SHIFTING GEARS

Welcome to Shifting Gears, the new moniker from Tokyo-based producer, Hoshina Anniversary. Hoshina Anniversary has risen to particular prominence in recent years with his self-titled brand of ‘Watechno,’ a stylistic fusion of traditional Japanese instrumentation with Chicago and Detroit sensibilities. This artistic work has found homes on ESP Institute, Young Marco’s Safe Trip and Amsterdam-based MUSAR Recordings, among others. His new project, Shifting Gears is named after the 1975 ‘Gears’ LP of jazz and hard bop organist, Johnny Hammond. This new 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.