At 07:30 AM 1/16/2002, Dan Brusca wrote:
quoted 6 lines The first Susumu Yokota album I bought was Sakura and I still think it's his>The first Susumu Yokota album I bought was Sakura and I still think it's his
>best yet, closely followed by last year's Grinning Cat.
>
>To be honest, you can pretty much dive in anywhere as all his stuff is
>quality. I haven't heard his latest album yet, though I understand it's from
>his more house-y side.
I love all the pretty, soft techno Yokota records as much as the rest of you,
but I want to give a shout out for the crazy disco-house records that he's put
out: *1998* and *1999*. As someone who bought Magic Thread and immediately
decided that I wanted everything this guy has ever done, those two records were
the most shocking; here I am expecting quiet and I get nailed with totally
insane disco string arrangements, a monster house beat and divas screaming
gibberish. Totally in-yer-face.
Seriously: Yokota's hard house records are just as deep, harmonically
complex and imaginative as the quiet stuff, and are a blast to kick in your car
stereo. Also, by all means grab the Leaf *Remix* 12" that came out about three
years ago. He reworks sounds and samples from *Image* and transforms them into
angular anthems.
thump thump,
rr.
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