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Austrians Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, whose smooth and sexy acid jazz has attracted almost as much attention as their curious resemblance to American folksters Simon and Garfunkel, demonstrate their skills on yet another instalment of Studio K7's DJ Kicks series. The mix highlights the best of European trip-hop, acid jazz, and drum and bass, with their own "High Noon" and "Black Baby" mixed with tracks from British trip-hoppers Herbalizer, German technicians Hardfloor, and Viennese weirdo Patrick Pulsinger, among others. Their straightforward mixing is complemented by a heavy dose of studio postproduction but the emphasis here is on track selection rather than technical trickery. Like their productions, this DJ Kicks is classy, sophisticated, and surprising. --Matthew Corwine
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After being mightily impressed by the K+D sessions I wasn't sure whether this would live up to the standards it set. How wrong I was. Perhaps a more coherent mix than sessions, it mixes styles and tempos seamlessy. Bassy trip hop melts into glacial drum and bass, with the acidic electro of Hardfloor rubbing shoulders with down tempo, almost folky guitar towards the end of the mix. If you want something different from the usual mix cd fare buy this. You won't regret it.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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It's a real grower, this album. When I first listened to it, I couldn't see what the fuss was about, really. It sounded just like another chill-out CD, albeit better than the others. But after repeated listens, I started to appreciate how accomplished it was. The mix is so seamless that you can't work out where one track stops and another begins. Basically, if this is a chill-out CD, then it pretty much redefines the whole genre. This is not about loosely stringing together some nice tunes; this is about sounds, tempo, and rhythm. Normally with a review, I'd point out the good tracks, but in this case it's pretty much irrelevant here. The tunes picked by K&D merely help them achieve the tempo and rhythm they want. Each tune has been masterfully tweaked and re-engineered. It's dub, drum & bass, funk and jazz. My brother, who is a classically trained, loves it.
Basically, this is head and shoulders the best of the DJ Kicks series, and quite possibly the best chill-out album ever made.
Basically, this is head and shoulders the best of the DJ Kicks series, and quite possibly the best chill-out album ever made.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Right from the start with the opening track of Herbaliser 'mother' you can see that Kruder and Dorfmeister are on top form with the funky bass line that just takes you along. With top remixes of The LabRats and the awsome Thievery corporation you can't but help to just sit back and let the melodies and break-beats wash over you. I throughly enjoyed listening to this albulm, and I have reserved a special place for it in my CD collection.
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Probably one of the best remixes album ever
After 12 years from listening the K&D Sessions, I've purchased DJ Kicks for the reason i needed a sort of ambient electronic drum and bass music for a video editing project. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ottavio Donadoni
Bargain and excellent
If you like K&D you won't be disappointed. Mellow but dancy. Lovely. Great after party music. Or out in the garden. I could go on .....
Published 7 months ago by Sally
It doesn't get better than this...
Kruder & Dorfmeister created the benchmark for the DJ Kicks series and at the same time put it on the proverbial 'Dance map'. Read more
Published on 13 April 2005 by Peter Bonnar
Chill classic that deserves to be bought
I was thinking back one about how Musik Magazine used to do lovely little round ups of the year, Top 100 albums, Top 100 singles, all that sort of the malarkey back in the day when... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2005 by Simon J. Whight
Class grooves...
A class album in both its production and its selection of mixes, "DJ Kicks" shows just how good electronica, drum & bass... whatever you want to call it... Read more
Published on 21 April 2004 by nicjaytee
What about the future, K and D have just saved it.
It’s a shame that K and D have only released a very limited number of CD's because its stuff like this that makes you think, how would I survive without music???? Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2002 by Andrew Coward
How come i've just found this!!
I was just aimlessly wondering through the Amazon database looking for jazz and R&B when suddenly this beauty crept up. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2002 by D. K. Bratby
one of the best albums ever
Mmmm, what can I say. Smooth, Exquisitely produced, seemlessly mixed. A beautiful, inspiring, forceful album....quite simply fantastic!
Published on 8 Sep 2001 by William Shenton
AMAZING
I originally bought this for a friend, as I had the Sessions already whicb everyone agreed is great. He rated it as great music for driving, which is very true. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2001
Sublime sounds from Kruder and Dorfmeister.
A truly sublime mix album, where each song effortly drifts in to the next, its entire Seventy-two minutes utterly captivating. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2000
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