Zen (漸, Zen) is the sixth solo studio album by Japanese hip hop producer DJ Krush. It was released in 2001. It peaked at number 66 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[3]
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| Released | January 24, 2001 (Japan)[1] August 7, 2001 (Overseas)[2] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, trip hop, downtempo, electronic | |||
| Length | 63:40 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment Japan, RED Ink Records | |||
| Producer | DJ Krush | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Billboard | favorable[4] |
| Creative Loafing | mixed[5] |
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "DJ Krush works his way into a vision of sublime, downbeat hip-hop that's a snug fit with the title."[2] Rashaun Hall of Billboard said, "Zen finds DJ Krush a true master of emotion".[4]
At the 2002 AFIM Indie Awards, it won the award for Dance Album.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Song 1" | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Zen Approach" (featuring Black Thought) | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Danger of Love" (featuring Zap Mama) | 5:38 |
| 4. | "Sonic Traveler" (featuring Tunde Ayanyemi) | 5:59 |
| 5. | "Duck Chase" (featuring Phonosycographdisk) | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Vision of Art" (featuring Company Flow) | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Day's End" (featuring Kazufumi Kodama) | 4:45 |
| 8. | "With Grace" (featuring N'Dea Davenport) | 6:12 |
| 9. | "Candle Chant (A Tribute)" (featuring Boss the MC) | 6:26 |
| 10. | "Endless Railway" (featuring Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson) | 6:32 |
| 11. | "Whut'z da Solution" (featuring Kukoo Da Baga Bonez) | 4:23 |
| 12. | "Paradise Bird Theory" (featuring Sunja Lee) | 5:36 |
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 136 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 66 |
References
edit- ^ "ディスコグラフィ | Sony Music". Sony Music Entertainment (Japan). Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bush, John. "Zen - DJ Krush". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "DJ Krush". Oricon. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ^ a b Hall, Rashaun (September 29, 2001). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard: 18.
- ^ Ware, Tony (December 12, 2001). "Record Review". Creative Loafing. Retrieved May 14, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Morris, Chris (March 23, 2002). "Wainwright, Parton Take Indie Awards". Billboard: 10.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – DJ Krush – Zen". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
Further reading
edit- Phillips, Don (June 7, 2001). "Zen and the art of noise". The Guardian.
- Hall, Rashaun (September 15, 2001). "Words & Deeds". Billboard: 43.