Port Entropy
Studio album by
Shugo Tokumaru
ReleasedApril 21, 2010 (2010-04-21)
GenreIndie pop
Length37:24
LabelP-Vine Records
ProducerShugo Tokumaru
Shugo Tokumaru chronology
Exit
(2007)		 Port Entropy
(2010)		 In Focus?
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash6/10[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Filter79/100[5]
Pitchfork6.2/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes[8]

Port Entropy is a studio album by Shugo Tokumaru. It was originally released via P-Vine Records on April 21, 2010 in Japan.[9] It peaked at number 33 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[10]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Port Entropy received an average score of 71% based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of B, saying, "It's a wonderful record of a musician and songwriter in his prime, but one that requires a willingness to go on a ride, with an open mind and a willingness to have some fun."[4] Mehan Jayasuriya of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, saying, "While Port Entropy contains some of Tokumaru's most accomplished compositions yet, on the whole, it's a bit too monochrome for its own good."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Platform"0:44
2."Tracking Elevator"3:20
3."Linne"3:51
4."Lahaha"3:11
5."Rum Hee"3:46
6."Laminate"3:59
7."River Low"2:18
8."Straw"2:37
9."Drive-thru"3:28
10."Suisha"3:16
11."Orange"4:11
12."Malerina"2:43

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 33

Release history

Region Date Label
Japan April 21, 2010[9] P-Vine Records
Europe October 18, 2010[11] Souterrain Transmissions
United States February 15, 2011[12] Polyvinyl Record Co.

References

  1. 1 2 "Port Entropy by Shugo Tokumaru". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Port Entropy - Shugo Tokumaru". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Pearlman, Mischa (November 8, 2010). "Shugo Tokumaru - Port Entropy". Clash. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Kivel, Adam (March 7, 2011). "Shugo Tokumaru – Port Entropy". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ Hilleary, Mike (March 25, 2011). "Shugo Tokumaru". Filter. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ Greene, Jayson (October 28, 2010). "Shugo Tokumaru: Port Entropy". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Jayasuriya, Mehan (March 1, 2011). "Shugo Tokumaru: Port Entropy". PopMatters. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  8. ↑ Redmond, Jordan. "Shugo Tokumaru - Port Entropy". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Port Entropy". P-Vine Records. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "トクマルシューゴ". Oricon. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ "トクマルシューゴ、最新作『PORT ENTROPY』のヨーロッパ・リリースが決定!!". P-Vine Records. August 18, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  12. ↑ Breihan, Tom (November 9, 2010). "New Release: Shugo Tokumaru: Port Entropy". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
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