Gymnopédie ’99 (Blue Vinyl)
Label: ISC Hi-Fi Selects
Genre: Upcoming, Electronic, Japanese
$39.99
In Sheep’s Clothing is excited to announce our first reissue project: Electric Satie, a one-off conceptual project by acclaimed Japanese electronic music producer Mitsuto Suzuki.
Originally released on CD-only in 1998, “Gymnopédie ’99” reimagines Erik Satie’s beloved piano compositions in electronic form ranging sonically from downtempo bossa-nova (featuring Brazilian percussionist Marco Bosco and vocalist Silvio Anastacio) to freestyle ambience and chillout room IDM, not far from the music featured on Music from Memory’s “Virtual Dreams II” or Warp Record’s “Artificial Intelligence.”
A deeply imaginative composer and arranger, Suzuki was inspired early on by Yellow Magic Orchestra to develop his own style of synthesizer music. On this critically acclaimed release, Suzuki harnesses a unique mix of drum machines, synthesizers, live percussion, soprano saxophone, piano, and spoken word to craft a lush and vividly futuristic sound world.