SKMT | dig The title “Esperanto” refers to an artificial language invented by Ludovico Zamenhof. The album’s overall composition reflects Sakamoto’s comment that it is “imaginary ethnic music.” The album incorporates so-called techno music techniques, such as introducing Fairlight CMI and sampling sources into ethnic music, aiming for a new musical structure that is not pop. The many pauses and quiet sounds that appear in the work are intended to represent the rustling of dancers’ clothes and th