Krush began pursuing his solo career after the break-up of the group in late 1991, and soon grabbed people's attention as the first DJ to use turntables as live instruments, doing free sessions with live musicians on stage. He released his 1st album "Krush" in January 1994, and since then released countless records in Japan, Europe, US and around the globe. All his solo releases have ranked high in various charts in & out of Japan, and his 6th album "Zen" had been highly acclaimed and awarded the Best Electronica Album in 2002 AIFM Awards (US). His 8th album "Jaku" released in late 2004 has topped the RPM chart of CMJ for 3 weeks in the US. In March 2006, he released his first best albums in self-remixed style, "Stepping Stones", making another huge buzz around the globe. In March 2007, a historical collection of the 12 years of his career " Suimou Tsunenimasu" was released in Japan in a special DVD box.
Aside from his outer national activities as producer, remixer and DJ, he constantly expands his field from soundtracks for films, TV dramas & commercials to live sessions with various musicians that transcends music genre. In '98 spring, he formed a production unit with DJ Hide & DJ Sak named Ryu (流), collaborating with Nigerian percussionists and releasing a single & album from Polydor Japan. From the end of the year 2000, he also got involved in project which will be launching various projects to question worldwide issues in the 21st Century.
An internationally acclaimed producer, remixer and a DJ, producing music in vast variety of fields such as films, TV dramas and commercials. He has done countless collaborations with artists transcending genres, such as Grammy winning artist, from Black Thought (of The Roots) －provided a track for his solo album, to Herbie Hancock and k.d. lang －provided remixes. In 2009, he scored an animation film entitled "FIRST SQUAD," which was shown in theaters throughout Russia, and won the Kommersant Award in Moscow Film Festival.
At the end of the year 2000, he joined which was established to aim for the 21st Century, and provided a track for its first benefit compilation album "African JAG vol.1" released in 2005. And from 2009, he joined Bill Laswell’s latest project along with artists such as Bernie Worrell and Toshinori Kondo. Following a show in Montreaux Jazz Festival, he also took part on its album "Incunabula" released in 2010. That Herbie Hancock also took part on this album.
And in 2011, he celebratted the 20th year of his solo career. Kicking off with the commemorative 20th anniversary showcase in Tokyo as performed 7 hours long set, released Monthly Single Series (total 10 singles) and world tour at 16 countries. For this constantly evolving artist, DJ Krush, now making a step into his next stage.
As of now, he has performed in front of over 5 million audiences in 313 cities of 50 countries. And he still continues to renew this record, transcending all barriers, and leaving some distinctive footsteps of his own, achieving ever-increasing acclamation as an international artist.
Rust
DJ Krush Lyrics
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Wait for (...) muscle
Take a moment to gather and prepare yourself for what's to come, both mentally and physically, so that you can handle it with strength and determination.
Take a piece of metal
Find something strong and unyielding to hold onto and use as a tool, whether physical or metaphorical, to help you face whatever challenges lie ahead.
And grind it down
Work hard to refine and perfect your tool, honing it to a sharp edge that will allow you to cut through obstacles and difficulties with ease.
Sharpen up, sharpen up
The message is repeated to emphasize the importance of being crystal clear on your goals and objectives, and taking the time to make sure you are completely prepared to tackle them head-on.
Let's get scrapin'
It's time to buckle down and get to work, using all of the tools and preparation you have gathered to clear away the challenges in front of you and make progress towards your goals.
Rust on the track
The track being referred to is likely a metaphor for the path towards success, and the rust is the obstacles and challenges that have built up along the way, slowing progress and making it difficult to gain traction.
Take it back
The phrase is a call to action, urging the listener to take control of their journey and clear away the obstacles in their way so that they can continue moving forward towards success.
Clean it off
Get rid of anything extraneous or unnecessary in your life and focus solely on the path towards achieving your goals, stripping away any rust or obstacles that may be holding you back.
Step by step
Success is achieved through taking things one step at a time, focusing on each individual task in turn and making progress towards your ultimate goal through incremental improvement and perseverance.
Day by day
The key to success is consistency, and a commitment to making progress day in and day out, even when progress may seem slow or the road ahead seems difficult.
Night by night
Success often requires long hours and late nights of hard work and dedication, as well as the ability to be patient and persevere even when the end seems very far away.
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