We spoke to DJ Koze over Skype to find out more about his unique approach to compiling the 50th edition of the DJ Kicks series. – “I did it in one take, with a hip-shake you know.”
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Steve Cobby & Trudie Dawn Smith: We Start Over
With the past years being dominated by techno and then ambient, International Feel are truly heralding the year of Balearic. Lower those tempos, widen your scope and break out the smiles.
Dial: All
After over a decade of frantic explorations, tirelessly shedding barks and shaping new sound perspectives via pared down canons, Dial is now up to celebrate its 15th birthday with a high-flying anniversary compilation soberly titled All.
Stream Retrogott’s ‘Funky Beats And A Green Petrol Bus’ EP on AVA
“Funky Beats And A Green Petrol Bus” delivers an 8 track EP brimming full of soul and funk, rich with well-selected samples and emotions with a touch of humour.
Herbert: The Shakes
The Shakes is evidence that Herbert’s creative juices are still flowing at a great pace and the twilight of his career could be some way away. Some may disregard it for it’s zealous flirtations with mainstream pop, but this would be foolish as his sonic vitality will always overpower and turn this supposed weakness into a strength.
Premiere: Stream ’04RW’ taken from Aleks debut on Natural Sciences
’04RW’ is a track that brews together shuffling chicagoan rhythms and etheral pads with a pinch of vocals getting squeezed down in a pulp of tape-saturated, dust and hiss jumble, whispering its bizarre dancefloor gospel across the grain. Fast-beating percussions and unruly hats run the voodoo down for good.
Premiere: Stream Arcarsenal ‘Hoodoo Spell EP’ on Bass Cadet Records
Arcarsenal’s new EP entitled “Hoodoo Spell” focuses on the deeper side of the dance floor spectrum, enveloping rich melodic atmospheres; intense rhythmic patterns, dubby textures, and a touch of Omar-S induced psychotic photosynthesis.
Pampa Records reveal DJ Koze ‘XTC’ EP
Pampa Records, the record abel run by Marcus Fink and DJ Koze, have uploaded snippets of DJ Koze’s forthcoming 2-track ‘XTC’ EP.
submerse: Stay Home
Stay Home ups the tempo ante from submerse’s previous release “Slow Waves”…Where Slow Waves dwelt on reminiscence, Stay Home synthesizes a hybrid of this style, juxtaposing a hip-hop instrumental back bone with busy urban life.
Premiere: U returns with ‘We Decide Who Comes In’ – Watch ‘Our Place’
Today we’re premiering the video for U’s new track ‘Our Place’, an elusive slice of muffled, dub techno abseiling in melancholic gorges and wistful crevasses.
Dave DK discusses “Val Maira”
Last month we were invited to Kompakt’s HQ in Berlin for a catch up with Dave DK and to discuss his stunning new album “Val Maira”, recently released on Kompakt.
Conforce announces new album ‘Presentism’ for Delsin
Dutch producer Boris Bunnik has announced his new album ‘Presentism’ under his Conforce alias, scheduled for release through Delsin on 29th June 2015.
Delia Gonzalez: In Remembrance
This is a record that slots into the exciting things happening in the fields of modern classical and analogue techno, and yet simultaneously stands on its own in that it sounds like absolutely nothing else that has been released this year.
Hivern Discs announce debut album from Benedikt Frey & Nadia D’Alò as INIT
In the wake of a solid self-titled debut EP released a few weeks ago on Jon Talabot’s imprint Hivern Discs, INIT return this summer with their first full-length effort on the Spanish label.
Nina Kraviz announces concept compilation ‘De Niro Is Concerned’
Nina Kraviz’s трип / Trip label reveals its second multi-artist double-pack ‘De Niro Is Concerned’, again taking its name from a dream scenario imagined by Nina Kraviz, to which the release has been conceived and programmed as a soundtrack.
Nebraska: Stand Your Ground
After a four year hiatus Ali Gibbs returns under his Nebraska moniker dropping not one but two platters of sun-streaked material that should enchant many summer parties out there.