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- Summary: The third full-length release from Detroit-based electronic producer Zach Saginaw was written after a move back to Michigan and the end of a long-term relationship.
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- Record Label: Ghostly International
- Genre(s): Electronic, Experimental Electronic, IDM, Left-Field Hip-Hop
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Aug 22, 2013Like a masterfully carved piece of woodwork, every facet of this record has been lovingly molded such that, when all’s said and done, the finished product looks completely natural.
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Aug 20, 2013Saginaw's clarity of vision permeates his new record, even during the brief lulls when the music seems to be taking a break to catch its breath, and makes it a resounding statement in his musical career.
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Aug 20, 2013Surely Saginaw's most confident work yet, No Better Time Than Now shows a young artist maturing with the grace of a seasoned musician.
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Aug 20, 2013This is Saginaw's most colorful and accomplished release, and it indicates a vast range of individualistic possibilities for his next move.
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Aug 20, 2013This one’s a slow burner. And it’s nice to be reminded that sometimes, that’s a good thing.
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Aug 30, 2013No Better Time Than Now is both musically rich and emotionally open, and it’ll be interesting to see where Shigeto takes his sound next.
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Aug 28, 2013Though Shigeto has absorbed a host of positive qualities from his fellow beatmakers, he seems caught, between a more purposeful, narrative form of music (like that of Four Tet, and the calmer compositions of Flying Lotus) and the abstruse, diffuse form that’s endorsed by the Leaving Records camp.
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