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Track of the Day: Shigeto – Pulse

20th Aug 2015

Two years after Shigeto released his second full-length, the busy Detroit polymath (aka Zach Saginaw) returns with new EP ‘Intermission’ due out Oct 30th via Ghostly International and has unveiled the first track from the record – ‘Pulse’ – which you can check out below.

It’s a glitchy, rhythmic and very minimalist offering which connects his trademark sound to a new direction of exploration amongst the complex time signatures and aural textures to be found on the new track, keeping a very small toe in the melody pool with a curt sampled vocal that refrains gently throughout.

“I’ve been on the road for a long time now and also have been working on other projects,” he explains, with projects that include working on a new live ensemble arrangement, playing electronics in a jazz quartet, recording with Detroit rappers, and building a new studio “I haven’t found the next step for me yet. I’ve been making loads of music as always, but I’m still looking for that concrete new path.”

Saginaw describes Intermission as a collection songs that “point to the past, present, and future. They’re not meant as a strong message,” Saginaw clarifies, “but more of a taste, like a halftime show of sorts.”