Ki-Oku


Ki-Oku is a collaborative studio album by Japanese hip hop producer DJ Krush and Japanese jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo. It was released on August 8, 1996 by Sony Music Entertainment in Japan and on January 26, 1998 by R&S Records overseas.
The album peaked at number 12 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.

Production

Ki-Oku consists of 10 proper tracks and 3 short interludes. It also features a cover of "Sun Is Shining", which was originally written and performed by Bob Marley.
So far, it has been their only collaboration and neither musician has revealed plans for a second album.

Critical reception

Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "This is one of those albums that reveals more with repeated listens; if it sounds too easy at first, listen again -- there's lots of interesting stuff going on beneath what sometimes sounds like a merely pleasant surface."
In 2015, Fact placed the album at number 25 on its list of "The 50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.