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Suzuki - 2022 Repress

    Suzuki is the second studio album by Austrian downtempo / trip-hop duo Tosca, released by Studio !K7 and G-Stone Recordings in 2000. Unlike many of Tosca's subsequent releases, Suzuki is essentially an instrumental album, with vocal samples integrated throughout, but in such a way that they "become a part of the instrumentation." The album is dedicated to the Zen master Shunryu Suzuki. The dedication can be found on the inside of the front cover.



    TRACK LISTING

    1 Pearl In
    2 Suzuki
    3 Annanas
    4 Orozco
    5 Busenfreund
    6 Honey
    7 Boss On The Boat
    8 John Tomes
    9 Ocean Beat
    10 The Key
    11 Doris Dub
    12 Pearl Off

    Various Artists

    DJ Kicks: Jessy Lanza

      Jessy Lanza has always made music that perfectly suits the mood – whether it’s the heads-down trance of the dancefloor or that hazy, post-club bliss. It’s no surprise for an artist that takes electronic music’s most intoxicating sensibilities and effortlessly reimagines them as experimental pop and R&B. The Canadian singer, producer and DJ from Hamilton, Ontario, has trodden an inspiring path which led to 2013’s boldly minimalist debut Pull My Hair Back, released on revered UK label Hyperdub. Gorgeously complex follow-ups Oh No – shortlisted for Canada’s prestigious Polaris Prize – and 2020’s All the Time crowned her as a singular talent in the left-of-pop sphere.

      It’s with this genre-bending approach that Jessy Lanza presents her entry for the DJ-Kicks series – a sprawling, club-indebted odyssey that draws you in closer and closer with each listen. Recorded this summer, the mix is an incisive snapshot of her emotional landscape during the past 18 months. In 2020, with nothing but a van, a few personal belongings and her musical gear, Lanza and her partner relocated from New York City to the Bay Area to ride out the pandemic. A change of scenery, buoyed by the slower pace of their new home, gave her a fresh perspective during a worldwide screeching halt.

      Jessy Lanza’s DJ-Kicks mix also arrives as a divine stroke of timing. As the world slowly starts to re-open, it’s a portal into the ecstatic energy of the dancefloor; an emblem of genuine healing – both personal and communal – that transports listeners to a state of pure euphoria.

      TRACK LISTING

      CD
      01 Jessy Lanza - Guess What
      02 Jessy Lanza - Seven 55 (feat. Loraine James) [DJ-Kicks]
      03 Jessy Lanza - Wet X3 (feat. Taraval)
      04 DJ Spookie - Twilite
      05 Michael J. Blood - Lip Biter
      06 Mr. Ho - Bail-E
      07 Crystal - Jungli - La [Joe Howe Club Mix]
      08 Masarima - Freak Like U [Club Mix]
      09 Golden Donna - Foaming
      10 Mafia Boyz - Teaspoon La Qoh
      11 Markus Mann - I'm Losing
      12 Jim C. Nedd - Maleka
      13 Maarten Van Der Vleuten - Nightshift
      14 Secret Werewolf - Yage
      15 Grain - Untitled B2
      16 Gant-Man - Distorted Sensory (Loefah's South Side Rmx)
      17 G3 - Drum 2 [Peanut]
      18 Lolina - A Path Of Weeds And Flowers
      19 Dee Jay Nehpets - Na Na Na
      20 Oyubi - 140yaku
      21 DJ SWISHA - If The Shoe Fits
      22 Jessy Lanza - Heaving Featuring Taraval
      23 TAH - Beat It Up Like (These Drums)
      24 Kanyon - IDFW Snakes
      25 CN - Anubis
      26 The Raining Heart - Raining Heart

