{"product_id":"4582616194725","title":"Mechatok - WIDE AWAKE - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMechatok\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMechatok, one of the best producers of the 2020s\n\nReleased his debut album \"Wide Awake\", which also features Tohji and f5ve!\n\n\n\nMechatok has redefined pop music for an entire generation.\n\n- DAZED.\n\n\n\nMechatok, a key figure who has collaborated with Charlie xcx, Okay Lou, Young Lean, and others to define contemporary experimental pop and rap, has released his long-awaited debut album \"Wide Awake\" on \u003cyoung\u003e.\n\n\n\nThe album track \"Expression On Your Face,\" featuring Bladee and Ecco2k, has been released with a stunning music video.( Youtube ) Created by award-winning filmmaker Anton Tammi ( Youtube ), who has worked with The Weeknd, Grimes and Tame Impala, the song follows the euphoric single \"Addiction\" ( Youtube ), released in early 2025, and the brilliant It was first performed at Braid's sold-out show at London's O2 Brixton in December 2024, and became an internet sensation.\n\n\n\nEmil Timur Tokdemir, aka Mekatok, has been performing live around the world and with some of the most cutting-edge artists of the decade, including the Drain Gang (Bladee, Ecco2k, Whitearmor, Thaiboy Digital), Charlie xcx, and Fakemink Through collaborations with some of the most cutting-edge artists of the decade such as Bladee (Ecco2k, Whitearmor, Thaiboy Digital), Charlie xcx and Fake Mink, the last decade has shaped the direction of club music and pop.The most sought after rapper in the London underground, Fake Mink, released his single \"MAKKA\" with Echo 2k, which was named \"Best New Music\" by Pitchfork, further expanding his global recognition, and in 2025, he was the main event of the biggest event of the year by New Japan Pro-Wrestling at the Tokyo Dome, the Lesson Kingdom, where he successfully defended his title. The song was used as the entrance music for current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre, Jr. who successfully defended his title in the main event of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's biggest tournament of the year, Lessle Kingdom, held at the Tokyo Dome, and became a hot topic here in Japan.\n\n\n\nMekatok's long-awaited debut album, \"Wide Awake,\" is at once precise and emotionally visceral, exploring themes of identity, authenticity, and expression in an age shaped by algorithms and digital overstimulation.Featuring carefully selected artists from around the world, including Blade, Echo2k, Isabella Love Story, Tohji, and f5ve, this work positions Mekatok beyond being a \"sought-after collaborator\" to a solo artist in complete control of his own voice The result is a future-oriented album. He purifies pop elements to the extreme and sublimates them into addictive, personal mantra fragments. The fragments seem ephemeral, yet carry with them a sense of permanence, paradoxically accessing a more intimate and timeless form of expression through the persona of Mekatok.\u003c\/young\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Young","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51435772510497,"sku":"4582616194725","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4582616194725.jpg?v=1751292565","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/it-it\/products\/4582616194725","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}