Yoji Biomehanika - Samurai (The Keyboard Cowboys)

At the time of writing, Yoji has pretty much tried every harder dance genre in existence, trance, hardhouse, hardtrance, techtrance, hardstyle, you name it. While I truly like his latest techdance-oriented releases, I find myself returning more and more to his funky, sort of experimental tracks (where the focus was much more on the “techno” aspect), and thus this vinyl gets a lot of play time.

I still consider this release to be his absolute peak, with two completely different, but at the same time, equally awesome sides. “Samurai (The Keyboard Cowboys)” is a ridiculously catchy tune, where Yoji proves that he has mastered the use of ear-splitting Japanese-styled synths and sounds. The overall arrangement is brilliant, and the track never lets up or gets boring. It is truly a piece any harddance producer would be proud of to have in his/her discography.

On the flipside, Yoji has come up with the epitome of monotony, but boy, it is one of the best monotonous techno tracks I have heard to date. “The Rain” pretty much consists of one groovy techno beat, and as it progresses, the beat slowly evolves as additional elements are layered on top of each other, piece by piece. Definitely a great tune with a drive that can make pretty much any jaded listener move.