Asian Games (album)

Asian Games
Asian Games
Live album by Yōsuke Yamashita, Bill Laswell and Ryuichi Sakamoto
Released	May 26, 1993
Recorded	1988
Venue	Kampo and Platinum Island, NY and Runt, Tokyo
Genre	Free jazz, avant-garde jazz, experimental pop
Length	34:57
Label	Verve Forecast
Producer	Bill Laswell, Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

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

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

Musicians

Technical

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

^ 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...
^ Mills, Ted. "Asian Games". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ 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)