Hoshina Anniversary - Guru Guru

Label: Musar Recordings – MUSAR017
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP
Country: Netherlands
Released: May 19, 2023
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Acid, Future Jazz, House

In Japanese, the word “guru-guru” refers to the state of spinning, whirling.
 This state is captured in the work of Japanese artist Hoshina Anniversary, who makes his third appearance on MUSAR with his EP Guru Guru and marks the return of the label after an extended break.

Hoshina’s self-titled brand of ‘watechno’ has appeared on well-loved dance music labels like ESP Institute, Volvox’s Jack Dept and Young Marco’s Safe Trip, alongside MUSAR where he also appeared as Shifting Gears back in 2022; an electronic-jazz-centered moniker.

His Guru Guru EP captures the latest snapshot of Hoshina’s sound and sees him draw from Japanese language as a through-line. The title track is the clearest representation of his ‘watechno’, where he uses Japanese instrumentation on top of a menacing EBM-style march. The track's slowly whirling momentum is the “guru-guru”.

A1. Guru Guru
A2. Banri
B1. Kaga
B2. Usagi