| Product Summary | | Label: SONY-BMG CAN/ZOOM | | UPC: 00828768273920 | | Release Date: 8/5/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 202926911 | | Item#: M4D2MC | Format:  CD |
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Song Listing
| Disc 1 | | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Intro | ------ | | 2. Stormy Cloud [Raindrop Mix] ~ (remix) | ------ | | 3. Elapse | ------ | | 4. Trihedron [Stray Mix] ~ (remix) | ------ | | 5. Still Island [Still 'N' Slow Mix] ~ (remix) | ------ | | 6. Endless Railway [Sentiment Mix] ~ (remix) | ------ | | 7. Day's End [After ~ dusk Mix] | ------ | | 8. Outro [Revised] ~ (remix) | ------ | | 9. Duality [2006K Mix] ~ (remix) | ------ | | 10. Kemuri [Untouchable Mix] ~ (remix) | ------ | | 11. Drum | ------ | | 12. Duck Chase [Double ~ up Mix] | ------ | | 13. Bypath ~ Would You Take It? [Static Mix] (remix) | ------ |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | As Japan's most acclaimed hip-hop emissary, DJ Krush has been expanding the lexicon of turntablism, loops, samples, and boom-bap since the early 1990s. Taking his early inspirations from the concrete jungle of the South Bronx, and charting them into distinctly jazz-influenced waters, Krush has influenced legions of like-minded hip-hop renegades. STEPPING STONES is a unique career retrospective spanning nine albums and a myriad of styles, moods, and tones. Expanding the very notion of a "best-of album," Krush has re-cooked the originals, lending his distinctive touch once again to tracks that have outlasted musical trends and have become classics in their own right. | | Approaching his musical canvas like a painter, DJ Krush contrasts soft-focus atmospherics with hard-edged beats. On the track "Duality," an orchestral sample swells over an arpeggiated synth stab--a contrast between light and shadow akin to an aural chiaroscuro. STEPPING STONES, however, is not just for the blunted chill-out set. On the updated "Shinjiro," a slinky double-time bass groove provides a sinuous counterpoint to Mos Def's languid rapping, evidence that Krush has the chops for club bangers as well. Showcasing the full breadth and Zen-like depth of Krush's hip-hop artistry, STEPPING STONES is a diverse collection by one of the genre's true originals. |
Producer: DJ Krush |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 08/22/2006 | | Original Release Date : 2006 | | Catalog ID : 82876-82739- | | Label : Red License | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00828768273920 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Alternative Press (p.206)
- "STEPPING STONES is a testament to Krush's longevity, as well as his profound impact on hip-hop and electronic music."CMJ (p.38)
- "Krush's finest moment might be the Mr. Lif-guested 'Nosferatu,' whose beat skips along with giddy glitchiness over sinister clanking and ominous whooshes and whispers." Vibe (p.166)
- "His work here is foreboding and propulsive, and slightly more abrasive than the originals -- an unexpected accomplishment." |
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