Meiso

Fact described Meiso as an album of sample-based trip hop music.{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2015/07/30/50-best-trip-hop-albums/|title=The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time|website=Fact|first1=John|last1=Twells|author1-link=Xela (musician)|first2=Laurent|last2=Fintoni|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2017}} AllMusic critic Ned Raggett said that the music continued in the vein of DJ Krush's past work, incorporating "mid- to slow-tempo grooves and breaks" and exploring "everything from jazz and funk to experimental ambient production." The album features guest performances from several American rappers: CL Smooth on "Only the Strong Survive", Roots members Black Thought and Malik B. on "Meiso", Deflon Sallahr on "Ground", and Guru and Big Shug on "Most Wanted Man". "Make no mistake", Muzik{{'}}s Will Ashon wrote of Meiso, "this is a hip hop album".

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/meiso-mw0000181608|title=Meiso – DJ Krush|publisher=AllMusic|first=Ned|last=Raggett|access-date=May 12, 2017}}

| rev2 = The Guardian

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|title=DJ Krush: Meiso (Mo' Wax)|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Dan|last=Glaister|date=November 3, 1995}}

| rev3 = Muzik

| rev3score = 4.5/5{{cite magazine|title=DJ Krush: Meiso|magazine=Muzik|first=Will|last=Ashon|author-link=Will Ashon|issue=5|date=October 1995|page=76}}

| rev4 = The Source

| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|title=DJ Krush: Meiso|magazine=The Source|first=Paul|last=Miller|author-link=DJ Spooky|issue=78|date=March 1996|pages=102, 110}}

}}

Dan Glaister of The Guardian found Meiso more accessible than DJ Krush's previous releases, attributing this partly to the more prominent rapping on the album. Glaister praised the record as an effective "blend of the upbeat with contemplative and downright mysterious instrumentals". Writing for Trouser Press, Mark Kemp said that it pointed toward "further fascinating intercultural exploration of the space between foursquare hip-hop and floating ambient techno."{{cite web|url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/dj-krush|title=DJ Krush|website=Trouser Press|first=Mark|last=Kemp|author-link=Mark Kemp|access-date=July 3, 2020}} In 2015, Fact ranked Meiso at number 12 on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time.

{{Track listing

| all_music = DJ Krush, except where noted

| title1 = Only the Strong Survive

| note1 = with CL Smooth

| lyrics1 = Smooth

| length1 = 4:14

| title2 = Anticipation

| length2 = 4:44

| title3 = What's Behind Darkness

| length3 = 3:05

| title4 = Meiso

| note4 = with Black Thought and Malik B.

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Black Thought|Malik B.}}

| length4 = 4:02

| title5 = Bypath 1

| length5 = 0:37

| title6 = Blank

| length6 = 2:19

| title7 = Ground

| note7 = with Deflon Sallahr

| lyrics7 = Sallahr

| length7 = 5:57

| title8 = Bypath 2

| length8 = 0:45

| title9 = Most Wanted Man

| note9 = with Guru and Big Shug

| lyrics9 = Big Shug

| music9 = {{hlist|DJ Krush|Guru}}

| length9 = 4:00

| title10 = Bypath 3

| length10 = 1:13

| title11 = 3rd Eye

| length11 = 4:46

| title12 = Oce 9504

| length12 = 3:35

| title13 = Duality

| note13 = with DJ Shadow

| music13 = {{hlist|DJ Krush|DJ Shadow}}

| length13 = 8:48

| title14 = Bypath – Would You Take It?

| length14 = 0:48

| total_length = 48:53

}}

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Meiso|others=DJ Krush|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|year=1995|id=SRCS 7752|type=liner notes}}

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Musicians

• DJ Krush – beats, scratching, drum programming on "Duality", abstract programming on "Bypath – Would You Take It?"
• Big Shug – vocals on "Most Wanted Man"
• Black Thought – vocals on "Meiso"
• DJ Hide – scratching on "Anticipation"
• DJ Shadow – beats, scratching, and drum programming on "Duality"
• Guru – vocals on "Most Wanted Man"
• Malik B. – vocals on "Meiso"
• Deflon Sallahr – vocals on "Ground"
• CL Smooth – vocals on "Only the Strong Survive"

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Production

• DJ Krush – production, mixing
• Noriko Asano – executive production
• Toshiya Horiuchi – mastering
• Ken Duro Ifill – recording
• Tetsuo Kato – executive production
• Koichi "Oppenheimer" Matsuki – recording
• Yoko Yamanaka – recording (assistant)

Design

• Mami Ikeda – translation
• Sachiko Kishi – translation
• Masato Nakamura – photography
• Sakaguchi Ken Factory – art direction, design

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Category:1995 albums

Category:DJ Krush albums

Category:Sony Music Entertainment Japan albums

Category:FFRR Records albums

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