Ki-Oku (記憶, Kioku) is a collaborative studio album by Japanese jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo and Japanese hip hop producer DJ Krush. It was released on August 8, 1996 in Japan by Sony Music Entertainment.[1] The album was issued in Europe by the R&S Records imprint Apollo on January 26, 1998,[2][3] and in the United States by Instinct Records on March 23, 1999.[4]
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Studio album by Toshinori Kondo and DJ Krush | ||||
Released | August 8, 1996 (1996-08-08) | |||
Studio | Metal Box (Kawasaki) | |||
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Length | 56:40 | |||
Label | Sony | |||
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Ki-Oku consists of 10 proper tracks and three short interludes. It features a cover of "Sun Is Shining", which was originally written and performed by Bob Marley.
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Muzik | 9/10[7] |
Rick Anderson of AllMusic said that Ki-Oku is primarily an album of "smooth-groove jazz" music, but "reveals more with repeated listens; if it sounds too easy at first, listen again – there's lots of interesting stuff going on beneath what sometimes sounds like a merely pleasant surface."[5] In 2015, Fact placed Ki-Oku at number 25 on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time.[8]
All tracks are written by Toshinori Kondo and DJ Krush, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Toh-Sui" (透睡) | 4:57 | |
2. | "Tobira-1" (扉-1) | 0:35 | |
3. | "Mu-Getsu" (無月) | 6:19 | |
4. | "Ha-Doh" (波動) | 5:24 | |
5. | "Sun Is Shining" | Bob Marley | 6:52 |
6. | "Mu-Chu" (夢宙) | 6:28 | |
7. | "Tobira-2" (扉-2) | 0:45 | |
8. | "Fu-Yu" (浮遊) | 4:56 | |
9. | "Ki-Gen" (帰幻) | 4:40 | |
10. | "Ko-Ku" (孤空) | 5:23 | |
11. | "Shoh-Ka" (昇花) | 4:39 | |
12. | "Bu-Seki" (舞石) | 4:58 | |
13. | "Tobira-3" (扉-3) | 0:44 | |
Total length: | 56:40 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]
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Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 155 |
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[11] | 4 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] | 12 |
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