Will Yates: When I was a young musician (13/14 years old) I was fairly idealistic about music production, thinking real instruments and musicians playing them were important for music to be “valuable”, then I was given a copy of ‘Magic Thread’ -an album that’s almost entirely based on samples – and my understanding expanded and my self-conscious snobbery obliterated. Yokota was a master of sample manipulation and collage, and I think Magic Thread is his best work, informing so much music that followed. Special album!
Susumu Yokota – Magic Thread
