Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Toop Vinyl Records
As one-third of Yellow Magic Orchestra and an Academy Award-winning composer for his work on the soundtrack for 1987's The Last Emperor, synth pop innovator Ryuichi Sakamoto is among the most groundbreaking artists to have emerged since the late '70s. British writer, composer, and curator David Toop has been highly influential as both a musician and journalist since the 1970s, contributing to numerous publications, authoring several highly regarded books, and producing myriad styles of music, both as a solo artist and collaborator.