There is a deep irony in the search for a “rar” file of a pianist who distrusted digital abundance. Sakamoto was a vocal critic of streaming economics, arguing that it devalued the labor of sound. He once said, “Music is becoming like water—free, abundant, and tasteless.” By seeking a compressed archive, the listener is performing a contradictory act: they are using the tools of digital replication to access an experience that resists replication—the singular, unrepeatable moment of a solo piano in a resonant space.
Is the RAR pressing actually better ?
A solo rendition of his award-winning theme for the Bernardo Bertolucci film. Where to Find the Music Legally
To fully appreciate the nuances of this recording, try these settings: to capture the spatial resonance.
