DJ Krush & Toshinori Kondo - Ki Oku (Full Album) [1996]

Genre: Trip Hop / Jazz Hop Artist: DJ Krush & Toshinori Kondo Album: Ki Oku Release Date: August 8, 1996 (Japan) January 26, 1998 (Overseas) What can be said of DJ Krush and his irreplaceable contribution to music? Krush is a pioneer and one of the founding proponents of Trip Hop music from the 90’s and one of it’s most masterful exponents. This album is an epic collision of the two worlds and forces of Hip Hop and Jazz, way, way before it’s time. Nowadays, Jazz Hop is prominent in the underground scene and quite a newer genre and offshoot of Hip Hop music & Jazz but this album was truly groundbreaking, and one of the first of it’s kind back. The album is a masterpiece and the brain child of DJ Krush that was conceived 20 years prior to it’s time. It’s definitely a classic and one to have in your collection! Groove & chill to it! In 2015, Fact ranked the album at 25 on its list of “The 50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time.“