DJ Krush

Editor's Review:

The messages within DJ Krush's The Message At the Depth seem to be rooted in the sociopolitical lyrical slants of the album's guest MCs. "Song For John Walker" is a fairly obvious and preachy ditty featuring Anticon's nasally trio, Dose One, Why? and Sole; and "What About Tomorrow" is a slow and steady reggae jam featuring the anti-war croon of Abijah. But the overpowering strength of this album, as with all Krush releases, comes from the Japanese master of musical deconstruction; in classic form, Krush freaks samples and programmed drum tracks in unreal ways on tunes like "Sanity Requiem" and lays down smooth, jazz- and soul-based tracks on numbers like "But The World Moves On." With a musical breadth that has expanded further into both the realms of ambient and groove, Krush creates a deep, dark and warm aural environment.

- Max Sidman
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Record Label Red Ink Released February 2003

Tracks Trihdedron featuring Opus Toki No Tabji (Journey of Time) featuring Inden Sanity Requiem Supreme Team featuring Anti-Pop Consortium The Blackhole Song For John Walker featuring Anticon D'you Hear That Alepheva (Truth Speaking) featuring Agelina Esparza The Lost Voices featuring Sly & Robbie Bit The World Moves On featuring D-Madness & Masato Nakamura What About Tomorrow featuring Abijah