Susumu Yokota - Sakura

Label: Leaf
Released: 2000
Style: Downtempo, Ambient

"An album in the classic sense, 'Sakura' is a 50 minute ever-so delicate slow build to a gentle crescendo, weaving tendrils of melody through spiralling loops and heartbeats to complete a watercoloured study in the vagaries of the human spirit. It highlights Yokota's remarkable ability for imbuing ambient sounds with eccentric personality and enveloping warmth and depth. 'Sakura' features the original version of 'Naminote' that made its way onto the deep house 'Mix' EP (DOCK 23)." - PostEverything

Tracklisting:

1 Saku (5:45)
2 Tobiume (4:38)
3 Uchu Tanjyo (3:13)
4 Hagoromo (3:52)
5 Genshi (4:57)
6 Gekkoh (4:59)
7 Hisen (3:48)
8 Azukiiro No Kaori (2:39)
9 Kodomotachi (4:06)
10 Naminote (5:43)
11 Shinsen (4:33)
12 Kirakiraboshi (1:55)

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Victor Bermon - Arriving At Night

Label: Hefty Records
Released: 2007
Style: Instrumental, Future Jazz, Downtempo

"Wonderfully dreamy and hypnotic progressive instrumental music. There are a lot of folks creating this sort of music lately, but very few who are as clearly focused and talented as Victor Bermon. Although some of his tracks have popped up in various places during the past couple of years, Arriving at Night is Bermon's debut album. These thirteen compositions are a pure delight...incorporating many of the best ideas behind ambient, trance, and modern progressive pop. The overall tone of the album is calm and hypnotic...and many of the tunes have a very inviting warm organic sound. Not a lot more needs to be said here...but we should mention that this is one of those CDs that gets better the more you spin it. Smoothly seductive cuts include "Farewell Lunch for Laura," "Unprepared," "On the Way Back," and "On This Night." Great stuff." - Babysue

Tracklisting:

1 Farewell Lunch For Laura (3:48)
2 We Face Each Other (3:57)
3 Photographs Are Not Memories (3:52)
4 Unprepared (6:14)
5 View Of The Islands (3:24)
6 First Encounters (3:16)
7 Portrait (2:05)
8 Famous Discussion (3:29)
9 Theatre Of Signs (4:08)
10 On The Way Back (2:49)
11 Stacked Notebooks (3:12)
12 Prospect Park (4:03)
13 On This Night (3:38)

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