Itokim producer and recording artist

Laurent Garnier played Awakening on his It Is What It Is radio show on 18th February. Listen to the show here.

01. Ryoma Takemasa - Deepn' (Gonno remix) - Unkown Season
02. Grooveman Spot - Do The Dance - Jazzy Sport
03. Awane - Atom - Sonimage Lab
04. Kaoru Inoue - Tokyo Driver
05. Timmy Regisford - Fela (from "In The House Of Shelter") - Shelter Japan
06. Jazztronik - Samourai - Pantone
07. Gagle - See The Light Of Day - Jazzy Sport
08. Toby & T-ak - Electric Déjàvu
09. The Backwoods - Flying Bugz - Ene
10. Tonk Project - Slides Illusions (Satoshi Fumi remix)
11. Itokim - Awakening Of Yin Yang - Minimalsound

Awakening Of Yin-Yang, a new EP Itokim is doing with Minimalsoul Recordings, is out now on Beatport and all your favorite online stores.

Selected feedback:

• Excellent e.p, love all the tracks and particulary Yin-Yang, superb ! Full support —Fabrice Lig
• Wow special exciting tracks full of emotion! Becoming a fan of itokim! —Nuno dos Santos
• Beautifull work as always with Itokim Will play in clubs as well as will present on my radio show Really musical Looove it Thanks a lot —Laurent Garnier
• This is really great work! The title track is now with my favorites!! —Niko Marks
• Beautiful! —Taho

Fabrice Lig drops Waiting For Changes in his mix for Psycatron's Electric Avenue show.

01. Space Dimension Controller - Fluorescent Trails -R oyal Oak
02. Itokim - Waiting For Changes - Electronical Reeds
03. Roots Panorama - Threee (Deetron mix) - Versatile
04. Pinku Vääty - Forest Interface - Room With A View
05. Morphosis - Too Far (Marcel Dettmann Definition Two) - Delsin
06. Jimmy Edgar - Hush (Kyle's Detroit Retro Metro remix) - Glass Table
07. Zander VT - Less (hlx Dry dub) - Kanzleramt
08. I:Cube - Transpiration - Versatile
09. Format 2 - Dance - ESP
10. Ethyl and Flori - Shelter (Rolando remix) - Shelter
11. Langer - System - Elements
12. Butch - Drummers Drama - Rekids
13. Crystal Fake - Soft Spots - Anadamide
14. Skudge - Pollution - Delsin
15. Ray Kajioka - Thrill - Kanzleramt
16. Future Beat Alliance - Endless Blue - Tresor

New release on Electronical Reeds, Colours EP, is now available for download on fine digital outlets, such as Juno Download and Whatpeopleplay.

Electronical Reeds opens its geographical horizons by welcoming the Japanese artist, Itokim. The DJ from the Land of the Rising Sun is one of the worthy successors of Detroit Techno and as elsewhere, it is not surprising to see him supported by DJs such as Fabrice Lig, Laurent Garnier and Rennie Foster. After being released on Night Drive Music, Nice & Nasty and Fine Art Recordings, he entrusted his Colours EP to Franco-Belgian label Electronical Reeds for its tenth release.

From the first track onwards, Calling Out For Days, Itokim plunged into the maze of Detroit Techno with a powerful kick that recalls the great classics of the Motor City. This hard yet melodic sound, unique to the world of this city, is all that richness and depth through four tracks of the EP. Itokim faithfully respects this heritage through an authentic return to the roots yet tinged with this necessary modernity.

Receiving support from DJs: Toni Rios, Xpansul, Anton Sheridan, Eric Tarlouf, Jaksa Pavicevic, C-System, GFP, Kreiss, Bobby Chombo, Affie Yusuf, Kaine, Fabrice Lig, DJ Da, Horatio, Soul Phonic, Marquez Ill, DJ Mary, DJ Raid, Israel Vich, Soulrack, Miss Chrysalide, Brian Taaffee, Max Cooper, Paco Osuna, DJ Sossa, Alfonso Padilla, Steve Forget, Daniel Sanchez, Franco Bianco, Luca Doobie, Anderson Noise, Tomaz, Angel Molina, Davide Squillace, DJ 3000, Slam, DJ Trench, Patrick Balzat, Pelle Buys, Vince Watson, Antoine Caesar, Vincent Quittard, Rennie Foster, Antoine Pilgrim, Rob Warner, Nick Warren, Ross McMillan, Kevin Saunderson, Erell Ranson, Ian Elgey, Christopher, Aubrey, Jamie Behan, Jeroen Search...

Selected feedback:

• Great release ! Calling out for days and Waiting for changes are superb. Detroit felling with always a positive vibe "à la" Inner city. Arigato Mr Itokim —Fabrice Lig
• 'Out Of Reach' sounds classic, but nice ,very nice. thanks! —Angel Molina
• Really great set of songs. Yes I said "songs". Itokim has the ability to tell stories with his music with distinct beginnings, middles and ends. True journeys excellently crafted. It is clear where his influences are, but he has shaped the Detroit foundations to reflect his own unique perspective. Well donn I wish I could pick them all as favorites. —DJ Trench
• Waiting for Changes is the best on this one... —Vince Watson
• Will be playing "Calling out for days" ..nice tune! Good luck with the release! —Rennie Foster
• Out of reach and walking in the sun are both amazing tracks will support and many thanks!!!! —Ross McMillan
• Full support on this e.p ,superb sounds ,movement and feeling. Loving all the tracks on this e.p but OUT OF REACH is the one i especially enjoyed fantastic drums mixed with the sweet pads and synths are a treat to the ears . —Ian Elgey
• Fantastic emotive sounds from Itokim once again. Will play Calling out For Days next weekend for sure. Full support —Jamie Behan

Here's a preview of Itokim's new EP on Electronical Reeds out later this month.