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| 1. So Weit Wie Noch Nie - Jurgen Paape |
| 2. Sheltered Life/fine Day (A Cappella) - Erlend Oye |
| 3. Drop (Kings Of Convenience Rmx) - Cornelius |
| 4. If I Ever Feel Better - Phoenix |
| 5. Radio Jolly/Prego Amore (A Cappella) - Erlend Oye |
| 6. Rubicon - Alan Braxe |
| 7. 2D2F - Avenue |
| 8. I Need Your Love - The Rapture |
| 9. Lattialla Taas/Venus (A Cappella) - Erlend Oye |
| 10. 2 After 909/Intergalactic Autobahn - Erlend Oye |
| 11. The Black Keys Work (DJ-Kicks) - Erlend Oye |
| 12. Airraid - Jackmate |
| 13. Poor Leno (Silicone Soul's Hypno House Dub)/There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (A Cappella) - Royksopp |
| 14. Metal Chix/Always On My Mind (A Cappella) - Erlend Oye |
| 15. Dexter - Villalobos |
| 16. Winning A Battle, Losing The War - Minizza |
| 17. Lullaby/A Place In My Heart (A Cappella) - Morgan Geist |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Erlend Oye, lead singer with Norwegian outfit Kings Of Convenience, likes to warble over tracks during his DJ sets. He also likes to tell stories. This, of course, making him an interesting choice for the latest instalment of the eclectic DJ Kicks series. No less than nine cuts here feature his vocal performances, three of which are unreleased records of his own, six of which are cover versions--everything from Opus 3 to Elvis and Morrissey to the Pet Shop Boys. The musical thrust of the compilation lies somewhere between 80s retro-clash rockers and quirky, rock-influenced classics, with tracks by Royksopp, the Rapture, Avenue D and Pheonix all providing more than enough atmospheric dancefloor business. Straddling the line between a DJ mix and a proper artist LP, it makes for a unique compilation that should appeal even to those who don't normally buy mix albums. --Paul Sullivan
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having bought and loved some of the previous offerings in the DJ Kicks series and being a big fan of Erlend Oye and Kings of Conveinence, I was expecting some downbeat electronica in the style of KOC's Versus album. Instead, we get a mixed bag of Electro, Deep House and more eclectic styles with Erlend Oye crooning a cappella vocals on top of them. It may sound incongruous and slightly odd but it works really well and is one of the contenders for album of the year. The choice of songs and vocals works really well and for somebody who confesses that he can't mix, he does a pretty good job.
If you like you music to be a little different from the norm and are a fan of any of his previous stuff, I would definitely recommend it.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Being a big fan of Erlend Oye I bought this one day feeling quite excited about my new purchase. I wasn't disapointed, in fact it been played so many times my mate at work is gets grumpy when he hears the first track. It's a fantastic album especially "Poor Leno [Silicone Soul's Hypno House Dub]/There Is a Light That Never - Röyksopp" with Morrisey's lyrics told by Oye in his laid back manner.
If you like Royksopp, Oye or Kings of Convenience - buy it now!! You will thank me for it, and Erlend, if you read this - keep it up mate!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having read NME's review of this album, which although praisworthy, only merited it 7 out of 10, i postponed buying this until yesterday. DON'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE, buy this album now !!! It really is top quality from the opening track to the very end. The tracks chosen, which are not written by Erland, or remixes of Kings of Convenience songs, are made his own by the layering of acappella vocals over the top. This is done brilliantly, and the vocals picked are enchanting, amusing and perfect for the backing tracks. It really does leave you begging for more. Blooming fantastic Erland, this deserves to be in everyones top 10 albums of the year.
Don't umm and arr any longer, purchase this album now, and then send me a thankyou note after !!!!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Disappointment is the word.
Disapointment is the word. I have many titles in the DJ Kicks series and they are usually good quality well mixed offerings with a decent diversity of tunes on. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Deckard
One of the best DJ comps out there.
If like me you enjoyed Erlends Kings of Convenience albums but found them a touch too light and fluffy at times then this album may surprise you, because Erland is clearly in love... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2008 by Bionic B-Boy
Pure Class
One of the best mix cd's you will ever hear. Everyone I play this to loves it from start to finish. Buy buy buy!
Published on 9 Nov 2007 by Mr. L. J. Duncan
Excellent mix!
I don't normally write reviews but I felt compelled to do so after seeing that someone had given this one star. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2006 by R. Brown
oye oye! its the singing dj
a great mix album tracing the transformation of Erland Oye from new acoustic movement star (with Kings of Convenice) to electronica wonder as a solo artist. Read more
Published on 26 July 2004 by "nick114"
Oye Kicks
Fantastic.
You will not regret purchasing this CD.
You will not regret purchasing this CD.
A very imaginitive mix.
It's great.
Published on 11 May 2004
Very Disappointing...
Having heard a lot of DJ Kicks material in the past I was excited to see this new collection from the artist. However, I was grossly disappointed from track one. Read more
Published on 3 May 2004
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