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Makoto – Situations EP

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Continuing on with this highly recommended and first class collection of tracks, we now move onto the second plate on the ‘Situations’ EP by Makoto. 

   Sometimes you have music that you slide out the sleeve and then stare off into space listening too. Obviously if your a DJ that cares and gives a shit about the standard of crafting and work that goes into creating journeys beyond words, you are usually focused on the working environment, and feeling the music in a way that a sculptor may envision a shape or form, or a painter may dab a colour. When it comes to the tracks on this EP, it’s the artwork that stands out just as much as the music. It completes the experience in a way that makes sense. Let’s roll into another couple of tunes on this Sublime EP.

   Both Makoto and Akira work their brotherly talents into this track on Side C, ‘Travel Star’, which was again, a feature on Progression Sessions 5, from Bukem, Conrad and DRS. We ignite another round of glazed, musical scorching with huge humming bass, the technical glimmers of birthing stars and a raw feeling of flame fueled fusion and controlled frenzy. As we hurtle through the cosmic clusters that stand in perpetual flight, the royal coordinates set us up on a cruise beyond the known matter of our existence. ‘Travel Star’ has that electronic stability with this outer layer of funk that gives us the perfect proportions for a voyage into the outer reaches of space. The signals from the stars have a different meaning of time, providing an energy that reaches us from unfathomable distances. 

   The title track from this EP is ‘Situations’ on Side D. Of all the tracks on this EP, this one is the one that I feel slides into Makoto’s plans, for what was to follow. While it leaps on the funk bus and showcases that underlying Makoto sound that was to become such a unique style, it does leave behind the layers of emotion that squeezed its way out in abundance, from the other tracks on this EP. I’m sure Makoto’s journey is not looking back with too much dismay though, as he’s an artist that continues to push things forward, in his own style & vision. This EP is a fantastic example of his best Good Looking work for me.

   We have more in this EP series from Makoto, coming up soon, venturing into his era of album work and leaving these exotic and majestic pieces and switching to his live stage sound.

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