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Krush
Krush
Studio album by DJ Krush
Released	January 21, 1994
Studio	Show-On (Tokyo); Fastforward (Tokyo);
Genre	Trip hop
Length	52:29
Label	Triad; Chance;
Producer	DJ Krush
DJ Krush chronology
Singles from Krush
	"Big City Lover"; Released: April 21, 1995;

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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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
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

All music is composed by DJ Krush, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"AM 300 Tag"			0:52
2.	"B-Boy Mastamind"	Guru		4:17
3.	"Mixed Nuts"		DJ Krush DJ Hide	1:11
4.	"Roll & Tumble"			5:08
5.	"Murder of Soul"	Ez'	DJ Krush Edison	5:37
6.	"E.A.R.T.H./SOS"			0:52
7.	"On the Dub-ble"		DJ Krush Kazufumi Kodama	5:43
8.	"Another Day"		DJ Krush DJ Hide DJ Red	0:21
9.	"Underneath the System"			0:52
10.	"Edge of Blue"			4:12
11.	"Big City Lover"	Sonya Vallet	DJ Krush Edison	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	DJ Krush 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

Credits 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

^ "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.

External links

Krush at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "BIG CITY LOVER(Remix) | DJ KRUSH" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 21, 2021.

[2] "KRUSH | DJ KRUSH" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 21, 2021.

[Notes-3] Krush (liner notes). DJ Krush. Triad / Chance Records. 1994. COCA-11420.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Flick, Larry (April 8, 1995). "5-Year-Old Powerhouse Strictly Rhythm Forges On". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 14. p. 42. Retrieved May 21, 2021.

[Raggett-5] Raggett, Ned. "Krush – DJ Krush". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[6] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 13, 2024). "DJ Krush :: Krush – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[7] Kemp, Mark. "DJ Krush". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

[8] Shapiro, Peter (1999). "DJ Krush". Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. pp. 298–300. ISBN 9-781858-284330. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

[9] "The 20 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time". Slant Magazine. April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.

