Number 230 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century20th Century
Meiso
Sony · SRCS 7752
Why it's here
Tokyo's answer to Shadow; darker, sparser, more patient
On Meiso, silence is part of the beat. DJ Krush cuts enough air around each sample and drum hit for the record to feel darker and more deliberate than the instrumental hip-hop beside it. Nothing arrives before it needs to.
Also ranked
- Dancefloor
- № 190
- Influence
- № 230
- External poll
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Tracklist
- 1Only The Strong Survive4:15
- 2Anticipation4:45
- 3What's Behind Darkness?3:06
- 4Meiso4:04
- 5Bypath 10:38
- 6Blank2:19
- 7Ground5:57
- 8Bypath 20:46
- 9Most Wanted Man4:01
- 10Bypath 31:13
- 113rd Eye4:48
- 12Oce 95043:36
- 13Duality8:49
- 14Bypath - Would You Take It?0:45