Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo251
Release-Date:01.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo251
Release-Date:01.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
1
Susumu Yokota - Weave
2
Susumu Yokota - Reflux
3
Susumu Yokota - Unravel
4
Susumu Yokota - Circular
5
Susumu Yokota - Spool
6
Susumu Yokota - Potential
7
Susumu Yokota - Fiber
8
Susumu Yokota - Metabolic
9
Susumu Yokota - Stitch
10
Susumu Yokota - Blend
11
Susumu Yokota - Melt
Format:
- Limited edition gold 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in 2 x PMS printed inner sleeves, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS 7mm wide spine reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Magic Thread is Susumu Yokota’s deeply soothing and delicate debut release on the Skintone label. With a spartan palette of sounds and textures, Yokota taps into a fundamentally human need to fuse and connect disparate fibres, magically forming work which glistens and pulsates with life.
Magic Thread originally came out in 1998 as a limited-edition CD release of 500 copies. Initially intended for the Japanese market, it came without any artwork in a standard transparent CD case adorned only by a sticker containing essential album information and a quote:
‘Somewhere in the process of evolution, the spinning and weaving of thread became possible for humankind. How did this come to pass? It can only be that the thread is possessed of magical properties.’ – Yokota, 1998.
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- Limited edition gold 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in 2 x PMS printed inner sleeves, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS 7mm wide spine reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Magic Thread is Susumu Yokota’s deeply soothing and delicate debut release on the Skintone label. With a spartan palette of sounds and textures, Yokota taps into a fundamentally human need to fuse and connect disparate fibres, magically forming work which glistens and pulsates with life.
Magic Thread originally came out in 1998 as a limited-edition CD release of 500 copies. Initially intended for the Japanese market, it came without any artwork in a standard transparent CD case adorned only by a sticker containing essential album information and a quote:
‘Somewhere in the process of evolution, the spinning and weaving of thread became possible for humankind. How did this come to pass? It can only be that the thread is possessed of magical properties.’ – Yokota, 1998.
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More records from Susumu Yokota
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo255
Release-Date:05.12.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo255
Release-Date:05.12.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
1
Susumu Yokota - Level 21
2
Susumu Yokota - Pegasus Man
3
Susumu Yokota - Alpine Nation
4
Susumu Yokota - Red Door
5
Susumu Yokota - Illusion River
6
Susumu Yokota - Black Sea
7
Susumu Yokota - Pony Tail
8
Susumu Yokota - Rabbit Earring
9
Susumu Yokota - Flower And Butterfly
Format:
- Limited edition Cool Grey 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Will heralded a disarming, groove-based return to deep house. A wild melange of bumping beats, freestyle samples and esoteric goodness. Recorded over the same period as Grinning Cat this anomaly within the Skintone catalogue was seen as a way to circumvent the swirling politics of his club-oriented releases elsewhere. In itself Will was a reminder of Yokota’s ability to deliver a complex array of sounds within a more recognisable format.
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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- Limited edition Cool Grey 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Will heralded a disarming, groove-based return to deep house. A wild melange of bumping beats, freestyle samples and esoteric goodness. Recorded over the same period as Grinning Cat this anomaly within the Skintone catalogue was seen as a way to circumvent the swirling politics of his club-oriented releases elsewhere. In itself Will was a reminder of Yokota’s ability to deliver a complex array of sounds within a more recognisable format.
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Germany
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo255CD
Release-Date:05.12.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo255CD
Release-Date:05.12.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
1
Susumu Yokota - Level 21
2
Susumu Yokota - Pegasus Man
3
Susumu Yokota - Alpine Nation
4
Susumu Yokota - Red Door
5
Susumu Yokota - Illusion River
6
Susumu Yokota - Black Sea
7
Susumu Yokota - Pony Tail
8
Susumu Yokota - Rabbit Earring
9
Susumu Yokota - Flower And Butterfly
Format:
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Will heralded a disarming, groove-based return to deep house. A wild melange of bumping beats, freestyle samples and esoteric goodness. Recorded over the same period as Grinning Cat this anomaly within the Skintone catalogue was seen as a way to circumvent the swirling politics of his club-oriented releases elsewhere. In itself Will was a reminder of Yokota’s ability to deliver a complex array of sounds within a more recognisable format.
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Will heralded a disarming, groove-based return to deep house. A wild melange of bumping beats, freestyle samples and esoteric goodness. Recorded over the same period as Grinning Cat this anomaly within the Skintone catalogue was seen as a way to circumvent the swirling politics of his club-oriented releases elsewhere. In itself Will was a reminder of Yokota’s ability to deliver a complex array of sounds within a more recognisable format.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo254
Release-Date:07.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo254
Release-Date:07.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
1
Susumu Yokota - I Imagine
2
Susumu Yokota - King Dragonfly
3
Susumu Yokota - Card Nation
4
Susumu Yokota - Sleepy Eye
5
Susumu Yokota - Lapis Lazuli
6
Susumu Yokota - Balloon In The Cage
7
Susumu Yokota - Cherry Blossom
8
Susumu Yokota - Love Bird
9
Susumu Yokota - Fearful Dream
10
Susumu Yokota - Tears Of A Poet
11
Susumu Yokota - So Red
12
Susumu Yokota - Flying Cat
13
Susumu Yokota - Lost Child
Format:
- Limited edition solid 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Grinning Cat confounded devotees of Sakura with a far more complex set of tracks. A landscape of ambiguous emotional resonance within an album of measured extremes. Sentimental without being schmaltzy, joyful without being saccharine, Grinning Cat sees Yokota at his most playful and experimental, channelling moments of transitory wonder and jubilation, and opening up a sonic environment in which we can romp and play.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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- Limited edition solid 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Grinning Cat confounded devotees of Sakura with a far more complex set of tracks. A landscape of ambiguous emotional resonance within an album of measured extremes. Sentimental without being schmaltzy, joyful without being saccharine, Grinning Cat sees Yokota at his most playful and experimental, channelling moments of transitory wonder and jubilation, and opening up a sonic environment in which we can romp and play.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo254CD
Release-Date:07.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo254CD
Release-Date:07.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
1
Susumu Yokota - I Imagine
2
Susumu Yokota - King Dragonfly
3
Susumu Yokota - Card Nation
4
Susumu Yokota - Sleepy Eye
5
Susumu Yokota - Lapis Lazuli
6
Susumu Yokota - Ballon In The Cage
7
Susumu Yokota - Cherry Blossom
8
Susumu Yokota - Love Bird
9
Susumu Yokota - Fearful Dream
10
Susumu Yokota - Tears Of A Poet
11
Susumu Yokota - So Red
12
Susumu Yokota - Flying Cat
13
Susumu Yokota - Lost Child
Format:
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Grinning Cat confounded devotees of Sakura with a far more complex set of tracks. A landscape of ambiguous emotional resonance within an album of measured extremes. Sentimental without being schmaltzy, joyful without being saccharine, Grinning Cat sees Yokota at his most playful and experimental, channelling moments of transitory wonder and jubilation, and opening up a sonic environment in which we can romp and play.
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Grinning Cat confounded devotees of Sakura with a far more complex set of tracks. A landscape of ambiguous emotional resonance within an album of measured extremes. Sentimental without being schmaltzy, joyful without being saccharine, Grinning Cat sees Yokota at his most playful and experimental, channelling moments of transitory wonder and jubilation, and opening up a sonic environment in which we can romp and play.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo253
Release-Date:03.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo253
Release-Date:03.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
1
Susumu Yokota - Saku
2
Susumu Yokota - Uchu Tanjyo
3
Susumu Yokota - Hagoromo
4
Susumu Yokota - Genshi
5
Susumu Yokota - Gekkoh
6
Susumu Yokota - Kirakiraboshi
7
Susumu Yokota - Kodomotachi
8
Susumu Yokota - Hisen
9
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume
10
Susumu Yokota - Naminote
11
Susumu Yokota - Shinsen
12
Susumu Yokota - Azukiiro No Kaori
Repress coming on the 19th of December!
Format:
- Limited edition petrol blue 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Sakura is without doubt the most loved and lauded entry in Susumu Yokota’s catalogue.
The music unravels like cascades of petals falling from the eponymous cherry blossom trees. Yokota intended to ‘express ki-do-ai-raku (the four emotions; joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness) through music’, and throughout Sakura, the effect fluctuates between profound tranquillity, hesitation, melancholy and joy with ease, addressing the fickle nature of human emotion, while transcending the inclination to label moods entirely.
Sakura became Yokota’s best selling album. It was greeted with universal acclaim, lauded by Philip Glass and Brian Eno and launched Yokota internationally.
‘A bittersweet beauty, heightened by the sadness that all things must one day end.’ - Martyn Pepperell
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Germany
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Format:
- Limited edition petrol blue 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Sakura is without doubt the most loved and lauded entry in Susumu Yokota’s catalogue.
The music unravels like cascades of petals falling from the eponymous cherry blossom trees. Yokota intended to ‘express ki-do-ai-raku (the four emotions; joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness) through music’, and throughout Sakura, the effect fluctuates between profound tranquillity, hesitation, melancholy and joy with ease, addressing the fickle nature of human emotion, while transcending the inclination to label moods entirely.
Sakura became Yokota’s best selling album. It was greeted with universal acclaim, lauded by Philip Glass and Brian Eno and launched Yokota internationally.
‘A bittersweet beauty, heightened by the sadness that all things must one day end.’ - Martyn Pepperell
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo253CD
Release-Date:03.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo253CD
Release-Date:03.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
1
Susumu Yokota - Saku
2
Susumu Yokota - Uchu Tanjyo
3
Susumu Yokota - Hagoromo
4
Susumu Yokota - Genshi
5
Susumu Yokota - Gekkoh
6
Susumu Yokota - Kirakiraboshi
7
Susumu Yokota - Kodomotachi
8
Susumu Yokota - Hisen
9
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume
10
Susumu Yokota - Naminote
11
Susumu Yokota - Shinsen
12
Susumu Yokota - Azukiiro No Kaori
Format:
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Sakura is without doubt the most loved and lauded entry in Susumu Yokota’s catalogue.
