Track Listing

1. Toh-Sui
2. Tobira-1
3. Mu-Getsu
4. Ha-Doh
5. Sun Is Shining
6. Mu-Chu
7. Tobira-2
8. Fu-Yu
9. Ki-Gen
10. Ko-Ku
11. Shoh-Ka
12. Bu-Seki
13. Tobira-3

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #104631 in Music
• Released on: 1999-03-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

From Amazon.com
Pairing DJ Krush, known throughout the beat underground for his subdued, trippy soundscapes, with Japanese avant trumpeter Toshinori Kondo may seem an odd pairing. This record, however, is instantly knowable and intuitively easy to grasp. Krush's beats, while certainly up-front, don't come at the price of the composition, nor do they blast Kondo's trumpet out of the tune. DJ Krush is not only able to drive the direction and tempo, but he's also quite adept at creating mood--often mixing up somber, downtempo collages that glide with an underwater grace. His uptempo work is direct, solidly propelled by someone who knows how to handle bass and breaks. Thankfully, the canvasses Krush mixes up are large enough to include Kondo's color work. The trumpeter (who's worked with the likes of Herbie Hancock and John Zorn) takes full advantage of the opportunity. Kondo is a breathy, richly toned player, and his meshings add to the dreamy, psychedelic feel of the recording. He's effective whether he's drifting beside Krush's swirling dub coiled in a haze of effects or punctuating beats with pure blasts of horn fire. A hip-bop classic. --S. Duda

Customer Reviews

Three slices of sheer brilliance...
You won't hear three better examples of how to marry multi-layered downtempo beats with superb jazz trumpet playing than "Toh-Sui", "Fu-Yu" and "Sun is Shining"... exciting, hauntingly addictive and superbly executed. So good that, if you don't watch it, you'll just keep playing them over and over again - which would be a shame because most of what's also here, while darker and more complex, fully deserves repeat listening. A brilliant, highly distinctive and wholly under-rated, "once-off" collaboration... find it and prepare to be enthralled.

quality jazz/hip hop fusion
mix dj krush - masterful smokey trip hop beats and absolutely smoking trumpet playing by toshinori kond and you get ki-oku. really a fantastic record in its genre. buy it!