Gruppo Musicale (Matrix / Runout: 32MD-1046 4M1 C 5MX)

~ Release by 坂本龍一 (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleLength
1The Last Emperor5:56
2Neo Geo5:05
3Behind the Mask
cover recording of:
Behind the Mask (Michael Jackson version)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Michael Jackson
lyricist:
Chris Mosdell
composer:
坂本龍一
publisher:
Alfa Music, Inc., Mijac Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
version of:
Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra version)
5:32
4黄土高原
background vocals:
吉田美奈子
recording of:
黄土高原
composer:
坂本龍一
5:26
5Ballet Mécanique5:09
6Steppin' Into Asia
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto
additional vocals:
Tomoko Asano
vocals:
Akiko Yano
recording of:
Steppin’ Into Asia
lyricist:
矢野顕子
composer:
坂本龍一
translator:
Somboon Kittisatayawaj
publisher:
やのミュージック
5:20
7A Carved Stone8:26
8Self Portrait
miscellaneous support:
赤川新一 (task: tape operation), Michio Nakakoshi (task: tape operation), Shigeru Takise (task: tape operation), Tadashi Inoue (task: tape operation) and 高山欣也 (task: tape operation)
programming:
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Takeshi Fujii
engineer:
Mitsuo Koike, Seigen Ono and Shinichi Tanaka
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto
bongos [bongo], timpani [tympani] and xylophone:
Gregori Czerkinsky
double bass:
Kunimitsu Inada
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Yukihiro Takahashi
electric guitar:
Tatsuro Yamashita
piano [backwards piano]:
Koji Kanemaru
remixer:
Mitsuo Koike and Ryuichi Sakamoto
contains samples by:
Tatsuto Yamashita (other vocals)
recorded at:
ONKIO HAUS TOKYO in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Self Portrait
composer:
坂本龍一
4:43
9Last Regrets2:05
10Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
recording of:
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Main Theme)
composer:
坂本龍一
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music and やのミュージック
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 37)
part of:
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
4:38
11The Garden of Poppies
recording of:
The Garden of Poppies
composer:
坂本龍一
5:40
12Thatness and Thereness3:31
13Thousand Knives
recording engineer:
高橋俊彦
miscellaneous support:
AKIRA IKUTA (task: recording management)
assistant synthesizer programming:
HIDEKI MATSUTAKE
producer:
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
mixer:
坂本龍一 and 高橋俊彦
analog synthesizer [ARP Odyssey], analog synthesizer [KORG PS-3100 Polyphonic], analog synthesizer [Micro Moog], analog synthesizer [Mini Moog], analog synthesizer [Moog III-C w. Roland MC-8 Micro Composer], analog synthesizer [Oberheim Eight Voice Polyphonic w. Digital Programmer], analog synthesizer [Poly Moog], electronic drum set [syn-drums], electronic instruments [KORG SQ-10 Analog Sequencer], marimba, piano [acoustic piano] and vocoder [KORG VC-10 Vocoder]:
Ryuichi Sakamoto
finger cymbals:
HARRY HOSONO
solo electric guitar [Alembic guitar]:
KAZUMI WATANABE
solo wavedrum [syn-drum]:
MOTOYA HAMAGUCHI
orchestrator:
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
recorded at:
Columbia Studio, No.1, No.2,& No.4, Tokyo (from 1978-04-10 until 1978-07-27)
recording of:
1000 Knives
composer:
坂本龍一
publisher:
キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
9:35