The music unravels like cascades of petals falling from the eponymous cherry blossom trees. Yokota intended to ‘express ki-do-ai-raku (the four emotions; joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness) through music’, and throughout Sakura, the effect fluctuates between profound tranquillity, hesitation, melancholy and joy with ease, addressing the fickle nature of human emotion, while transcending the inclination to label moods entirely.
Sakura became Yokota’s best selling album. It was greeted with universal acclaim, lauded by Philip Glass and Brian Eno and launched Yokota internationally.
‘A bittersweet beauty, heightened by the sadness that all things must one day end.’ - Martyn Pepperell
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Sakura is without doubt the most loved and lauded entry in Susumu Yokota’s catalogue.
The music unravels like cascades of petals falling from the eponymous cherry blossom trees. Yokota intended to ‘express ki-do-ai-raku (the four emotions; joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness) through music’, and throughout Sakura, the effect fluctuates between profound tranquillity, hesitation, melancholy and joy with ease, addressing the fickle nature of human emotion, while transcending the inclination to label moods entirely.
Sakura became Yokota’s best selling album. It was greeted with universal acclaim, lauded by Philip Glass and Brian Eno and launched Yokota internationally.
‘A bittersweet beauty, heightened by the sadness that all things must one day end.’ - Martyn Pepperell
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Label:Transmigration
Cat-No:TM028
Release-Date:26.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
Label:Transmigration
Cat-No:TM028
Release-Date:26.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
1
Susumu Yokota - Dust
2
Susumu Yokota - Wave
3
Susumu Yokota - Obsession
4
Susumu Yokota - Dove
5
Susumu Yokota - Thirteen
6
Susumu Yokota - No Way Back
7
Susumu Yokota - Extra Terrestrial
8
Susumu Yokota - Fortune
Never-before-heard psychedelic acid techno and ambient compositions from beloved Japanese producer Susumu Yokota. Recovered from a collection of DAT tapes gifted by Yokota to Ray Castle during the period he released some of his most memorable records such Acid Mt.Fuji or Ebi's Zen.
A fortunate meeting between Ray Castle and Transmigration label boss David Fogarty means these works finally see the light of day.
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A fortunate meeting between Ray Castle and Transmigration label boss David Fogarty means these works finally see the light of day.
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:LoSE1LP
Release-Date:05.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:BOX
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:LoSE1LP
Release-Date:05.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:BOX
Repress landing end of 25 / beginning of 26!
Format:
- Linen Paper, Foil Printed Box Set
- Includes 6 Double LPs + 1 Single LP
- All LPs Pressed on Colour Vinyl
- Each Disc is Housed in a Printed Inner with PMS Print, Finished with Spot Gloss Printing. Each Sleeve Features an Abstract of the Original Album’s Artwork
- Also included are a 4 page Insert + Poster
Albums Included:
Magic Thread [1998]
Image 1983-1998 [1998]
Sakura [1999]
Grinning Cat [2001]
Will [2001]
The Boy and the Tree [2002]
Laputa [2003]
Skintone Edition Vol.1 commences a project that involves reissuing 14 albums from Yokota's Skintone label, originally released between 1998 and 2012. These albums represent Yokota's most seminal work, and are highly sought after, with most of the albums not seeing a repress until now. These fourteen albums will come out individually over the next 18 months, along with two boxsets, each containing 7 of the albums. As well as vinyl there will also be a CD release for each album + 2 CD box sets.
Skintone Edition commemorates the singular talent of this music pioneer with the re-release of all of his albums released via his own Skintone label.
Over a 20 year period Yokota released 30 albums and countless 12s under a variety of aliases, across more than a dozen pre-eminent labels. Yokota received domestic and international acclaim as a house and techno DJ and producer throughout the nineties. Part of the vanguard of the Tokyo scene, his influential release Acid Mt. Fuji inspires techno artists to this day.
In 1998 though, at the height of his success, he established his Skintone imprint, which came to eclipse all of his previous achievements. Skintone shone a light on the diverse new directions in which his creativity had blown, from delicate, cyclical tape-loop meditations to neo-classical compositions. It also gave him the autonomy to combine his visual and music-making practices and, importantly, to create at his own pace. The label was a great success and his experiments proved foundational in the global 00s ambient canon.
Skintone Edition will be available as 2 box sets - the first volume coincides with the 10th anniversary of Yokota’s untimely death and the 30th year of Lo Recordings. All music has been fully re-mastered. This edition is presented with the generous assistance of the Yokota family.
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Format:
- Linen Paper, Foil Printed Box Set
- Includes 6 Double LPs + 1 Single LP
- All LPs Pressed on Colour Vinyl
- Each Disc is Housed in a Printed Inner with PMS Print, Finished with Spot Gloss Printing. Each Sleeve Features an Abstract of the Original Album’s Artwork
- Also included are a 4 page Insert + Poster
Albums Included:
Magic Thread [1998]
Image 1983-1998 [1998]
Sakura [1999]
Grinning Cat [2001]
Will [2001]
The Boy and the Tree [2002]
Laputa [2003]
Skintone Edition Vol.1 commences a project that involves reissuing 14 albums from Yokota's Skintone label, originally released between 1998 and 2012. These albums represent Yokota's most seminal work, and are highly sought after, with most of the albums not seeing a repress until now. These fourteen albums will come out individually over the next 18 months, along with two boxsets, each containing 7 of the albums. As well as vinyl there will also be a CD release for each album + 2 CD box sets.
Skintone Edition commemorates the singular talent of this music pioneer with the re-release of all of his albums released via his own Skintone label.
Over a 20 year period Yokota released 30 albums and countless 12s under a variety of aliases, across more than a dozen pre-eminent labels. Yokota received domestic and international acclaim as a house and techno DJ and producer throughout the nineties. Part of the vanguard of the Tokyo scene, his influential release Acid Mt. Fuji inspires techno artists to this day.
In 1998 though, at the height of his success, he established his Skintone imprint, which came to eclipse all of his previous achievements. Skintone shone a light on the diverse new directions in which his creativity had blown, from delicate, cyclical tape-loop meditations to neo-classical compositions. It also gave him the autonomy to combine his visual and music-making practices and, importantly, to create at his own pace. The label was a great success and his experiments proved foundational in the global 00s ambient canon.
Skintone Edition will be available as 2 box sets - the first volume coincides with the 10th anniversary of Yokota’s untimely death and the 30th year of Lo Recordings. All music has been fully re-mastered. This edition is presented with the generous assistance of the Yokota family.
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:LoSE1CD
Release-Date:05.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:BOX
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:LoSE1CD
Release-Date:05.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:BOX
Format:
- Black on Black Printed Slipcase, With High Gloss Graphic Elements Block Printed in Foil
- Includes 7 CDs In Softly Textured Six Page Pocketpacs With Sleevenotes
Skintone Edition Vol.1 commences a project that involves reissuing 14 albums from Yokota's Skintone label, originally released between 1998 and 2012. These albums represent Yokota's most seminal work, and are highly sought after, with most of the albums not seeing a repress until now. These fourteen albums will come out individually over the next 18 months, along with two boxsets, each containing 7 of the albums. As well as vinyl there will also be a CD release for each album + 2 CD box sets.
Skintone Edition commemorates the singular talent of this music pioneer with the re-release of all of his albums released via his own Skintone label.
Over a 20 year period Yokota released 30 albums and countless 12s under a variety of aliases, across more than a dozen pre-eminent labels. Yokota received domestic and international acclaim as a house and techno DJ and producer throughout the nineties. Part of the vanguard of the Tokyo scene, his influential release Acid Mt. Fuji inspires techno artists to this day.
In 1998 though, at the height of his success, he established his Skintone imprint, which came to eclipse all of his previous achievements. Skintone shone a light on the diverse new directions in which his creativity had blown, from delicate, cyclical tape-loop meditations to neo-classical compositions. It also gave him the autonomy to combine his visual and music-making practices and, importantly, to create at his own pace. The label was a great success and his experiments proved foundational in the global 00s ambient canon.
Skintone Edition will be available as 2 box sets - the first volume coincides with the 10th anniversary of Yokota’s untimely death and the 30th year of Lo Recordings. All music has been fully re-mastered. This edition is presented with the generous assistance of the Yokota family.
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
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Germany
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- Black on Black Printed Slipcase, With High Gloss Graphic Elements Block Printed in Foil
- Includes 7 CDs In Softly Textured Six Page Pocketpacs With Sleevenotes
Skintone Edition Vol.1 commences a project that involves reissuing 14 albums from Yokota's Skintone label, originally released between 1998 and 2012. These albums represent Yokota's most seminal work, and are highly sought after, with most of the albums not seeing a repress until now. These fourteen albums will come out individually over the next 18 months, along with two boxsets, each containing 7 of the albums. As well as vinyl there will also be a CD release for each album + 2 CD box sets.
Skintone Edition commemorates the singular talent of this music pioneer with the re-release of all of his albums released via his own Skintone label.
Over a 20 year period Yokota released 30 albums and countless 12s under a variety of aliases, across more than a dozen pre-eminent labels. Yokota received domestic and international acclaim as a house and techno DJ and producer throughout the nineties. Part of the vanguard of the Tokyo scene, his influential release Acid Mt. Fuji inspires techno artists to this day.
In 1998 though, at the height of his success, he established his Skintone imprint, which came to eclipse all of his previous achievements. Skintone shone a light on the diverse new directions in which his creativity had blown, from delicate, cyclical tape-loop meditations to neo-classical compositions. It also gave him the autonomy to combine his visual and music-making practices and, importantly, to create at his own pace. The label was a great success and his experiments proved foundational in the global 00s ambient canon.
Skintone Edition will be available as 2 box sets - the first volume coincides with the 10th anniversary of Yokota’s untimely death and the 30th year of Lo Recordings. All music has been fully re-mastered. This edition is presented with the generous assistance of the Yokota family.
