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Yeah, he's Japanese and quite prolific in remixing other people's tracks.

I really loved Sensuous too and it's definitely in the top 10 I sent along to Matt for this year. It took me a few listens to get into it, because - as was said - it definitely does sound like Point++. Which disappointed me, because if you look at the differences in style and sound between his prior albums ("First Question Award" to "69/96", then to "Fantasma", then to "Point"), he practically reinvents and rejuvinates his sound in each one. That's not really the case in Sensuous, and I couldn't help but start mapping songs between the albums (ie. Fit Song reminds me of Point of View Point, Gum reminds me of I Hate Hate, Wataridori reminds me of Another View Point, etc etc)

However once I stopped trying to be an amateur critic and actually listened to the songs themselves (and it probably helped that I was able to see him play the album live a few weeks back) it actually clicked and now I absolutely adore it. Even though I think the best song from the Sensuous sessions is not even one that's on the album, it's the b-side "Cue" from the single for "Breezin'".

Anyway, yeah, top stuff.