Depending on who you ask, Yousuke Yukimatsu is the best DJ in the world. Or at least in Japan. The eccentric Osaka-born, Tokyo-based DJ has built up an arsenal of fans and disciples—most famously Tzusing—who revere his cross-genre approach and knack for out-of-this-world blends. Case in point: he recently released a mostly ambient mixtape that somehow felt more gripping and propulsive than many techno DJ sets. He also used that release, Midnight Is Comin, to highlight Japan's underrepresented experimental electronic music scene, another sign of his wide-ranging and unusual tastes.

To go with his voracious hunger for all kinds of music, Yukimatsu can play alll different kinds of sets, from the meditative to the peak-time, all with the blending ingenuity and expert pacing we've come to expect. Just check his mind-blowing Boiler Room set from 2020. If that performance was nightclub madness and Midnight Is Comin was a slowly unfurling coil of downcast textures and moods, then Yukimatsu's RA Podcast is something in-between. 

Over two captivating hours, Yukimatsu brings in beats only to jettison them, returning several times to artists like Palmistry, Tzusing and Ryo Murakami. He anchors the mix with familiar tracks and voices before letting it drift out to sea again. It's also deeply personal, focusing on tracks from people he played with at his Zone Unknown parties in Osaka and Kobe, as well as his friends who participated in Midnight Is Comin.

Some of these blends need to be heard to believed. But more important is the pacing: the mix moves at such a slow but intuitive speed that it's almost tantric, the work of someone who knows how to keep the party going at a simmer without giving into the temptation to go faster. (He even says that the mix was supposed to be longer.) With hooky tracks from Palmistry and Equiknoxx up against explosions of noise and heavy EQing, Yukimatsu's RA Podcast is like dipping your head above and below water, soaking in and appreciating the beauty of both realms at once.

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New house flavours, head-spinning mashups and curveballs from a crossover club star.

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this mix moves along a relentlessly constant rhythm, breaking in between genres but keeping that groove hitting, HARD!

reflecting witchy woes

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Thom Yorke Boiler Room London DJ Set

Yousuke Yukimatsu’s profile in Japan has been quickly rising due to his adventurous and powerful approach to DJing, traversing techno, bass and more experimental sounds. His distinctive style is on display in his contribution for Electronic Explorations. Yukimatsu has delivered a bold, elemental mix, one that finds the right balance between exploration and rhythm. It has a clear arc and narrative, weaving together different sounds and drawing on some artists he has connections to. - Chris SSG (Curator of this EE Japan Special)

Tracklist:
 
01. Pita - Fvo [Editions Mego]
02. Ande Somby - Neahkkameahttun - From The Other Side [Ash International]
03. Holly Herndon - Body Sound [Infinite Greyscale]
04. Kane Ikin - Street Flare [Latency]
05. Call Super - Informer [Houndstooth]
06. Blood Music - Chicks (Helm Remix) [Diagonal]
07. Ryo Murakami - Passover [Bedouin]
08. Shapednoise - Dream Within A Dream [Type]
09. M.E.S.H. - Azov Seepage [PAN]
10. Kamixlo - Lariat (Visionist Remix) [PAN x Codes]
11. Helm - The Evening In Reverse [PAN]
12. Imaginary Forces - High Rise [Halcyon Veil]
13. RP Boo - Steamidity [Planet Mu]
14. Special Request - Live From Alpha Centauri [Houndstooth]
15. Radioland - Radioactivity [Leaf]
16. Lawrence English - Antarctica [TAIGA]
17. Chra - Abandoned House [Editions Mego]
18. Arca - Alive [Mute]
19. Ryuichi Sakamoto And Alva Noto - The Revenant [Milan]
20. Holly Herndon - Body Sound [Infinite Greyscale]
 
Yousuke Yukimatsu was born in Osaka in 1979 and started DJing in 2008. He got his first big break in 2014 when he played with DJ Nobu and NHK'Koyxen. From then, Yukimatsu soon had the chance to play at Future Terror and Dommune, as well as supporting many of the most interesting names coming through Osaka, such as Cut Hands, Adam, Marcel Fengler, Oneohtrix Point Never as well as playing at the PAN records showcase. In 2016 Yukimatsu started his own party called “Zone Unknown”, which has invited people like Shapednoise and Imaginary Forces. He also helped in the compilation of tracks for YPY’s album, Zurhyrethm, on EM Records, and has released a mix CD entitled ‘Lazy Rouse’ through Black Smoker records.
 
2008年 大阪atmosphäreでのSPINNUTSとMITSUKI主催『KUHIO PANIC』に飛び入り参加して以降DJとして活動。 THE NAMINOHANA SPECIALでのKEIHIN、DJ NOBUとの共演から親交を深め、2014年春、千葉FUTURE TERRORでプレイ。 2015年は2度のDOMMUNE出演、goatのサポートを数多く務め、PAN showcaseではLEE GAMBLEとB2B。Oneohtrix Point Neverの前座を務めるなど、活動の場を拡げる。 2016年2月、SHAPEDNOISEをゲストに迎えてPARTY『ZONE UNKNOWN』始動。 5月、BLACK SMOKERよりMIX CD『LAZY ROUSE』をリリース。

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Electronic Explorations – Japan special
 
Japan has long played a fundamental role in electronic music, from being the home of many of its defining instruments to the early contributions of artists such as YMO, then Fumiya Tanaka, Keni Ishii and DJ Krush, amongst others. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the country as another generation of artists has come to the fore, with artists like DJ Nobu, Ena, Ryo Murakami and Goth-Trad gaining international recognition. 

Electronic Explorations has recently featured mixes previously from Japanese producers such as Wata Igarashi and Katsunori Sawa. But geography and language barriers mean that some of the country’s talent is not seen. So for this series we wanted to put the spotlight on the next wave of artists in Japan. All are primarily DJs and at different stages of their respective careers, but each has a distinct and interesting take on electronic music. 

Electronic Explorations - 438

Yousuke Yukimatsu (Osaka, Japan)

Monday (月) – Yousuke Yukimatsu (Osaka, Japan)

Essential Mix 2018

David Foster Wallace's iconic 2005 Kenyon College graduation address. Context and transcript here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/12/this-is-water-david-foster-wallace/

Part 1 here: http://soundcloud.com/brainpicker/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water-1

David Foster Wallace: "This Is Water" (part 2)

An excerpt of Yousuke's four hour set at Body Motion (26.04.19).

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¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U - live recording from Body Motion at unit 18 (26.04.19)

Boiler Room w/ Four Tet, Daphni, Nathan Fake & Evian Christ.

[Broadcast on 10th October 2012]

Tracklist & video at http://boilerroom.tv

David Foster Wallace: "This Is Water" (part 2)

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