{"product_id":"skintone-edition-vol-1","title":"Skintone Edition - Vol.1","description":"\u003cp\u003eLo Recordings is honored to release the seminal works of the Japanese electronic and ambient musician \u003cstrong\u003eSusumu Yokota\u003c\/strong\u003e. Yokota redefined ambient music with a series of 14 extraordinary albums, released from 1998 through to 2012. Skintone Edition commemorates the singular talent of this music pioneer with the re-release of all of his albums released via his own Skintone label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver a 20-year period, Yokota released 30 albums and countless 12s under a variety of aliases, across more than a dozen pre-eminent labels. Yokota received domestic and international acclaim as a house and techno DJ and producer throughout the nineties. Part of the vanguard of the Tokyo scene, his influential release \u003cem\u003eAcid Mt. Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e inspires techno artists to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1998, at the height of his success, he established his Skintone imprint, which came to eclipse all of his previous achievements. Skintone shone a light on the diverse new directions in which his creativity had blown, from delicate, cyclical tape-loop meditations to neo-classical compositions. It also gave him the autonomy to combine his visual and music-making practices and, importantly, to create at his own pace. The label was a great success and his experiments proved foundational in the global 00s ambient canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSakura\u003c\/em\u003e, the third album, was instantly recognized as a pivotal album setting the world alight with its dazzling and immersive transcendent beauty and fostering an expanding loyalty among many musicians, including \u003cstrong\u003eAphex Twin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBjörk\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Glass\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume 1\u003c\/em\u003e features the albums \u003cem\u003eMagic Thread\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eImage 1983-1998\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSakura\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGrinning Cat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWill\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Boy And The Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLaputa\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLP - Linen Paper, foil printed box set including 6 Double LPs and 1 Single LP. 13 discs in total, all color vinyl. Each Disc is Housed in a Printed Inner with PMS Print, Finished with Spot Gloss Printing. Each Sleeve Features an Abstract of the Original Album’s Artwork. A 4-page insert and poster is included with each box set. \u003cem\u003eMagic Thread\u003c\/em\u003e - Gold \u003cem\u003eImage\u003c\/em\u003e - Cream \u003cem\u003eSakura\u003c\/em\u003e - Petrol Blue \u003cem\u003eGrinning Cat\u003c\/em\u003e - Solid White \u003cem\u003eWill\u003c\/em\u003e - Cool Grey \u003cem\u003eThe Boy and The Tree\u003c\/em\u003e - Orange \u003cem\u003eLaputa\u003c\/em\u003e - Beige\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCD - Box Set including 7 CDs. CDs come in softly textured 6-page pocketpacs with sleeve notes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lo Recordings","offers":[{"title":"13LP - Various Colours","offer_id":51941985517899,"sku":"R9255-6976","price":274.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"7CD","offer_id":51941985550667,"sku":"R9255-2970","price":74.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot2025-06-03at11.15.18.png?v=1748945809","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/skintone-edition-vol-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}