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shigeto - no better time than now - ghostly international - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Hip Hop - Instrumentals

1. First Saturn Return
2. Detroit Part 1
3. Ringleader
4. Perfect Crime
5. Olivia
6. Miss U
7. Ritual Howl
8. Soul Searching
9. Safe In Here
10. No Better Time Than Now
11. Silver Lining
12. Tell a Tale

Inspired by a period of personal success and upheaval, 'No Better Time Than Now' refracts twelve indivisible melds of jazz, hip hop, ambient pop and electronic soul bathed in a warm nostalgic spirit.

It's fizzing with detailed intricacy from the brooding Dilla nod, 'Detroit Part 1' (signifying his move from Brooklyn back to the 313) to the blunted footwork-meets-Sun Ra patterning of the title track. Pairing plaintive, intimate jazz emoting with icy electronic reverb simulations in 'Miss U', and woozy soul chords and dusty drums with surging electro bass on 'Perfect Crime', always keeping the balance between timless freshness and futureproof production.