DJ Krush - Saisei
DJ Krush’s latest album Rebirth - Saisei is now available on 2LP. Four years after his last album Trickster Krush has faced, sharpened, and overcome himself during a new coronavirus pandemic with Rebirth -Saisei-, his first album since becoming independent. In Japanese, “Rebirth” means “Play” to regenerate music and art, “Rebirth” to be reborn, “Reconstruction” to be reborn, “Renaissance” which is also translated as “literary revival”.... With its multifarious connotations, the year 2024 will see DJ KRUSH take the opportunity of his independence to “Play” and repeatedly “Rebirth” his way into the future. Guest artists include Jinmenusagi, Chinza DOPENESS, and D.O.
 
From his roots in the trip hop boom of the mid-90s, Krush has maintained a presence in the culture by working with a huge variety of artists, producing for heavyweights and embracing alternative ideas and approaches. On this double-disc long player he’s leaning in on his prowess as a producer, creating a blockbuster sized sound which adds cinematic heft to the boom bap beats and balances funk and soul instrumentation with powerful orchestration and electronic innovation. It’s a rich, high-end result brimming with ideas, innovation and originality.