Susumu Yokota - Sakura
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Artist: Susumu YokotaEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-07-23
Music Label: Leaf Records/Revolver USA
Soundtracks:
- Saku
- Tobiume
- Uchu Tanjyo
- Hagoromo
- Genshi
- Gekkoh
- Hisen
- Azukiro No Kaori
- Kodomotachi
- Naminote
- Shinsen
- Kirakiraboshi
Free Music Notes for Sakura
Free Music Review: Lush, mesmerising ambient.
Hit: 5 Stars
I was amazed after hearing this CD for the first time, and it certainly ranks among the best ambient of 2000. I will admit though, that I am only writing this review as a warning... Sakura is NOTHING like any of Susuma Yakota's other works. While they might be fine works within their own genre, much of the 'other' Susumu Yakota would best be classified as Jamiroquai's backup band having a summit meeting with the kings of japanese cheezy house club music. To each their own, but I was seriously dissapointed that Susuma Yakota has not made anything else along the lines of Sakura. Oh well, this makes me appreciate it all the more I guess... and Sakura is his most recent, so let's hope he continues to explore more ambient realms!
A truly rewarding listening experience my top 'surprise' of the year so far...
Sakura Poster
Multi-talented producer Susumu Yokota returns to the ambient realm with the beautiful and diverse Sakura. When he indulges his fondness for pop hooks with his dancefloor material, Yokota's melodic choices are glossy and extroverted, but his music for home listening is focused, controlled, and deeply internal. His knack for blending traditional instruments like guitar and piano with simple electronics harks back to ambient music's birth in the mid-'70s; at times Sakura recalls the work of pioneers like Brian Eno, Cluster, and Manuel G ttsching. The icy "Saku" sets the meditative tone on Sakura, with gentle, winding guitar lines, relaxed synthesizer oscillations, and plenty of breathing space for the minimal instrumentation. Beats make their first appearance on "Uchiu Tanjyo," as smooth, semi-tribal hand drums blend organically with the repeating keyboard figures. "Genshi" adds house drum programming to the brew, and Yokota's knack for reflective electronic melody on the track rivals the best of Kraftwerk. Both "Azukiior No Kaori" and "Kodomotachi" use vocal samples to haunting effect, bringing to mind the favored techniques of Nobukazu Takemura without direct reference to machine glitches. The flow is marred by a misplaced jazz cutup ("Naminote"), but Sakura possesses an austere beauty and should not be overlooked. ~ Mark Richardson, RoviDance & DJ Music CDs
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