Zen (DJ Krush album)
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Billboard | favorable[3] |
| Creative Loafing | mixed[4] |
Zen (漸, Zen) is a 2001 studio album by Japanese hip hop producer DJ Krush.
Critical reception
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".[3]
At the 2002 AFIM Indie Awards, it won the award for Dance Album.[5]
Track listing
| 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
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums Chart (Oricon)[6] | 66 |
References
- ^ "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 Hall, Rashaun (September 29, 2001). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard: 18.
- ^ Ware, Tony (December 12, 2001). "Record Review". Creative Loafing. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ Morris, Chris (March 23, 2002). "Wainwright, Parton Take Indie Awards". Billboard: 10.
- ^ "DJ Krush". Oricon. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
Further reading
- Phillips, Don (June 7, 2001). "Zen and the art of noise". The Guardian.
- Hall, Rashaun (September 15, 2001). "Words & Deeds". Billboard: 43.