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1
Susumu Yokota - Kaiten Mokuba
2
Susumu Yokota - Tayutafu
3
Susumu Yokota - Fukoro No Yume
4
Susumu Yokota - Wani Natte
5
Susumu Yokota - Sakashima
6
Susumu Yokota - Morino Gakudan
7
Susumu Yokota - Nisemono No Uta
8
Susumu Yokota - Daremoshiranai Chiisanakuni
9
Susumu Yokota - Kawano Hotorino Kinoshitade
10
Susumu Yokota - Yumekui Kobito
11
Susumu Yokota - Amai Niyoi
12
Susumu Yokota - Enogu
13
Susumu Yokota - Amanogawa
Format:
- Limited edition warm beige 12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Mesmerising album of Yokota’s earliest sonic explorations that demonstrates his unique vision and sublime transcendence of boundaries.
‘Image 1983-1998’ is a collection of short miniatures, composed in two different time periods. Tracks 1-5 were recorded with guitar and organ between 1983-4 and tracks 6-12 were composed through 97-98, being inspired by the earlier material.
A musical scrapbook, or sonic design board. The sleeve notes give an insight into Yokota’s belief in a close connection between music, memory and his active imagination: ‘Encountering Acid House made me visualise music – I could clearly see the sounds sparkling… this experience led me to create electronic music.’
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- Limited edition warm beige 12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Mesmerising album of Yokota’s earliest sonic explorations that demonstrates his unique vision and sublime transcendence of boundaries.
‘Image 1983-1998’ is a collection of short miniatures, composed in two different time periods. Tracks 1-5 were recorded with guitar and organ between 1983-4 and tracks 6-12 were composed through 97-98, being inspired by the earlier material.
A musical scrapbook, or sonic design board. The sleeve notes give an insight into Yokota’s belief in a close connection between music, memory and his active imagination: ‘Encountering Acid House made me visualise music – I could clearly see the sounds sparkling… this experience led me to create electronic music.’
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo252CD
Release-Date:29.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo252CD
Release-Date:29.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
1
Susumu Yokota - Kaiten Mokuba
2
Susumu Yokota - Tayutafu
3
Susumu Yokota - Fukoro No Yume
4
Susumu Yokota - Wani Natte
5
Susumu Yokota - Sakashima
6
Susumu Yokota - Morino Gakudan
7
Susumu Yokota - Nisemono No Uta
8
Susumu Yokota - Daremoshiranai Chiisanakuni
9
Susumu Yokota - Kawano Hotorino Kinoshitade
10
Susumu Yokota - Yumekui Kobito
11
Susumu Yokota - Amai Niyoi
12
Susumu Yokota - Enogu
13
Susumu Yokota - Amanogawa
Format:
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Mesmerising album of Yokota’s earliest sonic explorations that demonstrates his unique vision and sublime transcendence of boundaries.
‘Image 1983-1998’ is a collection of short miniatures, composed in two different time periods. Tracks 1-5 were recorded with guitar and organ between 1983-4 and tracks 6-12 were composed through 97-98, being inspired by the earlier material.
A musical scrapbook, or sonic design board. The sleeve notes give an insight into Yokota’s belief in a close connection between music, memory and his active imagination: ‘Encountering Acid House made me visualise music – I could clearly see the sounds sparkling… this experience led me to create electronic music.’
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Mesmerising album of Yokota’s earliest sonic explorations that demonstrates his unique vision and sublime transcendence of boundaries.
‘Image 1983-1998’ is a collection of short miniatures, composed in two different time periods. Tracks 1-5 were recorded with guitar and organ between 1983-4 and tracks 6-12 were composed through 97-98, being inspired by the earlier material.
A musical scrapbook, or sonic design board. The sleeve notes give an insight into Yokota’s belief in a close connection between music, memory and his active imagination: ‘Encountering Acid House made me visualise music – I could clearly see the sounds sparkling… this experience led me to create electronic music.’
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo251CD
Release-Date:01.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo251CD
Release-Date:01.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
1
Susumu Yokota - Weave
2
Susumu Yokota - Reflux
3
Susumu Yokota - Unravel
4
Susumu Yokota - Circular
5
Susumu Yokota - Spool
6
Susumu Yokota - Potential
7
Susumu Yokota - Fiber
8
Susumu Yokota - Metabolic
9
Susumu Yokota - Stitch
10
Susumu Yokota - Blend
11
Susumu Yokota - Melt
Format:
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Magic Thread is Susumu Yokota’s deeply soothing and delicate debut release on the Skintone label. With a spartan palette of sounds and textures, Yokota taps into a fundamentally human need to fuse and connect disparate fibres, magically forming work which glistens and pulsates with life.
Magic Thread originally came out in 1998 as a limited-edition CD release of 500 copies. Initially intended for the Japanese market, it came without any artwork in a standard transparent CD case adorned only by a sticker containing essential album information and a quote:
‘Somewhere in the process of evolution, the spinning and weaving of thread became possible for humankind. How did this come to pass? It can only be that the thread is possessed of magical properties.’ – Yokota, 1998.
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- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Magic Thread is Susumu Yokota’s deeply soothing and delicate debut release on the Skintone label. With a spartan palette of sounds and textures, Yokota taps into a fundamentally human need to fuse and connect disparate fibres, magically forming work which glistens and pulsates with life.
Magic Thread originally came out in 1998 as a limited-edition CD release of 500 copies. Initially intended for the Japanese market, it came without any artwork in a standard transparent CD case adorned only by a sticker containing essential album information and a quote:
‘Somewhere in the process of evolution, the spinning and weaving of thread became possible for humankind. How did this come to pass? It can only be that the thread is possessed of magical properties.’ – Yokota, 1998.
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo255
Release-Date:05.12.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo255
Release-Date:05.12.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
1
Susumu Yokota - Level 21
2
Susumu Yokota - Pegasus Man
3
Susumu Yokota - Alpine Nation
4
Susumu Yokota - Red Door
5
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6
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Format:
- Limited edition Cool Grey 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Will heralded a disarming, groove-based return to deep house. A wild melange of bumping beats, freestyle samples and esoteric goodness. Recorded over the same period as Grinning Cat this anomaly within the Skintone catalogue was seen as a way to circumvent the swirling politics of his club-oriented releases elsewhere. In itself Will was a reminder of Yokota’s ability to deliver a complex array of sounds within a more recognisable format.
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Germany
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- Limited edition Cool Grey 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Will heralded a disarming, groove-based return to deep house. A wild melange of bumping beats, freestyle samples and esoteric goodness. Recorded over the same period as Grinning Cat this anomaly within the Skintone catalogue was seen as a way to circumvent the swirling politics of his club-oriented releases elsewhere. In itself Will was a reminder of Yokota’s ability to deliver a complex array of sounds within a more recognisable format.
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo255CD
Release-Date:05.12.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo255CD
Release-Date:05.12.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
1
Susumu Yokota - Level 21
2
Susumu Yokota - Pegasus Man
3
Susumu Yokota - Alpine Nation
4
Susumu Yokota - Red Door
5
Susumu Yokota - Illusion River
6
Susumu Yokota - Black Sea
7
Susumu Yokota - Pony Tail
8
Susumu Yokota - Rabbit Earring
9
Susumu Yokota - Flower And Butterfly
Format:
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Will heralded a disarming, groove-based return to deep house. A wild melange of bumping beats, freestyle samples and esoteric goodness. Recorded over the same period as Grinning Cat this anomaly within the Skintone catalogue was seen as a way to circumvent the swirling politics of his club-oriented releases elsewhere. In itself Will was a reminder of Yokota’s ability to deliver a complex array of sounds within a more recognisable format.
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Will heralded a disarming, groove-based return to deep house. A wild melange of bumping beats, freestyle samples and esoteric goodness. Recorded over the same period as Grinning Cat this anomaly within the Skintone catalogue was seen as a way to circumvent the swirling politics of his club-oriented releases elsewhere. In itself Will was a reminder of Yokota’s ability to deliver a complex array of sounds within a more recognisable format.
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Germany
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo254
Release-Date:07.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo254
Release-Date:07.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
1
Susumu Yokota - I Imagine
2
Susumu Yokota - King Dragonfly
3
Susumu Yokota - Card Nation
4
Susumu Yokota - Sleepy Eye
5
Susumu Yokota - Lapis Lazuli
6
Susumu Yokota - Balloon In The Cage
7
Susumu Yokota - Cherry Blossom
8
Susumu Yokota - Love Bird
9
Susumu Yokota - Fearful Dream
10
Susumu Yokota - Tears Of A Poet
11
Susumu Yokota - So Red
12
Susumu Yokota - Flying Cat
13
Susumu Yokota - Lost Child
Format:
- Limited edition solid 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Grinning Cat confounded devotees of Sakura with a far more complex set of tracks. A landscape of ambiguous emotional resonance within an album of measured extremes. Sentimental without being schmaltzy, joyful without being saccharine, Grinning Cat sees Yokota at his most playful and experimental, channelling moments of transitory wonder and jubilation, and opening up a sonic environment in which we can romp and play.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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- Limited edition solid 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Grinning Cat confounded devotees of Sakura with a far more complex set of tracks. A landscape of ambiguous emotional resonance within an album of measured extremes. Sentimental without being schmaltzy, joyful without being saccharine, Grinning Cat sees Yokota at his most playful and experimental, channelling moments of transitory wonder and jubilation, and opening up a sonic environment in which we can romp and play.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo254CD
Release-Date:07.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo254CD
Release-Date:07.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
1
Susumu Yokota - I Imagine
2
Susumu Yokota - King Dragonfly
3
Susumu Yokota - Card Nation
4
Susumu Yokota - Sleepy Eye
5
Susumu Yokota - Lapis Lazuli
6
Susumu Yokota - Ballon In The Cage
7
Susumu Yokota - Cherry Blossom
8
Susumu Yokota - Love Bird
9
Susumu Yokota - Fearful Dream
10
Susumu Yokota - Tears Of A Poet
11
Susumu Yokota - So Red
12
Susumu Yokota - Flying Cat
13
Susumu Yokota - Lost Child
Format:
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Grinning Cat confounded devotees of Sakura with a far more complex set of tracks. A landscape of ambiguous emotional resonance within an album of measured extremes. Sentimental without being schmaltzy, joyful without being saccharine, Grinning Cat sees Yokota at his most playful and experimental, channelling moments of transitory wonder and jubilation, and opening up a sonic environment in which we can romp and play.
