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''Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto'' (commonly abbreviated as ''Thousand Knives'') is the debut solo album by Japanese electronic musician Music/RyuichiSakamoto. It was released shortly before his tenure as a member of Music/YellowMagicOrchestra.
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''Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto'' (commonly abbreviated as ''Thousand Knives'') is the debut solo album by Japanese electronic musician Music/RyuichiSakamoto. It was released Released in 1978 through Better Days Records, it arrived on store shelves shortly before his tenure as a member of Music/YellowMagicOrchestra.
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* GratuitousPanning: The TitleTrack features synthesized hi-hats that bounce between channels with each beat; midway through and near the end of the song, there's also a bubbling synth line that sweeps from channel to channel.
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* LongTitle: "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslied"
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''Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto'' (also abreviated as ''Thousand Knives'') is the debut solo album by Music/RyuichiSakamoto. It was released shortly before his tenure as a member of Music/YellowMagicOrchestra.
Mixing various genres such as Synthpop, Ambient and Classical, this album sets the grounds for Sakamoto's musical versitality in his career. The title track and "The end of Asia" would remain known as key songs of Ryuichi's solo discography, reappearing on Yellow Magic Orchestra's concert setlists and albums on top of being concert staples for Sakamato's solo shows.
Mixing various genres such as Synthpop, Ambient and Classical, this album sets the grounds for Sakamoto's musical versitality in his career. The title track and "The end of Asia" would remain known as key songs of Ryuichi's solo discography, reappearing on Yellow Magic Orchestra's concert setlists and albums on top of being concert staples for Sakamato's solo shows.
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''Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto'' (also abreviated (commonly abbreviated as ''Thousand Knives'') is the debut solo album by Japanese electronic musician Music/RyuichiSakamoto. It was released shortly before his tenure as a member of Music/YellowMagicOrchestra.
Mixing various genres such asSynthpop, Ambient SynthPop, {{Ambient}}, and Classical, ClassicalMusic, this album sets laid the grounds groundwork for Sakamoto's musical versitality versatility in his career. The title track and "The end End of Asia" would remain known as key songs of Ryuichi's in Sakamoto's solo discography, reappearing on Yellow Magic Orchestra's concert setlists and albums on top of being concert staples for Sakamato's solo shows.
Mixing various genres such as
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* {{Ambient}}: "Island of Woods" classifies as this, it even has sounds of wild life.
* EpicRocking: outside of "Grasshoppers", all the songs clock in over the six minute mark.
* FaceOnTheCover
* GratuitousGerman: "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid" translates to "The New Japanese Electronic Music" in german.
* EpicRocking: outside of "Grasshoppers", all the songs clock in over the six minute mark.
* FaceOnTheCover
* GratuitousGerman: "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid" translates to "The New Japanese Electronic Music" in german.
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* {{Ambient}}: "Island of Woods" classifies is a lengthy, amorphous piece focused primarily on evoking the feeling of a tropical environment, complete with synthesized animal sounds.
* CanonDiscontinuity: The Spotify releases of Sakamoto's discography classify this release asthis, it even has sounds of wild life.
an EP, resulting in ''B-2 Unit'' being treated as Sakamoto's "true" debut solo album.
* ElectrifiedBathtub: Alluded to on the album cover, which depicts Sakamoto preparing to step into a full bathtub while clutching a lit desk lamp.
* EpicRocking:outside Outside of "Grasshoppers", all the songs clock in over the six minute mark.
*FaceOnTheCover
FaceOnTheCover: The album cover depicts Sakamoto in a suit, standing above a bathtub full of dry ice.
* GratuitousGerman: "Das Neue Japanische ElektronischeVolkslid" Volkslied" translates to "The New Japanese Electronic Music" in german.German.
* CanonDiscontinuity: The Spotify releases of Sakamoto's discography classify this release as
* ElectrifiedBathtub: Alluded to on the album cover, which depicts Sakamoto preparing to step into a full bathtub while clutching a lit desk lamp.
* EpicRocking:
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* GratuitousGerman: "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische
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* LongTitle: "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid"
* LyricalColdOpen: "Thousand Knives", the only track to feature vocals, starts with a vocoded reading of Mao's Little Red Book. It's only a minute and 30 seconds into the song that the instrumental part plays.
