Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakamoto team up on Flumina

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  • Touch will release the third collaborative record by the two experimental artists in December.
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  • Christian Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakamoto have a new album due out in December called Flumina. Both artists make contemplative experimental music that combines traditional instruments and modern production methods. A founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto mostly restricts himself to the piano these days, except when he's sharing the studio with someone like Alva Noto or Christopher Willits. Fennesz is known for making hazy walls of sound with electric guitar and production software, most notably on the celebrated 2001 album Endless Summer. Flumina will be the duo's third collaborative work yet, after Sala Santa Cecilia and Cendre. The two-disc album has been available in Japan since August, but will see wide release via Touch, a UK label that's put out numerous records by both artists in the past. You can stream or download the first track over at Pitchfork. Tracklist CD1 01. 0318 02. 0319 03. 0320 04. 0322 05. 0324 06. 0325 07. 0327 08. 0328 09. 0330 10. 0401 11. 0402 12. 0404 CD2 01. 0405 02. 0407 03. 0409 04. 0411 05. 0415 06. 0417 07. 0419 08. 0423 09. 0424 10. 0425 11. 0428 12. 042 Touch will release Flumina on December 6th, 2011.
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