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Meiso
Meiso
Studio album by DJ Krush
Released	July 21, 1995
Studio	Show-On (Tokyo); Platinum Island (New York, New York);
Genre	Hip hop; trip hop;
Length	48:53
Label	Sony
Producer	DJ Krush
DJ Krush chronology
Singles from Meiso
	"Meiso"; Released: February 5, 1996; "Only the Strong Survive"; Released: September 30, 1996;

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Meiso (迷走, Meisō) is the third studio album by Japanese hip hop producer DJ Krush. It was released on July 21, 1995 in Japan by Sony Music Entertainment.^[5]^[6]

In the United Kingdom, Meiso was issued by the label Mo' Wax and peaked at number 64 on the UK Albums Chart.^[7] It was later released in the United States by Mo' Wax and FFRR Records.^[8] The album produced the singles "Meiso" and "Only the Strong Survive", which reached numbers 52 and 71 respectively on the UK Singles Chart.^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
The Guardian	^[11]
Muzik	4.5/5^[1]
The Source	3.5/5^[12]

Writing for Trouser Press, Mark Kemp praised Meiso as a step toward "further fascinating intercultural exploration of the space between foursquare hip-hop and floating ambient techno."^[13] In 2015, Fact ranked Meiso at number 12 on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time.^[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by DJ Krush, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Only the Strong Survive" (with CL Smooth)	Smooth		4:14
2.	"Anticipation"			4:44
3.	"What's Behind Darkness"			3:05
4.	"Meiso" (with Black Thought and Malik B.)	Black Thought Malik B.		4:02
5.	"Bypath 1"			0:37
6.	"Blank"			2:19
7.	"Ground" (with Deflon Sallahr)	Sallahr		5:57
8.	"Bypath 2"			0:45
9.	"Most Wanted Man" (with Guru and Big Shug)	Big Shug	DJ Krush Guru	4:00
10.	"Bypath 3"			1:13
11.	"3rd Eye"			4:46
12.	"Oce 9504"			3:35
13.	"Duality" (with DJ Shadow)		DJ Krush DJ Shadow	8:48
14.	"Bypath – Would You Take It?"			0:48
Total length:				48:53

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[14]

Musicians

DJ Krush – music, scratching, drum programming on "Duality", abstract programming on "Bypath – Would You Take It?"
Big Shug – vocals on "Most Wanted Man"
Black Thought – vocals on "Meiso"
DJ Hide – scratching on "Anticipation"
DJ Shadow – music, scratching, and drum programming on "Duality"
Guru – music and vocals on "Most Wanted Man"
Malik B. – vocals on "Meiso"
Deflon Sallahr – vocals on "Ground"
CL Smooth – vocals on "Only the Strong Survive"

Production

DJ Krush – production, mixing
Noriko Asano – executive production
Toshiya Horiuchi – mastering
Ken Duro Ifill – recording
Tetsuo Kato – executive production
Koichi "Oppenheimer" Matsuki – recording
Yoko Yamanaka – recording (assistant)

Design

Mami Ikeda – translation
Sachiko Kishi – translation
Masato Nakamura – photography
Sakaguchi Ken Factory – art direction, design

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	64

References

^ ^a ^b Ashon, Will (October 1995). "DJ Krush: Meiso". Muzik. No. 5. p. 76.
^ ^a ^b Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (July 30, 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. February 3, 1996. p. 31. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 28, 1996. p. 57. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "ディスコグラフィ | Sony Music" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ "迷走 | DJ KRUSH" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
^ Takiff, Jonathan (April 3, 1996). "New CDs coming from Hootie, others". The News & Observer.
^ "DJ Krush". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ Raggett, Ned. "Meiso – DJ Krush". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
^ Glaister, Dan (November 3, 1995). "DJ Krush: Meiso (Mo' Wax)". The Guardian.
^ Miller, Paul (March 1996). "DJ Krush: Meiso". The Source. No. 78. p. 102.
^ Kemp, Mark. "DJ Krush". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
^ Meiso (liner notes). DJ Krush. Sony Music Entertainment Japan. 1995. SRCS 7752.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Meiso at Discogs (list of releases)

[Ashon-1] Ashon, Will (October 1995). "DJ Krush: Meiso". Muzik. No. 5. p. 76.

[Twells-2] Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (July 30, 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved May 12, 2017.

[3] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. February 3, 1996. p. 31. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[4] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 28, 1996. p. 57. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[5] "ディスコグラフィ | Sony Music" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[6] "迷走 | DJ KRUSH" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[UK-7] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 12, 2017.

[8] Takiff, Jonathan (April 3, 1996). "New CDs coming from Hootie, others". The News & Observer.

[9] "DJ Krush". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[10] Raggett, Ned. "Meiso – DJ Krush". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2017.

[11] Glaister, Dan (November 3, 1995). "DJ Krush: Meiso (Mo' Wax)". The Guardian.

[12] Miller, Paul (March 1996). "DJ Krush: Meiso". The Source. No. 78. p. 102.

[13] Kemp, Mark. "DJ Krush". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

[14] Meiso (liner notes). DJ Krush. Sony Music Entertainment Japan. 1995. SRCS 7752.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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+In the United Kingdom, ''Meiso'' was issued by the label [[Mo' Wax]] and peaked at number 64 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="UK"/> It was later released in the United States by Mo' Wax and [[FFRR Records]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New CDs coming from Hootie, others|newspaper=[[The News & Observer]]|first=Jonathan|last=Takiff|date=April 3, 1996}}</ref> The album produced the singles "Meiso" and "Only the Strong Survive", which reached numbers 52 and 71 respectively on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/32577/dj-krush/|title=DJ Krush|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref>
 ==Critical reception==

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