Ryuichi Sakamoto releases his first original album in six years, since asyncreleased in 2017. The album 12 is a collection of 12 songs selected from the musical sketches he recorded like a sound diary, during his two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. Each song is titled by the date the song was recorded. Artwork for the album was created by renowned artist Lee Ufan for whom Sakamoto has enormous respect.
Format / 2 x LP
Label / Commmons
Cat No / 19658789821
Genre / Electronic & Experimental
Release date / 23 June 2023