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Camp Champ!

Advantages: Nice variation of electro, house, disco and techno
Disadvantages: Camp overtone

One of the many infamous DJ Kicks albums, this one from the electro king of camp - Tiga. Tiga's, from Canada been around for many years, owns his own electro/house label called Turbo. I have been a fan of his music and mix CD's since I started gaining an interest in electroinc music. Some of his early CD's and productions were more on a techno vibe with his latest stuff on the more electro housey tip. Anyhow, this DJ Kicks installation is an oldy ...
...in the series. The style of it is mainly electro house with hints of disco and techno thrown into the mix, all tracks seemlessly mixed together in a nice progressive order. There is also quite a camp element in the album as he is prone to getting on the mic and singing a few lyrics. This is apparent in Miss Kitten's classic 'Madame Hollywood' which he has changed to 'Mr Hollywood' with the addition of some pretty camp lyrics but still quirky and ...

seismicjab 20.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of DJ Kicks - Tiga (Mixed By Tiga) - Various Artists

Classic easy listening/dance by K&D

Advantages: Superb album that influeced a lot of acid jazz/ d&b/ trip hop artists
Disadvantages: It's kinda old now, but it doesn't mean it's bad or outdated:)

CD Info: * 17 tracks * 73 min. * Bring to party - If your friends don't listen to Pop.. * Show your girflried - Yes :) * My fav. tracks: "High Noon" "Black Baby" "Shaolin Satellite" * Bad tracks: none Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister from Australia (aka Kruder and Dorfmeister or K&D) are very well known to most lovers of acid jazz, hip hop, trip hop, electronica or drum n base. They are well known not only for their superb albums like ...
...of cooperations and mixes with such groups like Thievery Corporation, Nicola Conte, Madonna, Rae & Christian, Portishead and many many other. This is a superb album in both its production and its selection of mixes. "DJ Kicks" shows just how good electronica, acid jazz, drum & bass, trip hop can go together if the mix is done by skilled hands. Incredibly effective in its sequencing of the complex, multi-layered instrumental & vocal loops that drive ...

Infern0 15.10.2004 · Read full review
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Review of DJ Kicks - Kruder & Dorfmeister - Various Artists

It doesn't get any better....

Advantages: Every song is soooo good!
Disadvantages: Nothing at all....

...groups, or people remixed by K&D at different stages. The best song on here is the Bomb the Bass, 'Bug Power Dust' which the K&D remix was recently included on the Back To Mine by Faithless cd (Oct 2000). CD1 does have distinct higher quality over CD2 but then with CD1 providing SO much it was inevitable. If you like this you should also check out the K&D remix of Madonnas Nothing Really Matters which is soooo good, it should of been on Ray of Light ...

gches 20.10.2000 · Read full review
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Review of K&D Sessions, The - Various Artists

BREAK IT DOWN

Advantages: takes a while to get use to
Disadvantages: takes a while to get use to

well well well where do i start brought this at car boot sale for 4.00 a few months back Nightmares on wax have been around for a number of years Anybody remember the track Dextrous rave track around 1990 it was a massive underground hit then it hit the charts if my memory serves me right and this guy has gone in a total new direction On first listening, at work , i never really thought much of it thought there was probably only one or two decent ...
...sound system on thought the first track sounded excellent so i jumped through consecutive tracks an to my amazement it just blew me away (must of been in one of those mellow moods) the album is made up of mainly infectious breakbeats (not heavy like chemical bros or slow like portished) some sublime melodic hip hop (for gods sake his even got a tribe called quest on the album) a few of these tracks wouldn't be out of place in films or drama the ...

kentechy 13.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of DJ Kicks - Nightmares On Wax - Various Artists

The "Miles_Gurtu" experiment

Advantages: A blend of intricate beats, varied jazzy melodies and experimental soundscapes.
Disadvantages: Over-tweaking disrupts the ambience occasionally. No mainstream appeal. Some tracks don't work.

Take a Swiss-Italian ambient trance producer (Robert Miles) and blend together with an Indian percussionist (Trilok Gurtu). Add other talented musicians to the mix and allow to simmer gently, making sure you season generously with electronic sculpting and processing. The resulting album is an interesting fusion of acoustic instruments, electronic processed sounds, intricate beats, jazz and experimental soundscapes. Released in 2004, “MilesGurtu” ...
...the dream trance that he became famous for. It builds on his previous album “Organik” (released in 2001), which was his first attempt at creating an experimental sound. This album is characterised by being completely instrumental although 3 tracks feature vocal samples. Double bass, strings, guitar and rhodes performances feature frequently, creating delicate melodies whilst complex beats are generated from drums and tabla. Many tracks shift and ...

music-mad 22.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Miles_Gurtu - Robert Miles & Trilok Gurtu