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+'''''Krush''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by Japanese [[hip hop music|hip hop]] producer [[DJ Krush]]. It was released on January 21, 1994 in Japan by Triad – an imprint of [[Nippon Columbia]] – and Chance Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/5054/products/68182/1/|title=KRUSH &#124; DJ KRUSH|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=May 21, 2021|language=ja}}</ref><ref name="Notes"/> [[Shadow Records]] released the album in the United States in 1995.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6AsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|title=5-Year-Old Powerhouse Strictly Rhythm Forges On|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Larry|last=Flick|author-link=Larry Flick|volume=107|issue=14|date=April 8, 1995|access-date=May 21, 2021|page=42}}</ref>
-The 1995 re-release edition does not include "B-Boy Mastamind."
 ==Critical reception==
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+| rev2 = RapReviews
+| rev2score = 10/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=February 13, 2024 |title=DJ Krush :: Krush – RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2024/02/dj-krush-krush/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=www.rapreviews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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-Ned Raggett of [[AllMusic]] gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Working with a variety of his countrymen throughout, who tackle everything from guest vocals to a variety of instruments, Krush sets the late-night, smoky urban mood from the start and doesn't let up throughout."<ref name=allmusic/> He added: "Funky beats are spare but effective, launching grooves that unfold just enough over the course of his tracks, edgy and slightly unnerving."<ref name=allmusic/>
+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."<ref name="Raggett"/> 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."<ref name="Raggett"/> Reviewing the album for ''[[Trouser Press]]'', [[Mark Kemp]] dubbed ''Krush'' "a milestone, a dizzying collision of genres."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/dj-krush|title=DJ Krush|website=[[Trouser Press]]|first=Mark|last=Kemp|author-link=Mark Kemp|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> [[Peter Shapiro (journalist)|Peter Shapiro]], writing in ''[[Rough Guides|Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide]]'' (1999), said that it hinted at "the more effective monochromaticism" of DJ Krush's later music.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=DJ Krush|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IxEpAyPvyXoC&pg=PA299|access-date=July 2, 2020|title=Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide|first=Peter|last=Shapiro|author-link=Peter Shapiro (journalist)|publisher=[[Rough Guides]]|year=1999|isbn=9-781858-284330|pages=298–300}}</ref> In 2021, ''Krush'' was ranked at number 19 on ''[[Slant Magazine]]''{{'}}s list of the best [[trip hop]] albums of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/lists/the-20-best-trip-hop-albums-of-all-time/|title=The 20 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time|website=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=April 23, 2021|access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>
-''[[Trouser Press]]'' called the album a "milestone, a dizzying collision of genres."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/dj-krush/|title=DJ Krush}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
 {{Track listing
+| all_music = DJ Krush, except where noted
 | title1 = AM 300 Tag
 | length1 = 0:52
 | title2 = B-Boy Mastamind
+| lyrics2 = [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]]
 | length2 = 4:17
 | title3 = Mixed Nuts
+| music3 = {{hlist|DJ Krush|DJ Hide}}
 | length3 = 1:11
 | title4 = Roll & Tumble
 | length4 = 5:08
 | title5 = Murder of Soul
+| lyrics5 = Ez'
+| music5 = {{hlist|DJ Krush|Edison}}
 | length5 = 5:37
 | title6 = E.A.R.T.H./SOS
 | length6 = 0:52
 | title7 = On the Dub-ble
+| music7 = {{hlist|DJ Krush|Kazufumi Kodama}}
 | length7 = 5:43
 | title8 = Another Day
+| music8 = {{hlist|DJ Krush|DJ Hide|DJ Red}}
 | length8 = 0:21
 | title9 = Underneath the System
@@ Line 54: / Line 66: @@
 | length10 = 4:12
 | title11 = Big City Lover
+| lyrics11 = Sonya Vallet
+| music11 = {{hlist|DJ Krush|Edison}}
 | length11 = 5:58
 | title12 = Down the Drain
@@ Line 62: / Line 76: @@
 | length14 = 5:12
 | title15 = Keeping the Motion
+| lyrics15 = [[Monday Michiru]]
+| music15 = {{hlist|DJ Krush|Michiru}}
 | length15 = 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'''<ref name="Notes"/>
+* "Ruff-Neck Jam" contains samples of "La Nevada", performed by [[Gil Evans|The Gil Evans Orchestra]].
+* "Keeping the Motion" contains samples of "Our Generation", performed by [[Ernie Hines]].
+==Personnel==
+Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="Notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Krush|others=[[DJ Krush]]|publisher=[[Nippon Columbia|Triad]] / Chance Records|year=1994|id=COCA-11420|type=liner notes}}</ref>
+{{columns-start}}
+'''Musicians'''
+* DJ Krush – [[hip hop production|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 (rapper)|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"
+{{column}}
+'''Production'''
+* DJ Krush – [[record producer|production]], [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
+* Noriko Asano – [[executive producer|executive production]]
+* Osamu Marumoto – mixing, [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]]
+* Koichi "Oppenheimer" Matsuki – mixing, recording
+* Tomonori Sato – executive production
+* Akihiko Takenaka – [[mastering (audio)|mastering]]
+'''Design'''
+* Bruno Dayan – photography
+* Sakaguchi Ken Factory – [[art director|art direction]], design
+{{columns-end}}
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
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+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1994 debut albums]]
 [[Category:DJ Krush albums]]
+[[Category:Nippon Columbia albums]]
 [[Category:Shadow Records albums]]

v t e DJ Krush
Solo albums	Krush (1994) Strictly Turntablized (1994) Meiso (1995) MiLight (1996) Kakusei (1998) Zen (2001) The Message at the Depth (2002) Jaku (2004)
Collaborative albums	Ki-Oku (1996)
Mixtapes	Holonic-The Self Megamix (1997)
Record labels	Mo' Wax RED Ink FFRR Shadow