Port Entropy

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]

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)

Professional ratings

Aggregate 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]

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.	Title	Length
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.