DJ-Kicks cover

DJ-Kicks

Released

Moodymann’s second commercially available mix CD following his 2006 Moodymann Collection came a decade later and was released through the suitably illustrious DJ Kicks series. Opening with half an hour of steamy soul and moody hip-hop electronics, he gradually ups the tempo and intensity via a broad selection that includes retro soundtracks from instrumentalist/composer Shawn Lee’s, José González’s acoustic folk and Nigerian psych-rock from Tirogo. There’s plenty of more orthodox club music too, although again, the fact that the straight-up soulful house of Soulful Session’s Hostile Takeover and vocal cuts from Joeski and Kings of Tomorrow sit comfortably on the same mix as Flying Lotus and Little Dragon speak to the brand musical sweep his mix takes in. Superbly selected and excellently programmed, guaranteed to introduce you to some quality music you didn’t know you didn’t know. 

Harold Heath

Recommended by

Suggestions
re:member cover

re:member

Ólafur Arnalds
Techno Primitivism cover

Techno Primitivism

Juju
Claremont Editions, Vol. 3 cover

Claremont Editions, Vol. 3

Various Artists
The Present Lover cover

The Present Lover

Luomo
Calypso cover

Calypso

Gigi Masin
Apricot Morning cover

Apricot Morning

Quantic
Blue Songs cover

Blue Songs

Hercules & Love Affair
Sketches from an Island, Vol. 2 cover

Sketches from an Island, Vol. 2

Mark Barrott
new breed cover

new breed

Dawn Richard
Music Has the Right to Children cover

Music Has the Right to Children

Boards of Canada
Uget cover

Uget

Theo Parrish
Maim That Tune cover

Maim That Tune

Fila Brazillia