Editing Ryuichi Sakamoto (section)

===1970s===
In 1975, Sakamoto collaborated with percussionist [[Tsuchitori Toshiyuki]] to release ''Disappointment-Hateruma''.<ref>{{cite web|title=土取利行 ＋ 坂本龍一 / Disappointment Hateruma|url=http://jazzamurai.exblog.jp/4664314/|website=jazzamurai.exblog.jp|access-date=January 23, 2016|language=ja|date=February 2, 2007}}</ref> In 1977, Sakamoto began working as a session musician with [[Haruomi Hosono]] and [[Yukihiro Takahashi]]. Together, the trio formed the electronic band [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]] (YMO) in 1978.

In mid-1978, Sakamoto released his first solo album ''[[Thousand Knives|Thousand Knives of Ryūichi Sakamoto]]'', with the help of [[Hideki Matsutake]]—Hosono also contributed to the song "Thousand Knives". The album experimented with different styles, such as "Thousand Knives" and "The End of Asia"—in which [[electronic music]] was [[Fusion (music)|fused]] with traditional [[Music of Japan|Japanese music]]—while "Grasshoppers" is a more [[Minimalistic music|minimalistic]] piano song. The album was recorded from April to July 1978 with a variety of [[electronic musical instrument]]s, including various synthesizers, such as the [[Korg PS-3300|KORG PS-3100]], a [[polyphonic synthesizer]]; the [[Oberheim Eight Voice]]; the [[Moog synthesizer|Moog III-C]]; the [[Polymoog]], the [[Minimoog]]; the [[Micromoog]]; the [[Korg VC-10]], which is a vocoder; the [[Korg MS-20|KORG SQ-10]], which is an [[analog sequencer]]; the [[Pollard Syndrum|Syn-Drums]], an [[electronic drum]] kit; and the [[microprocessor]]-based [[Roland MC-8 Microcomposer]], which is a [[music sequencer]] that was programmed by Matsutake and played by Sakamoto.<ref name="roland">{{Cite web|url=https://articles.roland.com/yellow-magic-orchestra-808-revolution/|title=How Yellow Magic Orchestra Launched the 808 Revolution|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=[[Roland Corporation|Roland Articles]]|last=Shamoon|first=Evan|date=July 31, 2020 }}</ref>