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'''Musicians'''
'''Musicians'''
* DJ Krush – music, [[scratching]], drum [[programming (music)|programming]] on "Duality", abstract programming on "Bypath – Would You Take It?"
* DJ Krush – [[hip hop production|beats]], [[scratching]], drum [[programming (music)|programming]] on "Duality", abstract programming on "Bypath – Would You Take It?"
* [[Big Shug]] – vocals on "Most Wanted Man"
* [[Big Shug]] – vocals on "Most Wanted Man"
* [[Black Thought]] – vocals on "Meiso"
* [[Black Thought]] – vocals on "Meiso"
* DJ Hide – scratching on "Anticipation"
* DJ Hide – scratching on "Anticipation"
* [[DJ Shadow]] – music, scratching, and drum programming on "Duality"
* [[DJ Shadow]] – beats, scratching, and drum programming on "Duality"
* [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]] – music and vocals on "Most Wanted Man"
* [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]] – music and vocals on "Most Wanted Man"
* [[Malik B.]] – vocals on "Meiso"
* [[Malik B.]] – vocals on "Meiso"

Revision as of 08:24, 21 May 2021

Meiso
Studio album by
DJ Krush
ReleasedJuly 21, 1995 (1995-07-21)
Studio
Genre
Length48:53
LabelSony
ProducerDJ Krush
DJ Krush chronology
Strictly Turntablized
(1994) 		Meiso
(1995) 		Ki-Oku
(1996)
Singles from Meiso
  1. "Meiso"
    Released: February 5, 1996[3]
  2. "Only the Strong Survive"
    Released: September 30, 1996[4]

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
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The Guardian[11]
Muzik4.5/5[1]
The Source3.5/5[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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
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]

Charts

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

References

  1. ^ a b Ashon, Will (October 1995). "DJ Krush: Meiso". Muzik. No. 5. p. 76.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ a b "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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