Presale - Expected Soon

Tracklist:

Acuario

Escorpio

Tauro

Piscis

Mr. YT returns!

The cult deep house alias of Yuji Takenouchi was last seen on VU favourite "Brand New Day" in 2017, which compiled a series of soft scenes,deepest soulful house and ambient techno on R&S and its sub-labels across the mid-to-late 90s. Quietly and confidently, some of the most beautiful house music ever made.

Short Span is thrilled to present the first Mr YT record of brand new material in twenty-eight years.

The lushness springs forth as delightfully as ever. The inspirations of Detroit chords floating and interacting with a certain kind of Japanese plasticity and futurism. Crystal clear blue skies, sweet perfume and space race optimism, touched with a gentle wistfulness. The four tracks are each as beautiful and intricately deep musically as they are colourful and buoyed by energy, with a dance music drive.

The EP bubbles down to a more yearning, sunsetting ambient house on the B side. The instantly recognisable language of classic Mr. YT, a warm and tender place.

Absent a while, but Yuji’s busy. He’s established a long career as a musician and sound designer within the Japanese videogaming industry, having his hand in games including FromSoftware’s Dark Souls series surely adds something widescreen and sharply emotionally focused to the direction of his dance music. His Missing Project alias also got some shine from the stellar Music From Memory Virtual Dreams II compilation in 2024, which once again pinned down his enduring importance within the ambient techno movement of Japan. And his Missingsoul alias is still some of the most beautiful deep jazz-house committed to wax on Ron Trent’s. Future Vision label.

Check it all out!