- Bamboo Houses
Infobox Single
Name = Bamboo Houses
Cover size =
Artist =Ryuichi Sakamoto ,David Sylvian
from Album =
Released =1982
Recorded =1982
Genre = Pop, Rock, Electronic
Length = 4:13
Label =Virgin Records
Producer =Ryuichi Sakamoto ,David Sylvian ,Steve Nye
Chart position =
Last single =
This single = "Bamboo Houses "
(1982)
Next single = "Forbidden Colours "
(1983)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Single
Lower caption =
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Bamboo Houses " is a song by Japanesemusician andcomposer Ryuichi Sakamoto and English musician, composer andsinger David Sylvian , released on Virgin Records in 1982.The double A-side single "Bamboo Houses"/"Bamboo Music" was the first solo project by Sylvian, released while he was still a member of the band Japan. It was the second collaboration between two, the first being the track "Taking Islands in Africa" on the 1980 Japan album "
Gentlemen Take Polaroids " which featured Sakamoto on keyboards. The "Bamboo Houses" single in turn featured drums by Japan memberSteve Jansen , who also appeared in the promo video, and was co-produced bySteve Nye .In 1983 Sylvian and Sakamoto would team up again on "
Forbidden Colours ", the theme song to theNagisa Oshima film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence ".A remix of "Bamboo Houses" was included on David Sylvian's career retrospective "
Everything and Nothing " in 2000.Track listings
"Composed and arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian"
* UK 7" single with gatefold sleeve, Virgin Records VS 510
# "Bamboo Houses" (7" Edit) – 4:13
# "Bamboo Music" (7" Edit) – 4:40* UK 12", Virgin Records VS 510-12
# "Bamboo Houses" – 5:26
# "Bamboo Music" – 5:38Personnel
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Ryuichi Sakamoto -keyboards ,programming , MC4,marimba
*David Sylvian - keyboards, programming,vocals
*Steve Jansen -percussion instruments , electronic percussionProduction
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - producer
*David Sylvian - producer, mix, coverdesign &layout
*Steve Nye - producer,sound engineer , mix
* Yasushi Handa - cover photography
* Yoshi Ueda - cover photographyExternal links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9x-Mu5xyXE Bamboo Music] - Promo video for Bamboo Music.
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