashi: Wild + Moody – FR – CD [1996] Wild + Moody Stranger Things Have Happened Kill That Thermostat Helpless The Price to pay Bounds Of Reason + Love Walking To The Beat Recently, we were discussing Masami Tsuchiya’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1984, 1996, Bill Nelson, Haroumi Hosono, Hideki Matsutake, Iva Davies, Ryuichi Sakamoto, YMO, Yukihiro Takahashi | 8 Comments

Weird Formats: Before The DVD, There Was The CDV

Posted on July 15, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Oh, but I used to be a bleeding edge kind of technology guy as a videophile guy with an abiding interest in the best quality available back then. I was always a ßetamax user, until S-VHS appeared and I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CDV, David Bowie, Front 242, Level 42, Roxy Music, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Visage | 35 Comments

Record Review: Masami Tsuchiya – “Rice Music” UK LP

Posted on July 8, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Masami Tsuchiya: Rice Music – UK – LP [1982] Rice Music Se! Se! Se! Haina-Haila Tao-Tao Neo-Rice Music Kafka Rice Dog Jam Secret Party Silent Object Night In The Park It was while investigating the Arcadia album last week that … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1982, Bill Nelson, Japan, Masami Tsuchiya, Mick Karn, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Jansen | 29 Comments

New Album “PRSNT” Expressly Made For Short Attention Spans At 6 And A Half Minutes Long

Posted on February 19, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday, I received an email from DJ Shelf. Did I know about a provocative new album with Ryuichi Sakamoto contributing to it? One that was only 6:30 long? He sent me the press release from the project’s progenitor, Modern Obscure … Continue reading →