DJ-Kicks

by DJ Koze

Overview

DJ Koze has never been one to play by the rules, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that his contribution to !K7's seminal DJ-Kicks series (its 50th edition) isn't a typical 70-minute peaks-and-valleys club mix. Instead, Koze's laid-back, eclectic selection showcases his love for left-field hip-hop and pop as well as dance music, coming closer to an entry in the defunct Back to Mine series. His signature offbeat sense of humor is still intact, as displayed by the computer voice introducing Koze's own "I Haven't Been Everywhere But It's on My List," a glitchy, J Dilla-esque hip-hop instrumental which kicks off the disc. His taste in hip-hop runs toward abstract American artists such as cLOUDDEAD (here remixed by Boards of Canada), Madlib, and Homeboy Sandman, and he often includes instrumentals or his own edits of tracks to fit his taste. The mix takes an unexpectedly sorrowful turn around the midway mark, starting with Broadcast's spare, heartbreaking "Tears in the Typing Pool," then moving into a Daniel Lanois slide guitar instrumental, which segues into a 2 Bears vocal mashed up with a Hi-Tek instrumental, followed by William Shatner's surprisingly poignant spoken word piece "It Hasn't Happened Yet." When Koze finally gets around to mixing in some house tracks, they're midtempo and bittersweet rather than high-energy floor fillers, and uniformly excellent, particularly Frank & Tony's sublime "Bring the Sun." One wonders how astonishing the mix would be if it had consisted entirely of tracks like this, but the variety is refreshing, and Koze's adventurous spirit is always admirable. ~ Paul Simpson

Product Details

Release Date:	06/16/2015
Label:	!K7
UPC:	0730003732515
Rank:	67800

Album Credits

Performance Credits

DJ Koze   Primary Artist
cLOUDDEAD   Primary Artist
Dimlite   Primary Artist
The Gentle People   Primary Artist
Madlib   Primary Artist
Portable   Primary Artist
William Shatner   Primary Artist
Strong Arm Steady   Primary Artist
Efdemin   Primary Artist
Broadcast   Primary Artist
Daniel Lanois   Primary Artist
Hi-Tek   Primary Artist
Freddie Gibbs   Primary Artist
Homeboy Sandman   Primary Artist
Session Victim   Primary Artist
Marcel Fengler   Primary Artist
The 2 Bears   Primary Artist
Mndsgn   Primary Artist
Frank & Tony   Primary Artist
Marker Starling   Primary Artist
Gry   Featured Artist
Lcio   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

T. Cottrell   Composer
Joe Goddard   Composer
Chris Cummings   Composer
Otis Jackson, Jr.   Composer
Ben Folds   Composer
The Gentle People   Composer
William Shatner   Composer
DJ Koze   Composer
Daniel Lanois   Composer
Dimitri Grimm   Composer
Hans Frage   Mastering
Alan Abrahams   Composer
Trish Keenan   Composer
Marcel Fengler   Composer
Daniel Sommer   Post Production
Anthony Collins   Composer
Hauke Freer   Composer
Francis Harris   Composer
Adam Drucker   Composer
Dennis Bertty   Composer
Raphael Rundell   Composer
Matthias Reiling   Composer
Frederick Tipton   Composer
Angel del Villar   Composer
Ringgo Ancheta   Composer
Gepa Hinrichsen   Cover Photo
James Carill   Composer
Sabine Bories   Illustrations