Shugo Tokumaru is the perfect melancholy artist from Japan that Sofia Coppola should have included to soundtrack lonely Bill Murray in the movie, Lost In Translation. If only Tokumaru was around a year or two earlier. Imagine all the thousands of Japense people swiftly minding their business in Shibuya with only “Linne” playing. Tokumaru is a multi-instrumentalist who has used over 100 different traditional and non-traditional instruments in his recordings. He started off playing piano when he was 5 then in junior high started to play the electric guitar, originally only playing songs by The Clash. After finishing high school he lived in Los Angeles for two and a half years. He then moved back to Japan where he created his debut that was released in 2004. “Linne”, “Lahaha” and “Tracking Elevator” are songs off Tokumaru’s upcoming album, Port Entropy (February 15, 2011). Sure we unilingual Americans have no idea what he is saying but, with the music being so sentimental, does it even matter?
Shugo Tokumaru – “Parachute” (Exit Sept. 2008)
Shugo Tokumaru – “Lahaha” (Port Entropy 2011)
Video: Shugo Tokumaru – “Lahaha” (Port Entropy 2011)
Video: Shugo Tokumaru – “Linne” (A Black XS Live Sound Take Away Show/ Port Entropy 2011)
