DJ Criminal , a vagabond record addict continues to create art that stays true to the culture. After hunting vinyl in Afghanistan for the past four years the DJ/producer’s signature sound and resume over the years can’t be denied as Criminal has collaborated with some of the best names in Hip Hop music (Slug of Atmosphere, Akil the MC of Jurassic 5, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious and Kool Keith AKA Dr. Octagon).

 

With his debut album “Samples & Marbles” DJ Criminal’s pounding drums mixed with influences from a number of guests (Blackalicious’ Gift of Gab and Dr. Octagon/ Kool Keith) , the Thailand-based artist etched himself as a talent. Take it a step further and DJ Criminal would create music with Slug of Atmosphere, Akil the MC from Jurassic 5, Blueprint, Gift of Gab, and eventually release “A Change In Mantra” an EP with Ohio’s own Illogic.

 

Now in 2022, DJ Criminal is getting set to release his sophomore album “The Smuggler’s Candle” inspired by our hero’s travels, the people he’s met and the vivid universe he’s taken in this whole time.

 

With “The Smuggler's Candle” DJ Criminal takes listeners on a 41-minute worldwide adventure, presenting a myriad of sounds and guests along the way. DJ Criminal flexes all over this album, not only having a star-studded guest list but bringing the “Producer Album” to prominence once again. In between the vocal tracks DJ Criminal gives the listener a number of strictly instrumental tracks. It doesn’t stop there as those tracks are full of transitions, changeups, scratches, easter eggs, samples and more to add dimensions to his instrumentals.

 

While Criminal is a producer & deejay, the undercurrent of this entire project is his title as Curator. With Sean Williams providing a few interludes throughout the record to having Annie Lockwood as a guest on “Midnight” these intentional and conscious choices bring “The Smuggler’s Candle” to life. This is before names like Slug of Atmosphere, Blueprint, A-F-R-O and countless others present themselves on the record.

 

DJ Criminal’s “The Smuggler’s Candle” is a 13 track album full of different moods and genres, a perfect chance to learn the breadth of the work a deejay does while getting a full buffet of dark yet beautiful music.

 

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