The Japanese turntablist and producer DJ Krush made his breakthrough in the Western world in the early 1990s through his releases on the Mo'Wax label. His specialization in abstract, mainly instrumental hip-hop made world famous rappers like Guru and CL Smooth queue up to collaborate with him. In 2004 this music style still comes from his studio. However, the work is produced less on the beat and
… more on the atmosphere behind, with traditional Japanese instruments such as the shakuhachi and the tsugaru jamisen playing a major role. Naturally, the rap is not skipped, resulting in the presence of Mr. Lif and AESOP ROCK who feel like a fish in water in the ominous realms of Nosferatu and Kill Switch respectively. The rest of Jaku works well as a soundtrack for the many dark alleys that a metropolis like Tokyo has. (AD)more