Pitstop Box [6LP]

Shinichiro Yokota - Pitstop Box [6LP]

WRWTFWW Records presents the Pitstop Box compiling all 24 tracks from Japanese house music pioneer Shinichiro Yokota's two acclaimed albums Do It Again and Again (2016) and I Know You Like It (2019). The collection available on vinyl for the first time ever is presented as six 45rpm-cut 12" Vinyl Single housed in a superb slipcase box set created by Lopetz designer illustrator typographer and co-founder of Swiss graphic design studio Buro Destruct. Included as bonuses are two sticker sheets. Previously only available on CD in Japan via cult electronic label Far East Recording Shinichiro Yokota's album discography finally gets a long overdue vinyl release. With a production style drawing from a rich blend of funk hip hop electronic and Japanese influences Yokota's music is loved for its simplicity its hypnotic quality and most importantly its soul -- homegrown '90s soulful melodic club music -- pure love! The Pitstop Box full of dancefloor treasures and sprinkled with downtempo gems not only defines Yokota's personal journey but also resonates as an essential contribution to the house genre and Japanese music in general. It includes his house hits a cover of ''Simoon'' by Haruomi Hosono's Logic System and a collaboration with his longtime partner and electronic music hero Soichi Terada. Shinichiro Yokota began his musical history in Tokyo inspired by electronic music giants such as Yellow Magic Orchestra and Kraftwerk. He co-founded Far East Recording with the great Soichi Terada (who also worked with WRWTFWW for the Omodaka compilation) in 1990. After releasing the now highly sought after Far East Recording album with Terada in 1992 he took a hiatus from music and most notably brought his passion for sports cars to the next level by launching Night Pager a company he started with his wife specializing in tuning sports cars and modifying limiters for competition racers. It's this side of Yokota's life which has inspired the design of the Pitstop Box. He triumphantly came back to music with the album Do It Again and Again in 2016 consisting of unreleased '90s recordings as well as new material and followed it up with I Know You Like It in 2019. His work has influenced generations of producers and has expanded Japanese house music's reach on the global stage. Experience it on vinyl now. A1. Bells A2. Night Drive B1. Gaming Man B2. Fuyuukan C1. Gotta Have House C2. Machibouke D1. Way Of Jungle D2. Quiet Town Of Tokyo E1. Right Here Right Now E2. Sora - Sky Magic F1. Water Melodies F2. Nippon No Natsu G1. Rain G2. Orange Moon H1. I Know You Like It H2. Tokyo 018 I1. Time Traveling I2. This Moment J1. Timeless J2. Take Yours K1. Night Drive (Reprise) K2. Simoon L1. Lens 1992 L2. Bass Man