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| type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = Meiso
| single1 = Meiso
| single1date = February 5, 1996<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-02-03.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=February 3, 1996|access-date=May 20, 2021|page=31}}</ref>
| single1date = 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sus81.jp/djkrush/en/disco/disco.html|title=-DJ KRUSH- Works|publisher=sus81.jp|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406150050/http://www.sus81.jp/djkrush/en/disco/disco.html|archive-date=April 6, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| single2 = Only the Strong Survive
| single2 = Only the Strong Survive
| single2date = September 30, 1996<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-09-28.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=September 28, 1996|access-date=May 20, 2021|page=57}}</ref>
| single2date = September 30, 1996<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-09-28.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=September 28, 1996|access-date=May 20, 2021|page=57}}</ref>
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{{Nihongo|'''''Meiso'''''|迷走|Meisō}} is the third [[studio album]] by Japanese [[hip hop music|hip hop]] producer [[DJ Krush]]. It was released on July 21, 1995 in Japan by [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Music Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/DJKRUSH/discography/SRCS-7752|title=ディスコグラフィ &#124; Sony Music|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]|access-date=May 16, 2017|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/5054/products/234758/1/|title=迷走 &#124; DJ KRUSH|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=May 20, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>
{{Nihongo|'''''Meiso'''''|迷走|Meisō}} is the third [[studio album]] by Japanese [[hip hop music|hip hop]] producer [[DJ Krush]]. It was released on July 21, 1995 in Japan by [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Music Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/DJKRUSH/discography/SRCS-7752|title=ディスコグラフィ &#124; Sony Music|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]|access-date=May 16, 2017|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/5054/products/234758/1/|title=迷走 &#124; DJ KRUSH|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=May 20, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>


In the United Kingdom, ''Meiso'' was issued by the label [[Mo' Wax]] and peaked at number 64 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] in late 1995.<ref name="UK"/> It was released in the United States on April 9, 1996 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>
''Meiso'' was issued in the United Kingdom on October 30, 1995 by the label [[Mo' Wax]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=DJ Krush: Meiso|magazine=[[NME]]|date=November 4, 1995|page=20}}</ref> peaking at number 64 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="UK"/> It was released in the United States on April 9, 1996 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==
==Critical reception==

Revision as of 06:00, 14 June 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: 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]

Meiso was issued in the United Kingdom on October 30, 1995 by the label Mo' Wax,[7] peaking at number 64 on the UK Albums Chart.[8] It was released in the United States on April 9, 1996 by Mo' Wax and FFRR Records.[9] The album produced the singles "Meiso" and "Only the Strong Survive", which reached numbers 52 and 71 respectively on the UK Singles Chart.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
The Guardian[12]
Muzik4.5/5[1]
The Source3.5/5[13]

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."[14] 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.[15]

Musicians

  • DJ Krush – beats, 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 – beats, scratching, and drum programming on "Duality"
  • Guru – vocals on "Most Wanted Man"
  • Malik B. – vocals on "Meiso"
  • Deflon Sallahr – vocals on "Ground"
  • CL Smooth – vocals on "Only the Strong Survive"

Production

Design

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 64
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[16] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] 7
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[18] 8

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. ^ "-DJ KRUSH- Works". sus81.jp. Archived from the original on April 6, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 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. ^ "DJ Krush: Meiso". NME. November 4, 1995. p. 20.
  8. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  9. ^ Takiff, Jonathan (April 3, 1996). "New CDs coming from Hootie, others". The News & Observer.
  10. ^ "DJ Krush". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  11. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Meiso – DJ Krush". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  12. ^ Glaister, Dan (November 3, 1995). "DJ Krush: Meiso (Mo' Wax)". The Guardian.
  13. ^ Miller, Paul (March 1996). "DJ Krush: Meiso". The Source. No. 78. p. 102.
  14. ^ Kemp, Mark. "DJ Krush". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  15. ^ 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)
  16. ^ "Dance Albums" (PDF). Music Week. November 11, 1995. p. 21. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "Independent Albums" (PDF). Music Week. November 18, 1995. p. 28. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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