E.S.-B

Satoshi Tomiie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Saw Recordings
• ASIN: B0009NCPPG
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,400 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Star You Star Me - Sweet Things (Original)

2. Metro Area - Proton Candy

3. Satoshi Tomiie - Glow

4. Jeff Bennett - Designated

5. M1 Presents – ManMachine (PJ Remix)

6. Dan Berkson - Concept

7. John Tejada - Chorgs

8. Chab - Closer To Me" (ES-B Mix)

9. The Vulva String Quartett - Death Cab For Bootsy

10. Kerri Chandler - Bar A Thym

11. Elmar Schubert - Make Me High

12. Spirit Catcher - Code Breaker

Editorial Reviews

Satoshi Tomiie ES is an emotional journey for Satoshi with the E.S. representing many things including his "Electronic Soul".

Satoshi’s second album ES-B will be released in August 2005 at the height of the Ibiza summer season. Its inspiration is drawn by Satoshi’s summertime DJ sets at Café Mambo on the island with breathtaking sunsets painting the backdrop and also by Satoshi’s opening sets during his longer, extended sets in the clubs.

It’s a deep, funky, sexy mix with a touch of techy beats all made to capture the summertime vibe. The album also features a new Satoshi Tomiie original production "Glow" emanating a deep housey vibe.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but not essential, October 3, 2005

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cosmokane31 (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: E.S.-B (Audio CD)

Satoshi Tomiie is known for his impeccably produced progressive house, but here he presents a DJ mix of deeper, more relaxed house ("ES" stands for "Electronic Soul"). The first 22 minutes are three tracks of excruciatingly funkless deep house, the kind of elevator music you might hear on the Weather Channel. Things pick up considerably afterwards, as the mix goes funky, then deep, then quirky, then funky again. The mixing is strictly track-to-track, as is typical with CD compilations that are designed to showcase songs. However, more blending would have been nice, as tracks sometimes get drawn-out and repetitious. This is not an essential mix, but it has some nice moments on it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its amazing how an Asian guy can be so funky!!, November 3, 2005

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This review is from: E.S.-B (Audio CD)

I dont mean to insult anybody, cause im obviously joking, but Satoshi Tomiie has cooked up a nice funky dish. Satoshi caught my attention with NuBreed 6, with a completely different sound that at the time seemed like it was coming from outer space (specially cd 2), but after Integration and ES I was completely let down. Well, this cd, although nothing like NuBreed, has made me interested in him once again. The music in this cd is also very different to what we have been hearing lately from the top DJ's, so I guess thats why I really like it. Its new, fresh, and funky!

4.0 out of 5 stars Soulful beats, November 27, 2006

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Dominique J. B. Feneyrou "Fenpau" (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: E.S.-B (Audio CD)

This series of the so called new sound emerging here ("electronic soul") illustrates what the frontier between moveable and the edgier could resemble.
Satoshi who apparently thrives to maintain some sort of openness in his choices (this is quite different from the Renaissance series and the GU Nubreed), shifts constantly here between a clear disco like influence ("Sweet things" with its dreamy piano touching the earlier years of Italian dance -remember "I Like Chopin"?-), space funk a la Daft Punk ("Proton Candy", "Concept", Make Me High" where beats are more pulsated supported by harder textures), upbeat and happy house with moog like keys ("Designated"), deep bass club ("ManMachine") as it gears towards the deeper end of electro-house ("Chorgs", "Bar a Thym" with its steady cow bell and distorted/rough waves ). Some tunes are vocal (the sweet and agreeable, airy "Closer to me" and its soft spoken female chorus, "Death Cab..." which follows and perfectly mixed offering a mid-trip break with a more "organic" touch). The electro funk ending has that almost cheesy electro sampling and wavelengths which vibrate through the piece with repetitive key tunes and insisting electro bass.
In all it has that discreet "Tomiie-Touch": subdued, pleasant, not overwhelming. It will fit your needs when you wish for a consistent, gently paced but amusing ensemble flirting with electro sounds carved to the audible and shakeable.