Zach Saginaw's pseudonym Shigeto is more personal than most - Shigeto it is his middle name, which he adopted to express his music's connection to his family history as Japanese emigrants in the United States. His productions for Ghostly International cross over finely grained electronica textures with stumbling, slo-mo hip-hop beats, and his debut album 'Full Circle' was released in late 2010.
The Album Full Circle Remixes
is featured in Update #051:
Agoria, James Blake, Moritz Von Oswald Trio
February is rumoured to be the year's shortest month, but looking at the past weeks' shocking amount of great releases we are not sure we can confirm this.
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The Album Full Circle Remixes
is featured in Update #049:
Shackleton, Jamie XX, James Blake
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The Album Full Circle Remixes
was reviewed:
Shigeto's glistening fantasy-rich debut album gets a thorough remix treatment. Mike Slott's is smooth and flowing with iridescent atmospherics, Samiyam cranks up the slo-funk factor while Take, Om Unit and Charles Trees provide excellent unhurried spins on Shigeto's original visions. Sweet!
