YOSHITOSHI 1994 - 2019
Mention Yoshitoshi to someone who grew up raving in the late 90’s and early 2000’s and there’s a good chance they’ll get a twinkle in their eye as memories of tracks like Eddie Amador’s “House Music,” PQM’s “You Are Sleeping,” Alactraz’s “Giv Me Luv”, and Luzon’s “The Baguio Track” come flooding back. The label has produced some of dance music’s most timeless records, including some of Deep Dish’s own early work & remixes, plus iconic tracks like Chiapet’s “Westworld” and “Tick Tock”, Brother Brown’s “Under The Water”, Kings of Tomorrow’s numerous classics as KOT and Mysterious People, YMC’s “Last Stop,” Dino Lenny’s “I Feel Stereo,” 2 Smokin’ Barrels’ “Basses Loaded,” Sasha & BT’s seminal “2 Fat C**ts,” Lexicon Ave’s “Here I Am,” Loudeast’s “Lights Off!” and many many more. The list is really too long. Through it all Yoshitoshi’s focus has always been to push forward entire genres of music and never allow itself to be pinned down to one style or sound. Some might say this is no way to run a label, that hopping between genres is a surefire path to failure. Well, twenty-five years later, Yoshitoshi is still going strong, having been an instrumental force in forging many of today’s dance music superstars. It’s a formula that’s yielded astonishing results, simply because of the label’s dedication to finding, nurturing, and championing forward-thinking talent above all else.
The contributors to Yoshitoshi’s immense catalog read like an encyclopedia of dance music. Whether through original work or remixes, the label has been a pit stop for many of the industry’s titans from all walks of dance music. From legends like Sasha, BT, Roger Sanchez, Louie Vega, Kings of Tomorrow, Mood II Swing, Adam Beyer, Nic Fanciulli, Pig & Dan, Behrouz, and Thomas Schumacher, to bright up-and-comers like Victor Ruiz, ANNA, Cristoph, ANDHIM, Matador, Shiba San, Sacha Robotti, Sinisa Tamamovic, Ardalan, Khainz and Nicole Moudaber, the label has served as an incubator for what’s to come. There’s a high chance that if you’re anyone in dance music, you’ve left your mark on the Yoshi catalogue, and Yoshi has left its fingerprints on you.
Few labels reach their silver jubilee, especially in the fast-paced, single-driven world of house and techno. In celebration of its rich twenty-five-year history in dance music, Yoshitoshi will release three unique compilations each filled with a 25 track mix of remastered classics, modern hits, and new remixes from some of the greatest names in House, Techno, and Melodic House. The all-star lineup of remixers includes David Penn, Dubspeeka, Cevin Fisher, Olivier Giacomotto, Moonwalk, Armonica, and of course the label boss himself Sharam. The three aptly titled compilations will be released in 3 parts led by the Yoshitoshi 25: House on November 15, Yoshitoshi 25: Techno on November 29, and Yoshitoshi 25: Melodic House on Dec 13 respectively.