Friday, January 21, 2022

Akira Sakata / Takeo Moriyama - Mitochondria (January 21, 2022 trost records)

Akira Sakata impresses as a skilled saxophonist, a marine biologist and with his vocals from a far away time and place...

Since the late 60s, Sakata has been a constant figure in jazz and creative music scenes as an adventurous multi-instrumentalist, and member of Yamashita Yosuke Trio and many under his own lead. He played and recorded with Bill Laswell, Hijokaidan and is active with Jim O'Rourke.

1. Archezoa
2. Mitochondria
3. Hachi
4. Tsui-oku (reminiscence)
5. Satsuki
6. Ghosts
7. Chiasma
8. Dance
9. Wann kann ich sie wiedersehen

Recorded at Kashiwa Church Chiba Pref., Japan on 24 May 1986 by Yukio Tezuka on stereo cassette recorder

Akira Sakata - saxophone
Takeo Moriyama - drums

Mixed by Jim O’Rourke
Mastered by Martin Siewert.
Graphic design/cover photo by Lasse Marhaug.