Ki-Oku

Ki-Oku (記憶, Kioku) is a collaborative studio album by Japanese hip hop producer DJ Krush and Japanese jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo. It was released on August 8, 1996 by Sony Music Entertainment in Japan[1] and on January 26, 1998 by R&S Records overseas.[2]

Ki-Oku
Studio album by DJ Krush and Toshinori Kondo
Released	August 8, 1996 (1996-08-08)
Genre	Hip hop trip hop jazz
Length	56:44
Label	Sony R&S
Producer	DJ Krush Toshinori Kondo
DJ Krush chronology
Meiso (1995) Ki-Oku (1996) MiLight (1996)
Alternate cover
Japanese edition album cover
Alternate cover
European edition album cover

The album peaked at number 12 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[3]

Production

Ki-Oku consists of 10 proper tracks and 3 short interludes. It also features a cover of "Sun Is Shining", which was originally written and performed by Bob Marley.

So far, it has been their only collaboration and neither musician has revealed plans for a second album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Guardian	[4]
Muzik	9/10[5]

Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "This is one of those albums that 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."[2]

In 2015, Fact placed the album at number 25 on its list of "The 50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by DJ Krush and Toshinori Kondo, except "Sun Is Shining" by Bob Marley.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Toh-Sui"	4:57
2.	"Tobira-1"	0:35
3.	"Mu-Getsu"	6:19
4.	"Ha-Doh"	5:24
5.	"Sun Is Shining"	6:52
6.	"Mu-Chu"	6:28
7.	"Tobira-2"	0:45
8.	"Fu-Yu"	4:56
9.	"Ki-Gen"	4:40
10.	"Ko-Ku"	5:23
11.	"Shoh-Ka"	4:39
12.	"Bu-Seki"	4:58
13.	"Tobira-3"	0:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• DJ Krush – beats, programming, scratches
• Toshinori Kondo – acoustic trumpet, electric trumpet

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	155
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[3]	12

References

1. "記憶～KI-OKU～". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2017.
2. Anderson, Rick. "Ki-Oku – DJ Krush / Toshinori Kondo". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
3. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
4. Glaister, Dan (January 23, 1998). "DJ Krush and Toshinori Kondo: Ki-Oku (R&S)". The Guardian.
5. Wyatt, Kieran (February 1998). "Toshinori Kondo & DJ Krush: Ki-Oku (R&S)". Muzik. No. 33. p. 69.
6. Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (July 30, 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
7. "Chart Log UK: Alex K – Kyuss". Zobbel.de. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

External links

• Ki-Oku at Discogs (list of releases)