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Title: Timeless perfection
Review: I will say it: Ryuichi Sakamoto is a genius! There. I said it. If you need proof of it, "1996" is it.Sakamoto's influence and influences are so vast, they are hard to fully grasp. Pulling in from Japanese as well as from Brazilian, from Jazz and Bossanova as well as from Classical music, he's scored numerous movies for directors of the stature of Bertolucci, Almodovar, Stone and De Palma and he's collaborated with the likes of Bowie, Sylvian, Caetano Veloso and Bill Laswell among others, along the way."1996" compiles newly arranged pieces by the Japanese maestro that will blow you away with their serene beauty and timeless quality. If I had to pick a favorite track in here, it'd have to be "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" but the truth is all tracks are impeccable in terms of content and execution. Ten years after its original release, the album sounds as perfect as it did in 1996.
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