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Shugo Tokumaru is not (as many reviewers have assessed) the Japanese Sufjan Stevens. He may share some of Stevens' fascination with found instruments and eccentric acoustic arrangements, but that's where the similarities end. Tokumaru, in general, seems to go much deeper into his own musical world -- playing with sounds more and taking ideas much further. If comparisons must be made, it would better describe Tokumaru's trajectory to align him with the likes of a less predictable pop experimenters like Lindsey Buckingham. Like Buckingham, Tokumaru's songs can sound deceptively simple on the surface, but closer listening reveals a very sophisticated musician at work. Anyone can layer instruments on top of one another (and, with the advent of digital home recording, often to a ludicrous level), but it takes a real talent to sort out how they should fit together. This is where Tokumaru shines, especially on his album Exit -- a home-recorded affair that flirts with indulgence but rarely succumbs to it. That's an important point because a song like Exit's opener, "Parachute" -- with its multi-layered fingerpicked guitar propulsion and more melody lines than you can shake a stick at -- could have been just a predictable lo-fi mélange had someone else been at the helm. In Tokumaru's hands, indulgence is tempered with taste and taste is augmented by confident individuality and competent musicianship. That individuality and musical prowess are evident enough -- as Tokumaru is clearly at ease on a number of different instruments -- but all of that would amount to beans if you couldn't put it together just as expertly. In the arrangement department, Tokumaru displays both skill and mischievousness. He has a Brian Wilson-like penchant for playing instruments off of each other to achieve a greater result (just listen to the Pet Sounds playfulness of "La La Radio") and is fearless in his use of dissonance (check the gradually twisted interplay between the recorders and melodicas on "Clocca"). Ambitious as some of that may seem, Exit never feels like a show-off record -- just a thoughtfully put-together one.
© J. Scott McClintock /TiVo
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Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer - Shugo Tokumaru, Composer - Shugo Tokumaru, Lyricist - Shugo Tokumaru, Performer - Shugo Tokumaru, Producer - Shugo Tokumaru, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer - Shugo Tokumaru, Composer - Shugo Tokumaru, Lyricist - Shugo Tokumaru, Performer - Shugo Tokumaru, Producer - Shugo Tokumaru, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer - Shugo Tokumaru, Composer - Shugo Tokumaru, Lyricist - Shugo Tokumaru, Performer - Shugo Tokumaru, Producer - Shugo Tokumaru, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer - Shugo Tokumaru, Composer - Shugo Tokumaru, Lyricist - Shugo Tokumaru, Performer - Shugo Tokumaru, Producer - Shugo Tokumaru, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer - Shugo Tokumaru, Composer - Shugo Tokumaru, Lyricist - Shugo Tokumaru, Performer - Shugo Tokumaru, Producer - Shugo Tokumaru, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer - Shugo Tokumaru, Composer - Shugo Tokumaru, Lyricist - Shugo Tokumaru, Performer - Shugo Tokumaru, Producer - Shugo Tokumaru, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer - Shugo Tokumaru, Composer - Shugo Tokumaru, Lyricist - Shugo Tokumaru, Performer - Shugo Tokumaru, Producer - Shugo Tokumaru, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer - Shugo Tokumaru, Composer - Shugo Tokumaru, Lyricist - Shugo Tokumaru, Performer - Shugo Tokumaru, Producer - Shugo Tokumaru, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer - Shugo Tokumaru, Composer - Shugo Tokumaru, Lyricist - Shugo Tokumaru, Performer - Shugo Tokumaru, Producer - Shugo Tokumaru, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer - Shugo Tokumaru, Composer - Shugo Tokumaru, Lyricist - Shugo Tokumaru, Performer - Shugo Tokumaru, Producer - Shugo Tokumaru, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Approfondimenti
Shugo Tokumaru is not (as many reviewers have assessed) the Japanese Sufjan Stevens. He may share some of Stevens' fascination with found instruments and eccentric acoustic arrangements, but that's where the similarities end. Tokumaru, in general, seems to go much deeper into his own musical world -- playing with sounds more and taking ideas much further. If comparisons must be made, it would better describe Tokumaru's trajectory to align him with the likes of a less predictable pop experimenters like Lindsey Buckingham. Like Buckingham, Tokumaru's songs can sound deceptively simple on the surface, but closer listening reveals a very sophisticated musician at work. Anyone can layer instruments on top of one another (and, with the advent of digital home recording, often to a ludicrous level), but it takes a real talent to sort out how they should fit together. This is where Tokumaru shines, especially on his album Exit -- a home-recorded affair that flirts with indulgence but rarely succumbs to it. That's an important point because a song like Exit's opener, "Parachute" -- with its multi-layered fingerpicked guitar propulsion and more melody lines than you can shake a stick at -- could have been just a predictable lo-fi mélange had someone else been at the helm. In Tokumaru's hands, indulgence is tempered with taste and taste is augmented by confident individuality and competent musicianship. That individuality and musical prowess are evident enough -- as Tokumaru is clearly at ease on a number of different instruments -- but all of that would amount to beans if you couldn't put it together just as expertly. In the arrangement department, Tokumaru displays both skill and mischievousness. He has a Brian Wilson-like penchant for playing instruments off of each other to achieve a greater result (just listen to the Pet Sounds playfulness of "La La Radio") and is fearless in his use of dissonance (check the gradually twisted interplay between the recorders and melodicas on "Clocca"). Ambitious as some of that may seem, Exit never feels like a show-off record -- just a thoughtfully put-together one.
© J. Scott McClintock /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 10 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 00:35:01
- Artisti principali: Shugo Tokumaru
- Compositore: Shugo Tokumaru
- Etichetta: Almost Gold - Startime International
- Genere: Pop/Rock
(P) 2007 Blues Interactions, Inc. under exclusive license to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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