About Me
DJ Baku from Tokyo Japan, this amazing turntablist / producer is hands-down,
DJ Krush's protege and has deep ties with DJ Kentaro, all the
roughest Shinjuku freestyle MC's, and psycho-garage band Guitar Wolf.
DJ Baku (pronounced "Bah-Koo") the rightful heir to the unique
Japanese aesthetic of clean-dirty production, DJ'ing, turntablism started by
Krush 20 years ago. "It's a perfect match for our
digital-analog-dubplate vinyl slayer N2O Records imprint. Just this
year we've been obliberating all-genres by pressing everything from
Omar Rodriguez Lopez' Mars Volta solo projects to Indie Dubstep of
6BLOCC to Japanese Pop & Punk to hardcore Kingston Reggae to Mad
Capsule Markets solo collabo's and the hyper-cool Tokyo
electro-rockers Boom Boom Satellites," proclaims N2O Records label creator Nate "N8LOC" Shimizu, now at 130 records deep in their mobile-suit mission
to "break the genre binding" barriers. "We've been doing it for a
decade, but now we can do it on a multi-lingual global Death-Note
viral scale with ill-mech-warrior Japanese artists like DJ Baku and
Uzumaki," says N8LOC.
Baku's 10 year crossover appeal has allowed him to perform sets with world class top dj/producers Q-bert, Killa Kel, Goth-Trad, Kentaro, Goldie, Krush, D-Styles, and
Kid Koala as well as collaborate with innovative dubstep and punk
bands. His major performance was at the famous Fuji Rock festival
2006 with bands Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mars Volta, and Beastie Boys.
And now American import mixture label N2O Records introduces Baku to
the U.S. with his critically acclaimed album "Spinheddz" release date
4/29/08 and DVD "Kaikoo" later this summer.
From electronica, drum and bass, metal, trip hop, hip hop to rock,
Baku breaks ground and breaks beats into new genres and subgenres
with exiting flavor, tempo and scratching in a musical and fluid
composition which makes way for hybrid urban futuristic film
soundtrack sounding material infused with heavy metal drums. Add in
the flipped out new style Japanese Shinjuku rapping of MC Kann, one
must be prepared to witness a new clean-tech sound of high grade hip
hop, Tokyo drifter style. One of Baku's most interesting
collaborations is with Japanese punk rockers Guitar Wolf in 2006 with
a split single called "Ultra Cross Vol. 3" and Rumi, Japan's reply to
today's poppy female chanting rappers; but Ms. Rumi comes with a
reality check and darkness of Japan's bubble-era high school girls
cruising for trouble in Shinjuku. Think Beat Takeshi, Tokyo
Decadence, Cowboy Bebop, and Akira as the cd captures and inspires
your imagination.
This record will start with an underground buzz from fans of DJ
Shadow, DJ Krush, Kentaro, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mo Wax, and Ninja Tune. All DJ's will praise this record as reigniting
revolutionary breakbeats.
U.S. Pop Group Tour with Dose One of Anticon and N2O Records summer
release of Baku "Kaikoo" DVD will further introduce artist Baku
follow up album being released in UK and Japan. The album single is
called "Spinstreet" already DJ Baku Youtube.com views total over
200,000, there is a strong interest in his style and culture which
will translate to the world.
PHOTO GALLERY OF DJ BAKU'S COLLABS AND SHOWS
DJ Baku in the mix repping Dis-Defense Disc, Pop Group Japan
Special battle plate from Spinheddz, limited edition 12"
Kaikoo vs. Revolution graphic (read press clip, left hand side of this page)
Pop Group crew Goth-Trad with DJ Baku Japan
Organic Groove flyer feat. DJ Baku
Cover graphic of DJ Baku's Kaikoo DVD out in U.S. summer 2008
Tokyo BMX crew w/ DJ Baku as featured in the Kaikoo DVD
Jet Set record store interview w/ DJ Baku Japan
10 year anniversary show of Drum & Bass Sessions feat. DJ Baku & Goldie Tokyo
DJ Baku's Killa mix cd feat. hip hop and d&b remixes
Special art show and gallery w/ Chaz and DJ Baku Tokyo
Circle of Balance BMX contest feat. DJ Baku Japan
Special promo pack Pop Group Japan edition of Spinheddz
Killing Sound Razor X project feat. DJ Baku
Rumi's Hell Me Why album produced by DJ Baku, Pop Group
YEAH, EVEN COLLABORATING WITH GUITAR WOLF!
