Exit (Shugo Tokumaru album)

Exit
Studio album by Shugo Tokumaru
Released	October 17, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Indie pop
Length	35:21
Label	Almost Gold, Startime
Producer	Shugo Tokumaru
Shugo Tokumaru chronology
L.S.T. (2006) Exit (2007) Port Entropy (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Boston Globe	(very favorable) [2]
cokemachineglow	(80%) [3]
Pitchfork Media	(8.0/10) [4]
PopMatters	[5]
Spin	[6]
Sputnikmusic	[7]

Exit is the third album from Japanese multi-instrumentalist Shugo Tokumaru. The album garnered universal acclaim by music critics, eventually earning the title of being tied for the sixth best album of 2008 according to Metacritic.^[8]

Background

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.^[9]

Track listing

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

• Yoshinobu Arima – Design
• Michael Fusco – Design
• Mandy Parnell – Mastering
• Shugo Tokumaru – Audio Supervisor

Release history

References

External links

• Shugo Tokumaru
• Shugo's MySpace page
• Exit at Metacritic