Ryuichi Sakamoto is said to have fully dedicated his heart, soul, and body to a post-punk lifestyle, a description that perfectly fits the against-the-norm music he was writing at the time.

In doing so, she was able to maintain the warmth, dynamics, and richness of the original sound. Kadry took the album’s original 1/4th-inch analog tape form the 1980’s and carefully took the audio from the tape into her mastering console while applying Dolby noise reduction, and then remastered the audio using modern-day techniques and equipment. Björk is known for being particularly picky about her sound, so it’s clear why Ryuichi Sakamoto trusted Heba Kadry to take care of his album. In the past, Kadry has worked with the likes of Björk, Deerhunter, and Beach House, just to name a few. B-2 Unit was remastered by Heba Kadry, an Egyptian female mastering engineer who resides in New York. YMO, through their heavy use of synthesizers, set their sound apart from the rest, had more of a consumable, catchy, pop sound, whereas Ryuichi Sakamoto’s solo work back then was more ambient and borderline avant-garde.

Sakamoto released the album on Alfa Records, right as YMO was reaching an overheated level of peak popularity. The newly remastered album will be available for worldwide streaming from September 27.ī-2 Unit is Ryuichi Sakamoto’s second solo album that he released while part of the band Yellow Magic Orchestra. It will be released in on a 12 inch 33 RPM vinyl record, and also on a high resolution 96kHz/24bit on an SACD hybrid CD, which supposedly plays back audio in a higher quality than a regular CD.

announced that a remastered version of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s solo album B-2 Unit will be released on September 25.

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