{"product_id":"jaku-1","title":"Jaku","description":"Personnel: DJ Krush (turntables); DJ Krush; Ian Bavitz (rap vocals); Nobuichi Kinoshita (shamisen); Tetsuro Naito (taiko); Mr. Lif (rap vocals); Shuzan Morita (shakuhachi); Akira Sakata (saxophone); Ken Shima (piano); Aesop Rock.\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Toshihiko Miyoshi.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Bunkamura Studio; Definitive Jux Studios; HAL Studio; Vehicular Lab; Warner Music Recording Studio.\u003cbr\u003eWith each subsequent release, DJ Krush refines his turntable artistry in the service of his sophisticated, all-encompassing musical sensibility. Of Krush's many admirable skills, one of the most appealing is his ability to synthesize the contemporary sounds of hip-hop and club music with minimalism, jazz, native \"world music\" forms, and avant and experimental leanings, melding the whole into a smooth, moody package. JAKU kicks Krush's aesthetic up a notch by incorporating traditional Japanese motifs.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the silhouetted image on the album's cover (which evokes ancient Japanese rice paper drawings) to the presence of shamisen and shakuhachi (note the trip-hop, tea garden sounds of \"Beyond Raging Waves,\" for example), Japanese tradition plays a heavy role on this release. But Krush manages to look forward as he looks back, in part via his postmodern form-splicing (the album ranges from near-balladry-- \"Stormy Cloud\"--to industrial dirge--\"Distant Voices\"), and in part by including guests like top-shelf rappers Mr. Lif and Aesop Rock. JAKU continues Krush's mission to bridge East and West, past and future, sonic adventure and accessible listening, creating a global community within the space of a single CD.","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49683381289247,"sku":"766927810220","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/f32d57a4fe1fd109e47f60f1950e3ba8_9662cadd-2c1a-4eb2-8de6-3c174cc0978a.jpg?v=1777940213","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/jaku-1","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}