Osamu Sato

This article is about the digital artist. For the boxer, see Osamu Sato (boxer).

Osamu Sato (佐藤 理, Satō Osamu, born April 14, 1960 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese digital artist, photographer, and composer. His first work was the ambient music album, Objectless (1983).^[1] His first work in the video game industry was Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou, which first released in Japan for Classic Mac OS in 1994, and in North America for Microsoft Windows the following year.^[2] In 1998, he produced and composed the music for the video game LSD: Dream Emulator on the PlayStation, which later became his most recognizable work outside of Japan.^[3][4]

Osamu Sato
佐藤理
Born	(1960-04-14) April 14, 1960 (age 64) Kyoto, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Digital artist photographer composer
Website	www.osamusato.net

Works

Music

• 1983 – Objectless
• 1994 – Transmigration
• 1995 – Equal
• 1997 – Linen Sampler
• 1998 – LSD & Remixes
• 1998 – Lucy in the Sky with Dynamites
• 2017 – Mono (EP)
• 2017 – Objectless (Classic Ambient Works and More)
• 2017 – All Things Must Be Equal
• 2018 – LSD Revamped
• 2020 – Grateful in All Things
• 2020 – Collected Ambient Grooves 1993 – 2001
• 2020 – Transformed Collection
• 2022 – ROOT(S)

Video games

• 1994 – Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou (東脳, Tonnō) (PC)
• 1995 – Chu-Teng (中天) (PC)
• 1997 – Rolypolys: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog (ローリーポーリーズの七転び八起き, Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki) lit. 'Rolypolys' Seven Tumbles, Eight Stand-Ups' (PC)
• 1997 – Banabana MK.1: Rolypolys World Tour (バナバナ一号　ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, Banabana Ichigō Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken) (PC)
• 1998 – LSD: Dream Emulator (PS1)
• 1999 – Tokyo Planet Planetokio (東京惑星プラネトキオ, Tōkyō Wakusei Planetokio) (PS1)
• 2000 – Rhythm N Face (リズムンフェイス) (PS1)

Art books and publications

• 1991 – The Alphabetical Orgasm
• 1992 – Anonymous Animals
• 1993 – The Art of Computer Designing: A Black and White Approach
• 1998 – LSD - Lovely Sweet Dream
• 2017 – All Things Must Be Equal
• 2020 – Grateful in All Things

Exhibitions

• 1991 – The Alphabetical Orgasm, Tokyo
• 1992 – The Alphabetical Orgasm, Kyoto
• 1992 – Anonymous Animals, Tokyo
• 1998 – Osamu Sato and LSD Expo, Tokyo
• 2017 – All Things Must Be Equal
• 2018 – LSD Revamped ~Neo Psychedelia~, Tokyo
• 2020 – Grateful in All Things, Tokyo^{[5][non-primary source needed]}

Video works

• 1994 – Compu Movie (VHS Tape)
• 1994 – The Esoteric Retina (Video CD)

References

1. Dwyer, Nick (November 14, 2017). "Interview: Osamu Sato". daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. Red Bull. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
2. "Hardcore Gaming 101: Tong-Nou / Chu-Teng". hardcoregaming101.net. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
3. "Osamu Sato Site". OsamuSato.net. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
4. Vincent, Brittany (January 28, 2015). "The Elusive Creator of the Most Terrifying Video Games". Vice. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
5. @osd_word (February 26, 2020). "今年も展覧会やります。ビームス２店舗、原宿と新宿でやります。会場１＿TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMS（ビームス原宿）2020年 3/20~4/1 会場２＿B_GALLRY（ビームスJapan )（新宿）20…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Official website