Stereo Sushi (2002)

About this title: No, Stereo Sushi isn't a collection of Japanese Shibuya-kei pop, though the curious will be forgiven for assuming from the kiddie-core graphics, fonts, and layout that there'll be plenty of Pizzicato 5 or Fantastic Plastic Machine inside. Instead, the basically unmixed two-disc set compiles the early-2000s sound of deep house: that slightly chilled, slightly clubby version of neo-disco that matches the freewheeling disco blueprint of Salsoul records. Mark Doyle, from the ubiquitous Hed Kandi family of compilations, oversees the set, selecting tracks from sympathetic labels like Distance, Om, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Take Your Time [Rurals]
2. Gonna Make It [Original Version] [Raddon/Poole/Wannam]
3. When You Find Your Love, Hold On [Jon Cutler's Distant Mix] [Colling/Urich]
4. Keep on Movin [Deep House Mix] [Heilbronn]
5. Soul 2 Let Go [Sir Piers and Ed Funk's 'Curious' Main Vocal Mix] [White/Ragone/Schell]
6. Deny Me Love [Dub Version] [Olsson/Surdi/Nordin]
7. I Can't Wait [Original Flavor Mix] [Caldwell/Omega]
8. Fall into You [Miguel 'Migs' Petalpusher Vocal] [Soulstice]
9. My Precious Thing [MDLM Remix] [Lady Bird/Llorca]
10. It's in the Music [Gerd Remix] [VanMoll/Vanderlest/]
11. Love and Devotion [Main Mix] [Troja]
12. Hunter [FK-EK Vocal Mix] [Armstrong/Armstrong]
13. Never [Catin/Schwarz/Schwa]
14. Rain [Jay J Remix] [Cooke/Lee]
15. Soul of Mine [Hernandez/Lum/Haile]
16. Keep the Love [Original Vocal Mix] [Kronlund/Webb]
17. Say That You Love Me [FK-EK Japanese Vocal Mix] [AK]
18. I Submit 2 U [2000 Mix] [Mustafa]
19. It's Yours [Behemoth AKA Tom de Neef Remix] [Cutler/Clark]
20. Young Hearts [Rivera]
21. Little Girl [Club Mix] [Smith/Sykes]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.