Review: It would be fair to say that Studio K7 has pulled off something of a coup in getting Kenny Dixon Jr. to agree to compile and mix the latest installment in the long-running DJ Kicks series. It is, somewhat remarkably, the legendary Detroiter's first commercially available mix set. This triple-vinyl edition features a whopping 19 cuts - all in unmixed form - from the 30 track mix. Musically, it's a blazed, jazzy, soulful and groovy as you'd expect, and contains a mixture of downtempo beats, nu-jazz and hazy house cuts from the likes of Flying Lotus, Dopehead, Peter Digital Orchestra, Nightmares On Wax, Soulful Session and Lady Alma.
Felipe Gordon - "Please Don't Go" (feat Bob The Egoist) (6:14)
Review: Berlin based Cinthie is a firm favourite here at Juno HQ, as well as all around the European house scene. She runs various labels, her own record shop, and all with a great sense of personality. We couldn't be happier that she is next up in the legendary DJ-kicks mix series and of course, she doesn't disappoint. Her selections take in plenty of the raw, stripped back house you would expect. She includes one of her own tunes, the vital 'Organ' as well as fresh material from Ruff Stuff, Anil Aras and Felipe Gordon and puts it all together in an unfussy but hypnotic style. This doubt vinyl album offers you some of the standout cuts.
Mu Ziq - "Twangle Frent" (Special Request rework) (5:52)
FC Kahuna - "Hayling" (Special Request mix) (3:19)
Special Request - "Elysian Fields" (5:31)
Review: The last few years have really seen Paul Woolford reach the top of his game in many different ways. Be it bowel emptying rave as Special Request, festival baiting piano house tunes or chart topping pop dance crossovers under his own name, the man is proving himself to have a real golden touch. He sure does crank out all these tunes at a prolific rate, too, but you still feel he does everything with meticulous precision. This DJ Kicks is a case in point. It touches on all the many different facets of his sound from glossy and feel good house to early Chicago classics, post-rave dreamscapes to brutal jungle breaks. What a legend.
D:Ream - "U R The Best Thing" (Def club mix) (7:56)
Stereo MC's - "Good Feeling" (Mr G Turn On dub) (6:51)
Black Joy - "Untitled" (Solid Groove remix) (6:21)
Scott Richmond & John Selway present Psychedelic Research Lab - "Keep On Climbin'" (mix 2) (8:25)
Charly Brown - "Freaked Out" (11:11)
Maydie Myles - "Keep On Luvin'" (West Tribe beats) (11:07)
Johnny Dangerous - "Dear Father In Heaven" (Mr Marvin House Of Dreams mix) (7:34)
Review: Honey Dijon is the perfect artist for the DJ-Kicks series given the breadth of her knowledge and she delivers a killer mix with tracks from Blackjoy, Art of Tones, Shaboom, Kiko Navarro, and an exclusive new cut of her own. A Grammy-winning DJ, activist, and fashion icon, Dijon has found success in various fields while staying true to her Chicago house roots. The 19-track mix, her first commercially available compilation, highlights her deep knowledge of house music and blends forgotten classics, rare finds, and modern gems. This vinyl sampler includes one of her own original tracks, definitely one of the best of the lot.
Steven Julien - "Payn Me Mind" (feat Kristian Hamilton) (1:59)
D'Eon - "Transparency" (5:32)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "A Day In The Park" (5:17)
Steven Julien - "Retriate" (feat Dreamcastmoe) (3:23)
Elli - "Just For Me & You" (2:53)
Steven Julien - "Number" (4:13)
Brothermartino - "Kah" (5:27)
Dam-FunK - "Morphing" (4:09)
My Girlfriend - "Uber Hype" (7:31)
Mr Flash - "Disco Dynamite" (3:10)
Devin Morrison - "Shesbi" (4:14)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Rio" (5:06)
Review: Steven Julien has been in his own musical world since he first started putting out beats. He blends everything from hip-hop and house to funk and soul in his always emotionally raw, frayed edge sounds. Because of that breath in his sound, the Londoner is the perfect candidate for a DJ-kicks mix and so it proves as he journeys from the sofa to the club and back again with tunes of his own next to jams from across the ages and the genres. Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brothermartino, My Girlfriend and more all feature in a well-mixed, well-programmed set that contrasts bright keys with dirty basslines, and boogie funk with more sleek machine rhythms.
Review: DJ Boring emerged as a pioneer of the lo-fi house sound several years ago. It was short lived but his career has not been. The smart selector has since gone on to become a mainstay of the underground circuit with his high-energy party sounds finding favour all across the world. Now he digs deep to serve up a contemporary mix of feel good jams from the house world including mainstays like Sally C and Burnski as well as dropping an exclusive of his own. It's a tasteful entry into this hallowed series.
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