Jaku (DJ Krush album)

Jaku
Studio album by DJ Krush
Released	September 7, 2004
Genre	Underground hip hop, trip hop, downtempo, electronica
Length	63:41
Label	RED Ink Records Columbia Records
Producer	DJ Krush
DJ Krush chronology
The Message at the Depth (2003) Jaku (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.3/10)[2]
Stylus Magazine	B-[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[4]

Jaku (寂) is the eighth solo album by Japanese underground hip hop producer DJ Krush. It was released in 2004. It features guest appearances from American rappers Mr. Lif ("Nosferatu) and Aesop Rock ("Kill Switch"), both of whom were signed to the Definitive Jux label at that time.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Still Island" (feat. Shūzan Morita)	5:06
2.	"Road to Nowhere"	3:21
3.	"Nosferatu" (feat. Mr. Lif)	3:45
4.	"The Beginning"	3:55
5.	"Transition"	1:57
6.	"Stormy Cloud" (feat. Ken Shima)	5:54
7.	"Univearth" (feat. Tetsuro Naito)	5:20
8.	"Decks-Athron" (feat. Tatsuki)	6:17
9.	"Kill Switch" (feat. Aesop Rock)	4:20
10.	"Pretense"	3:02
11.	"Slit of Cloud" (feat. Akira Sakata)	6:25
12.	"Passage"	1:35
13.	"Beyond Raging Waves" (feat. Shinichi Kinoshita)	4:23
14.	"Distant Voices"	3:22
15.	"Song 2"	4:59
16.	"指教" (Japanese edition only)	4:36
17.	"四極" (Japanese edition only (SACD Hybrid player only))	5:12

References

1. Glazer, Joshua. "Jyaku - DJ Krush". Allmusic.
2. Macdonald, Cameron (August 26, 2004). "DJ Krush: Jaku". Pitchfork Media.
3. Gloden, Gabe (October 8, 2004). "DJ Krush - Jaku - Review". Stylus Magazine.
4. Chadwicked. "DJ Krush - Jaku - Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes.
5. O'Neil, Tim (September 22, 2004). "DJ Krush: Jaku". Pop Matters.

External links

• Jaku at Discogs (list of releases)