Kakusei (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Kakusei
| type = studio
| artist = DJ Krush
| cover = DJKrushKakusei.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1998|09|09}} (Japan){{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/DJKRUSH/discography/AICT-25|title=ディスコグラフィ | Sony Music|work=Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)|accessdate=May 14, 2017}}
{{Start date|1999|09|21}} (Overseas)
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Ambient, breakbeat, trip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=69|s=12}}
| label = Sony Music Entertainment Japan, RED Ink Records
| producer = DJ Krush
| prev_title = Holonic-The Self Megamix
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Zen
| next_year = 2001
}}
{{nihongo|Kakusei|覚醒|Kakusei}} is the fifth solo studio album by Japanese hip hop producer DJ Krush. It was released in 1998. It peaked at number 95 on the Oricon Albums Chart.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kakusei-mw0000244751|title=Kakusei - DJ Krush|work=AllMusic|first=Ned|last=Raggett|accessdate=May 14, 2017}}
| rev2 = JazzTimes
| rev2score = unfavorable{{cite web|url=http://jazztimes.com/reviews/grooves/dj-krush-kakusei/|title=DJ Krush: Kakusei|work=JazzTimes|first=Tom|last=Terrell|date=December 1, 1999|accessdate=May 14, 2017}}
| rev3 = The Stranger
| rev3score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2009/06/14/dj-krushs-kakusei-hiphop-goes-macrobiotic|title=DJ Krush’s Kakusei: Hiphop Goes Macrobiotic|work=The Stranger|first=Dave|last=Segal|date=June 14, 2009|accessdate=May 14, 2017}}
}}
Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "another invigorating, moody, and powerful release." Dave Segal of The Stranger said, "Krush certainly isn't the first producer to apply minimalism to hiphop, but unlike nearly every other work in the art form, Kakusei seems to exist in a hermetic world, a stark temple of funk."
In 2014, Metro Weekly included it on the "20 Great Stoner Albums" list.{{cite web|url=http://www.metroweekly.com/2014/02/20-great-stoner-albums/|title=20 Great Stoner Albums|work=Metro Weekly|first=Chris|last=Gerald|date=February 2, 2014|accessdate=May 14, 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Intro
| length1 = 1:03
| title2 = Escapee
| note2 = featuring A.S.A.
| length2 = 3:50
| title3 = Parallel Distortion
| note3 = featuring DJ Sak
| length3 = 3:26
| title4 = Inorganizm
| note4 = featuring DJ Kensei and DJ Hide
| length4 = 6:38
| title5 = Deltaforest
| note5 = featuring Jun Sawada
| length5 = 5:15
| title6 = Crimson
| length6 = 2:33
| title7 = The Dawn
| note7 = featuring Shawn J. Period
| length7 = 5:16
| title8 = Interlude
| length8 = 2:08
| title9 = 85 Loop
| length9 = 4:58
| title10 = Rust
| note10 = featuring KK
| length10 = 3:14
| title11 = 1200
| note11 = featuring Hideo
| length11 = 5:16
| title12 = Krushed Wall
| note12 = featuring Rhythm Troops
| length12 = 5:02
| title13 = The Kinetics
| note13 = featuring Mista Sinista
| length13 = 3:15
| title14 = Final Home
| length14 = 4:37
| title15 = No More
| note15 = featuring DJ Yas and DJ Hazu
| length15 = 6:10
| title16 = Outro
| length16 = 1:47
| title17 = Final Home (Vocal Version)
| note17 = featuring Esthero
| length17 = 4:44
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
!scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/5054/|title=DJ Krush|work=Oricon|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725080003/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/5054/|archivedate=July 25, 2013|accessdate=May 20, 2017}}
| 95 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|45091|Kakusei}}
{{DJ Krush}}
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