2004 studio album by DJ Krush
Jaku (寂 , Jaku ) is the eighth solo studio album by Japanese hip hop producer DJ Krush . It was released in 2004. It peaked at number 123 on the Oricon Albums Chart ,[ 3] as well as number 16 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[ 4]
Production The album features guest appearances from American rappers Mr. Lif ("Nosferatu") and Aesop Rock ("Kill Switch"), both of whom were signed to Definitive Jux at that time.[ 5]
Critical reception
Cameron Macdonald of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, saying, "Krush's use of space and texture remain not just formidable, but remarkably relevant."[ 6] Tim O'Neil of PopMatters wrote: "This album is merely an indicator that Krush has mastered, as few before him have, the subtle art of true cultural assimilation through the prism of electronic music."[ 5]
Track listing Title 1. "Still Island" (featuring Shuzan Morita) 5:06 2. "Road to Nowhere" 3:21 3. "Nosferatu" (featuring Mr. Lif ) 3:45 4. "The Beginning" 3:55 5. "Transition" 1:57 6. "Stormy Cloud" (featuring Ken Shima) 5:54 7. "Univearth" (featuring Tetsuro Naito) 5:20 8. "Decks-Athron" (featuring Tatsuki) 6:17 9. "Kill Switch" (featuring Aesop Rock ) 4:20 10. "Pretense" 3:02 11. "Slit of Cloud" (featuring Akira Sakata ) 6:25 12. "Passage" 1:35 13. "Beyond Raging Waves" (featuring Shinichi Kinoshita) 4:23 14. "Distant Voices" 3:22 15. "Song 2" 4:59
Japanese edition bonus tracks Title 16. "指教" 4:36 17. "四極" 5:12
Charts
References
^ a b Glazer, Joshua. "Jyaku - DJ Krush" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 29, 2013 .
^ "ディスコグラフィ | Sony Music" . Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) . Retrieved May 14, 2017 .
^ a b "DJ Krush" . Oricon . Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2017 .
^ a b "Top Dance/Electronic Albums - September 25, 2004" . Billboard . Retrieved May 13, 2017 .
^ a b c O'Neil, Tim (September 22, 2004). "DJ Krush: Jaku" . PopMatters . Retrieved March 29, 2013 .
^ a b Macdonald, Cameron (August 26, 2004). "DJ Krush: Jaku" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 29, 2013 .
^ Gloden, Gabe (October 8, 2004). "DJ Krush - Jaku - Review" . Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2013 .
^ "Lescharts.com – DJ Krush – Jaku" . Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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