Whether or not it was recorded as a last will and testament or as a soundtrack to an Andrei Tarkovsky film "that does not exist," async was a stunning late work from one of the most formidable talents of the 20th century. An album both Spartan and stirring, it found Sakamoto meditating on the blurred lines between the organic and synthetic, sound and silence, everyday objects and the negative space around them. That leaves plenty of room for an ambitious set of remixers to operate on Async - Remodels. What's remarkable about the LP is that most of its 11 artists—whether newcomers, collaborators or longtime fans—all make tracks that sound like natural extensions of the originals.
A1 | Andata (Oneohtrix Point Never Rework) | 4:20 |
A2 | Andata (Electric Youth Remix) | 5:55 |
A3 | Disintegration (Alva Noto Remodel) | 5:25 |
B1 | Async (Arca Remix) | 3:43 |
B2 | Fullmoon (Motion Graphics Remix) | 3:58 |
B3 | Solari (Fennesz Remix) | 4:12 |
C1 | Solari (Johann Johannsson Rework) | 6:32 |
C2 | Zure (Yves Tumor Obsession Edit) | 5:45 |
C3 | Fullmoon (S U R V I V E Version) | 5:12 |
D1 | Zure (Cornelius Remix) | 3:45 |
D2 | Life, Life (Andy Stott Remodel) | 5:52 |