DJ Krush Toshinori Kondo ki oku album download Ki-Oku. Anyone who remembers trumpeter Toshinori Kondo's work with such thorny avant-gardists as John Zorn, Derek Bailey, Fred Frith, and Peter Brotzmann's Die Like a Dog Quartet may be a bit taken aback by the extreme accessibility of his collaboration with pioneering turntablist DJ Krush. Much of the music on Ki-Oku flirts with smooth-groove jazz -- Kondo's muted trumpet line on "Mu-Getsu" sounds an awful lot like something Chris Botti would play, while the duo's instrumental take on the Bob Marley classic "Sun Is Shining" comes off just a little bit muzak-y. On the other hand, "Ki-Gen" and "Ko-Ku" both find Kondo using synthesized treatments in a way that evokes Jon Hassell's work with Brian Eno, while on the latter DJ Krush layers slightly menacing keyboard washes beneath Kondo's unassuming trumpet lines. This is one of those albums that reveals more with repeated listens; if it sounds too easy at first, listen again -- there's lots of interesting stuff going on beneath what sometimes sounds like a merely pleasant surface. DJ Krush Toshinori Kondo ki oku album download. "Pairing DJ Krush, known throughout the beat underground for his subdued, trippy soundscapes, with Japanese avant trumpeter Toshinori Kondo may seem an odd pairing. This record, however, is instantly knowable and intuitively easy to grasp. DJ Krush is not only able to drive the direction and tempo, but he's also quite adept at creating mood--often mixing up somber, downtempo collages that glide with an underwater grace. His uptempo work is direct, solidly propelled by someone who knows how to handle bass and breaks. Thankfully, the canvasses Krush mixes up are large enough to include Kondo's color work. The trumpeter (who's worked with the likes of Herbie Hancock and John Zorn) takes full advantage of the opportunity. Kondo is a breathy, richly toned player, and his meshings add to the dreamy, psychedelic feel of the recording. He's effective whether he's drifting beside Krush's swirling dub coiled in a haze of effects or punctuating beats with pure blasts of horn fire. A hip-bop classic." -- S. Duda. 4 comments: Oh man, I remember this album getting panned when it first came out - I'm excited to give it another listen and see how it holds up compared to Matthew Shipp's "GoodandEvil Sessions" which is the stanard by which I judge all these beats and jazz collabs now. Also, got a new mix up for Summer if you want to check it out! http://eronrauch.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-siren-mix.html. thanks Eron. I'll have to check out that Matthew Shipp. I liked his collaboration with the Anti-pop Consortium. Oh and your link is broken on your summer mix post. DJ Krush Toshinori Kondo ki oku album download. Beginning as a bedroom DJ in the mid-'80s following the Japanese leg of the Wild Style tour, Krush moved into mobile DJ'ing, backing up rappers, and eventually solo production. Although his 1994 debut, Krush (initially released only in Japan), freely mixed elements of R&B and acid jazz with the beefy breakbeat backbone of midtempo hip-hop, Krush's work has since tended more toward the abstract, applying heavy effects and sample manipulation to thick, smart breaks, layered, almost ambient textures, and subtle, inventive scratching. Following Krush and Bad Brothers (a 1994 collaborative EP with acid jazz artist Ronny Jordan), Krush came to larger acclaim in the mid-'90s through his association with the London-based Mo'Wax label, which released his Strictly Turntablized in 1994 and Meiso in 1995, both reissued stateside by AM. While Turntablized is closer to a collection of DJ tools, Meiso is a return of sorts to his earlier work, including rappers such as Guru and CL Smooth on a few tracks and incorporating a wider variety of instrumental sounds and atmospheres. The album also included the jaw- dropping nine-minute epic "Duality," which helped bring greater recognition to its guest artist, a young Californian by the name of DJ Shadow. Krush's profile in the jazz world was increased with the 1996 album Ki-Oku, a collaboration with avant-garde trumpeter Toshinori Kondo. He also contributed a 60-minute mix of the Ninja Tune back catalog to Cold Krush Cuts, a 1996 release with Coldcut and DJ Food. A mix retrospective called Holonic: The Self-Megamix appeared in 1997. In addition to 1996's Milight, which included guest appearances by Mos Def and DJ Cam, Krush also featured on a number of various-artists collections, including Mo'Wax's celebrated Headz, as well as Altered Beats and Axiom Dub (both out on Bill Laswell's Axiom label). In 1998, Krush formed a trio called RYU with fellow Japanese hip-hop artists DJ Hide