      2LP
      A1 Jessy Lanza - Guess What
      A2 Jessy Lanza - Seven 55 (feat. Loraine James) [DJ-Kicks]
      A3 Jessy Lanza - Wet X3 (feat. Taraval)
      A4 Oyubi - 140yaku
      B1 Jim C. Nedd - Maleka
      B2 Jessy Lanza - Heaving (feat. Taraval)
      B3 Dee Jay Nehpets - Na Na Na
      B4 DJ SWISHA - If The Shoe Fits
      C1 CN - Anubis
      C2 Lolina - A Path Of Weeds And Flowers
      C3 Mafia Boyz - Teaspoon La Qoh
      C4 The Raining Heart - Raining Heart
      D1 Michael J. Blood - Lip Biter
      D2 Markus Mann - I'm Losing
      D3 Mr. Ho - Bail-E
      D4 Golden Donna - Foaming

      Various Artists

      DJ Kicks - DJ Koze

        DJ Koze - with his friendly and sometimes slightly melancholic take on the world - is one of the greatest auteurs of club music today, and one of the few internationally active DJs who dares to make music that has relevance beyond the dancefloor.

        During the 70-minute journey on his DJ Kicks - the 50th edition in the series - Kosi Kos manages to establish a uniform colour even though genres alternate in a way that is rarely heard on a mix CD: the stripped down hip hop of Madlib, brutalist Berghain techno, timeless songwriting, floating indie-pop and outlier numbers that oscillate between absurdity and melancholy. Koze's disregard for the stylistic yoke presents him with an immense challenge. Hence, almost all the tracks are more or less edited, and one is fully rhymed (Session Victim: Hyuwee).

        Koze rambles on here himself: "I didn't want to kick around sophisticated knowledge, but rather try and weave together some good gems that would make sense to anyone, even people who aren't necessarily music nerds". But this is blabbing that you can count on, also because he approaches the term "mix" from a different angle and doesn't even try to make something fit that doesn't fit: "During the day, I don't need to hear anything that's mixed on the beat. I put the focus on making sure that it works harmoniously – the idea is more to create the impression of a radio show, like people such as John Peel did so uniquely. There is a giant cosmos of music and it runs through my filter".


        TRACK LISTING

        1 DJ Koze - I Haven't Been Everywhere But It's On My List (DJ-Kicks) 2:58
        2 Dimlite - Can't Get Used To Those (Afterlude) 1:31
        3 Efdemin - Ohara 1:23
        4 Clouddead - Dead Dogs Two (Boards Of Canada Remix) 5:05
        5 Strong Arm Steady - Best Of Times (Instrumental) 3:57
        6 Homeboy Sandman - Holiday 4:09
        7 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Shame (Instrumental) 3:05
        8 MNDSGN - Camelblues 2:32
        9 Broadcast - Tears In The Typing Pool 2:12
        10 Daniel Lanois - Carla 2:02
        11 The 2 Bears - Modern Family 2:10
        12 Hi-Tek - Come Get It (Tekstrumental) 3:39
        13 William Shatner - It Hasn't Happened Yet 3:49
        14 Marker Starling - In Stride 4:53
        15 Session Victim - Hyuwee 3:47
        16 Frank & Tony Feat. Gry - Bring The Sun 8:20
        17 Marcel Fengler - Jaz 5:59
        18 Portable Feat. Lcio - Surrender 5:04
        19 The Gentle People - Superstar 3:16
        20 DJ Koze - DJ-Kicks (Continuous Mix) 69:29

        Following a year that saw the 50th entry in the long-running series released to wide acclaim, DJ-Kicks returns in 2016 another landmark edition. Iconic Detroit DJ and producer Moodymann is at the helm for his first ever multi-artist DJ mix compilation. Born Kenny Dixon Jr., Moodymann is a one-of-a-kind electronic music icon, hailing from, and wholly synonymous with the Motor City. He is an outspoken, impossibly charismatic artist who has been putting a distinctive and soulful stamp on house and techno since the early 90s. Melting together jazz, funk, soul, blues and rock in captivating ways, he is responsible for some of electronic music’s most definitive tracks, EPs and LPs on labels like Planet E, Peacefrog and his own KDJ and Mahogani Music imprints. As able to serve up the sweetest and most sensual sounds as he is the darkest and most depraved grooves, his own unique voice and stream of conscious musings infuse expertly sought-out samples for music that is decisively alive and authentic.

