DJ Kicks: Modeselektor

トム・ヨークも絶賛するベルリンのテクノ・デュオ、モードセレクターが!K7 のDJ KICKS最新作に登場!
!K7がオファーし続けてやっと実現したDJ KICKSシリーズの30周年に相応しいアニバーサリー作品。ジャマイカで制作したモードセレクターの新作2曲を含む全22作品!!

Modeselektor have always seemed like an ideal candidate for a DJ-Kicks volume, as the series has always welcomed unconventional mixes rather than straightforward beatmatched sessions replicating club sets, and the German duo have always been far too eclectic to strictly categorize as techno. Their DJ-Kicks release (the series 86th, for those keeping track) reflects the personalities of both members, with Sebastian Szary leaning towards more experimental soundscapes (including a field recording-based ambient piece from his 2024 solo effort, Datei) and Gernot Bronsert bringing the dancefloor heaters. Deutsch club rap from Kitschselektor (the duos collaboration with KitschKrieg) leads into the polyrhythmic thump of original track "MEGA MEGA MEGA," then dives into the muck with Slikbacks grimy, subterranean "Sea," first released by dubstep label Tempa earlier in 2025. The selections progress from hypnotic pounders to broken rhythms to more abstract moments, sometimes landing at surprising moments such as a blend of DJ Narcisos minimal, skipping "10 Minutos" with Little Simzs restrained, club-minded "Mood Swings." A pair of slow, dubby tracks give way to Beirut in wide-eyed sophisti-pop mode ("Spillhaugen"), followed by more head-spinning polyrhythmic techno and a dubstep breakdown in the form of Untolds "Discipline." The mix heads toward the finish line with Julien Brachts dark, hypnotic stunner "Melancholia," ending with a more introspective Siriusmo track about Koko the gorilla, keeping in line with Modeselektors long-standing obsession with apes. Modeselektors DJ-Kicks is a highly adventurous, well-chosen set that crosses genres and tempos with ease. ~ Paul Simpson

30周年を迎えた定番シリーズに、アニヴァーサリーに相応しいビッグ・アクトが満を持して登場。静かな立ち上がりから自身の新録"Mega Mega Mega"を合図に大きなグルーヴのうねりを構築し、性急なビートでロックしたかと思えば、ダウンテンポで煙に巻いてみたりと大胆に場面を変えていく。選曲と展開で緩急を自在に操り、時空を支配する――これぞDJミックスの真骨頂。
bounce (C)藤堂輝家