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Grinning Cat confounded devotees of Sakura with a far more complex set of tracks. A landscape of ambiguous emotional resonance within an album of measured extremes. Sentimental without being schmaltzy, joyful without being saccharine, Grinning Cat sees Yokota at his most playful and experimental, channelling moments of transitory wonder and jubilation, and opening up a sonic environment in which we can romp and play.
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Germany
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo253
Release-Date:03.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo253
Release-Date:03.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
1
Susumu Yokota - Saku
2
Susumu Yokota - Uchu Tanjyo
3
Susumu Yokota - Hagoromo
4
Susumu Yokota - Genshi
5
Susumu Yokota - Gekkoh
6
Susumu Yokota - Kirakiraboshi
7
Susumu Yokota - Kodomotachi
8
Susumu Yokota - Hisen
9
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume
10
Susumu Yokota - Naminote
11
Susumu Yokota - Shinsen
12
Susumu Yokota - Azukiiro No Kaori
Repress coming on the 19th of December!
Format:
- Limited edition petrol blue 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Sakura is without doubt the most loved and lauded entry in Susumu Yokota’s catalogue.
The music unravels like cascades of petals falling from the eponymous cherry blossom trees. Yokota intended to ‘express ki-do-ai-raku (the four emotions; joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness) through music’, and throughout Sakura, the effect fluctuates between profound tranquillity, hesitation, melancholy and joy with ease, addressing the fickle nature of human emotion, while transcending the inclination to label moods entirely.
Sakura became Yokota’s best selling album. It was greeted with universal acclaim, lauded by Philip Glass and Brian Eno and launched Yokota internationally.
‘A bittersweet beauty, heightened by the sadness that all things must one day end.’ - Martyn Pepperell
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Format:
- Limited edition petrol blue 2x12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Sakura is without doubt the most loved and lauded entry in Susumu Yokota’s catalogue.
The music unravels like cascades of petals falling from the eponymous cherry blossom trees. Yokota intended to ‘express ki-do-ai-raku (the four emotions; joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness) through music’, and throughout Sakura, the effect fluctuates between profound tranquillity, hesitation, melancholy and joy with ease, addressing the fickle nature of human emotion, while transcending the inclination to label moods entirely.
Sakura became Yokota’s best selling album. It was greeted with universal acclaim, lauded by Philip Glass and Brian Eno and launched Yokota internationally.
‘A bittersweet beauty, heightened by the sadness that all things must one day end.’ - Martyn Pepperell
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Germany
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo253CD
Release-Date:03.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo253CD
Release-Date:03.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
1
Susumu Yokota - Saku
2
Susumu Yokota - Uchu Tanjyo
3
Susumu Yokota - Hagoromo
4
Susumu Yokota - Genshi
5
Susumu Yokota - Gekkoh
6
Susumu Yokota - Kirakiraboshi
7
Susumu Yokota - Kodomotachi
8
Susumu Yokota - Hisen
9
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume
10
Susumu Yokota - Naminote
11
Susumu Yokota - Shinsen
12
Susumu Yokota - Azukiiro No Kaori
Format:
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Sakura is without doubt the most loved and lauded entry in Susumu Yokota’s catalogue.
The music unravels like cascades of petals falling from the eponymous cherry blossom trees. Yokota intended to ‘express ki-do-ai-raku (the four emotions; joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness) through music’, and throughout Sakura, the effect fluctuates between profound tranquillity, hesitation, melancholy and joy with ease, addressing the fickle nature of human emotion, while transcending the inclination to label moods entirely.
Sakura became Yokota’s best selling album. It was greeted with universal acclaim, lauded by Philip Glass and Brian Eno and launched Yokota internationally.
‘A bittersweet beauty, heightened by the sadness that all things must one day end.’ - Martyn Pepperell
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Sakura is without doubt the most loved and lauded entry in Susumu Yokota’s catalogue.
The music unravels like cascades of petals falling from the eponymous cherry blossom trees. Yokota intended to ‘express ki-do-ai-raku (the four emotions; joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness) through music’, and throughout Sakura, the effect fluctuates between profound tranquillity, hesitation, melancholy and joy with ease, addressing the fickle nature of human emotion, while transcending the inclination to label moods entirely.
Sakura became Yokota’s best selling album. It was greeted with universal acclaim, lauded by Philip Glass and Brian Eno and launched Yokota internationally.
‘A bittersweet beauty, heightened by the sadness that all things must one day end.’ - Martyn Pepperell
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:LoSE1LP
Release-Date:05.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:BOX
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:LoSE1LP
Release-Date:05.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:BOX
Repress landing end of 25 / beginning of 26!
Format:
- Linen Paper, Foil Printed Box Set
- Includes 6 Double LPs + 1 Single LP
- All LPs Pressed on Colour Vinyl
- Each Disc is Housed in a Printed Inner with PMS Print, Finished with Spot Gloss Printing. Each Sleeve Features an Abstract of the Original Album’s Artwork
- Also included are a 4 page Insert + Poster
Albums Included:
Magic Thread [1998]
Image 1983-1998 [1998]
Sakura [1999]
Grinning Cat [2001]
Will [2001]
The Boy and the Tree [2002]
Laputa [2003]
Skintone Edition Vol.1 commences a project that involves reissuing 14 albums from Yokota's Skintone label, originally released between 1998 and 2012. These albums represent Yokota's most seminal work, and are highly sought after, with most of the albums not seeing a repress until now. These fourteen albums will come out individually over the next 18 months, along with two boxsets, each containing 7 of the albums. As well as vinyl there will also be a CD release for each album + 2 CD box sets.
Skintone Edition commemorates the singular talent of this music pioneer with the re-release of all of his albums released via his own Skintone label.
Over a 20 year period Yokota released 30 albums and countless 12s under a variety of aliases, across more than a dozen pre-eminent labels. Yokota received domestic and international acclaim as a house and techno DJ and producer throughout the nineties. Part of the vanguard of the Tokyo scene, his influential release Acid Mt. Fuji inspires techno artists to this day.
In 1998 though, at the height of his success, he established his Skintone imprint, which came to eclipse all of his previous achievements. Skintone shone a light on the diverse new directions in which his creativity had blown, from delicate, cyclical tape-loop meditations to neo-classical compositions. It also gave him the autonomy to combine his visual and music-making practices and, importantly, to create at his own pace. The label was a great success and his experiments proved foundational in the global 00s ambient canon.
Skintone Edition will be available as 2 box sets - the first volume coincides with the 10th anniversary of Yokota’s untimely death and the 30th year of Lo Recordings. All music has been fully re-mastered. This edition is presented with the generous assistance of the Yokota family.
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Format:
- Linen Paper, Foil Printed Box Set
- Includes 6 Double LPs + 1 Single LP
- All LPs Pressed on Colour Vinyl
- Each Disc is Housed in a Printed Inner with PMS Print, Finished with Spot Gloss Printing. Each Sleeve Features an Abstract of the Original Album’s Artwork
- Also included are a 4 page Insert + Poster
Albums Included:
Magic Thread [1998]
Image 1983-1998 [1998]
Sakura [1999]
Grinning Cat [2001]
Will [2001]
The Boy and the Tree [2002]
Laputa [2003]
Skintone Edition Vol.1 commences a project that involves reissuing 14 albums from Yokota's Skintone label, originally released between 1998 and 2012. These albums represent Yokota's most seminal work, and are highly sought after, with most of the albums not seeing a repress until now. These fourteen albums will come out individually over the next 18 months, along with two boxsets, each containing 7 of the albums. As well as vinyl there will also be a CD release for each album + 2 CD box sets.
Skintone Edition commemorates the singular talent of this music pioneer with the re-release of all of his albums released via his own Skintone label.
Over a 20 year period Yokota released 30 albums and countless 12s under a variety of aliases, across more than a dozen pre-eminent labels. Yokota received domestic and international acclaim as a house and techno DJ and producer throughout the nineties. Part of the vanguard of the Tokyo scene, his influential release Acid Mt. Fuji inspires techno artists to this day.
In 1998 though, at the height of his success, he established his Skintone imprint, which came to eclipse all of his previous achievements. Skintone shone a light on the diverse new directions in which his creativity had blown, from delicate, cyclical tape-loop meditations to neo-classical compositions. It also gave him the autonomy to combine his visual and music-making practices and, importantly, to create at his own pace. The label was a great success and his experiments proved foundational in the global 00s ambient canon.
Skintone Edition will be available as 2 box sets - the first volume coincides with the 10th anniversary of Yokota’s untimely death and the 30th year of Lo Recordings. All music has been fully re-mastered. This edition is presented with the generous assistance of the Yokota family.
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:LoSE1CD
Release-Date:05.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:LoSE1CD
Release-Date:05.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:BOX
Format:
- Black on Black Printed Slipcase, With High Gloss Graphic Elements Block Printed in Foil
- Includes 7 CDs In Softly Textured Six Page Pocketpacs With Sleevenotes
Skintone Edition Vol.1 commences a project that involves reissuing 14 albums from Yokota's Skintone label, originally released between 1998 and 2012. These albums represent Yokota's most seminal work, and are highly sought after, with most of the albums not seeing a repress until now. These fourteen albums will come out individually over the next 18 months, along with two boxsets, each containing 7 of the albums. As well as vinyl there will also be a CD release for each album + 2 CD box sets.
Skintone Edition commemorates the singular talent of this music pioneer with the re-release of all of his albums released via his own Skintone label.
Over a 20 year period Yokota released 30 albums and countless 12s under a variety of aliases, across more than a dozen pre-eminent labels. Yokota received domestic and international acclaim as a house and techno DJ and producer throughout the nineties. Part of the vanguard of the Tokyo scene, his influential release Acid Mt. Fuji inspires techno artists to this day.
In 1998 though, at the height of his success, he established his Skintone imprint, which came to eclipse all of his previous achievements. Skintone shone a light on the diverse new directions in which his creativity had blown, from delicate, cyclical tape-loop meditations to neo-classical compositions. It also gave him the autonomy to combine his visual and music-making practices and, importantly, to create at his own pace. The label was a great success and his experiments proved foundational in the global 00s ambient canon.
Skintone Edition will be available as 2 box sets - the first volume coincides with the 10th anniversary of Yokota’s untimely death and the 30th year of Lo Recordings. All music has been fully re-mastered. This edition is presented with the generous assistance of the Yokota family.
