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Shintaro Sakamoto is a Japanese music composer, producer, writer and singer based in Tokyo. He began his career in 1989 as a member of the psych/rock band Yura Yura Teikoku.

The four-track EP features the laid-back style for which Sakamoto's solo material has become known, but as always, the songs bear the marks of restless experimentation. The title track features characteristic elements like steel guitar and heavily-effected vocals, while "Obscure Nightclub" is a ballad enveloped in a catchy flute melody. "By Swallow Season" opens the B-side with its mid-tempo jazzy boogie, accompanied by wah-wah guitar and saxophone. The EP ends with "Don't Tinker With History," a funky number complete with a James Brown-worthy guitar riff.

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