• Ryuichi Sakamoto – Thousand Knives
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Plastic Bamboo
    • 1. Thousand Knives
    • 2. Island Of Woods
    • 3. Grasshoppers
    • 4. Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslied
    • 5. Plastic Bamboo
    • 6. The End Of Asia

    Reissue of the ESSENTIAL 80s electronic music album from the legendary Ryuichi Sakamoto! Features the proto-techno madness of 'Thousand Knives' and 'Plastic Bamboo'!

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