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- Black on Black Printed Slipcase, With High Gloss Graphic Elements Block Printed in Foil
- Includes 7 CDs In Softly Textured Six Page Pocketpacs With Sleevenotes
Skintone Edition Vol.1 commences a project that involves reissuing 14 albums from Yokota's Skintone label, originally released between 1998 and 2012. These albums represent Yokota's most seminal work, and are highly sought after, with most of the albums not seeing a repress until now. These fourteen albums will come out individually over the next 18 months, along with two boxsets, each containing 7 of the albums. As well as vinyl there will also be a CD release for each album + 2 CD box sets.
Skintone Edition commemorates the singular talent of this music pioneer with the re-release of all of his albums released via his own Skintone label.
Over a 20 year period Yokota released 30 albums and countless 12s under a variety of aliases, across more than a dozen pre-eminent labels. Yokota received domestic and international acclaim as a house and techno DJ and producer throughout the nineties. Part of the vanguard of the Tokyo scene, his influential release Acid Mt. Fuji inspires techno artists to this day.
In 1998 though, at the height of his success, he established his Skintone imprint, which came to eclipse all of his previous achievements. Skintone shone a light on the diverse new directions in which his creativity had blown, from delicate, cyclical tape-loop meditations to neo-classical compositions. It also gave him the autonomy to combine his visual and music-making practices and, importantly, to create at his own pace. The label was a great success and his experiments proved foundational in the global 00s ambient canon.
Skintone Edition will be available as 2 box sets - the first volume coincides with the 10th anniversary of Yokota’s untimely death and the 30th year of Lo Recordings. All music has been fully re-mastered. This edition is presented with the generous assistance of the Yokota family.
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Susumu Yokota - Kaiten Mokuba
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Susumu Yokota - Tayutafu
3
Susumu Yokota - Fukoro No Yume
4
Susumu Yokota - Wani Natte
5
Susumu Yokota - Sakashima
6
Susumu Yokota - Morino Gakudan
7
Susumu Yokota - Nisemono No Uta
8
Susumu Yokota - Daremoshiranai Chiisanakuni
9
Susumu Yokota - Kawano Hotorino Kinoshitade
10
Susumu Yokota - Yumekui Kobito
11
Susumu Yokota - Amai Niyoi
12
Susumu Yokota - Enogu
13
Susumu Yokota - Amanogawa
Format:
- Limited edition warm beige 12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Mesmerising album of Yokota’s earliest sonic explorations that demonstrates his unique vision and sublime transcendence of boundaries.
‘Image 1983-1998’ is a collection of short miniatures, composed in two different time periods. Tracks 1-5 were recorded with guitar and organ between 1983-4 and tracks 6-12 were composed through 97-98, being inspired by the earlier material.
A musical scrapbook, or sonic design board. The sleeve notes give an insight into Yokota’s belief in a close connection between music, memory and his active imagination: ‘Encountering Acid House made me visualise music – I could clearly see the sounds sparkling… this experience led me to create electronic music.’
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- Limited edition warm beige 12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Mesmerising album of Yokota’s earliest sonic explorations that demonstrates his unique vision and sublime transcendence of boundaries.
‘Image 1983-1998’ is a collection of short miniatures, composed in two different time periods. Tracks 1-5 were recorded with guitar and organ between 1983-4 and tracks 6-12 were composed through 97-98, being inspired by the earlier material.
A musical scrapbook, or sonic design board. The sleeve notes give an insight into Yokota’s belief in a close connection between music, memory and his active imagination: ‘Encountering Acid House made me visualise music – I could clearly see the sounds sparkling… this experience led me to create electronic music.’
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo252CD
Release-Date:29.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo252CD
Release-Date:29.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
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Susumu Yokota - Kaiten Mokuba
2
Susumu Yokota - Tayutafu
3
Susumu Yokota - Fukoro No Yume
4
Susumu Yokota - Wani Natte
5
Susumu Yokota - Sakashima
6
Susumu Yokota - Morino Gakudan
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Susumu Yokota - Nisemono No Uta
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Susumu Yokota - Daremoshiranai Chiisanakuni
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Susumu Yokota - Kawano Hotorino Kinoshitade
10
Susumu Yokota - Yumekui Kobito
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Susumu Yokota - Amai Niyoi
12
Susumu Yokota - Enogu
13
Susumu Yokota - Amanogawa
Format:
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Mesmerising album of Yokota’s earliest sonic explorations that demonstrates his unique vision and sublime transcendence of boundaries.
‘Image 1983-1998’ is a collection of short miniatures, composed in two different time periods. Tracks 1-5 were recorded with guitar and organ between 1983-4 and tracks 6-12 were composed through 97-98, being inspired by the earlier material.
A musical scrapbook, or sonic design board. The sleeve notes give an insight into Yokota’s belief in a close connection between music, memory and his active imagination: ‘Encountering Acid House made me visualise music – I could clearly see the sounds sparkling… this experience led me to create electronic music.’
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- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Mesmerising album of Yokota’s earliest sonic explorations that demonstrates his unique vision and sublime transcendence of boundaries.
‘Image 1983-1998’ is a collection of short miniatures, composed in two different time periods. Tracks 1-5 were recorded with guitar and organ between 1983-4 and tracks 6-12 were composed through 97-98, being inspired by the earlier material.
A musical scrapbook, or sonic design board. The sleeve notes give an insight into Yokota’s belief in a close connection between music, memory and his active imagination: ‘Encountering Acid House made me visualise music – I could clearly see the sounds sparkling… this experience led me to create electronic music.’
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Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo251CD
Release-Date:01.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Lo Recordings
Cat-No:Lo251CD
Release-Date:01.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
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Susumu Yokota - Weave
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Susumu Yokota - Reflux
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Susumu Yokota - Unravel
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Susumu Yokota - Circular
5
Susumu Yokota - Spool
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Susumu Yokota - Potential
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Susumu Yokota - Fiber
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Susumu Yokota - Metabolic
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Susumu Yokota - Stitch
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Susumu Yokota - Blend
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Susumu Yokota - Melt
Format:
- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Magic Thread is Susumu Yokota’s deeply soothing and delicate debut release on the Skintone label. With a spartan palette of sounds and textures, Yokota taps into a fundamentally human need to fuse and connect disparate fibres, magically forming work which glistens and pulsates with life.
Magic Thread originally came out in 1998 as a limited-edition CD release of 500 copies. Initially intended for the Japanese market, it came without any artwork in a standard transparent CD case adorned only by a sticker containing essential album information and a quote:
‘Somewhere in the process of evolution, the spinning and weaving of thread became possible for humankind. How did this come to pass? It can only be that the thread is possessed of magical properties.’ – Yokota, 1998.
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- Single Disc Glass mastered CD.
- 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board.
- Printed sleeve notes.
Magic Thread is Susumu Yokota’s deeply soothing and delicate debut release on the Skintone label. With a spartan palette of sounds and textures, Yokota taps into a fundamentally human need to fuse and connect disparate fibres, magically forming work which glistens and pulsates with life.
Magic Thread originally came out in 1998 as a limited-edition CD release of 500 copies. Initially intended for the Japanese market, it came without any artwork in a standard transparent CD case adorned only by a sticker containing essential album information and a quote:
‘Somewhere in the process of evolution, the spinning and weaving of thread became possible for humankind. How did this come to pass? It can only be that the thread is possessed of magical properties.’ – Yokota, 1998.
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Black Devil Disco Club - Sweet Sins
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Black Devil Disco Club - Berliner Atoll
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Black Devil Disco Club - Synth Is Not Love
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Black Devil Disco Club - Six Six Sex
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Black Devil Disco Club - Caresse Un Opossum
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Black Devil Disco Club - Bossa Snooze
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Black Devil Disco Club - Ah Am Alone
8
Black Devil Disco Club - Devil Charmed
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Black Devil Disco Club - Synth Is Not Love (Creepshow Remix)
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Black Devil Disco Club - Synth Is Not Love (Benge Dub)
Includes bonus 7" vinyl single with an exclusive Creepshow remix of "Synth is not love"
Black Devil Disco Club's story is as deep and strange as the music itself. His first album ‘Black Devil Disco Club’ is one of the most enigmatic electronic masterpieces ever made. So ahead of it’s time that no one could believe it was made in 1977 (released 1n 1978). Many thought it was a hoax and that the music was made by Aphex Twin or Luke Vibert but when Lo Recordings released the ‘28 After’ album in 2006, the truth was finally revealed.
Black Devil is the alter ego of Bernard Fevre, a French composer of electronic library music including the magnificent ‘Strange World Of Bernard Fevre’.
Bernard grew up and worked in Paris, and it was the African clubs and rhythms that inspired him to make the ‘Disco Club’ album. With only a small arsenal of electronic keyboards, a vocoder and looped conga drums he made music that transcends time.
Fast forward to 2020 and ‘Lucifer Is A Flower’ is every bit as enigmatic, inventive and inspiring as it’s title suggests. A kaleidoscopic ride into the mind of a musical master. Beautifully packaged with design by Non Format that includes pictures of the devil as a young man, it’s a fitting tribute to a career that has spanned over 40 years of divine and diabolical genius
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Black Devil Disco Club's story is as deep and strange as the music itself. His first album ‘Black Devil Disco Club’ is one of the most enigmatic electronic masterpieces ever made. So ahead of it’s time that no one could believe it was made in 1977 (released 1n 1978). Many thought it was a hoax and that the music was made by Aphex Twin or Luke Vibert but when Lo Recordings released the ‘28 After’ album in 2006, the truth was finally revealed.
Black Devil is the alter ego of Bernard Fevre, a French composer of electronic library music including the magnificent ‘Strange World Of Bernard Fevre’.
Bernard grew up and worked in Paris, and it was the African clubs and rhythms that inspired him to make the ‘Disco Club’ album. With only a small arsenal of electronic keyboards, a vocoder and looped conga drums he made music that transcends time.
