On Friday night Brisbane was once again honoured to be visited by the one and only DJ Krush. A true innovator in the world of instrumental hip hop, Krush has long been viewed as one of the best in the business.
Arriving in time to catch our very own impressively tusked Walrii representing for the Dub Temple Crew, the seafaring creature treated us with a small insight into the sounds that inspire the man. Melbourne beatsmith and experimental hip hop darling AOI was soon to follow throwing down in a style so uniquely his own: staggered beats, crushed bleepy synths and occasional microphone ramblings made for an incredible way to warm up for Krush.
Krush himself was a sight (and audible experience) to behold. The heavy jazz influences were apparent within his signature downbeat style — there are truly very few acts that can pull off a sound as mature yet engaging as Krush. Over the course of the next hour and a half we were treated to a menagerie of sounds encompassing his entire career thrown together with classic material from Shadow and our very own Hermitude. The man’s skills on the 1s and 2s was truly something else — watching him manually destroy a tune live is simply a mindbending experience.
Last but certainly not least a massive thank you to Coniston Lane, Consume and Mad Heckler for putting this show on; and I couldn’t write this review without making a massive mention of Monkwhy, whose visuals truly pulled the night together. It was great to see so many heads come out for such an occasion and I can only hope that he returns to our shores ASAP.
Photos: Ben Knight
