Susumu Yokota - Symbol LP

P-Vine delivers the first of their vinyl reissues of Susuma Yokoto albums.  Symbol arrives remastered and in a wonderful package that includes an OBI strip.  Please note, this is black vinyl, not the earlier yellow vinyl pressing.  This is a wonderful LP that twists and turns, taking the listener on a voyage. 

At times, the percussion can be reminiscent of MKWAJU Ensemble, but that feels like a starting place for Yokoto.  He layers on vocals, strings and all types of instrumentation to build a soundscape that envelops the listener.  This can be found on tracks like Song of the Sleeping Forest and Blue Sky and Yellow Sunflower.  Those tracks can easily be pulled into a  mix of your own creation. 

However, be sure to listen to this LP front to back.  It is a wonderful experience that reminds us that we lost Susumu Yokoto way too early. 

Track List:

• Long Long Silk Bridge
• Purple Rose Minuet
• Traveler in the Wonderland
• Song of the Sleeping Forest
• The Plateau Which the Zephyr of Flora Occupies
• Fair Dance of Twinkle and Shadow
• Flaming Love and Destiny
• The Dying Black Swan
• Blue Sky and Yellow Sunflower
• Capricco and the Innovative Composer
• I Close the Door Upon Myself
• Symbol of Life, Love and Aesthetics
• Music From the Lake Surface