{"product_id":"dj-krush-寂-jaku-10th-anniversary-edition","title":"DJ Krush – 寂 Jaku (10th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe more Zen moments of turntablist DJ Krush's \u003cem\u003eJaku\u003c\/em\u003e may end up on a yakuza-gangsta flick, but his jigsaw connections between hip-hop and Japanese folk music should be beheld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the world's cultural barriers of language and geography are gradually shrinking, many Westerners still know little about Japanese urban life but what Blockbuster Video teaches them. So what might they envision when listening to DJ Krush's collision of meditative, traditional Japanese folk and bass-heavy hip-hop? The, like, coolest soundtrack for a yakuza flick, that's what. Tracks that sync programmed percussion to the melodic elements of koto strings and shakuhachi flutes tend to end up as stock music for film scenes in which Yankee detectives with $100-haircuts enter a Chinatown with steam-billowing gutters whenever Hollywood television has to fulfill its token-Asian quota for the season. In a post-Wu-Tang world, that is possibly the lucrative fate of Krush's eighth album, \u003cem\u003eJaku\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNonetheless, \u003cem\u003eJaku\u003c\/em\u003e still deserves respect for its cross-pollination of the arcane and the futuristic, where Krush guides you through his native Tokyo's neon forests, candlelit Buddhist temples, and the Harajuku neighborhood where teenagers flaunt Western-twisted fashions and rap in their native tongue. Since the late 80s, Krush has been credited with injecting hip-hop's trademark rhythmic minimalism with the Japanese artistic sensibilities of loose spacing and evoking the strongest impact with the slightest gesture. Such endeavors are best heard on his classic Mo'Wax joints Strictly Turntablized and Meiso, to which much so-called \"trip-hop\" seems uninspired in comparison. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/2366-jaku\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWest and East do not collide on DJ Krush’s “\u003cem\u003eJaku.\u003c\/em\u003e” They meet like lovers in the night, not hesitant and uncertain, but familiar partners who know how to intertwine together in pleasing ways. This is evident on songs like “Nosferatu,” where even the normally listless Mr. Lif seems energized by the brooding beat and whistling background, or “Kill Switch” with Aesop Rock, with a heavy pulsating rhythm that even El-Producto would do a double take at. Rock as usual is both obtuse and engaging, eschewing rhyme structure at his convenience but still finding himself in time with the beat and flowing the words percolating through his head. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rapreviews.com\/2004\/10\/dj-krush-jaku\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRap Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10th anniversary edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2LP pressed on heavyweight 180g black vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes an insert\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3dmRqnSSeMcPOrFGAmy2sm?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;si=db8be9ef8d274b9e\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Music On Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, 180 Gram\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2014 \/ Originally Released: 2004\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Hip Hop\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Trip Hop, Abstract, Downtempo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Japanese Electronic \/\/ Downtempo\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67606848503966,"sku":"8718469536337","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/thumb_large_d_gallery_118efa4d.jpg?v=1792230473","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/dj-krush-%e5%af%82-jaku-10th-anniversary-edition","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}