Asian Games (album)

Asian Games is a collaborative album by Yōsuke Yamashita, Bill Laswell and Ryuichi Sakamoto. It was released on May 26, 1993, by Verve Forecast Records.

Asian Games
Live album by Yōsuke Yamashita, Bill Laswell and Ryuichi Sakamoto
Released	May 26, 1993 (1993-05-26)
Recorded	1988
Venue	Kampo and Platinum Island, NY and Runt, Tokyo
Genre	Free jazz, avant-garde jazz, experimental pop[1]
Length	34:57
Label	Verve Forecast
Producer	Bill Laswell, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Bill Laswell chronology
Deconstruction: The Celluloid Recordings (1993) Asian Games (1993) Ambient Dub Volume I (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Melting Pot"	Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis, Yōsuke Yamashita	7:13
2.	"Chasin' the Air"	Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yōsuke Yamashita	4:42
3.	"Asian Games"	Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis, Yōsuke Yamashita	6:50
4.	"Ninja Drive"	Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis, Yōsuke Yamashita	7:46
5.	"Napping on the Bamboo"	Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yōsuke Yamashita	5:45
6.	"A Parade of Rain, The Moon and a Bride"	Yōsuke Yamashita	2:41

Personnel

Adapted from the Asian Games liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

• Aïyb Dieng – congas, cymbals, tambourine, percussion
• Bill Laswell – bass guitar, sitar, effects, producer (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, producer and recording (2, 5)
• Nicky Skopelitis Fairlight synthesizer, effects
• Yōsuke Yamashita – piano, keyboards

Technical

• Oz Fritz – recording (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Katsuhiko Hibino – illustrations
• Dimitri Jakimowicz – recording (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Robert Musso – mixing, recording (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Hiroaki Sugawara – recording (2, 5)
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1993	Verve Forecast	CD	518 344-2
Japan	1993	Mercury	CD	PHCE-42
United States	1994	Verve Forecast	CD	314 518 344-2

References

1. MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. London: Omnibus Press. 1998. p. 6. ISBN 9780825672538. Retrieved 15 December 2020. What to avoid: Heard as an experimental pop album, Asian Games (Verve Forecast, 1993, prod. Bill Laswell) with Bill Laswell and Ryuichi Sakamoto was interesting at the time it came out, but the rhythms are dated and banal...
2. Mills, Ted. "Asian Games". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
3. Asian Games (booklet). Bill Laswell, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yōsuke Yamashita. New York City, New York: Verve Forecast Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Asian Games at Discogs (list of releases)