Mr. Sakitumi Releases Debut Album

Multi-instrumentalist, producer and live stage performer, Mr. Sakitumi is releasing his much anticipated debut album through African Dope Records TODAY!
An innovative musical phenomenon like Mr. Sakitumi is few and far between in the world of electronic music. From the studio to the stage he has mastered his vast array of physical and virtual tools to produce his debut album, Secret Asian Man.

"This is my first personal offering as an artist, so it really is a biggie for me. I am really excited about it! Secret Asian Man will not be so secret anymore. I'm just glad to be able to put a body of work out there that can document me and my sound at this point in time. I am also really grateful to have a fantastic team behind me, helping me with this first release." - Mr. Sakitumi.

Secret Asian Man comes after being a member of numerous influential South African acts such as Max Normal, Lark, Krushed & Sorted, Closet Snare and Mr. Sakitumi & The Grrrl, along with performances in Goldfish, Freshly Ground, EJ Van Lyrik, Gazelle and many more.

"It's a listening journey into my world, the kinds of beats and melodies that I'm hearing in my head. It gives them a better picture of me as a producer and what I can also do as a multi-instrumentalist. The album extends beyond the dance floor/club/festival/gig, etc. I want listeners to be able to put it on whenever and still be able to enjoy the music."

With melody being a focus, Secret Asian Man is organically electronic, or electronically organic. By adding a lot of live playing over it - whether on drums, bass, guitar, keyboard, sampler or scratching - Mr. Sakitumi created an offering which reflects quirkiness, epicness and a dash of seriousness.

Apart from help in the form of ears, listening time and feedback from The Grrrl, other talented artists also contributed to Mr. Sakitumi's debut offering. Among other fantastic tracks, Secret Asian Man also features This That, which was the crafty rhyming skills of the super talented DForm, as well as Ghislain Poirier who did a remix of the track. Mix 'n Blend also did a remarkable remix of the title track, Secret Asian Man. They managed to get the brilliant horn skills of Lee Thomson and Ross McDonald for their version, as well as sneaking in a shout-out by EJ Von Lyrik. Apart from mixing their own versions, Mr. Sakitumi mixed all of his own tracks. Mastering was done by Simon "Fuzzy" Ratcliffe at Sound & Motion Studios who did a great job in gluing the album together and strengthening its listening thread.

Secret Asian Man will be available through The African Dope store, as well as on iTunes, Beatport, Ingrooves, Trackitdown, Juno, Rhythm Online and many more.

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Keep your eyes peeled for the review of Secret Asian Man on Music 'n Stuff!