Sakura (Susumu Yokota album)

Sakura
Studio album by Susumu Yokota
Released 1999
Genre Ambient
Length 50:13
Label Skintone
Susumu Yokota chronology

1999
(1999)		 Sakura
(1999)		 Mix
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (8.4/10) [2]

Sakura is a full-length album from electronic artist Susumu Yokota, released in 1999 in Japan on Skintone (STR03) and on 11 September 2000 in the United Kingdom on The Leaf Label (BAY13). It was named as the top electronic release of the year 2000 by The Wire.

Track six, "Gekkoh", features a sample from the opening of Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians".

Track eight, "Azukiiro No Kaori", contains samples from the Return to Forever song "Sometime Ago/La Fiesta" from Return to Forever.

Track nine, "Kodomotachi", features a sample from Joni Mitchell's song "Songs to Aging Children Come" from Clouds.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Susumu Yokota. 

No. Title Length
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

Double-LP

Disc one – side A
No. Title Length
1. "Saku"   5:45
2. "Uchu Tanjyo"   3:13
3. "Hagoromo"   3:52
Disc one – side B
No. Title Length
4. "Genshi"   4:57
5. "Gekkoh"   4:59
6. "Kirakiraboshi"   1:55
Disc two – side A
No. Title Length
1. "Kodomotachi"   4:06
2. "Hisen"   3:48
3. "Tobiume"   4:38
Disc two – side B
No. Title Length
4. "Naminote"   5:43
5. "Shinsen"   4:33
6. "Azukiiro no Kaori"   2:39

References

  1. ↑ Sakura (Susumu Yokota album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Pitchfork media review