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    Music JAPAN+UK | Travis in LA, Matt mixes Mariah, DJ Krush lowdown
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    DJ KRUSH

    (from TechTV)
    [Image] 'My heroes are Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. When I go to

    heaven, I want turntables and records inside my coffin, so I can jam
    with them'
    -- DJ Krush

    The Tao of DJ Krush
    Electronica pioneer speaks the truth about turntables and technology.

    By Joanna Lux, David Dayen

    DJ Krush, born Hideaki Ishii, didn't just enjoy now classic hip-hop film
    Wild Style when he first saw it in the early '80s -- it changed his
    life. Inspiring his own wild pursuit of making music, in 1987 he formed
    Krush Posse. When the group broke up in 1992, Krush's solo career began.
    An abstract, hip hop influenced electronica artist, he is credited as
    the first DJ to use turntables as live instruments.

    Seven albums later, including 1999's highly acclaimed "Kakusei," the
    globally admired Japanese DJ and producer spoke to AudioFile in his
    homeland about turntablism and technology. Click on the icon to watch
    the interview.

    Here is DJ Krush in his own words, translated from Japanese.

    On music: Before I started doing music, I was young and really lost,
    walking around the streets of Shinjuku. I wasn't sure what I was going
    to do in the future. When I saw the movie "Wild Style," that totally
    changed my life. Grandmaster Flash is like God to me. I have a video of
    him and the part where he's DJing is warped because I've watched it so
    many times. I make music, but not for money and not for a big house. Of
    course I have to live and pay the rent, and I'll do what I have to do
    along the way. But the main thing is, I just create my own music from
    the heart. If I can't pay the bills, I'm ready to pick up a shovel and
    work on a construction site.

    On turntables: I feel that the turntable is not something just to play
    records on. It is an instrument, it's something that expresses my
    feelings. I would like to become one with the instrument, as it is with
    Jimi Hendrix and his guitar. The very first turntable that I bought 14
    years ago I still use all the time. Even if it's broken, even if it's
    scratched, even if it's dented, I'd always use it and never throw it
    away. If it had a name, it would be called "Crash Bang."

    On vinyl: It's very crucial, to say the least. When you build a house,
    you need a hammer. It's almost the same when I produce music. I need the
    vinyl. It's like the strings for guitar.

    On music gear: With Roland's MC-50 sampler I can program a lot of
    different things and break down the sound. It's definitely old school.
    Nowadays most people probably use a computer, but I really like using
    the sampler. When the programmed music is done, I record it on the
    central box. I use it on all the albums I produce. There are only eight
    tracks on it.

    On technology and music: It's not the technology that will change my
    music. Whatever my emotion is at the time of producing and making music,
    that's what it becomes. It doesn't really matter what device or what
    technology I use. When you're performing, perhaps a better turntable or
    a better technology might make it easier to do what you want to do. But
    when creating music, it's what's within your heart.



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