Tomorrow's World with DJ Krust
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Krust, born Kirk Thompson, is one of electronic music's most original thinkers. After breaking through with Fresh 4, he became a pioneer of drum and bass, co-founded Full Cycle Records and helped push jungle into new territory as part of the Mercury Prize-winning Reprazent collective.
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What we talked about.
The second half of the DJ Krust conversation is about what happens after a creative movement becomes bigger than the people who started it expected. Krust talks about touring, Full Cycle, burnout, missed media opportunities, Adapt the Canvas and the work of turning hard-won creative experience into guidance for other artists.
This episode explores:
- What does years of touring do to people who still think of themselves as studio producers first?
- Why is scaling a band or label so different from starting one?
- What did Krust see early about video, archive and music culture that could have become something much bigger?
- How do creative people know when the thing they built is starting to burn them out?
- Why did leaving Full Cycle become part of rebuilding his identity?
- What can mature creators teach younger artists about legacy, business and survival?