        Across 75 minutes and 30 tracks, Moodymann does not disappoint: despite being a notorious vinyl fetishist, Dixon’s aim is to present music of quality, not to one-up fellow collectors. Rather than serving up ridiculously rare or hard-to-find records, he instead focuses on creating a libidinous, blues-drenched mood that takes in heart-breaking soul, gorgeous hip-hop and love-fuelled house. In addition to cuts from his own creative circle, the mix features 11 exclusive Moodymann edits. Like everything Kenny Dixon Jr. touches, DJ-Kicks showcases the taste, skill, and soul of a dance music original.


        TRACK LISTING

        CD -
        1. Yaw - Where Will You Be
        2. Cody ChesnuTT - Serve This Royalty
        3. Dopehead - Guttah Guttah
        4. Jitwam - Keepyourbusinesstoyourself
        5. Talc - Robot's Return (Modern Sleepover Part 2)**
        6. Beady Belle - When My Anger Starts To Cry**
        7. Shawn Lee Feat. Nino Moschella - Kiss The Sky
        8. Jai Paul - BTSTU**
        9. Flying Lotus Feat. Andreya Triana - Tea Leaf Dancers**
        10. Nightmares On Wax - Les Nuits
        11. Rich Medina Feat. Sy Smith - Can’t Hold Back (Platinum Pied Pipers Remix)
        12. Julien Dyne Feat. Mara TK - Stained Glass Fresh Frozen
        13. Little Dragon - Come Home
        14. Andrés Feat. Lady - El Ritmo De Mi Gente
        15. Fort Knox Five Feat. Mustafa Akbar - Uptown Tricks (Rodney Hunter Remix)
        16. Daniel Bortz - Cuz You're The One**
        17. José González - Remain
        18. Big Muff - My Funny Valentine
        19. Les Sins - Grind**
        20. Tirogo - Disco Maniac
        21. SLF & Merkin - Tag Team Triangle**
        22. Joeski Feat. Jesánte - How Do I Go On**
        23. Kings Of Tomorrow Feat. April - Fall For You (Sandy Rivera's Classic Mix)**
        24. Soulful Session, Lynn Lockamy - Hostile Takeover
        25. Anne Clark - Our Darkness
        26. Peter Digital Orchestra - Jeux De Langues**
        27. Noir & Haze - Around (Solomun Vox)**
        28. Marcellus Pittman - 1044 Coplin (Give You Whatcha Lookin 4)
        29. Lady Alma - It’s House Music
        30. Daniela La Luz - Did You Ever ** Moodymann Edit.

        LP -
        A1. Yaw - Where Will You Be
        A2. Flying Lotus Feat. Andreya Triana - Tea Leaf Dancers**
        A3. Les Sins - Grind**
        B1. Noir & Haze - Around (Solomun Vox)**
        B2. Julien Dyne Feat. Mara TK - Stained Glass Fresh Frozen
        B3. Jitwam - Keepyourbusinesstoyourself
        C1. Dopehead - Guttah Guttah
        C2. Talc - Robot's Return (Modern Sleepover Part 2)**
        C3. Peter Digital Orchestra - Jeux De Langues**
        C4. Jai Paul - BTSTU**
        D1. Beady Belle - When My Anger Starts To Cry**
        D2. Daniel Bortz - Cuz You're The One**
        D3. Joeski Feat. Jesánte - How Do I Go On**
        E1. Nightmares On Wax - Les Nuits
        E2. SLF & Merkin - Tag Team Triangle**
        E3. Lady Alma - It’s House Music ** Moodymann Edit
        F1. Tirogo - Disco Maniac
        F2. Kings Of Tomorrow Feat. April - Fall For You (Sandy Rivera's Classic Mix)**
        F3. Soulful Session, Lynn Lockamy - Hostile Takeover.

        Various Artists

        DJ Kicks - Actress

          British techno-related visionary Actress joins the DJ-Kicks series this May with a singular hour-long set, following his acclaimed fourth full-length effort, Ghettoville, a recent re-release of his debut LP Hazyville, and a limited-edition black label project Xoul on his own Werkdiscs label.

