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B-2 Unit
Studio album by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Released	1980 (1980)
Studio	Studio A, Studio 80, Air Studios
Genre	Electronic, electro
Label	Alfa
Producer	Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology
Thousand Knives (1978) B-2 Unit (1980) Left-Handed Dream (1981)

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B-2 Unit is the second solo album by Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album included the track "Riot in Lagos", which was significant in the development of electro and hip hop music; the song was listed by The Guardian in 2011 as one of the 50 key events in the history of dance music.

Influence

The album, and in particular the song "Riot in Lagos", has been acknowledged as an influence on the development of hip-hop and electro music of the 1980s. Artists in the 1980s including Afrika Bambaataa and Mantronix and more recently Aphex Twin and Autechre are said to have drawn inspiration from the song and album.

Track listing

Personnel

• Ryuichi Sakamoto – music, composer, arranger
• Andy Partridge – music
• Kenji Omura – music
• Tadashi Kumihara – music
• Hideki Matsutake – computer programming

References

1. "B-2 Unit – Ryuichi Sakamoto". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
2. Vine, Richard (July 9, 2011). "Ryuichi Sakamoto records Riot In Lagos". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
3. "An introduction to Ryuichi Sakamoto in 10 records". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
4. Petridis, Alexis. "Ryuichi Sakamoto: the avant gardist who became a groundbreaking pop star". The Guardian. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
5. Kreps, Daniel. "Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yellow Magic Orchestra Member and Oscar-Winning Composer, Dead at 71". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

External links

• B-2 Unit at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1980 albums
• Ryuichi Sakamoto albums