Susumu Yokota - Laputa (Skintone Edition)Format : 2xLP Label : Lo Recordings Catalog # : Lo257 Genre : Electronic Laputa, a title taken from the fantastical floating island of Gulliver's Travels is aptly named as 'The album that never landed' for, apart from a limited touchdown in Japan, Laputa was never released. This mystical world is a summation of Yokota's journey so far, a complex and at times challenging work but immeasurably rewarding. Beguiling and bewitching in equal measure. Over

The following “Demo 3” is its antithesis – fast and nervous

groove-heavy acid house elements with a spontaneous flair and live instrumentation

their music proved to be both artful and provocative

during passage from one place to another

four tracks consisting of real TR-909 workouts

ambient jazz meditations — with layered vocals and choral textures guiding the listener through an interstellar sonic journey

Between 1982 and 1989

The latter project is a good indication of where Reynaud’s head is at on this new album as he stretches out over nine tracks

drum computers and synthesizers remains unique to this day

Catalog # : MGLP113

Art Form I reminds of the pioneering explorations from Warp’s Artificial Intelligence series

From French Caribbean Antilles to Parisian suburbs - especially during the ‘Sono Mondiale’ era -