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DJ Krush
Shinsou: The Message At The Depth
Red Ink
I interviewed DJ Krush a couple of days before and
just a few of blocks away from where the WTC attacks
took place and like all of us, these events seemed to
have made a major impact on how he views life, international
affairs and the media. Truth is the concept behind Shinsou
and how it means different things to everyone and as
Krush puts "each person has to make their own choices/beliefs."
To achieve this message on his latest and seventh solo
album, Krush headed down to Jamaica and enlisted guests
like Sly & Robbie, Inden, Opus, Angelina Esparza,
D-Madness & Masato Nakamura as well as Anti-Pop
Consortium shortly before their split (as he also did
on his last album with Company Flow) and Anticon who
rhymes about John Walker Lindh of all people. The relaxing
environment of Jamaica seems to have made no impact
however, considering the tension that hovers around
each track. It also sounds as if Krush has made the
jump into computer-based production evident by plenty
of heavily processed and time stretched programming
(just check out the powerbook he sports on the included
video for Alepheuo). DJ Krush has held on to each element
that makes this sound his but as usual has pushed his
creative vision forward. -JH
Tracklisting:
- Triheldron featuring Opus
- Toki No Tabiji (Journey Of Time) featuring Inden
- Sanity Requiem
- Supreme Team featuring Anti-Pop Consortium
- The Blackhole
- Song For John Walker featuring Anticon
- D'you Hear That?
- Alepheuo (truthspeaking) featuring Angelina Esparza
- The Lost Voices featuring Sly & Robbie
- But The World moves on featuring D-Madness &
Masato Nakamura
- What About tomorrow featuring Abijah.
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