Krush is the debut studio album by Japanese hip hop producer DJ Krush. It was released on January 21, 1994, in Japan by Triad – an imprint of Nippon Columbia – and Chance Records.
Critical reception
Ned Raggett of AllMusic found DJ Krush's production "spare but effective, launching grooves that unfold just enough over the course of his tracks, edgy and slightly unnerving." Peter Shapiro, writing in Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide (1999), said that it hinted at "the more effective monochromaticism" of DJ Krush's later music. In 2021, Krush was ranked at number 19 on Slant Magazines list of the best trip hop albums of all time.
Track listing
Notes
- The US edition (total length: 48:12) omits "B-Boy Mastamind" and moves "Keeping the Motion" to track two.
Sample credits
Musicians
- DJ Krush – beats, scratching
- DJ Hide – beats on "Mixed Nuts" and "Another Day"
- DJ Red – scratching and pitch control on "Mixed Nuts", beats on "Another Day"
- Guru – vocals on "B-Boy Mastamind"
- Takeharu Hayakawa – wood bass on "Roll & Tumble"
- Akihiro Ishiwatari – guitar on "Into the Water"
- Kazufumi Kodama – trumpet on "On the Dub-ble"
- Nobutaka Kuwabara – trumpet on "Edge of Blue"
- Osamu Marumoto – bass on "Edge of Blue"
- Monday Michiru – vocals on "Keeping the Motion"
- Midnight City Dwellers (Matsui, Oda, Shingo, DJ Red and DJ Hide) – performance on "AM 300 Tag"
- Koichiro Samukawa – alto saxophone and flute on "Ruff-Neck Jam"
- Ken Shima – piano on "Roll & Tumble"
- Carla Vallet – vocals on "Murder of Soul"
- Sonya Vallet – vocals on "Big City Lover"
Production
- DJ Krush – production, mixing
- Noriko Asano – executive production
- Osamu Marumoto – mixing, recording
- Koichi "Oppenheimer" Matsuki – mixing, recording
- Tomonori Sato – executive production
- Akihiko Takenaka – mastering
Design
- Bruno Dayan – photography
- Sakaguchi Ken Factory – art direction, design