The Message at the Depth [Enhanced]

DJ Krush | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Red Int / Red Ink
• ASIN: B000087J9D
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,602 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DJ Krush's Anti-War Album, November 22, 2003

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Daniel C. Wilcock "journal-ist" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Message at the Depth (Audio CD)

If you are an electronica fan and have skeptical feelings towards the war in Iraq - or war in general, this is the album for you.

It sounds like the best-possible soundtrack to an ultra-apocalyptic video game.

When America went to war in Afghanistan, DJ Krush posted his feeling that the world is entering a dark period. This album, which hit the streets as America postured its way towards another war in Iraq, is his meditation on war and a world spun out of control.

Angelina Esarza evokes the atomic bombing of Japan, while Anticon call-out U.S. Defense Dept. Paul Wolfowitz by name followed with the line "what is it with all these men in their fifties, wanting to win the world over like there's no tomorrow."

As for the music, it too is dark with some spectacular beat-patterns. Krush has experimented with more mainstream hip-hop in the past. It seems that here he's concentrating on creating a work of art.

Krush's nonconformity is a refreshing thing, it has elevated his work above much of the electronica world

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The sound of fear and despair, March 7, 2003

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Takis Tz. (InYourHead) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Message at the Depth (Audio CD)

The soundtrack of a world filled with fear and despair is what "Message at the Depth" really is. Dj Krush comes back, this time with a concept album and an intimidating communique.
Very bombastic and certainly more effective than anything he's offered us before, Dj Krush elaborates on very complex and "big" beats without giving up on his mastery of blending ultra dark hip hop with other elements.
Particularly the first half of this album (without meaning that the rest lags) is nothing short of the most progressive music you've heard lately, especially if you're following the experimentations of the electronic scene and its protagonists.
A world that's increasingly becoming a huge clinic for paranoiacs, phobics and at the same time a place of dissidents whose voice and message gets lost in the alleys and pro-war fanatic screams deserves this soundscape.
While people look for the big names to deliver the goods (Massive Attack, for example)the goods happen to be here in this very album.
Easily one of the most important albums in a long time, great music, very creative "use" of vocalists, and stunning lyrics.
I think this is one that will be discovered slowly by many and appreciated for a long time. A gem.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Redefining the Hip in hip hop, July 11, 2004

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GraceNoteX (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Message at the Depth (Audio CD)

1999's KI-OKU proved DJ Krush's musical sophistication had far more substance than the pack of acid jazz and chill out posers who were grabbing the cash and disappearing with the next flavor-of-the-month product.

"Message at the Depth" combines that musical inspiration with a burning message.

If you liked the jazz tinged tracks on KI-OKU, "The Lost Voices" (with Sly and Robbie doing a lot more than just getting name checked) and "But the World Moves On" satisfy the promise of that earlier work. "Trihedron" makes d'n'b sound as fresh as if it hadn't happened yet. The hard electronica elements on this CD give it a solid edge that holds up under repeat listens. Add articulate lyrics that aspire to inspire to something more than a party - "Alehevo(truthspeaking)" achieves that all too rare miracle of speaking hard truth without preaching - and you have a CD that holds up to repeat play like few recent releases are capable of.

Subtle, sophisticated, hard edged, powerful, and recommended.

DJ Shadow may get the press, but DJ Krush is creating a body of work that can outlast the fads.