Port Entropy

2010 studio album by Shugo Tokumaru

Port Entropy

Studio album by

Shugo Tokumaru

Released| April 21, 2010 (2010-04-21)
Genre| Indie pop
Length| 37:24
Label| P-Vine Records
Producer| Shugo Tokumaru
Shugo Tokumaru chronology
| Exit
(2007)  | Port Entropy
(2010)  | In Focus?
(2012)

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 71/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Clash| 6/10[3]
Consequence of Sound| B[4]
Filter| 79/100[5]
Pitchfork| 6.2/10[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

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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

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No.| Title| Length

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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

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Chart  | Peak
position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 33

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label

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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

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1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Port Entropy". P-Vine Records. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
10. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Port Entropy at Discogs (list of releases)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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