…Remastered by Mark Beazley.
‘Will’ might have been released in 2001, but it’s not anywhere near as well known as Grinning Cat. That might simply be because up until that point, Susumu Yokota‘s dancefloor material had been supplied via Tokyo’s Sublime imprint, who released the epochal ‘1998’ and ‘1999’. Having become disillusioned with Japan’s club scene, Yokota handled ‘Will’ himself, putting on Skintone and although it made sense sonically – the release is considered an ode to his loose-limbed Skintone nights in Tokyo – it’s one of his more obscure collections. Listening now, it sounds at times like a speeded up, fattened version of ‘Grinning Cat’, all rickety drum breaks and piano loops. It’s almost like Yokota is challenging himself…

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