The first album by Sketch Show, a unit of ex-Yellow Magic Orchestra members Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, has been reissued. With guest appearances by Ryuichi Sakamoto (ex. YMO), Towa Tei, Goh Hotoda and others, 'audio sponge' is an epoch-making work on a global scale, presenting a new kind of pop/electronica for the 21st century.
Release date:
September 3, 2021
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