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The key to a great Krush playlist is letting his soundscapes breathe, giving each phase the space to develop its own distinct mood. Expanding the selection while keeping that seamless, atmospheric flow in mind, here’s a deeper dive into his most sensual work.
This longer journey is designed as a single, evolving listen. It moves through shadowy, late-night tension before giving way to lush, romantic collaborations, and finally settling into a state of pure, hypnotic calm. Where possible, I’ve included track lengths to help you gauge the progression.
🌑 The Late-Night Arrival (Dark & Seductive)
We begin in the deep end—smoky, hypnotic grooves that pull you into the night. This phase is about intrigue and building a brooding atmosphere before the first voices arrive.
- “Kagi No Te” (Phasic Swing)
- “Kemuri”
- “Trihedron” (feat. The Opus)
- “What’s Behind Darkness?”
- “Meiso” (feat. Black Thought & Malik B)
- “Still Island” (feat. Shuuzan Morita) (5:06)
- “On the Dub-ble”
- “The Lost Voices”
- “Nosferatu” (feat. Mr. Lif)
- “Danger of Love” (feat. Zap Mama) (5:38)
- “Song 1” (5:18)
- “Toh-Sui” (with Toshinori Kondo) (4:57)
- “Kuroi Ame” (Black Rain)
❤️ The Witching Hour (Lush & Romantic)
The tension breaks. This is the heart of the playlist, where Krush’s warmest basslines and most iconic vocal collaborations create a truly intimate and soulful space.
- “Final Home” (Vocal Version feat. Esthero)
- “Aoi Ame” (Green Rain)
- “Big City Lover” (feat. Sonya Vallet)
- “Blank” (2:19)
- “Duality” (feat. DJ Shadow)
- “Shin-Sekai” (feat. Rino)
- “Zen Approach” (feat. Black Thought) (4:15)
- “Sexuality” (DJ Krush Full Mix) - k.d. lang
- “Only the Strong Survive” (feat. CL Smooth) (4:16)
- “B-Boy Mastamind” (feat. Guru)
- “Paradise Bird Theory”
- “Vision of Art” (feat. Company Flow)
- “Candle Chant” (A Tribute)
- “Light (Can You See It?)”
- “Alepheuo” (feat. Angelina Esparza)
🌙 The Slow Burn (Hypnotic & Meditative)
As the hour grows late, we descend into a deep, trance-like state. This final phase is pure introspection, designed for the small hours of the morning.
- “Mu-Getsu” (with Toshinori Kondo) (6:19)
- “Inkling”
- “Kuon / Far and Away” (5:00)
- “Genun” (Passage of Time)
- “Sneaking Snake”
- “Sonic Traveler” (feat. Tunde Ayanyemi) (5:59)
- “Duck Chase” (feat. Phonosycographdisk)
- “Ha-Doh” (with Toshinori Kondo) (5:24)
- “Probability” (4:53)
- “Endless Railway”
- “Stellar Wind” (3:21)
- “Day’s End” (feat. Kazufumi Miyazawa)
- “Road to Nowhere” (3:21)
- “The Dawn” (feat. Shawn J. Period) (5:16)
- “Love I Never Had It So Good”
This flow should take you on a real trip. Let me know if you’d like to shift the focus, say, toward more of his purely instrumental work or to a different era entirely