Who Krust is
Kirk Thompson (born 26 July 1968), better known by his stage name Krust, is an English drum and bass producer, DJ and co-owner of the Full Cycle record label. Beyond his roles in the music industry, Thompson is also responsible for two businesses: creative consultancy Disruptive Patterns and Amma Life, a CBD oil company he co-owns with Sophia Ali. He is regarded as one of drum & bass and jungle's founders and pioneers and noted for his unique musical style. Krust has released over 100 tracks and three albums on labels such as Full Cycle, Talkin' Loud and V Recordings. He was a member of Mercury Music Award-winning collective Reprazent and his most prominent releases such as "Warhead" and "Soul in Motion" are cited by peers and press as some of the most highly influential within the genre. Thompson has been active as a recording artist since his debut single with UK top 10 charting Bristol collective Fresh 4 in 1989. His release rate did, however, slow down between 2008 and 2017 as he studied and established himself in other fields such as Neuro-Linguistic Programming and life coaching. While never quitting music entirely, he became increasingly more active in drum & bass with the…
Biography from the Krust article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for Krust, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
Latest releases
20 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Listener trend
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Scene ranks
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Artists to compare
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Krust in numbers
How many monthly Spotify listeners does Krust have?
Krust has 47,800 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Aug 17, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Krust's world ranking?
Krust is ranked #970 of 1214 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is Krust from?
Krust is from United Kingdom, where they rank #197 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does Krust make?
Krust is categorised as Drum & Bass in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as jungle, drum and bass.
Snapshot from the week of Aug 17, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.