Saporro (Japan) born, New York-based producer Shigeru Tanabu releases the ʻEl Contraste EPʼ this March on Apt. International. Tanabu, since working with Brendon Moeller as a guitarist on the Beat Pharmacy project, has gone on to release a string of originals and remixes for Wave Music as well as his own UnderTone Recordings.

Whether working as Shigeru Tanabu or monikers such as Manaboo (Alongside Moeller) and AZZXSSS itʼs apparent that Tanabu is highly trained in the fundamentals of production as a whole, whether the focal genre be House, Disco, Dubstep or Jazz the results cut through, earning support from the likes of Laurent Garnier, Jeff Mills, Ed Davenport and Shur-I-Kan.

Atjazz steps up on remix duties for the ʻEl Contraste EP (Feat Akane Del Mar)ʼ providing both an instrumental and vocal version. As the remix name suggests ʻAtjazz Love Soul Remixʼ is exactly that – dripping with soul and warmth. The organic piano and slap bass encompass the melodic intricacies Atjazz has become known for. The percussion much like the rest of the elements give off a live feel with soft brush cymbal hits and loose toms rolling in a bossa-nova style.

Shigeruʼs original mix of ʻEl Contraste feat Akane Del Marʼ veers into laid-back ambient territory. Sumptuous pads and clinking metallic percussion flutter alongside the airy Latin vocal and spoken word resulting in a clean production full of character from well recorded vocals and a well balanced choice of sounds.

This release in its inventive nature furthers the notion of Shigeru being a unique creator and one of the Japans most promising exports as of late. The ʻEl Contraste EPʼ is due out on 21st March 2012.

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