Susumu Yokota
Japanese composer
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Biography
Yokota was well known in the English-speaking independent music scene for his albums of experimental ambient music, including albums like Acid Mt. Fuji and Sakura. He also had a long career as a house music DJ and released several highly regarded albums of house music.[2]
Before beginning his career as a DJ and producer, Yokota studied economics at university alongside graphic design.[3] After an extended period of travelling in India, he returned to Tokyo to establish himself as a designer, with works ranging from interior design to book covers.[4]
Yokota's musical debut was a three-track EP titled Brainthump, released under the pseudonym TENSHIN alongside his friend Makoto on German label No Respect Records.[5] Following this, his first solo record was released on German techno label Harthouse under the pseudonym Frankfurt-Tokyo-Connection. Yokota founded the label Skintone in 1998, named after the deep house night he organised in Ebisu, Tokyo.[6]
