Jaku

by DJ Krush

Jaku cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 6 July 2004
  • Label: Sony
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 1:03:45
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The legendary Japanese turntablist intricately weaves traditional Eastern instrumentation—such as the shakuhachi flute—with boom-bap drum breaks and heavy vinyl scratching. The resulting instrumental trip-hop album is a profound, deeply atmospheric meditation that seamlessly blends ancient cultural aesthetics with modern hip-hop production.

Genres

Descriptors: rain, instrumental, atmospheric, rhythmic, percussive, sampling, experimental, minimal, avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. Still Island (5:06)
  2. Road to Nowhere (3:21)
  3. Nosferatu (3:45)
  4. The Beginning (3:55)
  5. Transition (1:57)
  6. Stormy Cloud (5:54)
  7. Univearth (5:20)
  8. Decks-athron (6:17)
  9. Kill Switch (4:20)
  10. Pretense (3:02)
  11. Slit of Cloud (6:25)
  12. Passage (1:35)
  13. Beyond Raging Waves (4:23)
  14. Distant Voices (3:22)
  15. Song 2 (4:59)

Credits

  • Miyuki Ohkubo - other [hair & make-up]
  • Shuuzan Morita - featuring [with], shakuhachi, music by
  • Mr. Lif - lyrics by, rap
  • Ken Shima - featuring [with], piano [acoustic], music by, piano [accoustic]
  • Tetsuro Naito - featuring [with], drums [japanese drums], music by
  • Tatsuki Oshima - featuring [with], turntables [turntable wizardry], music by
  • Tobias Wilner - performer [special contribution by]
  • Aesop Rock - lyrics by, rap

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