16. 12 - RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (Milan) «Sakamoto recorded the album in 2021 and 2022, and the track titles reflect the dates that the compositions were written ( ή ηχογραφήθηκαν διαβάζω αλλού ). In a statement, Sakamoto, who has been receiving cancer treatment, said, “After I finally ‘came home’ to my new temporary housing after a big operation, I found myself reaching for the synthesizer. I had no intention of composing something; I just wanted to be showered in sound. I’ll probably continue to keep this kind of ‘diary.’» «Sakamoto is staring down the prospect of his own death, meditating on the legacy that he will leave behind. But rather than mythologize his life in narrative songwriting or theatrical instrumental fireworks, he’s chosen a quiet grace, one more subtle and restrained than even his softest prior work. Rarely does an album this understated say so much. » (Pitchfork) «Even if it’s less forceful in its execution, Sakamoto’s poetic, metaphysical approach—a paradoxically