Asian Games (album)

Asian Games
Live album by Yōsuke Yamashita/Bill Laswell/Ryuichi Sakamoto
Released	May 26, 1993
Recorded	1988 at Kampo and Platinum Island, NY and Runt, Tokyo
Genre	Free jazz, avant-garde jazz
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	[1]

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.

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.^[2]

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 personnel 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. Mills, Ted. "Asian Games". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
2. Asian Games (booklet). Bill Laswell, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yōsuke Yamashita. New York City, New York: Verve Forecast Records. 1993.

External links

• Asian Games at Discogs (list of releases)