Fast forward to 2020 and ‘Lucifer Is A Flower’ is every bit as enigmatic, inventive and inspiring as it’s title suggests. A kaleidoscopic ride into the mind of a musical master. Beautifully packaged with design by Non Format that includes pictures of the devil as a young man, it’s a fitting tribute to a career that has spanned over 40 years of divine and diabolical genius
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French talent Hyden makes label debut on Mutual Rytm with conceptual new techno EP, 'To Whom It May Concern'.
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Since her emergence on the electronic underground, System Olympia has carved out a distinct, sensual sonic universe, equal parts
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This is not a traditional compilation. System Olympia’s sequencing is cinematic and deliberate. Every track a scene in a film that exists
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tension of Musclecars’ “Running Out of Time,” each piece plays its part in an arc of anticipation, climax, and reflection.Uniting artists as diverse as Daniele Baldelli, Piero Umiliani, and DJ Rocca, Love Language refuses boundaries of genre, era, or
expectation. It dances between vintage Italo-disco, dreamy electronica, sweaty club tracks, and avant-garde jazz, forming a rich
tapestry of sound and sensation.
System Olympia explains, “This is music for lovers, outsiders, and dreamers. It's a rebellion made of velvet and
basslines.
The accompanying 24-page fanzine insert, restricted to adults, further deepens the narrative, with erotic visual fragments and
poetic texts that amplify the compilation’s raw, sensual energy. A tangible extension of the music’s spirit, the zine invites listeners to
step into Olympia’s world and engage their senses fully.
As much a provocation as it is a celebration, Love Language is a deeply personal curation and a radical act of creative freedom. It
champions eroticism as art, desire as dialogue, and music as a liberatory force.
VINYL
A1. System Olympia - The Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN) [3:44]
A2. Flavia Fortunato - Se Tu Vuoi [3:38]
A3. See Thru Hands - Hot City [3:57]
A4. Daniele Baldelli, Francesca Amati - Inner Light [4:43]
A5. Ruins - Sexual Desire [3:14]
B1. Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Eli's Mix) [5:13]
B2. musclecars - Running Out Of Time [5:10]
B3. Working Men's Club - Ploys (System Olympia Edit) [4:56]
B4. Royalty - Heart Strings [5:05]
C1. Dirty Art Club - Daysleeper [3:45]
C2. Admiral - Soho Girl [4:14]
C3. Tom Sharkett & Raf Rundell - Where's It All Go? [3:41]
C4. Gina Calabrese - Nobody Lives Forever [4:40]
D1. Romolo Grano, Gianni Oddi & Edda Dell'Orso - Kilimangiaro [3:55]
D2. LNDFK - Hana-bi [1:55]
D3. Fitness Forever - Vederti Distante [2:47]
D4. Piero Umiliani - Chaser [1:28]
D5. Stefano Torossi - Feeling Tense [4:10]
Exclusive tracks:
System Olympia - The Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN)
Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Eli's Mix)
Working Men's Club - Ploys (System Olympia Edit)
DJ Rocca - Basik Drinc 24
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‘White linen’ heavyweight vinyl 2LP. Includes 24-page fanzine. Indies exclusive.
Various Artists – curated by System Olympia "Love Language"
OVERVIEW:
System Olympia presents a bold, cinematic compilation that redefines the sound of sensuality. Love Language is an
18-track double-vinyl release pressed on heavyweight white linen colour vinyl.
It’s accompanied by a provocative, limited-edition 24-page fanzine, exclusive to 18+ audiences.
This is not just a compilation, Love Language is a manifesto. A carefully curated sonic journey through eroticism, artistic rebellion,
and liberation, it spans nearly five decades of music and features exclusive edits and rare gems that illuminate System Olympia’s
radical aesthetic vision.
****
Since her emergence on the electronic underground, System Olympia has carved out a distinct, sensual sonic universe, equal parts
vulnerable and defiant. With Love Language, she presents her most audacious project to date: a compilation rooted in what she
calls The Aesthetics of Sexual Desire in Sound.
It’s a daring declaration that desire is more than a feeling - it’s a language. Across 20 tracks, including her own sultry opener “The
Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN)” and a rare System Olympia edit of Working Men’s Club’s “Ploys”, this compilation speaks in
rhythms and textures that evoke longing, intimacy, and ecstatic release.
This is not a traditional compilation. System Olympia’s sequencing is cinematic and deliberate. Every track a scene in a film that exists
only in the listener’s imagination. From the retro-futurist seduction of Flavia Fortunato’s Italo gem “Se Tu Vuoi” to the deep, extended
tension of Musclecars’ “Running Out of Time,” each piece plays its part in an arc of anticipation, climax, and reflection.Uniting artists as diverse as Daniele Baldelli, Piero Umiliani, and DJ Rocca, Love Language refuses boundaries of genre, era, or
expectation. It dances between vintage Italo-disco, dreamy electronica, sweaty club tracks, and avant-garde jazz, forming a rich
tapestry of sound and sensation.
System Olympia explains, “This is music for lovers, outsiders, and dreamers. It's a rebellion made of velvet and
basslines.
The accompanying 24-page fanzine insert, restricted to adults, further deepens the narrative, with erotic visual fragments and
poetic texts that amplify the compilation’s raw, sensual energy. A tangible extension of the music’s spirit, the zine invites listeners to
step into Olympia’s world and engage their senses fully.
As much a provocation as it is a celebration, Love Language is a deeply personal curation and a radical act of creative freedom. It
champions eroticism as art, desire as dialogue, and music as a liberatory force.
VINYL
A1. System Olympia - The Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN) [3:44]
A2. Flavia Fortunato - Se Tu Vuoi [3:38]
A3. See Thru Hands - Hot City [3:57]
A4. Daniele Baldelli, Francesca Amati - Inner Light [4:43]
A5. Ruins - Sexual Desire [3:14]
B1. Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Eli's Mix) [5:13]
B2. musclecars - Running Out Of Time [5:10]
B3. Working Men's Club - Ploys (System Olympia Edit) [4:56]
B4. Royalty - Heart Strings [5:05]
C1. Dirty Art Club - Daysleeper [3:45]
C2. Admiral - Soho Girl [4:14]
C3. Tom Sharkett & Raf Rundell - Where's It All Go? [3:41]
C4. Gina Calabrese - Nobody Lives Forever [4:40]
D1. Romolo Grano, Gianni Oddi & Edda Dell'Orso - Kilimangiaro [3:55]
D2. LNDFK - Hana-bi [1:55]
D3. Fitness Forever - Vederti Distante [2:47]
D4. Piero Umiliani - Chaser [1:28]
D5. Stefano Torossi - Feeling Tense [4:10]
Exclusive tracks:
System Olympia - The Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN)
Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Eli's Mix)
Working Men's Club - Ploys (System Olympia Edit)
DJ Rocca - Basik Drinc 24
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System Olympia - A1. System Olympia - The Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN) [3:44]
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System Olympia - A2. Flavia Fortunato - Se Tu Vuoi [3:38]
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System Olympia - A3. See Thru Hands - Hot City [3:57]
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System Olympia - A4. Daniele Baldelli, Francesca Amati - Inner Light [4:43]
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System Olympia - A5. Ruins - Sexual Desire [3:14]
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System Olympia - B1. Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Eli's Mix) [5:13]
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System Olympia - B2. musclecars - Running Out Of Time [5:10]
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System Olympia - B3. Working Men's Club - Ploys (System Olympia Edit) [4:56]
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System Olympia - B4. Royalty - Heart Strings [5:05]
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System Olympia - C1. Dirty Art Club - Daysleeper [3:45]
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System Olympia - C2. Admiral - Soho Girl [4:14]
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System Olympia - C3. Tom Sharkett & Raf Rundell - Where's It All Go? [3:41]
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System Olympia - C4. Gina Calabrese - Nobody Lives Forever [4:40]
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System Olympia - D1. Romolo Grano, Gianni Oddi & Edda Dell'Orso - Kilimangiaro [3:55]
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System Olympia - D2. LNDFK - Hana-bi [1:55]
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System Olympia - D3. Fitness Forever - Vederti Distante [2:47]
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System Olympia - D4. Piero Umiliani - Chaser [1:28]
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System Olympia - D5. Stefano Torossi - Feeling Tense [4:10]
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Black heavyweight vinyl 2LP.
Various Artists – curated by System Olympia "Love Language"
OVERVIEW:
System Olympia presents a bold, cinematic compilation that redefines the sound of sensuality. Love Language is an
18-track double-vinyl release pressed on deluxe heavyweight black vinyl.
It’s accompanied by a provocative, limited-edition 24-page fanzine, exclusive to 18+ audiences.
This is not just a compilation, Love Language is a manifesto. A carefully curated sonic journey through eroticism, artistic rebellion,
and liberation, it spans nearly five decades of music and features exclusive edits and rare gems that illuminate System Olympia’s
radical aesthetic vision.
****
Since her emergence on the electronic underground, System Olympia has carved out a distinct, sensual sonic universe, equal parts
vulnerable and defiant. With Love Language, she presents her most audacious project to date: a compilation rooted in what she
calls The Aesthetics of Sexual Desire in Sound.
It’s a daring declaration that desire is more than a feeling - it’s a language. Across 20 tracks, including her own sultry opener “The
Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN)” and a rare System Olympia edit of Working Men’s Club’s “Ploys”, this compilation speaks in
rhythms and textures that evoke longing, intimacy, and ecstatic release.
This is not a traditional compilation. System Olympia’s sequencing is cinematic and deliberate. Every track a scene in a film that exists
only in the listener’s imagination. From the retro-futurist seduction of Flavia Fortunato’s Italo gem “Se Tu Vuoi” to the deep, extended
tension of Musclecars’ “Running Out of Time,” each piece plays its part in an arc of anticipation, climax, and reflection.Uniting artists as diverse as Daniele Baldelli, Piero Umiliani, and DJ Rocca, Love Language refuses boundaries of genre, era, or
expectation. It dances between vintage Italo-disco, dreamy electronica, sweaty club tracks, and avant-garde jazz, forming a rich
tapestry of sound and sensation.
System Olympia explains, “This is music for lovers, outsiders, and dreamers. It's a rebellion made of velvet and
basslines.
The accompanying 24-page fanzine insert, restricted to adults, further deepens the narrative, with erotic visual fragments and
poetic texts that amplify the compilation’s raw, sensual energy. A tangible extension of the music’s spirit, the zine invites listeners to
step into Olympia’s world and engage their senses fully.
