Susumu Yokota
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Susumu Yokota (横田進 Yokota Susumu, or ススム・ヨコタ Susumu Yokota) is a prolific Japanese composer.
Yokota is well known in the English-speaking independent music scene for his albums of experimental ambient music. However, he has also had a long career as a house music DJ and has released several highly-regarded albums of house music.
He has released several albums under pseudonyms including Stevia, Ebi, and others.
Yokota's name, when written in katakana, is in the Western order (given name is followed by the family name), while his name in kanji is in the Japanese order (family name is followed by the given name).
- Frankfurt Tokyo Connection (1993) - Released under the alias "Yokota"
- Zen (1994) - Released under the alias "Ebi"
- Acid Mt. Fuji (1994)
- Plantation (1995) - Released under the alias "Ringo"
- Metronome Melody (1995) - Released under the alias "Prism"
- Ten (1995) - Released under the alias "Ebi"
- Anima Beat (1996) - Released under the alias "Anima Mundi"
- Cat, Mouse and Me (1996) - Released under the alias "Yokota"
- Fruit of the Room (1997) - Released under the alias "Stevia"
- Fallen Angel (1997) - Released under the alias "Prism"
- Greenpeace (1998) - Released under the alias "Stevia"
- Magic Thread (1998)
- 1998 (1998)
- Image 1983-1998 (September 13, 1999)
- 1999 (1999)
- Sakura (1999)
- Mix (1999)
- Zero (2000) - released in the UK on Exceptional Records
- Zero Remixes (2001)
- Grinning Cat (2001)
- Will (2001)
- Sound of Sky (2002) - released in the UK on Exceptional Records
- The Boy and the Tree (2002)
- Over Head (2003)
- Laputa (2003)
- Baroque (2004)
- Symbol (2004)
- Distant Sounds of Summer (2005) - in collaboration with Rothko
- Wonder Waltz (2006)
- Triple Time Dance (September 2006) – Techno in waltz time
- LOVE or DIE (eta May 2007)