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What the hell is going on? Japanese hip-hop auteur DJ Krush is the sort of beanie-hatted icon that devotes his life to the process of defining and sustaining a demeanour of impossible cool. So why, on his debut mix album, is he segueing an acapella mix of Beats International's UK No 1"Dub Be Good To Me" into the blunt, uncompromising future-funk of Nick Wiz's "Four Elements"? Answer--because he can. And it's about time, as well. As undeniable as Krush's talent is, there were times on previous album "Kakusei" where you got the impression he was twisting hip-hop into perverse soundscapes and unknowabl
What the hell is going on? Japanese hip-hop auteur DJ Krush is the sort of beanie-hatted icon that devotes his life to the process of defining and sustaining a demeanour of impossible cool. So why, on his debut mix album, is he segueing an acapella mix of Beats International's UK No 1"Dub Be Good To Me" into the blunt, uncompromising future-funk of Nick Wiz's "Four Elements"? Answer--because he can. And it's about time, as well. As undeniable as Krush's talent is, there were times on previous album "Kakusei" where you got the impression he was twisting hip-hop into perverse soundscapes and unknowable shapes for some sort of snobbish kick. On Code 4109, he has returned to the original tools of his trade--the decks. It's a chance for the vinyl junkie's reverential side to rise out from the murky depths, and as a result, here is 70 minutes of super-blunt old-school, light-fingered trickery, and the odd inspired joke. --Louis Pattison
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Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia
Release date: 28 February 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5099749773721
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