add to cart
add to wantlist
email a friend
 
PRICE:
$136.50
PREORDER
Ships When IN STOCK.
01. Shinichiro Yokota - Bells
02. Shinichiro Yokota - Night Drive
03. Shinichiro Yokota - Gaming Man
04. Shinichiro Yokota - Fuyuukan
05. Shinichiro Yokota - Gotta Have House
06. Shinichiro Yokota - Machibouke
07. Shinichiro Yokota - Way Of Jungle
08. Shinichiro Yokota - Quiet Town Of Tokyo
09. Shinichiro Yokota - Right Here Right Now
10. Shinichiro Yokota - Sora - Sky Magic
11. Shinichiro Yokota - Water Melodies
12. Shinichiro Yokota - Nippon No Natsu
13. Shinichiro Yokota - Rain
14. Shinichiro Yokota - Orange Moon
15. Shinichiro Yokota - I Know You Like It
16. Shinichiro Yokota - Tokyo 018
17. Shinichiro Yokota - Time Traveling
18. Shinichiro Yokota - This Moment
19. Shinichiro Yokota - Timeless
20. Shinichiro Yokota - Take Yours
21. Shinichiro Yokota - Night Drive (Reprise)
22. Shinichiro Yokota - Simoon
23. Shinichiro Yokota - Lens 1992
24. Shinichiro Yokota - Bass Man
ARTIST
TITLE
Pitstop Box
FORMAT
6LP BOX

LABEL
CATALOG #
WRWTFWW 098LP WRWTFWW 098LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
1/31/2025

WRWTFWW Records presents the Pitstop Box, compiling all 24 tracks from Japanese house music pioneer Shinichiro Yokota's two acclaimed albums Do It Again and Again (2016) and I Know You Like It (2019). The collection, available on vinyl for the first time ever, is presented as six 45rpm-cut 12" housed in a superb slipcase box set created by Lopetz, designer, illustrator, typographer, and co-founder of Swiss graphic design studio Büro Destruct. Included as bonuses are two sticker sheets. Previously only available on CD in Japan via cult electronic label Far East Recording, Shinichiro Yokota's album discography finally gets a long overdue vinyl release. With a production style drawing from a rich blend of funk, hip hop, electronic, and Japanese influences, Yokota's music is loved for its simplicity, its hypnotic quality, and, most importantly, its soul -- homegrown '90s soulful melodic club music -- pure love! The Pitstop Box, full of dancefloor treasures and sprinkled with downtempo gems, not only defines Yokota's personal journey but also resonates as an essential contribution to the house genre and Japanese music in general. It includes his house hits, a cover of "Simoon" by Haruomi Hosono's Logic System, and a collaboration with his longtime partner and electronic music hero Soichi Terada. Shinichiro Yokota began his musical history in Tokyo, inspired by electronic music giants such as Yellow Magic Orchestra and Kraftwerk. He co-founded Far East Recording with the great Soichi Terada (who also worked with WRWTFWW for the Omodaka compilation) in 1990. After releasing the now highly sought after Far East Recording album with Terada in 1992, he took a hiatus from music and, most notably, brought his passion for sports cars to the next level by launching Night Pager, a company he started with his wife, specializing in tuning sports cars and modifying limiters for competition racers. It's this side of Yokota's life which has inspired the design of the Pitstop Box. He triumphantly came back to music with the album Do It Again and Again in 2016, consisting of unreleased '90s recordings as well as new material, and followed it up with I Know You Like It in 2019. His work has influenced generations of producers, and has expanded Japanese house music's reach on the global stage. Experience it on vinyl now.