Ryuichi Sakamoto's album 'async' is a tribute to life, its integrity and value, the importance of moments and every little event. The album was composed to a non-existent film by Andrei Tarkovsky and features interesting literary references, including a poem by Arseny Tarkovsky read by David Sylvian in 'Life, Life' and an excerpt from Paul Bowles' novel 'Under the Sheltering Sky' in 'foolmoon'.