DJ Koze - DJ Kicks＜Orange Vinyl＞

現代クラブミュージック界きっての奇才=DJ KOZEによる傑作ミックス『DJ-KICKS』が、!K7レーベル40周年記念としてスペシャル・カラー盤でリイシュー!鮮やかなオレンジ・ヴァイナル仕様+限定DJ-KICKSプレイングカード付きの豪華アニバーサリー・エディション!

レーベル通算50作目という節目を飾った本作は、MADLIBのミニマル・ヒップホップ、ベルクハイン直系のインダストリアル・テクノ、浮遊感あるインディーポップ、タイムレスなソングライティング、そして不可思議でメランコリックなアウトサイダー・トラックまでを縦横無尽に横断。それでいて、すべてがKOZE流のフィルターを通すことで、一つの"色彩"に染め上げられているという驚異の内容。
本人曰く「ビートを繋ぐよりも、心地よく響くかどうかが大事。ラジオショーのように、ジャンルを越えて音楽の宇宙を旅してほしい」と語るように、ミックスというより"音のエッセイ"とも言えるユニークな構成が光る。まさにJOHN PEEL的アプローチを感じさせる、異端にして正統のDJミックス!

クラブ仕様にとどまらない、感性と探究心に満ちた永遠のマスターピース。初回プレス限定アイテム、お見逃しなく!

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DJ Koze has never been one to play by the rules, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that his contribution to !K7's seminal DJ-Kicks series (its 50th edition) isn't a typical 70-minute peaks-and-valleys club mix. Instead, Koze's laid-back, eclectic selection showcases his love for left-field hip-hop and pop as well as dance music, coming closer to an entry in the defunct Back to Mine series. His signature offbeat sense of humor is still intact, as displayed by the computer voice introducing Koze's own "I Haven't Been Everywhere But It's on My List," a glitchy, J Dilla-esque hip-hop instrumental which kicks off the disc. His taste in hip-hop runs toward abstract American artists such as cLOUDDEAD (here remixed by Boards of Canada), Madlib, and Homeboy Sandman, and he often includes instrumentals or his own edits of tracks to fit his taste. The mix takes an unexpectedly sorrowful turn around the midway mark, starting with Broadcast's spare, heartbreaking "Tears in the Typing Pool," then moving into a Daniel Lanois slide guitar instrumental, which segues into a 2 Bears vocal mashed up with a Hi-Tek instrumental, followed by William Shatner's surprisingly poignant spoken word piece "It Hasn't Happened Yet." When Koze finally gets around to mixing in some house tracks, they're midtempo and bittersweet rather than high-energy floor fillers, and uniformly excellent, particularly Frank & Tony's sublime "Bring the Sun." One wonders how astonishing the mix would be if it had consisted entirely of tracks like this, but the variety is refreshing, and Koze's adventurous spirit is always admirable. ~ Paul Simpson