Name: Baroque
Brand: Susumu Yokota

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MOMA002

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Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-09-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4251804137591

Total Cap

9999

Black LPx2

Artist

Susumu Yokota

Genre GB

Electronic

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Modern Obscure Music

Modern Obscure Music is a Barcelona-based record label that has gained worldwide recognition. With distribution by Cargo UK, Wordandsound, and Forced Exposure in the USA, our music reaches audiences across the globe. Stay updated on our latest releases, events, and news by subscribing to our newsletter. While we are not currently accepting demos, if you believe your music aligns with our label's vision, feel free to send us a streaming link at modernobscuremusic@gmail.com. Please note that we prefer demos sent via email rather than through social networks.

Susumu Yokota was a Japanese techno and ambient composer, known for his diverse range of music styles including electronic, ambient, and avant-garde. He began his career as a house and techno DJ before gaining recognition for his releases on British labels such as The Leaf Label and Lo Recordings. Additionally, he released numerous albums on his own Japanese label, Skintone.

Born on April 22, 1960 in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, Yokota's musical talent spanned various genres within the electronic music scene. His unique sound captivated audiences both in Japan and internationally.

Tragically, Susumu Yokota passed away on March 27, 2015 at the age of 54 in Japan. Despite his untimely death, his legacy lives on through his influential contributions to the world of music.

First vinyl pressing of Baroque by Japanese composer and multi-instrumentalist Susumu Yokota. The full length album was originally released by United Sounds Of Blue in 2014, a subdivision of Frogman Records in CD format. Now it is re-released by Barcelona-based record label Modern Obscure Music as a double LP.

Yokota, was an eclectic, highly prolific electronic musician and composer from Japan who died in 2015 at 54.

“There is always fear, rage, and ugliness existing behind beauty. I have been trying to express ki-do-ai-raku (the four emotions: joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness) through music. I would like to express even one’s hidden emotion with reality. It’s my eternal goal.” 

Baroque is a clear example of this, thought the deep listeing of the album you can experiment all of that feelings in just one record and feel how his music infulenced the next generation of producers during the two next decades till today. The Tokyo-based artist devoted his time and creative energy to achieving this goal, and the result is a vast discography that begins with banging early acid house tracks in the 1990s, moves across the next two decades to include deep house and Detroit-influenced techno, a stunning run of ambient electronic albums and, in his last decade, a glorious confluence that wove his various skills into a series of borderless electronic records.

Modern Obscure Music team is really excited to bring this gem to the light, Baroque is remastered and distributed in two 12” to be played in clubs and home soundsystem bringing the best quality of sound to have the best experience. Susumu Yokota (横田 進 Yokota Susumu, or ススム·ヨコタ Susumu Yokota (April 22,1960 - March 27, 2015). Also known by the pseudonyms Stevia and Ebi, among others.

Baroque

Music GB

Discover Baroque by Susumu Yokota on vinyl. First pressing by Modern Obscure Music as a double LP. Dive into Yokota's emotional journey through music.