Neo Geo is a 1987 album by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The term "neo geo", or "new world", is derived from Sakamoto himself as a way to describe worldwide musical diversity in regard to genre (similar to world music and world beat).[2]

Neo Geo
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1, 1987 (Japan)
GenreFusion, electronica, synthpop, folk, world
Length34:42
LabelSony Music
ProducerBill Laswell, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology
Media Bahn Live
(1986)
Neo Geo
(1987)
The Last Emperor
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The track "Risky" featuring Iggy Pop on vocals was released as a single with another track from Neo Geo "After All" as the B-side. The music video for "Risky" was directed by Meiert Avis and was released in two different versions to accompany the 7" and 12" extended version of the song. The latter contains scenes of female nudity.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWritten ByLength
1."Before Long"Ryuichi Sakamoto1:20
2."Neo Geo"Traditional (arr. Sakamoto & Bill Laswell)5:08
3."Risky"James Osterberg, Sakamoto, Laswell5:26
4."Free Trading"Yuji Nomi, Yu Hagiwara5:28
5."Shogunade"Sakamoto, Laswell4:32
6."Parata"Sakamoto4:21
7."Okinawa Song – Chin Nuku Juushii"Shinichi Mita, Hiroshi Asa5:19
8."After All"Sakamoto3:08
Total length:34:42

Personnel

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Performers
Technical
  • Jason Corsaro – mixing
  • Clive Smith – programmer (synthesizer, Fairlight CMI)
  • Hiro Sugawara – programmer (synthesizer, Fairlight CMI)
  • Masa Sekijima – programmer (synthesizer, Fairlight CMI)
  • Jeff Bova – programmer (synthesizer)

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 8

References

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  1. ^ Mills, Ted. "Neo Geo". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Beale, Lewis (June 21, 1992). "Maestro of the Universe : African Drummers, Japanese Chants, Irish Flutes--the High-tech, High-concept music of Ryuichi Sakamoto Is All Over the Map". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Publishing. p. 1. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  3. ^ Kretsch, Ron (January 13, 2014). "Iggy Pop and Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'Risky,' a video tribute to Man Ray". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ^ オリコンチャートブック〈LP編(昭和45年‐平成1年). Minato, Tokyo: Oricon Books. 1990. ISBN 4871310256.