DJ-Kicks

2020年のアルバム「Energy」は最新のグラミー賞で2部門にノミネート!FUJI ROCKやSUMMER SONICにてステージの大トリを務めるなど日本でも不動の人気の兄弟デュオ『Disclosure』の最新作はエクスクルーシブ・トラック"Observer Effect"も収録したDJ-Kicksシリーズ!今年最も売れるDJ-Kicksが爆誕!

美しいアンビエントを聞かせてくれるぺぺ"Recollection"で幕をあける本作は、アナログシンセのおり重なりが素晴らしいハリー・ウルフマン"LOTF"から一気にギアをあげ、ディスクロージャーのエクスクルーシブトラックである"Deep Sea"、"Observer Effect"、そして自身によるオニパ"Fire"のリエディットなどハウスミュージックを軸にした実に彼ららしいセンスあふれるグルーヴで紡がれる全12曲を収録!!ディスクロージャー自身"今の僕たちの現在地を表現した"と言う通り素晴らしいトラックがあふれる素晴らしいミックスに仕上がっています!!

Before and after their mainstream success, Disclosure were playing energetic DJ sets in small clubs, slinging vibrant blends of house, garage, electro, and percussive gems from around the world. Stepping away from the pop side of Disclosure heard on their albums, their DJ-Kicks volume goes back to the essence of what the duo are all about, providing a smoothly flowing sequence of uplifting dance grooves. Most of the selections are bubbly, shuffling house cuts with occasional vocal snippets but no lyrics, and the pair keep the mixing brisk and the tracks evenly paced so that nothing feels rushed. Things heat up a bit with the fifth track, Simon Hinters Wanna Make Love, which incorporates acoustic guitar without descending into tropical house vomit. &on&ons Dont Say a Word has dramatic vocal samples (I heard enough from you last night to last me a lifetime... Im about to walk out that door), yet maintains a sunny vibe, and M-Highs Harmony in the Distance is a straight-up PLUR anthem, filled with reminders that Love is the key to existence. Two Disclosure originals are included in the mix, and theyre decidedly on the DJ tool end of things, functioning as glue holding the mix together -- Observer Effect, actually a Guy Lawrence solo production, is maybe the most minimal track Disclosure have ever released. The final stretch of the mix branches out slightly, genre-wise. East End Dubs bRave is a striding U.K. garage cut with rippling synths and a deep, gliding bassline, and it leads into a club-friendly edit of Fire by Ghanaian-British electro-Afrobeat group Onipa. Finally, the mix refreshingly ends with a bit of jazzy jungle by Arfa x Joe, adding splashes of saxophone to choppy breakbeats. The mix wraps up in just under an hour, so it doesnt wear out its welcome, and theres just the right amount of variety so that it doesnt feel like its uncomfortably stretching beyond a singular mood. Well done. ~ Paul Simpson

誕生から四半世紀を超えてなおDJミックスの奥深き世界を探求する定番シリーズに、人気の兄弟デュオがようやく登場。美しいアンビエント曲で意外なオープニングを迎えるも、ビートが入ってくるなり、そこはいつもの独壇場。"Deep Sea"Observer Effect"という本作のための2曲のエクスクルーシヴ曲やエディットを交えながら彼ららしいグルーヴを紡いでいます。ドラムンベースで締める着地も見事。
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