DJ Krush-Zen-CD-FLAC-2001-THEVOiD INT

                              DRIFT INTO THE VOID
 Info   
     Artist  | DJ Krush
     Title   | Zen
     Genre   | Hip-Hop                              Format  | Album
     Source  | CD                                   Time    | 63:39
     Label   | Columbia Records                     Store   | 2001
     Catalog | COL 498027 2                         Rip     | 2021
     Bitrate | 757 kbps                             Size    | 362.62 MB
     Freq    | 44.1 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     01. Song 1                                                      5:18
     02. Zen Approach (Feat. Black Thought)                          4:15
     03. Danger Of Love (Feat. Zap Mama)                             5:38
     04. Sonic Traveler (Feat. Tunde Ayanyemi)                       5:59
     05. Duck Chase (Feat. Phonosycographdisk)                       4:26
     06. Vision Of Art (Feat. Company Flow)                          4:10
     07. Day's End (Feat. Kazufumi Kodama)                           4:44
     08. With Grace (Feat. N'Dea Davenport)                          6:12
     09. Candle Chant (A Tribute) (Feat. Boss The MC)                6:26
     10. Endless Railway (Feat. Ahmir Questlove Thompson)            6:32
     11. Whut'z Da Solution (Feat. Kukoo Da Baga Bonez)              4:24
     12. Paradise Bird Theory (Feat. Sunja Lee)                      5:35
 Notes  
     DJ Krush put Japanese hip-hop on the map, and remains one of the
     world's most inventive sculptors of lush, atmospheric breakbeats.
     The producer and turntablist is known for his unconventional beat
     structures and abstract samples from jazz and soul records, with
     later recordings incorporating arrangements for traditional Japanese
     instruments. First surfacing with 1994's acid jazz-style full-length
     Krush, the producer soon gained a worldwide audience through his
     association with pioneering trip-hop label Mo'Wax.
     Albums such as "Meiso" (1995) and "Milight" (1996) featured
     collaborations with Mos Def, DJ Shadow, and Guru, cementing his
     reputation throughout the hip-hop underground. He continued pushing
     the outer limits of hip-hop on subsequent albums like "Kakusei"
     (1998) and "The Message At The Depth" (2002) before taking a long
     break from releasing his own material following 2004's "Jaku". He
     returned the following decade, releasing vocal-heavy efforts such as
     2015's "Butterfly Effect" as well as instrumental "Cosmic Yard"
     (2018), a partial return to the darker, more abstract sound of some
     of his earlier work.
     For "Zen", Krush works his way into a vision of sublime, downbeat
     hip-hop that's a snug fit with the title. The opening "Song 1" is an
     irresistible slice of trance-state trip-hop, with the cascading
     notes of a vibraphone and flute perfectly complementing the
     atmospheric grooves. Krush also continues the collaborational bent
     of previous LPs, with hip-hop heads Black Thought and Questlove from
     The Roots (appearing on separate tracks), Company Flow, and DJ Disk
     alongside left-field choices Zap Mama, N'Dea Davenport, and
     trumpeter Kazufumi Kodama.
     On these tracks, the beats and effects are more pointed than on the
     opener and, as in the past, DJ Krush proves he's a stellar
     jack-of-all-trades trackmaster. The tuneless bassline and production
     gloom surrounding "Vision Of Art" are the perfect bedrock for
     hardcore paranoiacs Company Flow, while the frenetic, quasi-jungle
     programming on "Sonic Traveler" only highlights the incredible flair
     of guest Tunde Ayanyemi (on kudi and bata drums).
     And while any other hip-hop producer would burn out on at least a
     few collaborations, Krush just keeps turning out excellent song
     beds: for DJ Disk on "Duck Chase," for Zap Mama on "Danger of Love,"
     and for Kazufumi Kodama on "Day's End." All these great appearances
     make any disappointment caused by the lack of solo jaunts after
     "Song 1" practically nil.

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24M	01-dj_krush-song_1-thevoid.flac
25M	02-dj_krush-zen_approach_(feat._black_thought)-thevoid.flac
33M	03-dj_krush-danger_of_love_(feat._zap_mama)-thevoid.flac
35M	04-dj_krush-sonic_traveler_(feat._tunde_ayanyemi)-thevoid.flac
26M	05-dj_krush-duck_chase_(feat._phonosycographdisk)-thevoid.flac
26M	06-dj_krush-vision_of_art_(feat._company_flow)-thevoid.flac
22M	07-dj_krush-days_end_(feat._kazufumi_kodama)-thevoid.flac
36M	08-dj_krush-with_grace_(feat._ndea_davenport)-thevoid.flac
32M	09-dj_krush-candle_chant_(a_tribute)_(feat._boss_the_mc)-thevoid.flac
40M	10-dj_krush-endless_railway_(feat._ahmir_questlove_thompson)-thevoid.flac
23M	11-dj_krush-whutz_da_solution_(feat._kukoo_da_baga_bonez)-thevoid.flac
29M	12-dj_krush-paradise_bird_theory_(feat._sunja_lee)-thevoid.flac
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