Baku from Japan

"Baku's album is sheer madness. One of the most magnificent albums I've heard in recent years," said Planet Mu magazine. "His work is frightfully interesting. This guy is a real leader in the style he invented for himself," says Spin Science/Turntable Radio. "My favorite rhythm master Baku serves up music the way we love it. Sharply honed scratches, a rough, meaty approach to sound with great attention to detail. He manages to pack more samples into his mixtapes than anyone else. For me, his mixes are a kind of benchmark by which I judge the work of all other DJs. I repeat for the slow: I highly recommend him if you still have doubts," says Needlework Records.

Unique producer and turntablist, forging his own path, DJ Baku is one of the most interesting artists Japan has given to the world after DJ Krush. He started his career in Krush's wake and over the past 10 years has established himself as an authentic producer and DJ working in the realm of experimental hip-hop.
Baku's merits are not exhausted by flattering comparisons to Krush. He himself says that he is not trying to follow in his footsteps, but "considers and will continue to consider Krush his teacher." Baku has received flattering reviews of his work not only from representatives of hip-hop circles, but also from a variety of music communities. He has performed alongside Q-Bert, Kentaro, Goldie, D-Styles, DJ Quietstorm, Kid Koala, and of course, alongside his master and patron DJ Krush. In the studio, he has worked with Anticon label representative Blu Bird, collaborated with Blue Foundation, and Japanese artists Kan, Goth Trad, Think Thank, 'Heavy' Takeshi, Saidrum & Bleeder, as well as with DJ Krush once again.
During his sets, Baku connects a guitar fuzz-wah-wah pedal to the turntables, allowing him to highlight the most interesting parts of the compositions. He has never focused on any one style, never tried to fit into any one subculture. Baku's mixes combine such contradictory elements as heavy metal, drum 'n' bass, electronica, and abstract hip-hop. His performances impress with a fresh approach to genres and a wide range of emotions that he manages to evoke in the audience. "I like that through scratching, I can create new melodies myself, that the audience reacts and gets excited literally from a single touch of the hand to the record," says Baku.

October 25, Thursday, DJ Baku Live Show at Solyanka Club
October 26, Friday, - DJ Baku DJ Set at Denis Simachev Bar