* MeaningfulName: The album's title refers to a poem by Henri Michaux where he describes how he feels after taking Mescaline.
* LyricalColdOpen: "Thousand Knives", the only track to feature vocals, starts with a vocoded reading of Mao's Little Red Book. It's only a minute and 30 seconds into the song that the instrumental part plays.
* MeaningfulName: The album's title refers to a poem by Henri Michaux where he describes how he feels after taking Mescaline.
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* LongTitle: "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid"
Volkslied"
* LyricalColdOpen: "Thousand Knives", the only track to feature vocals, starts with a vocoded reading ofMao's Little Red Book.UsefulNotes/MaoZedong's poem "Jinggang Mountain". It's only a minute and 30 seconds into the song that the instrumental part plays.
* MeaningfulName: The album's title refers to a poem by Henri Michaux where he describes how hefeels felt after taking Mescaline.
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** "Thousand Knives" would later be covered by Music/YellowMagicOrchestra on their ''Music/BGM'' album while "The end of Asia" had a shorter cover version on the band's third album ''Music/Multiplies''. Those two songs were also staples of YMO's early concerts.
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** "Thousand Knives" Sakamoto would later be covered by put together new versions of "The End of Asia" and the TitleTrack on the Music/YellowMagicOrchestra on their ''Music/BGM'' album while "The end of Asia" had a shorter cover version on the band's third album ''Music/Multiplies''. Those two albums ''Music/{{Multiplies}}'' and ''Music/{{BGM}}'', respectively. Both songs were also staples of frequently appeared in YMO's early concerts.
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* SpecialThanks: Ryuichi thanks his YMO peers Music/YukihiroTakahashi and [[Music/HaruomiHosono Harry Hosono]] "for good vibrations and encouragement".
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Thousand Knives" starts off with a reading of Mao Zedong's poem "Jinggang Mountain". It is also the only moment on the album where you can hear vocals.
* TitleTrack
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* TitleTrack
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* SpecialThanks: Ryuichi Sakamoto thanks his YMO peers Music/YukihiroTakahashi and [[Music/HaruomiHosono Harry Hosono]] "for good vibrations and encouragement".
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Thousand Knives" starts off with a vocoded reading ofMao Zedong's UsefulNotes/MaoZedong's poem "Jinggang Mountain". It is also the only moment on the album where you can hear vocals.
*TitleTrackTitleTrack: The album opens with "Thousand Knives".
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Thousand Knives" starts off with a vocoded reading of
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''Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto'' (also abreviated as ''Thousand Knives'') is the debut solo album by Music/RyuichiSakamoto. It was released shortly before his tenure as a member of Music/YellowMagicOrchestra.
Mixing various genres such as Synthpop, Ambient and Classical, this album sets the grounds for Sakamoto's musical versitality in his career. The title track and "The end of Asia" would remain known as key songs of Ryuichi's solo discography, reappearing on Yellow Magic Orchestra's concert setlists and albums on top of being concert staples for Sakamato's solo shows.
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!!Tracklist
# "Thousand Knives" (9:35)
# "Island of Woods" (9:50)
# "Grasshoppers" (5:16)
# "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid" (8:06)
# "Plastic Bamboo" (6:31)
# "The End of Asia" (6:22)
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!!This album provides examples of:
* {{Ambient}}: "Island of Woods" classifies as this, it even has sounds of wild life.
* EpicRocking: outside of "Grasshoppers", all the songs clock in over the six minute mark.
* FaceOnTheCover
* GratuitousGerman: "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid" translates to "The New Japanese Electronic Music" in german.
* {{Instrumentals}}: "Thousand Knives" is the only non-instrumental track due to its spoken intro.
* LongTitle: "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid"
* LyricalColdOpen: "Thousand Knives", the only track to feature vocals, starts with a vocoded reading of Mao's Little Red Book. It's only a minute and 30 seconds into the song that the instrumental part plays.
* MeaningfulName: The album's title refers to a poem by Henri Michaux where he describes how he feels after taking Mescaline.
--> ''Suddenly a knife, suddenly a '''thousand knives''', suddenly a thousand scythes sparking with light.''
* OneWordTitle: "Grasshoppers".
