DJ Kicks: DJ BORING

!K7の大人気ミックスアルバムシリーズ『DJ-キックス』最新作!今回はLo-Fi HOUSEムーブメント第一人者"DJボーリング"参加!新曲+限定トラックを収録した豪華ミックス!

Moody mann、Theo parrish等様々なDJを起用し話題となっているドイツのベルリンを拠点とする名門レーベル!K7の名盤MIX CDシリーズ「DJ-キックス」。今回は2016年にハリウッド女優のウィノナ・ライダーのインタビューをサンプリングしLo-Fiな質感のディープハウスにした曲「Winona」にて一躍Lo-Fi HOUSEムーブメントの第一人者となったDJボーリングが参加する。今作の制作においてMoodymannが2016年にリリースした DJ-キックスにインスピレーションを得てソウルフルなメロディーとグルーヴが相互作用するアプローチをかけている。さらにDJボーリングによる2曲の新曲に加えアーティストのBambounou、Leo Pol、Cameo Blush、Matisaがこのミックス限定のトラックを提供したという豪華ミックスアルバム!

DJ Boring broke through with the poignant "Winona," a YouTube algorithm classic which suddenly blew up around the same time as the first season of Stranger Things in 2016. At the time, Boring was lumped in with the lo-fi house scene alongside other producers with gimmicky names like DJ Seinfeld and Ross from Friends, but like those artists, he transcended the niche and embraced a wide variety of style with his productions and DJ sets. Following records on labels like Shall Not Fade, Technicolour, and Running Back, Boring released a volume of the DJ-Kicks series in 2024. The mix starts out with a series of bubbly ambient pieces from artists like Anthony Naples and Patrick Holland, as well as a sublime Thomas Fehlmann oldie from the early 90s. A punchy alt-R&B tune by Oscar Jerome leads into the mixs continuously beatmatched portion. Boring largely seems to favor carefree, somewhat retro house with a few diversions into other sounds. Teqmuns "Nettle Dweller (Pariah Remix)" has some deliriously wiggly bass, and Burnski goes full-on speed garage with "Pacific." Things steer toward trance with Cameo Blushs "Art of Worry," then Borings own "You Luv Me" is one of the mixs ecstatic high points. Elsewhere, the mix goes from minimal and quirky (Shanti Celestes "Cutie") to pumped-up and drummy (Hertzs "More Funk"), verging on hardgroove with Regal86s "Fuel (Deep Dish Mix)." Another Boring original, "N15," is a glossy, neon-streaked blend of garage and trance. Following a remix of a mysterious, German new wave-influenced track by Ede & Deckert featuring Sargland, the set ends with a left-field surprise, a Middle Eastern drumnbass tune called "Haraka" by Moktar and Saad El Soghayar. The title of the Bambounou track, "Expensive Discogs House," points to the sort of self-aware irony one would expect from someone with the moniker DJ Boring, but the mix itself plays like a celebration of club culture. ~ Paul Simpson

ローファイ・ハウス・ムーヴメントの第一人者が伝統のミックス・シリーズに登場。序盤こそノンビートのトラックが続くが、イーヴン・キックのパートに足を踏み入れるとじわじわとテンポが上がっていき、最終的にBPM140を超えるアッパーかつレイヴィーな仕様に。随所に自身のオリジナルや本作のためのエクスクルーシヴ曲を忍ばせ、世界観を形成しています。
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