As much a provocation as it is a celebration, Love Language is a deeply personal curation and a radical act of creative freedom. It
champions eroticism as art, desire as dialogue, and music as a liberatory force.
VINYL
A1. System Olympia - The Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN) [3:44]
A2. Flavia Fortunato - Se Tu Vuoi [3:38]
A3. See Thru Hands - Hot City [3:57]
A4. Daniele Baldelli, Francesca Amati - Inner Light [4:43]
A5. Ruins - Sexual Desire [3:14]
B1. Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Eli's Mix) [5:13]
B2. musclecars - Running Out Of Time [5:10]
B3. Working Men's Club - Ploys (System Olympia Edit) [4:56]
B4. Royalty - Heart Strings [5:05]
C1. Dirty Art Club - Daysleeper [3:45]
C2. Admiral - Soho Girl [4:14]
C3. Tom Sharkett & Raf Rundell - Where's It All Go? [3:41]
C4. Gina Calabrese - Nobody Lives Forever [4:40]
D1. Romolo Grano, Gianni Oddi & Edda Dell'Orso - Kilimangiaro [3:55]
D2. LNDFK - Hana-bi [1:55]
D3. Fitness Forever - Vederti Distante [2:47]
D4. Piero Umiliani - Chaser [1:28]
D5. Stefano Torossi - Feeling Tense [4:10]
Exclusive tracks:
System Olympia - The Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN)
Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Eli's Mix)
Working Men's Club - Ploys (System Olympia Edit)
DJ Rocca - Basik Drinc 24
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Black heavyweight vinyl 2LP.
Various Artists – curated by System Olympia "Love Language"
OVERVIEW:
System Olympia presents a bold, cinematic compilation that redefines the sound of sensuality. Love Language is an
18-track double-vinyl release pressed on deluxe heavyweight black vinyl.
It’s accompanied by a provocative, limited-edition 24-page fanzine, exclusive to 18+ audiences.
This is not just a compilation, Love Language is a manifesto. A carefully curated sonic journey through eroticism, artistic rebellion,
and liberation, it spans nearly five decades of music and features exclusive edits and rare gems that illuminate System Olympia’s
radical aesthetic vision.
****
Since her emergence on the electronic underground, System Olympia has carved out a distinct, sensual sonic universe, equal parts
vulnerable and defiant. With Love Language, she presents her most audacious project to date: a compilation rooted in what she
calls The Aesthetics of Sexual Desire in Sound.
It’s a daring declaration that desire is more than a feeling - it’s a language. Across 20 tracks, including her own sultry opener “The
Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN)” and a rare System Olympia edit of Working Men’s Club’s “Ploys”, this compilation speaks in
rhythms and textures that evoke longing, intimacy, and ecstatic release.
This is not a traditional compilation. System Olympia’s sequencing is cinematic and deliberate. Every track a scene in a film that exists
only in the listener’s imagination. From the retro-futurist seduction of Flavia Fortunato’s Italo gem “Se Tu Vuoi” to the deep, extended
tension of Musclecars’ “Running Out of Time,” each piece plays its part in an arc of anticipation, climax, and reflection.Uniting artists as diverse as Daniele Baldelli, Piero Umiliani, and DJ Rocca, Love Language refuses boundaries of genre, era, or
expectation. It dances between vintage Italo-disco, dreamy electronica, sweaty club tracks, and avant-garde jazz, forming a rich
tapestry of sound and sensation.
System Olympia explains, “This is music for lovers, outsiders, and dreamers. It's a rebellion made of velvet and
basslines.
The accompanying 24-page fanzine insert, restricted to adults, further deepens the narrative, with erotic visual fragments and
poetic texts that amplify the compilation’s raw, sensual energy. A tangible extension of the music’s spirit, the zine invites listeners to
step into Olympia’s world and engage their senses fully.
As much a provocation as it is a celebration, Love Language is a deeply personal curation and a radical act of creative freedom. It
champions eroticism as art, desire as dialogue, and music as a liberatory force.
VINYL
A1. System Olympia - The Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN) [3:44]
A2. Flavia Fortunato - Se Tu Vuoi [3:38]
A3. See Thru Hands - Hot City [3:57]
A4. Daniele Baldelli, Francesca Amati - Inner Light [4:43]
A5. Ruins - Sexual Desire [3:14]
B1. Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Eli's Mix) [5:13]
B2. musclecars - Running Out Of Time [5:10]
B3. Working Men's Club - Ploys (System Olympia Edit) [4:56]
B4. Royalty - Heart Strings [5:05]
C1. Dirty Art Club - Daysleeper [3:45]
C2. Admiral - Soho Girl [4:14]
C3. Tom Sharkett & Raf Rundell - Where's It All Go? [3:41]
C4. Gina Calabrese - Nobody Lives Forever [4:40]
D1. Romolo Grano, Gianni Oddi & Edda Dell'Orso - Kilimangiaro [3:55]
D2. LNDFK - Hana-bi [1:55]
D3. Fitness Forever - Vederti Distante [2:47]
D4. Piero Umiliani - Chaser [1:28]
D5. Stefano Torossi - Feeling Tense [4:10]
Exclusive tracks:
System Olympia - The Heat Of The Night (feat. REINEN)
Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Eli's Mix)
Working Men's Club - Ploys (System Olympia Edit)
DJ Rocca - Basik Drinc 24
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FIUME - Factory Wall (Post-Industrial)
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Memorex - Service Canada Two (CompuRhythm Mix)
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Nyxloid - Utopicx
4
Ole Mic Odd - Space Station
5
Thai Lady Boy - KKiiKKiii
6
RNXRX - Altered States
The second volume of Elementa Obscura moves with even greater force toward the dancefloor : six tracks straddling the lines between industrial, electro, and wave. From FIUME’s cold, pounding opener to Memorex’s spacious analog explorations, Nyxloid’s metallic EBM visions, and Ole Mic Odd’s razor-edged electro workout, the compilation spans the full spectrum of the underground. Spanish newcomer Thai Lady Boy brings chaos with a fractured industrial techno cut, while RNXRX closes with a ritualistic music excursion.
Strictly limited to 250 copies, vinyl-only. No repress.
All tracks mastered by MA Spaventi in Barcelona.
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Strictly limited to 250 copies, vinyl-only. No repress.
All tracks mastered by MA Spaventi in Barcelona.
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Ricardo Villalobos - Lugom-ix
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Ricardo Villalobos - Suesse Cheques
RAWAX proudly presents the 3rd and last part of Ricardo Villalobos' Salvador "Trilogy"!
The three Masterpiece records which came out between 1998 - 2000 on Frisbee Tracks,
are part of Ricardo's own series on RAWAX - including new tracklistings!
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The three Masterpiece records which came out between 1998 - 2000 on Frisbee Tracks,
are part of Ricardo's own series on RAWAX - including new tracklistings!
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Label:Macadam Mambo
Cat-No:MMLPXXX303
Release-Date:01.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:Macadam Mambo
Cat-No:MMLPXXX303
Release-Date:01.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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ADN Ckrystall Presents DR. STRANGE - Tropical Humide
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ADN Ckrystall Presents DR. STRANGE - Tripode De Diode (Pt.1 & Pt.2)
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ADN Ckrystall Presents DR. STRANGE - Crépusculaire Bamboo Snake
4
ADN Ckrystall Presents DR. STRANGE - Bijou Vivant de Madagascar
5
ADN Ckrystall Presents DR. STRANGE - Longooo
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ADN Ckrystall Presents DR. STRANGE - Clapotis Pour Rainettes
Very excited to present this new project on Macadam Mambo, actually it’s not properly new…
Dr Strange was one of the alias of Erick ‘ADN’ Ckrystall’ circa mid-90’s till early 2000’s, when he was producing a sort of Leftfield-Trippy-Goa music, including a lot of Ambient stuff mostly released on CD on a series called Animorph. Everything had a very cinematographic touch like it was made for some documentaries about amphibians and snakes that would evoluate in the deepness of the jungle or on some exotic island...
The music was so magical, that the envie to do a mini-retrospective of the CD series came instantly, specially because none of those golden gems had never been printed on vinyl, It was also a good way to put into the light the Dr. Strange side of ADN’ Ckrystall which was kept in the shadow since many years and that deserves much more attention as the regain of interest for the goa scene has been rising in the last few years.
For the afficionados of proto/early Goa music and trippy ambient in the vibe of the Orb or labels like em:t or Barooni…
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Dr Strange was one of the alias of Erick ‘ADN’ Ckrystall’ circa mid-90’s till early 2000’s, when he was producing a sort of Leftfield-Trippy-Goa music, including a lot of Ambient stuff mostly released on CD on a series called Animorph. Everything had a very cinematographic touch like it was made for some documentaries about amphibians and snakes that would evoluate in the deepness of the jungle or on some exotic island...
The music was so magical, that the envie to do a mini-retrospective of the CD series came instantly, specially because none of those golden gems had never been printed on vinyl, It was also a good way to put into the light the Dr. Strange side of ADN’ Ckrystall which was kept in the shadow since many years and that deserves much more attention as the regain of interest for the goa scene has been rising in the last few years.
For the afficionados of proto/early Goa music and trippy ambient in the vibe of the Orb or labels like em:t or Barooni…
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Label:Macadam Mambo
Cat-No:MMLPXXX404
Release-Date:28.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:Macadam Mambo
Cat-No:MMLPXXX404
Release-Date:28.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Hun Hun - O
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Hun Hun - Mainland
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Hun Hun - Frantic Flow Of The Gong
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Hun Hun - Column II
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Hun Hun - Dead End
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Hun Hun - Spell
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Hun Hun - Avalon
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Hun Hun - Neon God
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Hun Hun - Horizon Drift
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Hun Hun - Yell (Stray Dog)
Another new project coming on Macadam Mambo is the first release of the duo Hun Hun.
Hun Hun are 2 young brothers from Bruxelles who are doing a very special music in an ethno-shamanic-tribal vibe pretty cinematographic. With this first opus, an album of 10 tracks, they bring us on a journey into deep, dark and mysterious atmospheres with natural backgrounds from the forest, beautiful vocals, singular percussions, and rhythms that would easily fit for intro sets at Boccacio in 1988. This album could have been easily released on Crammed Disc in the 80’s, but it has a modern touch from today that makes it a proper gem for Macadam Mambo.
