Krush is the debut studio album by Japanese hip hop producer DJ Krush. It was released on January 21, 1994 in Japan by Triad – an imprint of Nippon Columbia – and Chance Records.[2][3] Shadow Records released the album in the United States in 1995.[4]
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| Released | January 21, 1994 | |||
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| Genre | Trip hop | |||
| Length | 52:29 | |||
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| Producer | DJ Krush | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| RapReviews | 10/10[6] |
Ned Raggett of AllMusic found DJ Krush's production "spare but effective, launching grooves that unfold just enough over the course of his tracks, edgy and slightly unnerving."[5] Raggett wrote that DJ Krush "has a definite sound and style", but "also knows how to create any number of variations or twists with it, with fine results."[5] Reviewing the album for Trouser Press, Mark Kemp dubbed Krush "a milestone, a dizzying collision of genres."[7] Peter Shapiro, writing in Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide (1999), said that it hinted at "the more effective monochromaticism" of DJ Krush's later music.[8] In 2021, Krush was ranked at number 19 on Slant Magazine's list of the best trip hop albums of all time.[9]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by DJ Krush, except where noted
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "AM 300 Tag" | 0:52 | ||
| 2. | "B-Boy Mastamind" | Guru | 4:17 | |
| 3. | "Mixed Nuts" |
| 1:11 | |
| 4. | "Roll & Tumble" | 5:08 | ||
| 5. | "Murder of Soul" | Ez' |
| 5:37 |
| 6. | "E.A.R.T.H./SOS" | 0:52 | ||
| 7. | "On the Dub-ble" |
| 5:43 | |
| 8. | "Another Day" |
| 0:21 | |
| 9. | "Underneath the System" | 0:52 | ||
| 10. | "Edge of Blue" | 4:12 | ||
| 11. | "Big City Lover" | Sonya Vallet |
| 5:58 |
| 12. | "Down the Drain" | 0:49 | ||
| 13. | "Into the Water" | 4:48 | ||
| 14. | "Ruff-Neck Jam" | 5:12 | ||
| 15. | "Keeping the Motion" | Monday Michiru |
| 6:37 |
| Total length: | 52:29 | |||
Notes
- The US edition (total length: 48:12) omits "B-Boy Mastamind" and moves "Keeping the Motion" to track two.
Sample credits[3]
- "Ruff-Neck Jam" contains samples of "La Nevada", performed by The Gil Evans Orchestra.
- "Keeping the Motion" contains samples of "Our Generation", performed by Ernie Hines.
Personnel
editCredits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
Musicians
- DJ Krush – beats, scratching
- DJ Hide – beats on "Mixed Nuts" and "Another Day"
- DJ Red – scratching and pitch control on "Mixed Nuts", beats on "Another Day"
- Guru – vocals on "B-Boy Mastamind"
- Takeharu Hayakawa – wood bass on "Roll & Tumble"
- Akihiro Ishiwatari – guitar on "Into the Water"
- Kazufumi Kodama – trumpet on "On the Dub-ble"
- Nobutaka Kuwabara – trumpet on "Edge of Blue"
- Osamu Marumoto – bass on "Edge of Blue"
- Monday Michiru – vocals on "Keeping the Motion"
- Midnight City Dwellers (Matsui, Oda, Shingo, DJ Red and DJ Hide) – performance on "AM 300 Tag"
- Koichiro Samukawa – alto saxophone and flute on "Ruff-Neck Jam"
- Ken Shima – piano on "Roll & Tumble"
- Carla Vallet – vocals on "Murder of Soul"
- Sonya Vallet – vocals on "Big City Lover"
Production
- DJ Krush – production, mixing
- Noriko Asano – executive production
- Osamu Marumoto – mixing, recording
- Koichi "Oppenheimer" Matsuki – mixing, recording
- Tomonori Sato – executive production
- Akihiko Takenaka – mastering
Design
- Bruno Dayan – photography
- Sakaguchi Ken Factory – art direction, design
References
edit- ^ "BIG CITY LOVER(Remix) | DJ KRUSH" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "KRUSH | DJ KRUSH" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c Krush (liner notes). DJ Krush. Triad / Chance Records. 1994. COCA-11420.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Flick, Larry (April 8, 1995). "5-Year-Old Powerhouse Strictly Rhythm Forges On". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 14. p. 42. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c Raggett, Ned. "Krush – DJ Krush". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 13, 2024). "DJ Krush :: Krush – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Kemp, Mark. "DJ Krush". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Shapiro, Peter (1999). "DJ Krush". Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. pp. 298–300. ISBN 9-781858-284330. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "The 20 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time". Slant Magazine. April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.