Columbus Alive (US)

A subtle duet between expert guitar programmer Christopher Willits and Grammy-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ocean Fire mimics the sea or, perhaps more appropriately, a beautiful life adrift on the face of an endless shimmering ocean. This is a concept album at its best — informed by and replicating the experience of the subject matter. This song could be used by the Surfrider Foundation as a really good reason to keep our waterways as stunning and peaceful as those immortalized by two living geniuses.