Asian Games (album)

Asian Games
Live album by
Yōsuke Yamashita, Bill Laswell and Ryuichi Sakamoto
ReleasedMay 26, 1993 (1993-05-26)
Recorded1988
VenueKampo and Platinum Island, NY and Runt, Tokyo
GenreFree jazz, avant-garde jazz, experimental pop[1]
Length34:57
LabelVerve Forecast
ProducerBill Laswell, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Bill Laswell chronology
Deconstruction: The Celluloid Recordings
(1993) 		Asian Games
(1993) 		Ambient Dub Volume I
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Asian Games is a collaborative album by Yōsuke Yamashita, Bill Laswell and Ryuichi Sakamoto. It was released on May 26, 1993, by Verve Forecast Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Melting Pot"Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis, Yōsuke Yamashita7:13
2."Chasin' the Air"Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yōsuke Yamashita4:42
3."Asian Games"Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis, Yōsuke Yamashita6:50
4."Ninja Drive"Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis, Yōsuke Yamashita7:46
5."Napping on the Bamboo"Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yōsuke Yamashita5:45
6."A Parade of Rain, The Moon and a Bride"Yōsuke Yamashita2:41

Personnel

Adapted from the Asian Games liner notes.[3]

Musicians

Technical

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1993 Verve Forecast CD 518 344-2
Japan 1993 Mercury CD PHCE-42
United States 1994 Verve Forecast CD 314 518 344-2

References

  1. ^ MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. London: Omnibus Press. 1998. p. 6. ISBN 9780825672538. Retrieved 15 December 2020. What to avoid: Heard as an experimental pop album, Asian Games (Verve Forecast, 1993, prod. Bill Laswell) with Bill Laswell and Ryuichi Sakamoto was interesting at the time it came out, but the rhythms are dated and banal...
  2. ^ Mills, Ted. "Asian Games". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. ^ Asian Games (booklet). Bill Laswell, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yōsuke Yamashita. New York City, New York: Verve Forecast Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)