{"product_id":"shinichi-atobe-yes-2024-reissue","title":"Shinichi Atobe - Yes (2024 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShinichi Atobe is a Saitama-based producer who has been making house and techno music since he was 27 years old. His sound has evolved from abstract, dubby minimal techno to brighter, more melodic deep house. Originally appearing in 2001 with a 12-inch EP titled \u003cem\u003eShip-Scope\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), which came out on the cult-favorite dub techno label Chain Reaction. Copies subsequently changed hands for triple-digit U.S. dollar amounts. Atobe disappeared for over a decade and during the early 2010s, Miles Whittaker and Sean Canty of Demdike Stare managed to track down the Japanese producer and convinced him to release Atobe’s first full-length album, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/shinichi-atobe-butterfly-effect-2024-reissue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eButterfly Effect\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2014), on their record label DDS. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis new album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, arrives with the same sunny disposition of its housey predecessor, 2018’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/shinichi-atobe-heat-2024-reissue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and a rare headshot of the Saitama-based producer—included, possibly, as a response to \u003c\/span\u003erumors\u003cspan\u003e he is actually his sometime Chain Reaction labelmate Vainqueur. Sloughing off the dub techno of Atobe’s first two records, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShip-Scope\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eButterfly Effect\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—between which lay a 13-year gap and not a single word from the artist—his latest LP is closer in style to house aesthetes like \u003c\/span\u003eDJ Sprinkles\u003cspan\u003e or the late Boston producer \u003c\/span\u003eCallisto\u003cspan\u003e. Where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stands apart is in its inherent optimism—in a couple cases, the mood comes close to a deep contentment. On “Lake 2,” piano and organ keys skate with the ease of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoon Safari\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-era \u003c\/span\u003eAir\u003cspan\u003e or Italo house producer Don Carlos. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever much Atobe’s music has changed, it’s still recognizably his in at least one way: those sharp, throat-tickling trebles that could make a stone cough. They’re an acquired taste. Matt Colton, the mastering engineer for most of Atobe’s records, \u003ca data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.electronicbeats.net\/mining-the-mystery-of-shinichi-atobe-with-matt-colton\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicbeats.net\/mining-the-mystery-of-shinichi-atobe-with-matt-colton\/\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicbeats.net\/mining-the-mystery-of-shinichi-atobe-with-matt-colton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eadmitted\u003c\/a\u003e treating \u003cem\u003eButterfly Effect\u003c\/em\u003e’s “bright,” “cold-sounding” pre-masters with warmer mids and fatter lows. Even if we accept that Atobe’s nettling claps and rimshots are a feature rather than a bug, \u003cem\u003eYes\u003c\/em\u003e’s hi-fi polish intuitively seems like a less forgiving environment. Somehow, though, it comes together, thanks to some nice contrasts of space and texture. \u003c\/span\u003eWhere\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eintroduced warmth to Atobe’s music,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas made it smooth. As it opens with an irresistible g-funk bassline, the scene quickly assembles itself: palm trees, Venice Beach, lowriders on an endless boulevard. But there are still so many questions, the most immediate of which might be this: After all those years of inactivity, how is it that Atobe came to be this reliable, this prolific, or this good? — via Pitchfork\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cnative-ad position=\"in-content\" shoulddisplaylabel=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/native-ad\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=715405684\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: DDS\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2024 \/ Original Release: 2020\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Minimal, Deep House, Techno\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: House \/ Electro \/ Techno\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45104357703838,"sku":"DDS042","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a0678541773_10.jpg?v=1740064115","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/shinichi-atobe-yes-2024-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}