Grinning Cat confounded devotees of Sakura with a far more complex set of tracks. A landscape of ambiguous emotional resonance within an album of measured extremes. Sentimental without being schmaltzy, joyful without being saccharine, Grinning Cat sees Yokota at his most playful and experimental, channelling moments of transitory wonder and jubilation, and opening up a sonic environment in which we can romp and play.

I Imagine
King Dragonfly
Card Nation
Sleepy Eye
Lapis Lazuli
Balloon in the Cage
Cherry Blossom
Love Bird
Fearful Dream
Tears of a Poet
So Red
Flying Cat
Lost Child