Futurista (Ryuichi Sakamoto album) explained

Futurista (未来派野郎, translates literally as "Futurist Bastard") is a 1986 album by Ryuichi Sakamoto with themed references to the Futurist Movement.^[1] "Parolibre" and "Variety Show" include voice recordings of Futurist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti.^[2] "G.T. II" contains samples from the song "Legs" by Art of Noise.

Track listing

1. "Broadway Boogie Woogie", lyrics by Peter Barakan
2. "Kodo Kogen"
3. "Ballet Mécanique", lyrics by Akiko Yano, Peter Barakan
4. "G.T. II°", lyrics by Akiko Yano, Peter Barakan
5. "Milan 1909"
6. "Variety Show"
7. "Daikokai - Verso Lo Schermo"
8. "Water Is Life"
9. "Parolibre"
10. "G.T."

Personnel

• Ryuichi Sakamoto – composer, performer, producer, programming, mixing, backing vocals (Ballet Mécanique)
• Bernard Fowler – vocals (Broadway Boogie Woogie, Ballet Mécanique, G.T. II, G.T.)
• Minako Yoshida – vocals (Broadway Boogie Woogie), backing vocals (Daikoukai, Ballet Mécanique)
• Caoli Cano – vocals (Verso Lo Schermo, Parolibre)
• Maceo Parker – alto saxophone (Broadway Boogie Woogie)
• Haruo Kubota – electric guitar (Broadway Boogie Woogie, Ballet Mécanique, G.T. II, G.T.)
• Kenji Suzuki – electric guitar (Broadway Boogie Woogie, Ballet Mécanique)
• Arto Lindsay – electric guitar (Parolibre)
• Shigeki Miyata – co-producer
• Takeshi Fujii – co-producer
• Shigeru Takise – engineering, mixing
• Hiroshi Okura – executive producer
• Tohru Kotetsu – mastering
• Hiromitsu Yoshiya – art direction

Notes and References

1. Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, Maria Cristina Rodeschini Galati, The Future of Futurism Galleria d'Arte Moderna et Contemporanea - 2007 -"M: if you take out the avant-garde, it takes longer for these experiments to reach the popular consciousness. l think you hear them in the 1986 album Futurista by Ryuichi Sakamoto. There's a track called Milan 1909 which is in fact a description of the Futurist movement. ."
2. Claudia Salaris Pentagramma elettrico: suoni, rumori e parole in libertà 2009 p 34 "Ma in qualche caso l'omaggio è esplicito e motivato, come nel lavoro di Ryuichi Sakamoto. il cui album Futurista include brani intitolati Parolibre e Milan 1909, dov è inserita una vecchia registrazione della voce di Marinettì."