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ARTiST....: susumu yokota
TiTLE.....: skintone collection
LABEL.....: Lo recording
GENRE.....: electronic
SOURCE....: cdda
QUALiTY...: VBR / joint-stereo
SiZE......: 84,6 MB
REL.DATE..: oct-07-2007
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01] kodomotachi 04:06
02] amanogawa 1997 03:12
03] card nation 03:59
04] illusion river 06:28
05] live echo 05:32
06] purple rose minuet 03:34
07] sentiero 05:16
08] saku 05:43
09] kavano hotorino kinoshitade 1998 02:28
10] king dragonfly 04:42
11] iconic air 04:52
12] holy ground 04:01
13] a heart 04:42
14] hagoromo 03:51
TOTAL TiME : 62:26 min
In an era when the biannual release is an accepted
norm for a recording artist, the creative output
of Japan's Susuma Yokota is little less than
staggering. Perhaps as a testament to this, Lo
Recordings serve up Skintone Collection; the 32nd
release (!) from the fiercely creative Yokota, a
fully-rounded retrospective of his large body of
work over the past ten years. Comprising choice
cuts from giants such as 2000's Sakura through to
this years Love or Die, Ben Eshmade's
sensitively-compiled fourteen track disc is both a
perfect introduction to Yokota for the uninitiated
and a necessary indulgence for established
followers. Clocking in at a round hour,
Skintone... succeeds in illuminating the many
facets of Yokota's confounding talent as an
ambient composer. Take for example "Live Echo",
culled from 2000's The Boy and the Tree, a track
in which Yokota's skill for pairing traditional
Japanese instrumentation alongside sparse,
ethereal electronica takes hynotic effect.
Elsewhere, "A Heart-warming and Beautiful Flower"
from this years Love or Die LP showcases Yokota's
ongoing passion for flanking the organic with the
machine-made and constructing each piece from a
vast sonic pool. As the insistent piano chord
stabs and melodic flourishes interwine with a deep
electronic heartbeat and synthesised strings the
result is graceful, hypnotic and genuinely moving.
Sprawling and outrageously ambitious, Susumu
Yokota's brand of ambience demands your attention;
Skintone Collection provides the first step...
Buy me if you love me :)