Grinning Cat (Skintone Edition) [2LP] (White Vinyl 2 Panel Poster)

Susumu Yokota - Grinning Cat (Skintone Edition) [2LP] (White Vinyl 2 Panel Poster)

- Long sought after reissue - 2x12" white vinyl, printed inner with abstract of original album artwork, in die cut outer with bellyband - Comes with 2 panel insert and poster - CD with printed sleeve notes and 6 Panel DigiSleeve printed and formed on 300gsm uncoated board Grinning Cat confounded devotees of Sakura with a far more complex set of tracks. A landscape of ambiguous emotional resonance within an album of measured extremes. Sentimental without being schmaltzy, joyful without being saccharine, Grinning Cat sees Yokota at his most playful and experimental, channelling moments of transitory wonder and jubilation, and opening up a sonic environment in which we can romp and play. I Imagine; King Dragonfly; Card Nation; Sleepy Eye; Lapis Lazuli; Balloon in the Cage; Cherry Blossom; Love Bird; Fearful Dream; Tears of a Poet; So Red; Flying Cat; Lost Child