          For Actress (aka Darren Cunningham), the process of selecting tracks was fraught with meaning on a number of levels. “When I’m selecting music I’m not always thinking about the music alone,” Cunningham explains. “I’m thinking about the names of the artists, tracks, and labels, and what they mean to me. I often base my tracklisting purely on how well the track titles work together in a poetic sense.”

          “I’ve tried to keep space between tracks, allowing them to speak,” he continues. “I tried not to force BPM shifts and to let the programming remain choppy and quick.”

          Of course, the DJ-Kicks wouldn’t be complete without an exclusive production from the author himself. “Bird Matrix,” a track he made just after he finished writing Ghettoville. “My studio was going through a transition, so I was testing all the equipment, and that was one of the first tunes that came out of those experiments,” he explains. It’s a fittingly exploratory tune for a mix that balances traditional functionality with dance music’s cutting edge.

          After 10 years of forward-thinking musical fusion, Boozoo Bajou return with their most seductive and sophisticated album yet, "Grains". The producers Florian Seyberth and Peter Heider are already widely respected around the globe for their unique blend of downbeat with blues, jazz, soul, Latin and dub elements. But on "Grains", the Nuremberg duo take a lighter and brighter path, absorbing acoustic folk and classic songwriting into their progressive musical journey. Boozoo Bajou earned global attention with their irresistible breakthrough single "Night Over Manaus" in 1998, their 2001 debut album "Satta" and its 2005 sequel "Dust My Broom". They also demonstrated their wide-ranging musical taste on two excellent mix compilations, "Juke Joint" and "Juke Joint II".

          Tracklisting
          1. Flickers
          2. Sign
          3. Big Nicks
          4. Same Sun
          5. Grains
          6. Fuersattel
          7. Heavy On Me
          8. Kinder Ohne Strom
          9. Tonschraube
          10. Messengers
          11. Nebelkloster

          Dani Siciliano

          Slappers

            Building on the critical success of her debut full-length album "Likes" and her collaborations with Matthew Herbert, "Slappers" is very much a statement of intent. A masterpiece of swinging syncopation, melodic sophistication and inspired sampling, "Slappers" belongs to that rare vintage of record that fizzes, twangs and sashays in all the right directions, slicing through house, disco, electronica, pop, blues and even a little country with wit, verve and honesty. Dani's sung on all the Herbert albums, from "Around The House" to "Bodily Functions", the big band outing "Goodbye Swingtime" and 2006 outing "Scale". Matthew returns the collaboration favour on this album, sharing production duties with Dani here.

            Out Hud

            Let Us Never Speak Of It Again

              Out Hud release the follow up to 2002's "STREET DAD", keeping up associations with !!! (for whom Tyler Pope, Nic Offer and Justin Vandervolgen also play) and LCD Soundsystem (for whom Tyler Pope also plays bass). "Let Us Never Speak Of It Again" was recorded in Washington DC, before the band returned to their New York house to have it mixed and deconstructed by band member Justin Vandervolgen. The album is an indefinable feast of filthy grooves, spectral sounds, tribal beats and haunting melodies that is unmistakably their own and yet immediately familiar, with tracks influenced by sources as various as Adrian Sherwood, Larry Levan, Judy Nylon, Dr Dre, dub, disco, The Neptunes, Timbaland, Lenky and Dancehall. It's been called 'Freak Sh*t' and it's been called 'Mutant Disco', inevitably it's going to be one of the defining records of 2005.

              Five Deez

              Kinkynasti

                This is the first proper UK LP release from the Fat Jon produced Ohio quartet, and shows them at the top of their game, taking in everything from sweet soulful numbers for the ladies (extra vocals come from Venus Malone, Amleset Solomon and Arnyka Harris) to headnodders and breakers for the b-boys and flygirls to booty bass and R'n'B flavas. Good stuff.

                Smith & Mighty

                Life Is...

                  The Bristol duo are back with more of what they do best - dubby downbeat with heavyweight soundsystem basslines and soulful / reggae vocals.


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