* RearrangeTheSong:
** "Thousand Knives" would later be covered by Music/YellowMagicOrchestra on their ''Music/BGM'' album while "The end of Asia" had a shorter cover version on the band's third album ''Music/Multiplies''. Those two songs were also staples of YMO's early concerts.
** Sakamoto, along with the medieval band Danceries, would rearrange "The End of Asia".
* {{Sampling}}: "Island of Woods" features a recording of the traditional song "When the Bands Go Marching in".
* SpecialGuest:
** Future [[Music/YellowMagicOrchestra YMO]] bandmate Music/HaruomiHosono plays the finger cymbals.
** Tatsuro Yamashita plays the castañets on "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid".
** The guitar solos on "Thousand Knives" and "The End of Asia" are provided by Kazumi Watanabe, the guitarist of Moonriders.
* SpecialThanks: Ryuichi thanks his YMO peers Music/YukihiroTakahashi and [[Music/HaruomiHosono Harry Hosono]] "for good vibrations and encouragement".
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Thousand Knives" starts off with a reading of Mao Zedong's poem "Jinggang Mountain". It is also the only moment on the album where you can hear vocals.
* TitleTrack
* VocalDissonance: The first minute and a half of the album is a vocoded reading of a poem by Mao Zedong.
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''Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto'' (also abreviated as ''Thousand Knives'') is the debut solo album by Music/RyuichiSakamoto. It was released shortly before his tenure as a member of Music/YellowMagicOrchestra.
Mixing various genres such as Synthpop, Ambient and Classical, this album sets the grounds for Sakamoto's musical versitality in his career. The title track and "The end of Asia" would remain known as key songs of Ryuichi's solo discography, reappearing on Yellow Magic Orchestra's concert setlists and albums on top of being concert staples for Sakamato's solo shows.
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!!Tracklist
# "Thousand Knives" (9:35)
# "Island of Woods" (9:50)
# "Grasshoppers" (5:16)
# "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid" (8:06)
# "Plastic Bamboo" (6:31)
# "The End of Asia" (6:22)
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!!This album provides examples of:
* {{Ambient}}: "Island of Woods" classifies as this, it even has sounds of wild life.
* EpicRocking: outside of "Grasshoppers", all the songs clock in over the six minute mark.
* FaceOnTheCover
* GratuitousGerman: "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid" translates to "The New Japanese Electronic Music" in german.
* {{Instrumentals}}: "Thousand Knives" is the only non-instrumental track due to its spoken intro.
* LongTitle: "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid"
* LyricalColdOpen: "Thousand Knives", the only track to feature vocals, starts with a vocoded reading of Mao's Little Red Book. It's only a minute and 30 seconds into the song that the instrumental part plays.
* MeaningfulName: The album's title refers to a poem by Henri Michaux where he describes how he feels after taking Mescaline.
--> ''Suddenly a knife, suddenly a '''thousand knives''', suddenly a thousand scythes sparking with light.''
* OneWordTitle: "Grasshoppers".
* RearrangeTheSong:
** "Thousand Knives" would later be covered by Music/YellowMagicOrchestra on their ''Music/BGM'' album while "The end of Asia" had a shorter cover version on the band's third album ''Music/Multiplies''. Those two songs were also staples of YMO's early concerts.
** Sakamoto, along with the medieval band Danceries, would rearrange "The End of Asia".
* {{Sampling}}: "Island of Woods" features a recording of the traditional song "When the Bands Go Marching in".
* SpecialGuest:
** Future [[Music/YellowMagicOrchestra YMO]] bandmate Music/HaruomiHosono plays the finger cymbals.
** Tatsuro Yamashita plays the castañets on "Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslid".
** The guitar solos on "Thousand Knives" and "The End of Asia" are provided by Kazumi Watanabe, the guitarist of Moonriders.
* SpecialThanks: Ryuichi thanks his YMO peers Music/YukihiroTakahashi and [[Music/HaruomiHosono Harry Hosono]] "for good vibrations and encouragement".
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Thousand Knives" starts off with a reading of Mao Zedong's poem "Jinggang Mountain". It is also the only moment on the album where you can hear vocals.
* TitleTrack
* VocalDissonance: The first minute and a half of the album is a vocoded reading of a poem by Mao Zedong.
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