Shifting Gears (Hoshina Anniversary) - Evil

Label: Musar Recordings – MUSAR012
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP
Country: Netherlands
Released: Aug 7, 2020
Genre: Electronic
Style: Acid Jazz, House

Landing on the latter, MUSAR, little over a year ago with ‘Zangai’ EP, Hoshina returns under a new cloak, Shifting Gears, to present ‘Evil’.

Named after the 1975 ‘Gears’ LP of jazz and hard bop organist, Johnny Hammond, the Shifting Gears moniker focuses heavily on principles of Jazz and raw musicianship, with a continued exploration of machine-reared club sounds. How the two can take shape as one.

Across ‘Evil’ EP, Hoshina’s native culture remains, as heard on ‘Miyatsukomaro’, where traditional Japanese strings harmonise with crisp hats and jazz keys. Inspired by the early works of keyboardist and composer, Bob James, all is underpinned by intrinsic Chicago synth work.

A1. Senor Senorita
A2. Evil
B1. Miyatsukomaro
B2. Syndicate