◇ image via WikipediaRyuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Electronic and Techno act. Their sound grew out of We Love You, Fink, Ed Motta, m-flo and David Toop. Those roots explain a lot about how Ryuichi Sakamoto arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hiroshi Yoshimura, Akira Kosemura, Susumu Yokota, Haruka Nakamura and Harold Budd, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cornelius, Derrick May, Yukihiro Takahashi, Towa Tei and As the Love Continues, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around Ryuichi Sakamoto, reaching back through We Love You and forward to Cornelius. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto connections
Ryuichi Sakamoto grew out of We Love You, Fink, Ed Motta and m-flo, shares an orbit with Hiroshi Yoshimura, Akira Kosemura, Susumu Yokota and Haruka Nakamura, went on to shape Cornelius, Derrick May, Yukihiro Takahashi and Towa Tei. 60 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sounds and acts that shaped Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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- Finkartist
- Ed Mottaartist
- m-floartist
- David Toopartist
- Talvin Singhartist
- Holly Johnsonartist
- Youssou N’Dourartist
- Johann Sebastian Bachartist
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Artists similar to Ryuichi Sakamoto
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Bands Ryuichi Sakamoto shaped
Where the influence of Ryuichi Sakamoto travelled next.
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- Derrick Mayartist
- Yukihiro Takahashiartist
- Towa Teiartist
- As the Love Continuesartist
- Bel Cantoartist
- m-floartist
- DJ Quicksilverartist
- Satoshi Tomiieartist
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- Shinichiro Yokotaartist
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