Search - Ryuichi Sakamoto :: Anger & Grief Remixes

Anger/Grief is the remix companion to Sakamoto's Discord, a modern classical endeavor with multi-media features for CD-ROM. These remixed interpretations are often more compelling than Sakamoto's original, which is stiff and overbearing in parts. In the hands of various producer/DJs, Anger/Grief displays deep emotionality and vibrant rhythmic life. Courtesy of artists like Rare Force, Talvin Singh, and Chocolate Weasel, Sakamoto's ambitious second movement, "Anger," is reconstructed into a trip-hop template. While Sakamoto's use of strings isn't completely obscured here, it is balanced by beat-driven, electronic production techniques. Chocolate Weasel's "Anger" remix contains both orchestral grandeur and rambunctious percussion discussions. In spite of Fernando Aponte's short, sobering edit, these "Anger" experiments and Amon Tobin's work on "Grief" provide engaging alternatives to Ryuichi Sakamoto's high-brow indulgence. --Mitch Myers