SHIGETO ‘FULL CIRCLE’

Music | jon.ramsay | November 23, 2010

Sometime over the past ten years Ghostly International quietly turned into one of the world’s best labels for interesting, glitchy electronica. Some fantastic 2010 releases have cemented this reputation (e.g. Matthew Dear’s ‘Black City‘), and their latest offering from Brooklyn débutante Shigeto makes sure the standard stays sky-high.

With a name that references his Japanese ancestry and a punchy, eclectic approach that evokes Jackson and his Computer Band, Flying Lotus and Prefuse 73 to name but a few, Shigeto AKA Zach Saginaw has been receiving well-deserved plaudits for his first full-length ‘Full Circle‘ (out now, click here to buy). We’d been meaning to listen to the album for a few days (so many tunes, so little time), and when we finally dropped the metaphorical needle it was clear that this album’s the real deal. The production is tight and inventive, incorporating a host of field-recorded source material, and there’s more than enough variety across the ten tracks to make ‘Full Circle’ a thoroughly engaging listen.

Picking a stand-out track is tough. So tough that we’ve decided to avoid the risk of monumental brain-strain and posted two of our faves. You decided which one you prefer, we think they’re both excellent.

MP3 SHIGETO – SKY OF THE REVOLUTION

MP3 SHIGETO – LOOK AT ALL THE SMILING FACES

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