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Grinning Cat

~ Susumu Yokota

4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Audio CD (4 Jun 2001)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Leaf
ASIN: B00005JDMT
Other Editions: Audio CD

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70,637 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Susumu Yokota came to the attention of the clued-up musical public with Grinning Cat's predecessor Sakura, a minor ambient classic that found this homely Japanese sound technician showered with critical plaudits, and compared--not without good reason, we might add--to 1970s ambient pioneer Brian Eno. While Eno's classic Music for Airports was a muzak benchmark for sound in the public sphere, Yokota's muse follows an urge towards the bliss of privacy; Grinning Cat is, Yokota explains, an album about living out a domestic fairytale with his girlfriend and a family of cats in the quiet suburbs of Tokyo. Its essence is the exquisitely layered minimalism of "King Dragonfly" where hands clap, drums pitter-patter, wind chimes gentle sway and an acoustic guitar is neatly picked to create an ornate, yet uniform tapestry of sounds--but deeper into "Grinning Cat", more disquieting moments simmer. On "Fearful Dream", psychedelic pipes and an atonal banjo strum bubble under the gentle, stuttering loop of sparse piano, while album closer "Lost Child" breathes spectral hushes and unsettling glitches through alternate speakers in the most disconcerting manner. Still, Yokota is only playing; Grinning Cat is a perfect find for fans of the quiet stuff--warm, comforting and always welcoming to visitors. --Louis Pattison

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"Infinitely charming and eminently seductive...yet more evidence that Chief Wizard Yokota is a master of building dream worlds" 4.5/5

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wow, 28 July 2001

By	Danny C (yorkshire) - See all my reviews

It's certainly different from Sakura. Grinning Cat is much less, well, ambient. The ideas are more aggressive, and he uses samples more frequently (and with startling orgininality). In this sense, some parts of it reminded me of Endtroducing by D J Shadow. Grinning Cat is fascinating music, recommendable to anyone whose musical tastes go deeper than S Club Seven. The fist time you listen to the track Flying Cat, your jaw will drop. Stunning. A bizarre combination of orchestral shreiks, rich in filmic atmosphere and enhanced half way through by an astonishing military drum pattern played across the beat. It one of the strange and beautiful things to come out of this world.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quality follow-up to 'Sakura', 18 Oct 2003

By	Jay M "jay_mc" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

It was always going to be difficult to follow up his previous masterpiece of an album, but he has managed it with style and class.

A bit more heavy on the percussion than the previous album, 'Grinning Cat' is nonetheless a very good album. It pursues the same themes and sounds as 'Sakura'.

'Sakura' will always be in the minds of people, so when this album is being discussed it will always be in the former album's shadow. I feel this is a shame as it stands alone itself as a great album.

In simple terms, if you enjoyed 'Sakura' then you will very much enjoy this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Yokota creates a new genre of music - again., 27 April 2003

By	nobody@nowhere - See all my reviews

I have owned this CD for two years and have listened to it maybe eight times so far. This might seem a lot or a little depending who you are but it is a habit which needs explanation.

This CD is something for special occasions where nothing else will do. The textures created demand your full attention quite simply because your brain cannot comprehend what it is listening to. Some tracks are simply beautiful while others create an unusual image in your mind's eye. Overall, the music is nothing like you've ever heard before and this is why it deserves a five star rating.

Buy this CD if you are a true music lover who is not afraid of unmanufactured music.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Disoriental
An excellent and highly original take on ambient, sample based chill out. Susumo's style seems to evade clear definition. Read more

Published on 23 Jun 2007 by J. M. Ashe

4.0 out of 5 stars Bad news & good news...
I bought this album having heard "King Dragonfly" - a wonderfully exciting & atmospheric mix of bustling electronica drum-beats, insidiously repetitive chants, and slightly "off... Read more

Published on 23 Sep 2006 by nicjaytee

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
I wish to change my review of this album a year ago and now I prefer this album to Sakura! Like all his ambient albums it takes time and Grinning Cat is just perfect. Read more

Published on 26 Dec 2005 by Johan De-silva

4.0 out of 5 stars House-Ambient
A quality album. Not ambient enough with house beats to sleep too but rather a good background music. The tracks are a little short to what I am used too but well worth buying.

Published on 3 Aug 2003 by Johan De-silva

4.0 out of 5 stars Susumu's revenge
Less than a year after the release of his last album, Sakura, the new king of Japanese ambience releases another stunning album!! Read more

Published on 26 Jun 2001

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