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==Similar DJ Series== |
==Similar DJ Series== |
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* ''[[Back to Mine]]'' |
* ''[[Back to Mine]]'' |
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* ''[[Late Night Tales]]'' |
* ''[[Late Night Tales]]'' |
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* ''[[Solid Steel]]'' |
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==External link== |
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Revision as of 22:51, 26 June 2006
DJ-Kicks (spelt DJ-KiCKS on all cover artwork) is a series of mix albums by various artists for the independent record label !K7 Records. It started out in 1995 as a compilation of electronic DJ club-style mixes in the techno or house genres, with the then-novel twist of being targeted to a home listening audience. Soon afterwards, both the choice of compilers and the genres included were expanded: In addition to DJs, more and more producers (like Terranova), remixers (like Kruder & Dorfmeister), bands (like the Stereo MCs) and musicians (like Nicolette) compiled DJ-Kicks albums. The actual music began to vary wildly as well, ranging from Trüby Trio's downbeat jazz sound to Kemistry & Storm's aggressive drum and bass. Still, all contributions remain broadly within the electronic music genre.
The first DJ-Kicks release was C.J. Bolland's in 1995, and the series is still regularly expanded. As of May 2006, there are 25 releases in the series, with a release rate of roughly two to three new ones each year. Some of the DJ-Kicks mixes are very popular and counted among the regular albums of the compiler, most notably the one by Kruder & Dorfmeister. The DJ-Kicks series has been called "the most important DJ-mix series ever" by Mixmag. The 25th release was a special celebratory (and unmixed) "best of" compilation, DJ-Kicks: The Exclusives. It consisted of original tracks by the DJs who had mixed the earlier albums in the series.