Exit (Shugo Tokumaru album)

Exit
Studio album by
Shugo Tokumaru
ReleasedOctober 19, 2007 (2007-10-19)
GenreIndie pop
Length35:21
LabelP-Vine Records
ProducerShugo Tokumaru
Shugo Tokumaru chronology
L.S.T.
(2005) 		Exit
(2007) 		Port Entropy
(2010)

Exit is the studio album by Shugo Tokumaru. It was originally released via P-Vine Records on October 19, 2007 in Japan.[1] It peaked at number 239 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[2]

Background

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Tokumaru plays more than fifty different instruments on the album, and claims that he "drew inspiration" for its music from Japanese pop and a pile of old Beatles cassettes. Both of these were very influential music styles. He attained the album's experimental sound using everyday household objects such as a fork, ashtray, doorbell, wind-up toys; along with more traditional instruments such as acoustic guitar and wooden flutes. Most or all of the instruments were played in major key in a clipped, almost clockwork cadence. The album was mixed and recorded on his laptop, using the popular digital audio program Pro Tools.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Pitchfork8.0/10[6]
PopMatters9/10[7]
Spin[8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Exit received an average score of 88 based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]

The Boston Globe's Matthew Shaer praised Exit as "a tribute to the unexpected beauty of everyday things" and "a defense of playful digression for digression's sake alone".[3] Chris Dahlen of Pitchfork wrote, "[Tokumaru is] gently mining 1960s pop from around the globe and capturing it with a soft production and a sense of humor."[6] Dan Raper of PopMatters said, "Irrespective of biography and language, the album has a sunny, refreshing optimism that hardly feels out of date."[7] In UR Chicago, Bob Nanna wrote that the "curious whimsy" of opener "Parachute" is enough to "beg repeat listens and intense curiosity for what's to come".[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Parachute"3:04
2."Green Rain"4:53
3."Clocca"3:27
4."Future Umbrella"2:04
5."Button"4:02
6."Sanganichi"2:37
7."D.P.O."1:51
8."Hidamari"4:37
9."La La Radio"5:28
10."Wedding"3:16

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Shugo Tokumaru – all audio
  • Itoken – drums (on "Clocca" and "La La Radio")
  • Kei Tanaka – double bass (on "Clocca" and "La La Radio")
  • Yumiko – accordion (on "La La Radio")
  • Machida Shizen Kindergarten – chorus (on "Button")
  • Mandy Parnell – mastering

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 239

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan October 19, 2007[1] P-Vine Records CD PCD-18518
United States September 2, 2008[10] Almost Gold Recordings CD 31960

References

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  1. ^ a b "Exit". Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "トクマルシューゴ". Oricon. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Shaer, Matthew (October 21, 2008). "He'll get a sound out of almost anything". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews for Exit by Shugo Tokumaru". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  5. ^ McClintock, J. Scott. "Exit – Shugo Tokumaru". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Dahlen, Chris (September 17, 2008). "Shugo Tokumaru: Exit". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Raper, Dan (September 17, 2008). "Shugo Tokumaru: Exit". PopMatters. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  8. ^ Walters, Barry (October 2008). "Shugo Tokumaru: Exit". Spin. 24 (10): 117. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Nanna, Bob (May 9, 2009). "Shugo Tokumaru – Exit". UR Chicago. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "Exit - Shugo Tokumaru (CD - Almost Gold #31960)". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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