Artist: Shifting Gears
Title: Drum Nation
Label: toucan sounds
Cat. #: YTCW077
Format: Digital
Release Date: 28th January 2022
Tracklist:
01 Drum Nation
02 Average Hoshina Sound

Shifting Gears aka Hoshina Anniversary readies ‘Drum Nation’ for toucan sounds this January.

Hailing from Tokyo, Japan, Hoshina Anniversary has previously appeared on ESP Institute, Musar Recordings, and Young Marco’s Safe Trip, fusing traditional Japanese instrumentation with House & Techno sensibilities across his productions. Arriving now on Brooklyn’s toucan sounds label under his Shifting Gears moniker, the DJ/producer turns in two Jazz and Hard Bop inspired club-not-club tracks on ‘Drum Nation’.

Leading the release, title cut ‘Drum Nation’ sees loose drums and jazz scales meet crunchy production, delivering a deeply musical and punchy house track. ‘Average Hoshina Sounds’ sees more delightfully lo-fi production as wonky stabs and glistening pads culminate in an energetic mid-point build-up, making for a high energy dancefloor-focussed accompaniment to the title track.