This edition of “Electronic Frequencies” presents work by Japanese musician and producer Susumu Yokota (ススム・ヨコタ). Born in 1960 and died prematurely due to illness in 2015 at the age of 54.
Susumu Yokota was an eclectic, highly prolific electronic musician and composer. Though he was initially known throughout the 1990s for producing dance music and performing as a Techno-DJ, he became more well known internationally around the turn of the millennium for his ambient and experimental works.
Most of his works are released under his own name, but occasionally he used pseudonyms like Ebi, Stevia and 246. While he may not have worked at the cutting edge of artistry (his album Symbol borders on kitsch) all his work is personal, full of atmosphere and heartfelt, and expertly put together.
The bulk of his oeuvre consists of dance music, but this episode focuses on the ambient side of his work.
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00:00 – 00:43 | Electronic Frequencies Intro
00:46 – 02:27
Kaiten Mokuba
[Album: Image 1983 – 1998 / Label: Skintone – STR02 / 1989]
02:28 – 05:24
Ama and the Mountain
[Album: Cloud Hidden / Label: Lo Recordings – Lo166DA / 2019)
05:25 – 09:28
Fearful Dream
[Album: Grinning Cat / Label: Skintone – STR-06 / 2001]
09:29 – 10:54
Yumekui Kobito
[Album: Image 1983 – 1998 / Label: Skintone – STR02 / 1989]
10:55 – 15:20
Petals
[Album: Kaleidoscope / Label: Lo Recordings – LCD84 / 2010]
15:21 – 18:14
Long Long Silk Bridge
[Album: Symbol / Label: Skintone – STR-10 / 2004]
18:15 – 22:31
A day at the Planet
[Album: Dreamer / Label: Lo Recordings – LCD91 / 2012]
22:32 – 25:24
Sakashima
[Album: Image 1983 – 1998 / Label: Skintone – STR02 / 1989]
25:25 – 32:35
Kaze (released under his pseudonym: Ebi)
[Album: Ten / Label: Space Teddy – ST 013 / 1996
32:36 – 36:16
Love Bird
[Album: Grinning Cat / Label: Skintone – STR-06 / 2001]
36:17 – 40:56
A Pebble on the Verge of Breaking
[Album: Kaleidoscope / Label: Lo Recordings – LCD84 / 2010]
40:57 – 46:00
Incantation of the Stars
[Album: Cloud Hidden / Label: Lo Recordings – Lo166DA / 2019)
46:01 – 48:20
Flower (released as: Susumu Yokota Presents Stevia)
[Album: Greenpeace / Label: NS-Com – NSC-CD002 / 1998]
48:21 – 52:06
Hagoromo
[Album: Sakura / Label: Skintone – STR03 / 1999]
52:39 – 53:29
Balloon in the Cage
[Album: Grinning Cat / Label: Skintone – STR-06 / 2001]
53:30 – 56:24
Enogu
[Album: Image 1983 – 1998 / Label: Skintone – STR02 / 1989]
56:25 – 59:59
Purple Rose Minuet
[Album: Symbol / Label: Skintone – STR-10 / 2004]
