揚 (Yo) : WORLDWATCH

'The bass undulates like ink flowing over a sumi-e painting, accompanied by intermittent tribal beats. A cacophony of voice effects and backing guitars.
This sonic landscape, inspired by video game BGM, elegantly blurs and gradually pulls the camera back to a fixed point. A deep, ebony abstract dub painted with the gaze tracing each track, each bearing the name of a movement in a fantastical world.
The first album from Yo, an electronic musician who inherits the name from the sumi-e artist Sesshu Toyo, has been released by the independent label .
While retaining echoes of Geinouyamashirogumi-esque caricatured folk music, Yo seeks a more virtual essence and resonates with the intensified tribal beats found in game BGM like "EVERGRACE" and "GARAGE". Simultaneously, he draws significant influence from Japanese dub acts like GOTH-TRAD and incorporates the "hardness" reminiscent of 54-71's "ska-core" aesthetic.
The cassette tape is uniquely crafted with a tracing paper Obi affixed to the main body, and it includes a DL code along with a mini booklet.'




Tracklist
1. Bottom of the Daydream 07:17
2. Old Mutant 05:53
3. Poor Play 05:12
4. Slow Toture vs. Abstract Man 05:09
5. Evilstep Movement 06:00
6. Mountain 04:39
7. Machinist Union Nightmare 05:03
8. DROP BEATER 06:26