Leírás
Electronic, Dance, Jazz, Hip Hop, R&B, Fusion,
Limited edition FEKETE színű LP kiadvány, 2024-es album.
„Cherry Blossom Baby”, Shigeto’s first full-length statement since 2017, sprouts out from a collective thaw, ambitious, collaborative, and fully realized. The Detroit-based, Japanese-American musician, DJ, Portage Garage Sounds label co-founder, and longtime Ghostly International artist embraces the role of producer and composer. Bold and cultivated with intention, the band-built sound honors traditions in electronic, jazz, R&B, and hip-hop, a fusion that’s become his signature, now more vibrant than ever. Zach Saginaw and a group of guests and players present a snapshot in time, a celebration of self-love and an expression of vitality distinctly rooted in Detroit and informed by his family’s cultural history. „I am a cherry blossom baby,” – he says. „We all are cherry blossom babies, we all are resilient, we all are growing, we all will continue to.”
The collaborative spirit that runs through Cherry Blossom Baby widens its range. Rapper Cleveland Thrasher brings raspy bars to the hypnotic „Runnup On’m” with harpist Ahya Simone, the trap/breakbeat-wielding „BookaMagick,” and across the pop grooves of „Nothing Simple,” where he bobs and weaves with producer/DJ Tammy Lakkis. Guitarist Sasha Kashperko riffs through several tracks, giving the material a loungier feel — „I’ve always wanted a great guitarist on my tracks,” – says Saginaw. Ahya Simone returns to elevate „Let’s Talk” to the cosmos. Her harp parts represent a natural progression for the Shigeto sound; whereas in the past, he might have collaged string elements together, he leans back in the open space and lets it all flow organically.
Expanding on the title’s metaphor, Shigeto is pushing forward with the people around him: „A cherry blossom is regrowing, but it’s always different too, and I’m speaking to that with all the different musicians on this record, getting everyone involved and honoring their contributions is part of that cherry blossom philosophy.”
Felvételek:
LP:
1. Dial In (Intro) 00:31
2. Ready. Set. Flex. (feat. Zelooperz and Ian Maciak) 03:59
3. Runnup On’m (feat. Cleveland Thrasher and Ahya Simone) 04:18
4. Nothing Simple (feat. Tammy Lakkis and Cleveland Thrasher) 03:32
5. The Punch! (feat. KESSWA) 05:28
6. Let’s Talk (feat. KESSWA and Ahya Simone) 05:05
7. Can’t Keep Up (feat. KESSWA) 04:44
8. BookaMagick (feat. Cleveland Thrasher) 04:36
9. Pressure (feat. KESSWA and The Josh Craig) 04:49
10. Honey High and Blue (feat. KESSWA) 04:57
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