and DJ Sak, and the group released the album GA in 1999. Kakusei appeared on Mo'Wax/Columbia that year, followed by the mix album Code 4109 and single "Tragicomic" the next year. Zen from 2001 was filled with guest MCs and singers ranging from El-P and Mr. Len to Zap Mama and N'Dea Davenport, while The Message at the Depth from 2002 featured fewer vocalists (including Anti-Pop Consortium as well as the unrelated collective Anticon) and more instrumentals. Jaku (featuring guest MCs Mr. Lif and Aesop Rock) landed in 2004, and two years later the Stepping Stones collection featured Krush remixing highlights from his back catalog. The album was released as a double-CD collection with one disc focusing on "Lyricism" and the other on "Soundscapes," and both discs were released individually as well. A mix CD called OuMuPo 6 also appeared in 2006, and a triple-DVD Krush retrospective was released in Japan in 2007. DJ Krush & Toshinori Kondo Ki-Oku. Having released three albums of quality instrumental hip hop throughout 1994 and 1995, Japan's DJ Krush concocted what is quite possibly his masterwork with 1996's Ki-Oku . What really separates this album from the rest of Krush's discography is the brilliant work from accomplished jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo. Kondo's contributions throughout this album prove to be the perfect compliment to Krush's simple yet effective beats, which makes it unfortunate that the two of them never collaborated on another project. It's really quite impressive how Kondo's playing never feels shoehorned or out of place throughout Ki-Oku 's 57 minutes. Neither DJ Krush nor Kondo are interested in being flashier than the other. They are more concerned with making laid back soundscapes for listeners to zone out to, and they certainly accomplish this goal over the course of the album's thirteen tracks. The synergy between these two allows them to create a masterfully restrained atmosphere which is both melancholic and soothing. Whether Krush is going to town with frantic scratching like on "Bu-Seki" or throwing in glitchy electronic samples on "Ko-Ku", Kondo is there to cohesively add his own jazz-infused magic to each song. Kondo's trumpet playing and Krush's upright bass samples on "Ha-Doh" truly are nu jazz perfection. If there is one song on Ki-Oku that best exemplifies how powerful of a combination these two dudes are, it is without a doubt the third track "Mu-Getsu". Kondo's elegant playing over Krush's beats and gloomy sampling on this track is quite breathtaking. It's one of those songs that I wish would go on forever when I listen to it. Ki-Oku is a great example of two musicians from dissimilar genres coming together and creating fluid music. Each song on this album is an experience in and of itself thanks to Kondo's tasteful playing and the intricacies of DJ Krush's beats and samples. If you consider yourself a fan of instrumental hip hop or if you are someone who simply likes to throw on chill background music once in awhile, this album will be up your alley. DJ Krush Toshinori Kondo ki oku album download. Updates to the Toshinori Kondo website. May 10 2002: I received the 1984 Japanese version of Toshinori Kondo + IMA - Taihen. May 1 2002: Received and added: Various - Little Buddha Cafe Updated: Toshinori Kondo & Bill Laswell - Life Space Death (the Meta version contains a track of almost 14 minutes of music where the Spiritual Nature version contains an interview with his holiness The Dalai Lama) February 16 2002: Added: Die Like A Dog Quartet - Aoyama Crows. February 6 2002: I received: Toshinori Kondo and Bill Laswell - Life, Space, Death (the US version) January 31 2002: I received and updated: Various - 03:00am eternal. January 29 2002: I received and added the "Promotional CD" version of Various - The Shadow Masters. January 21 2002: I received the USA version of Toshinori Kondo, Bill Laswell, Eraldo Bernocchi - Charged. January 19 2002: I received and added: Various - Trax sampler 013 I received and updated: Bill Laswell - Points of Order Major update of the links page. 28 December: I added the tracks for "Various - Sumo Stomp (the ultimate In the '90s collection)" 14 December I received and updated: Various - The Salinas Sessions I added: Toshinori kondo + IMA - A Town in Your Heart / Tokyo Girl (promo) another version of Toshinori Kondo + IMA - Metal Position Various - Sumo Stomp (the ultimate In the '90s collection) I updated: Honsinger, Beresford, Kondo, Toop - Double Indemnity / Imitation of Life: 1980-1981 The LP version of Toshinori Kondo + DJ Krush - Ki- Oku. 22 November I received and added to the 1987 page: Toshinori Kondo & Tristan Honsinger - This, That and the Other.