DJ-Kicks

UKが誇る兄弟デュオDISCLOSURE がなんとDJ KICKSに降臨!!!!!!!!!!!!

熱狂的なライブ・パフォーマンスもさることながら抜群の選曲センスとスキルでフロアを制圧するDJセットでも高いパフォーマンスを発揮する DISCLOSURE が初公開となるエクスクルーシブ・トラック"Observer Effect"を引っ提げ、DJ KICKSに初参戦!

ここ日本ではサマーソニックでのDJプレイで実力を発揮済み。MIX作品も期待していた方は多いのではないでしょうか。。。

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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