DJ Krush - Stepping Stones: The Self-Remixed Best (Soundscapes)
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Album Details: Stepping Stones: The Self-Remixed Best (Soundscapes)
- Release Date:
- 08/08/2006
- Label:
- Red Ink Import
- UPC:
- 828768273920
Pro Reviews: Stepping Stones: The Self-Remixed Best (Soundscapes)
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews After a dozen years of releasing unique beats, warped turntablist constructions, and hiphop that's subterranean yet somehow connected to the genre's golden age, Japanese turntablist and producer DJ Krush released two remixed "bestof" CDs one with vocal cuts, one with instrumentals that offer a snapshot of his career for newcomers while giving longtime fans some new angles on tracks they've most likely devoured by now. Some numbers are drastically remixed and some are lightly dusted, but overall it seems he worked really hard on making both volumes of Stepping Stones hang together, quite the accomplishment considering any Krush construction can pull from any number of genres on its own. As on the Lyricism disc, the new touches he has put on these tracks are dark and detached. While the teamup with his American counterpart DJ Shadow is a fascinating, choreographed stumble through film music, cocktail jazz, and ominous electronica, it's the otherworldly folding Krush does to pianist Ken Shima's melodies that makes "Stormy Cloud" one of the most rewarding tracks on the whole collection. Fan favorite "Kemuri" gets a light reworking that softens some of its punch, making this formerly beatboxdriven track sound sinister and lurking in the corners. The remixes flow perfectly from one to the next, and while Stepping Stones: The SelfRemixed Best (Soundscapes) is a success, it's best to skip this singledisc Japanese release and look for the American twoCD set that combines this disc with its vocal counterpart, Stepping Stones: The SelfRemixed Best (Lyricism). - David Jeffries, All Music Guide |
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Japanese turntablist and producer DJ Krush is one of the few island-nation throw-ups to be embraced by the global hip-hop world. Releasing material through Sony in Japan, Mo'Wax and Virgin in the U.K., and Axiom, Shadow, and AM in America, Krush's he...Full DJ Krush Biography
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