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Fennesz Sakamoto
Fennesz Sakamoto: Cendre
by John Eyles
This album is the second release from Christian Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakamoto, following their live 2005 EP, Sala Santa Cecilia. It builds on the promise shown there. Despite very different histories, Fennesz and Sakamoto have separately demonstrated an acute ear for popular music, Fennesz most notably on Endless Summer and Sakamoto repeatedly with Yellow Magic Orchestra.
Although Cendre sits comfortably in the rack marked ambient, those pop sensibilities have contributed greatly to the music; Sakamoto's simple sustained piano ...
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