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Susumu Yokota is an electronic artist from Japan and widely accepted as one of the most talented composers and producers in electronic music today. His roots are in house and techno, DJing at events like “I Love Techno” in the early 90’s. Over the years his music has progressed into ambient and ambient-techno genres. He became quite famous around 2000-2001. Today, his discography includes some 30+ albums, encompassing 7 or 8 different genres of electronic music within them. On his most well known albums he uses spinning samples of piano, voice, guitar and rhythmic components to create a musical landscape filled with everchanging moods and complex song structure.

His best albums are said to be: “Symbol” where he used samples of classical music pieces, melodies from Vivaldi, Shostakovitch, Mahler, Albinoni are found within it, “Sakura” (LEAF 2000) “Grinning Cat” (LEAF 2001), “The Boy and the tree” (LEAF 2002) and his last CD (with Vocals) “Wonder Waltz” (LO 2006). On “Wonder Waltz” he co-operated with Czech avant-garde violinist and singer Iva Bittová.

Albums
Frankfurt Tokyo Connection (1993) - Released under the alias “Yokota”
Zen (1994) - Released under the alias “Ebi”
Acid Mt. Fuji (1994)
Plantation (1995) - Released under the alias “Ringo”
Metronome Melody (1995) - Released under the alias “Prism”
Ten (1995) - Released under the alias “Ebi”
Anima Beat (1996) - Released under the alias “Anima Mundi”

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Top Tracks

1	Kodomotachi full track	227
2	Gekkoh	154
3	Saku	127
4	Azukiiro No Kaori	120
5	Tobiume	105
6	Long Long Silk Bridge full track	102
7	Hagoromo	98
7	Traveler in the Wonderland full track	98
7	Genshi	98
10	Uchu Tanjyo	94
11	Hisen	86
11	Flaming Love and Destiny full track	86
13	Kirakiraboshi	83
14	The Dying Black Swan full track	82
15	Song of the Sleeping Forest full track	81

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badrussian wrote:
Friday evening

Japanese electronic is the best in the world

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alicefairyberry wrote:
last month

Love the tracks w/ Nancy Elizabeth <3

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Acquiescence wrote:
September 2009

This isn't a jag, this is a recommendation from one Susumu Yokota fan to another (and by another I mean all y'all). Check out the newly released A Thousand Paper Cranes by Pentatonik, it's better than anything Susumu has done since 2005.

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zzzoneDOTnet wrote:
September 2009

Susumu Yokota is one of my favorite artists. I have almost everything he has ever done. http://zzzone.net

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BigMetalObject wrote:
August 2009

this guy makes some magnificent sound, and i particularly enjoy his range within the electronic genre.

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OCVfan wrote:
July 2009

givea listen to my favourite-band! www.myspace.com/ourceasingvoice

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jugular wrote:
July 2009

he's so prolific! i need more.

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zzxasd43and wrote:
July 2009

this is some good shit. and post that photo anyway.

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Acquiescence wrote:
June 2009

I have a great photo of him...but it's a little discriminating.

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user_07199 wrote:
June 2009

very calm and good music

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haemorrhoid wrote:
June 2009

How come he doesn't have a decent photo?

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Qaba wrote:
May 2009

oi oi oi i fool for love ) i cant die!

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netphreax wrote:
May 2009

Well, compared to the rest I think The Frankfurt-Tokyo Connection is the most underrated of all :). Panicwaves is just such a classic!

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softundertummy wrote:
May 2009

Grinning Cat sounds like a Murakami novel.

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plugfivemedia wrote:
April 2009

Check out what Susumu Yokota is listening to at http://www.plugfive.com

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AcidBeast wrote:
April 2009

Where's the love for Love Or Die?

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terliyimopmiyim wrote:
April 2009

kukumu çokonata

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Acquiescence wrote:
April 2009

begily - I (and many other Yokota fans would agree) would get Grinning Cat next. It's not quite as ambient-based as Saukra but it's an essential listen nonetheless. Really magical and otherwordly, every track paints very vivid imagery. Symbol is his third masterpiece, but it isn't remotely an ambient record so you've been warned. Other albums that sound similar to Sakura would be Laputa and The Boy & The Tree, both are very good.

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anti-numb wrote:
April 2009

<3

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Rapid9 wrote:
April 2009

really like sounds of sky and sakura

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