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Hun Hun are 2 young brothers from Bruxelles who are doing a very special music in an ethno-shamanic-tribal vibe pretty cinematographic. With this first opus, an album of 10 tracks, they bring us on a journey into deep, dark and mysterious atmospheres with natural backgrounds from the forest, beautiful vocals, singular percussions, and rhythms that would easily fit for intro sets at Boccacio in 1988. This album could have been easily released on Crammed Disc in the 80’s, but it has a modern touch from today that makes it a proper gem for Macadam Mambo.
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Jan Jelinek - Moiré (Piano & Organ)
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Jan Jelinek - Rock In The Video Age
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Jan Jelinek - They, Them
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Jan Jelinek - Them, Their
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Jan Jelinek - Tendency
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Jan Jelinek - Moiré (Strings)
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Jan Jelinek - Do Dekor
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Jan Jelinek - Drift
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Jan Jelinek - Moiré (Guitar & Horns)
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Jan Jelinek - Poren
Repress!
In February 2021, Jan Jelinek's seminal album "Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records" turned 20. The anniversary repress, a double LP with two bonus tracks (B-sides from the Tendency EP, 2000), is a little late to the party.
What the press said about Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records:
“Don’t be misled by the title, though for there isn’t a finger-snapping rhythm c bebop lead anywhere on the album. Instead, Jelinek chooses to explore the visual effect moiré - two shifting patterns creating an implied third dimension - in the audio realm.” (Alternative Press)
“The title acts as explanation for the studio technique that provided the basis for this album, snippets of other people’s arrangements deconstructed through a sampler into loops and then splashed onto an audio canvas.” (ATM)
“Jelinek’s sound evolved out of his dislike for (and inability to play) keyboards.” (RPM)
“Jelinek has abstracted his sources beyond recognition, looping his millisecond samples into flickering patterns of sonic moiré laid atop a dub Techno framework. (...) Jelinek might as well have sampled a horn player’s hissing intake of breath – it would have been ‘jazz’ enough for his purposes.“ (The Wire)
“It’s a perfect inversion of conventional music, a sonic negative. Everything that would typically be foreground is moved back or pushed off the screen altogether, and the flecks of sonic debris that would normally be covered by other sounds are left to carry the melody and rhythm.” (Pitchfork)
“All you need to know is that these onomatopoeic non-specific songs (...) are warm, paradisical creations”. (NME)
“Listen carefully and you’ll hear textures slowly unfolding and mutating. Presuming you’ve not fallen asleep of course.” (iDJ)
“At times, it’s all a bit dripping tap Japanese water torture; so sedentary it drowns in its own motionlessness” (DJ)
“Loop Finding Jazz Records' is a genuine modern classic whose re-release is anything but a cynical mortgage repayment exercise. Consider this a second chance, then pretend you had it all along.” (Boomkat)
PS:
“I’ve been fortunate enough to see Jan Jelinek live once, at Tonic NYC (...). Wearing a black and white striped shirt, he looked like a nihilistic Charlie Brown.” (beachsloth)
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In February 2021, Jan Jelinek's seminal album "Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records" turned 20. The anniversary repress, a double LP with two bonus tracks (B-sides from the Tendency EP, 2000), is a little late to the party.
What the press said about Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records:
“Don’t be misled by the title, though for there isn’t a finger-snapping rhythm c bebop lead anywhere on the album. Instead, Jelinek chooses to explore the visual effect moiré - two shifting patterns creating an implied third dimension - in the audio realm.” (Alternative Press)
“The title acts as explanation for the studio technique that provided the basis for this album, snippets of other people’s arrangements deconstructed through a sampler into loops and then splashed onto an audio canvas.” (ATM)
“Jelinek’s sound evolved out of his dislike for (and inability to play) keyboards.” (RPM)
“Jelinek has abstracted his sources beyond recognition, looping his millisecond samples into flickering patterns of sonic moiré laid atop a dub Techno framework. (...) Jelinek might as well have sampled a horn player’s hissing intake of breath – it would have been ‘jazz’ enough for his purposes.“ (The Wire)
“It’s a perfect inversion of conventional music, a sonic negative. Everything that would typically be foreground is moved back or pushed off the screen altogether, and the flecks of sonic debris that would normally be covered by other sounds are left to carry the melody and rhythm.” (Pitchfork)
“All you need to know is that these onomatopoeic non-specific songs (...) are warm, paradisical creations”. (NME)
“Listen carefully and you’ll hear textures slowly unfolding and mutating. Presuming you’ve not fallen asleep of course.” (iDJ)
“At times, it’s all a bit dripping tap Japanese water torture; so sedentary it drowns in its own motionlessness” (DJ)
“Loop Finding Jazz Records' is a genuine modern classic whose re-release is anything but a cynical mortgage repayment exercise. Consider this a second chance, then pretend you had it all along.” (Boomkat)
PS:
“I’ve been fortunate enough to see Jan Jelinek live once, at Tonic NYC (...). Wearing a black and white striped shirt, he looked like a nihilistic Charlie Brown.” (beachsloth)
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V.A. - Jean Kely Et Basth - "Andosy Mora" (4:28)
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V.A. - Soymanga - "Moramora Zoky" (4:43)
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V.A. - Roger Georges - "Mama" (4:45)
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V.A. - Ny Anjarasoa - "Mahonena" (3:23)
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V.A. - Charles Maurin Poty - "Amboliako Fary" (2:05)
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V.A. - Mahaleo - "Izahay Mpamita" (3:12)
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V.A. - Papa James - "Ngoma Hoe" (3:57)
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V.A. - Los Pepitos Et Leur Ensemble - "BB Gasy" (3:09)
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V.A. - Jeanot Rabeson Et Son Orchestre - "Jazz Sega" (3:59)
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V.A. - Feon'Ala - "Farahy" (3:36)
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V.A. - terak' Anosy Group - "Soaliza" (5:57)
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V.A. - Saka Dit The King - "Ody Ody (Tsy Mentsy Mandroso)" (4:11)
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V.A. - Michael - "Razana Tsy Ho Meloko" (3:37)
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V.A. - Falafa - "Rapela" (3:44)
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V.A. - Los Matadores - "Andeha Hanarato" (2:59)
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V.A. - Nino Rafah - "Oa Niny E" (3:46)
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V.A. - Kaiamba Orchestra - "Tokatoka" (3:18)
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V.A. - Atrefy Andriana - "Zaka Tiako Mamolaka Keriko" (3:56)
Strut continues its essential compilation series of Indian Ocean sounds with ‘Alefa Madagascar’, the first compilation to document the unique culture of salegy, soukous and soul on the island during the ‘70s and ‘80s.
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Susumu Yokota - Kaiten Mokuba
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Susumu Yokota - Tayutafu
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Susumu Yokota - Fukoro No Yume
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Susumu Yokota - Wani Natte
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Susumu Yokota - Sakashima
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Susumu Yokota - Morino Gakudan
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Susumu Yokota - Nisemono No Uta
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Susumu Yokota - Daremoshiranai Chiisanakuni
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Susumu Yokota - Kawano Hotorino Kinoshitade
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Susumu Yokota - Yumekui Kobito
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Susumu Yokota - Amai Niyoi
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Susumu Yokota - Enogu
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Susumu Yokota - Amanogawa
Format:
- Limited edition warm beige 12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Mesmerising album of Yokota’s earliest sonic explorations that demonstrates his unique vision and sublime transcendence of boundaries.
‘Image 1983-1998’ is a collection of short miniatures, composed in two different time periods. Tracks 1-5 were recorded with guitar and organ between 1983-4 and tracks 6-12 were composed through 97-98, being inspired by the earlier material.
A musical scrapbook, or sonic design board. The sleeve notes give an insight into Yokota’s belief in a close connection between music, memory and his active imagination: ‘Encountering Acid House made me visualise music – I could clearly see the sounds sparkling… this experience led me to create electronic music.’
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- Limited edition warm beige 12” vinyl LP.
- Housed in PMS printed inner sleeve, featuring custom fonts by No Format and spot gloss abstraction of the original album artwork.
- Accompanied with a double sided 2-panel insert and double sided 4 panel poster.
- All sleeved in a custom PMS reverse board outer sleeve with die cut square centre panel and belly band.
Mesmerising album of Yokota’s earliest sonic explorations that demonstrates his unique vision and sublime transcendence of boundaries.
‘Image 1983-1998’ is a collection of short miniatures, composed in two different time periods. Tracks 1-5 were recorded with guitar and organ between 1983-4 and tracks 6-12 were composed through 97-98, being inspired by the earlier material.
A musical scrapbook, or sonic design board. The sleeve notes give an insight into Yokota’s belief in a close connection between music, memory and his active imagination: ‘Encountering Acid House made me visualise music – I could clearly see the sounds sparkling… this experience led me to create electronic music.’
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Green Vinyl
Horizon is a new collaborative album by Resavoir & Matt Gold. Across the 10 tracks the two Chicago-based producers combine their distinct sensibilities to create a hypnotic and inviting love letter to their shared admiration for ‘60s and ‘70s Brazilian music.
Tracklist
1.1Canopy
1.2Memento
1.3Dewy
1.4Zero Gravity
1.5Diversey Beach
1.6Ahhh
1.7Horizon
1.8Hazel Canyon
1.9Metropoli
1.10Tomorrow
Listen: https://listen.k7.com/5c9e2154-8fa1-4e9b-8e65-9af7baddab2b
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Horizon is a new collaborative album by Resavoir & Matt Gold. Across the 10 tracks the two Chicago-based producers combine their distinct sensibilities to create a hypnotic and inviting love letter to their shared admiration for ‘60s and ‘70s Brazilian music.
Tracklist
1.1Canopy
1.2Memento
1.3Dewy
1.4Zero Gravity
1.5Diversey Beach
1.6Ahhh
1.7Horizon
1.8Hazel Canyon
1.9Metropoli
1.10Tomorrow
Listen: https://listen.k7.com/5c9e2154-8fa1-4e9b-8e65-9af7baddab2b
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