Milight is an album vaguely about the future, peppered with commentary on the subject from Krush's collaborators, of which there are many. Producers DJ Cam and Shawn J. Period; rappers Mos Def, Rino, Tragedy, Ken "Duro" If... more »ill, and Fista Bundy; and vocalists Deborah Anderson and Eri Ohno add their voices and noises to Krush's metronomic beats and free-jazz scratching. The combination works particularly well on his collaborations with Mos Def ("Shinjiro") and Eri Ohno ("Mind Games," a John Lennon cover), but the album is interesting and consistent throughout. On his third album, DJ Krush has finally found a middle ground between his dark and minimal beat structures and the pop sensibilities of commercial hip-hop, losing the virtues of neither. --Matthew Corwine« less
Milight is an album vaguely about the future, peppered with commentary on the subject from Krush's collaborators, of which there are many. Producers DJ Cam and Shawn J. Period; rappers Mos Def, Rino, Tragedy, Ken "Duro" Ifill, and Fista Bundy; and vocalists Deborah Anderson and Eri Ohno add their voices and noises to Krush's metronomic beats and free-jazz scratching. The combination works particularly well on his collaborations with Mos Def ("Shinjiro") and Eri Ohno ("Mind Games," a John Lennon cover), but the album is interesting and consistent throughout. On his third album, DJ Krush has finally found a middle ground between his dark and minimal beat structures and the pop sensibilities of commercial hip-hop, losing the virtues of neither. --Matthew Corwine
Peter Siert Green | Copenhagen Denmark | 07/31/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I own two dj krush albums, Milight and Kakusei, both excellent pieces of instrumental hip-hop. But for sheer pleasure you can't beat the experience of his turntable skills in front of a live audience. I checked him out last year in a small club in Copenhagen and his performance was intense. Also his attitude towards the crowd was a sight to behold. He came on to the stage without a word and started spinning and left an hour and a half later bowing to show us his respect! If you ever get the chance to see Nippon's premier dj (along with Honda) be theeere!"
Krush d0es it again
07/01/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Once again DJ Krush has perf0rmed up to all expectati0ns. His styles rank with the likes 0f the legendary DJ Shad0w. His beats are 1 0f a kind fr0m here t0 eternity. S0 if y0u have hesitated 0n buying this 0ne, you'll be s0rry. ....A must buy!!! Rating: 5+ stars"
Great international Hip Hop
Rosemary Polk | Kansas City, MO USA | 02/26/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"DJ Krush's Milight is a wonderful hip hop recording. While there is fantastic MC work done in both English and Japanese, the focus of this album is still those amazing beats. DJ Krush seems to possess a talent in Hip Hop that I don't think I hear out of many DJ's. Not only does he have one great beat, but an arsenal of many. He likes to mix a little jazz in there too. If you like him check out DJ CAM and DJ FOOD, two of my other favorite hip hop DJ's."
Awesome
Rosemary Polk | 08/08/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is another untouchable album from Krush. This time he has a lot more rapping. However, the beats are still the best part of the album. Throughout the record he succeeds in creating a thoroughly apocalyptic atmosphere, with most of his guests getting prophetic about the future. There seems to be an abundance of collaborations on here, the best being the Mos Def and DJ Cam tracks. But, all in all, Krush is still dropping his own unique style of raw hip-hop inyour face. Sure to be a classic."