Around the age of eighteen, Shugo Tokumaru was studying in the US where he discovered artists like John Fahey, Tortoise, Jim O’rourke, The Sea and Cake, as well as jazz. Initially, he tried to copy them, but eventually found his own sound based on the discovery that you can combine ordinary melody with strange arrangements. In 2004, groups like nhhmbase, OORUTAICHI, mothercoat, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, g