''Strictly Turntablized'' is the second

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by Japanese hip hop producer

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, released on November 21, 1994 by

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. In Japan, the album was released by the Avex Trax subsidiary label Jazz Not Jazz Records on April 21, 1995, and was subsequently reissued by

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on September 9, 1998.

Critical reception

"The tubercular atmospheres and wheezing bass of the record's best tracks", wrote Peter Shapiro in '' Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide'' (1999), "showed that the Down Tempo beat crew was capable of evoking something other than their own

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-soaked hipness." In 2015, writer Daisuke Kawasaki ranked ''Strictly Turntablized'' at number 38 on his list of the "100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians * DJ Krush – beats,

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* Noah – vocals on "The Nightmare of Ungah (Sandro in Effect)" * Stash – vocals on "Intro" and "The Nightmare of Ungah (Sandro in Effect)" Production * DJ Krush –

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* Noriko Asano – executive production * Chris Bemand –

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* Fraser Cooke – assistance *

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– assistance * Tracey Myerscough – assistance Design * Ben Drury – logo design *

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– cover artwork * Swifty – sleeve design

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1994 albums DJ Krush albums Mo' Wax albums Avex Trax albums