Hiroshi Watanabe aka Kaito is one of Japan's greatest dance producers. His debut Beautiful Day ended up in the letterbox of the German techno label Kompakt more than eight years ago. Since then, Kaito has become one of the showpieces of the label and ensures top sales, especially in Japan, the United States and Greece. His son is his trademark. If you put all thirteen releases of Kaito in the right
… order, you will see the little fellow growing up on the covers of his father. Trust contains the most mature and also the most meditative music Kaito has ever made. By means of a carefully thought-out stacking of string parts over light techno beats, Kaito takes each song to a heavenly climax that leaves the listener with nothing but a happy optimistic feeling. Kaito ' s long stretches take at least seven minutes. Nevertheless, this amply measured playing time even seems too short in most cases. Some songs could go on endlessly. Rarely has electronics had so much soul (AD)more
