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寂 -jaku
Electronic · 2004 · 15 tracks

寂 -jaku

DJ Krush

A masterful fusion of ancient Japanese acoustic instrumentation and dark, dusty underground hip-hop beats. Meditative, spacious, and deeply cinematic.

June 21, 2004 · Red Ink

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A dark, meditative journey through urban isolation, balanced by the spiritual warmth of traditional acoustic instruments.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Still Island
5:06
02
Road to Nowhere
3:21
03
Nosferatu
3:45
04
The Beginning
3:55
05
Transition
1:57
06
Stormy Cloud
5:54
07
Univearth
5:20
08
Decks-athron
6:18
09
Kill Switch
4:21
10
Pretense
3:02
11
Slit of Cloud
6:26
12
Passage
1:36
13
Beyond Raging Waves
4:23
14
Distant Voices
3:22
15
Song 2
4:59
Moments Worth Listening For
The haunting entry of the traditional shakuhachi flute on Still Island, cutting through the dusty vinyl crackle with ancient weight.
Aesop Rock's rapid-fire, abstract delivery colliding with the cold, mechanical boom-bap rhythm on Kill Switch.
The spacious, meditative silence that hangs between the heavy, echoing drum strikes on Slit of Cloud.
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