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1/03/2019

Yuuki Yamaguchi – Atmosphere EP (2018)

  • House 
  • Electronic music 
  • Deep house
  • Crossover
  • Ethno-house 
  • Avant-house

Comment: by listening to this 3-notch outing by a Japanese artist, Yuuki Yamaguchi I thought about the possibility to write a review about a house music release. In fact, how much house or drum and bass reviews could you meet today. No, I am not supposed to think of it as an example of boring music but its functionality might predominate over its other qualities more or less deliberately. First of all, it is the synonym of dance music and at a lesser extent, to create a pleasant state of mind (one of the strengths of house music is to build up sultry ambiances). Of course, there have been around many artists whose purpose are being to undermine the aforementioned intentions and outputs. First of all, I could remember for artists under the legendary German imprint Thinner, and Akufen. The Japanese artist's issue being released on Ceramic Records is a tight blend of national motives (which frequently are warped into an appealingly acidic form) and vibrant rhythms. By considering the titles of these tracks (Atmosphere, Distortion, to Nature) one can perceive the artist's drive to move further from within the borders of the aforementioned styles. One can hear the birds are singing, slightly pulsating drones provide an alternative to the more fragmented beats, smithereens-alike sounds used to pop out here and there. To create house music seems not to be his ultimate goal but exploiting it as a platform to reach new heights.