I'm listening to 'Tin Drum' by Japan. On CD.

"Tin Drum is the fifth and final studio album by English band Japan, released in November 1981 by Virgin Records. It peaked at No. 12 on the UK charts, and featured the top 5 single "Ghosts". It has received acclaim as the band's best and most original work."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Drum_%28album%29?wprov=sfla1

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From Ryuichi Sakamoto this morning:

Announcing KAGAMI – a groundbreaking mixed reality concert event with legendary composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto directed by Todd Eckert for Tin Drum (Tin Drum).
KAGAMI offers a new kind of production, fusing dimensional moving photography with the real world to create a never-before-experienced mixed reality presentation.

The work premieres this summer in partnership with The Shed (NY) and Manchester International Festival @mcrintfest (UK). In 2024, KAGAMI will continue with presentations, including the Sydney Opera House SydneyOperahouse (AUS) and Big Ears Festival Big Ears Festival (TN).

There is, in reality, a virtual me.
This virtual me will not age, and will continue to play the piano for years, decades, centuries.
Will there be humans then?
Will the squids that will conquer the earth after humanity listen to me?
What will pianos be to them?
What about music?
Will there be empathy there?

Empathy that spans hundreds of thousands of years.
Ah, but the batteries won't last that long.

-Ryuichi Sakamoto, 2023

Event dates and ticket information for The Shed and Manchester International Festival will be announced soon via theshed.org and factoryinternational.org.

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