United KingdomKrust is a Drum & Bass act from United Kingdom, ranked #2314 in the world on the DJ INDEX with 48,900 monthly Spotify listeners. That also puts them #429 in United Kingdom and #295 in Drum & Bass among the acts we track. Their monthly audience has grown 1% over the 6 weeks we have tracked them, from 48.3K to 48.9K. Their tracked peak was 50,500 in Sep 7, 2026. They have 26,112 Spotify followers and a Spotify popularity score of 30/100. Their most-streamed track on Spotify is “Warhead (Steppa Mix)”.
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.
Warhead (Steppa Mix)Irrational Numbers Vol 2 · 2023232
Jazz NoteRetrospect, Vol. 1 (Compiled by Krust & Jumpin Jack Frost) · 2007303
GuessV Classic · 1997284
Warhead - Ram Trilogy RemixPlanet V · 1999275Warhead - Steppa MixRetrospect, Vol. 1 (Compiled by Krust & Jumpin Jack Frost) · 2007266
AnglesIrrational Numbers Vol 4 · 2024247
Set SpeedIrrational Numbers Vol 1 · 2023198
Not Necessarily A Man - L-Side RemixNot Necessarily a Man (L-Side Remix) · 2019239
Remix Of Fanatik Deep SleepAll Good Vinyl Classic Drum and Bass Sessions Pt. 1 · 20062310
Rock the BoatPast & Present · 201621Latest releases
20 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
One Stop Mr Driver (Tim Reaper Remix)2025 · single
Stretch for the Stars (Remixes)2024 · single
30 Years of V - EP 22024 · single
Not Necessarily a Man (L-Side VIP)2024 · single
Irrational Numbers, Vol. 52024 · albumIrrational Numbers Vol 42024 · album
Irrational Numbers Vol 32023 · album
The Condemned DJ Krust Remix2023 · single
Explorations2023 · albumIrrational Numbers Vol 22023 · albumIrrational Numbers Vol 12023 · album
The Edge of Everything (Remixed)2021 · albumPost this ranking
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How many monthly Spotify listeners does Krust have?
Krust has 48,900 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Sep 28, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Krust's world ranking?
Krust is ranked #2314 of 4408 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 #429 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 Sep 28, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.