DJ-Kicks: Cinthie

by Cinthie

Overview

Active as a DJ since the late '90s, Cinthie released a few electro-breaks records in the early 2000s before laying low for a while and tending to personal matters. After connecting with Berlin's D.I.Y. party scene, she became re-inspired and took up music full-time, co-founding the Beste Modus collective and devoting all her time to DJ'ing and producing music, mainly using analog synthesizers. In the space of several years, she's formed several labels, owns a record store (Elevate Berlin), and released her debut album on Will Saul's Aus Music (2020's Skylines - City Lights). Her first commercially issued mix is the 77th volume of the DJ-Kicks series, and it is a delightful, seamless session which never fails to uplift. Fitting 23 tracks into 70 minutes, Cinthie seems eager to share a few all-time favorites as well as newer obsessions. None of the individual tracks seem to spend too much time in the mix, yet she never seems in a rush to switch to another record either. Her mixing is remarkably fluid, flowing from piano-driven deep house to swinging garage with ease. Cinthie's original contribution, "Organ," arrives early in the mix, and it's a shimmering beauty that helps set the vibe for some of the wilder tracks which arrive later in the mix. Camion Bazar's garage track "YLB," significantly pitched down from its original tempo, has sharp, zig-zagging bass and bits of crashing breakbeats, yet Cinthie manages to handle it so that it doesn't burst out of line. Cinthie pays particular reverence to Chicago house, incorporating tracks by the late, legendary Paul Johnson (calling out dancers for essentially giving new names to old dances) and Boo Williams. In between those selections are two standout breakbeat-driven tracks, Ben Hauke's slightly juke-influenced "Ain't Bad" and Logic1000's piano rave belter "I Won't Forget." She saves the most unabashedly disco-loving track, Chevals' "Please Don't," almost for last, with Anna Wall's acid electro cut "The Storm Ends" serving as an end-of-night comedown. ~ Paul Simpson

Product Details

Release Date:	05/13/2022
Label:	!K7
UPC:	0730003741210
Rank:	75936

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cinthie   Primary Artist
St. David   Primary Artist
Paul Johnson   Primary Artist
BMW   Primary Artist
Ruff Stuff   Primary Artist
Amir Alexander   Primary Artist
Anna Wall   Primary Artist
Ben Hauke   Primary Artist
Adryiano   Primary Artist
Shinichiro Yokota   Primary Artist
Niles Cooper   Primary Artist
Anil Aras   Primary Artist
Sandile   Primary Artist
UC Beatz   Primary Artist
Gloved Hands   Primary Artist
HDSN   Primary Artist
Logic1000   Primary Artist
Chevals   Primary Artist
Amy Dabbs   Primary Artist
Lis Sarroca   Primary Artist
Camion Bazar   Primary Artist
Boo Williams   Primary Artist
Terrence Parker   Primary Artist
Bob the Egoist   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Bob the Egoist   Composer
Davide Dianto   Composer,Producer
Felme Gordon   Producer
Philippe Hawkins   Composer,Producer
Romain Hemono   Composer
Boo Williams   Composer,Producer
Terrence Parker   Composer,Producer
Paul Johnson   Composer,Producer
Cinthie   Composer,Producer
Christian Burkhardt   Composer
Ruff Stuff   Composer,Producer
Marie Staggat   Photography
Amir Alexander   Composer,Producer
Anna Wall   Composer,Producer
Ben Hauke   Composer,Producer
Adryiano   Composer,Producer
Shinichiro Yokota   Composer,Producer
Morgan Fox   Composer,Producer
Christopher Holz   Composer
Niles Cooper   Composer,Producer
Anil Aras   Composer,Producer
Felipe Gordon   Composer
Michael Bihler   Composer,Producer
Logic1000   Composer,Producer
Jase Cooper   Design
Zandile Mkhwanazi   Composer,Producer
Amy Dabbs   Composer,Producer
Lis Sarroca   Composer
Benedetta Bertella   Composer