12 Conversations brings together musical exchanges recorded inNovember and December 2022. Rooted in the same creative period thatgave rise to Sakamoto's fi nal solo album 12, these recordings were notoriginally intended as a standalone release. It was only after thecompletion of 12 that Sakamoto and Nicolai decided to present theseexchanges as a work in their own right. The album refl ects the vitality and curiosity that defi ned more than twodecades of shared inspiration: fl uid, exploratory, and forward-looking.Created with openness and trust, it captures a creative process inconstant transformation - sounds expanding, altering, and evolving through attentive listening.