Bird On The Wire

STAGE TIMES >>>
DOORS – 19:30
ZOOEY – 20:30
SHUGO TOKUMARU – 21:30

On his previous albums, Japanese multi-instrumentalist Shugo Tokumaru has brilliantly showcased his ability to push the boundaries of what pop music can be — crafting infinitely rewarding songs built on layers upon layers of sounds produced by instruments both familiar and unique.

For TOSS, Tokumaru originally intended to take a much more straightforward path, enlisting the help of musicians from around the world (including members of his live band, an orchestra, Maywa Denki, and many others including Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier) to record bits and pieces of music without knowing how they would ultimately be used. Says Tokumaru, “With my previous record (2012’s In Focus?), it was like I managed to unify what I had done in my musical career up until then. For this record, the original idea was just to do some recording sessions with other musicians and release them as they are, but it turned into something entirely different.”

The about-face occurred when Tokumaru started to take the fragments others had recorded for him and began lining up the short phrases and riffs, repeatedly combining and substituting the arrangements as if he was working on a musical puzzle. Though much more time-consuming than his original vision, the songs on TOSS are all testaments to Tokumaru’s innate understanding of how to craft a piece of music that becomes much greater than the sum of its parts.
http://www.shugotokumaru.com/

Tickets are on sale now for what will be Shugo’s first show in the UK in over three years!

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