Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Intro | 1:03 | ||
| 2 |
Escapee
Featuring – asa |
3:50 | ||
| 3 |
Parallel Distortion
Featuring – DJ Sak |
3:25 | ||
| 4 |
Inorganizm
Featuring – DJ Hide, DJ Kensei |
6:38 | ||
| 5 |
Deltaforest
Featuring – Jun Sawada |
5:14 | ||
| 6 | Crimson | 2:33 | ||
| 7 |
The Dawn
Featuring – Shawn J Period |
5:15 | ||
| 8 | Interlude | 2:08 | ||
| 9 | 85 Loop | 4:57 | ||
| 10 |
Rust
Featuring – KK |
3:14 | ||
| 11 |
1200
Featuring – Hideo* |
5:15 | ||
| 12 |
Krushed Wall
Featuring – Rhythm Troops |
5:01 | ||
| 13 |
The Kinetics
Featuring – Mista Sinista |
3:15 | ||
| 14 | Final Home | 4:37 | ||
| 15 |
No More
Featuring – DJ Hazu, DJ Yas |
6:09 | ||
| 16 | Outro | 1:47 |
Credits
- Executive-producer – Noriko Asano
- Producer, Sequenced By, Scratches – DJ Krush
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 6) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 覚醒 -Kakusei- (2xLP, Album) | SMEJ Associated Records | AIJT 5004 | Japan | 1998 | ||
| 覚醒 -Kakusei- (CD, Album) | Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Russia) | 88697 00451 2 | Russia | 1999 | ||
| Kakusei (CDr, Album, Promo) | Red Ink | WK 45854 | US | 1999 | ||
| 覚醒 -Kakusei- (2xLP, Album) | Columbia | COL 492893 1 | Europe | 1999 | ||
| 覚醒 -Kakusei- (CD, Album) | Red Ink | WK45854 | US | 1999 |
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Most tracks on this album are based on extremely limited instrumentation, such as only drums and a piano loop. Reducing the music to mostly beats is makes this release haunting in its simplicity.
A record that might be considered bland on first listen, getting deeper into Kakusei rewards the listener with a quite unique experience of minimal, yet sophisticated music.
Favorites here include 'Inorganizm' which really kicks off at the 4 minute mark with ominous orchestration, the moody orchestration and stuttering beats of 'The Dawn', laid-back '1200' which brings in a cool bass line in the second part, 'The Kinetics' with its ace scratching ("Is there any other sounds you guys can scratch besides .. ptchhhhh?"), 'Final Home' in its instrumental outing and of course 'No More' with a wicked bass line and double bass frenzy in the second part. There really is no filler on this album though.
Kakusei should be considered a milestone in Krush's production career and one of the bold releases that opened hip-hop to different musical horizons.