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Trevor Jackson (formerly known as hip-hop producer The Underdog) has built up some serious beat credentials over the years-the kind that would make most so called "underground" artists look like manufactured boy bands. Even his recent Playgroup project-by far his most accessible and "poppy" work to date-managed to retain a definite keep-it-real feel amid the shiny, feel good blend of punk, hip-hop, funk and disco. Here, the stalwart presents the next instalment of K7's esteemed DJ Kicks series. With over two decades of involvement with music under his belt and no associations to any fixed genre, Jackson must have had a nightmare trying to slim his options down to album length. He's done it though, and with skill and aplomb, stringing together 23 tracks that range from the 70s/80s era of Human League ("Do or Die") and Flying Lizards ("House of Jealous Lovers") up to more modern offering like Metro Area's "Caught Up" and I:Cube's reworking of Ana Rago's "You're God". On the whole, the mix feels retro and contemporary all at the same time; it's subtle asperity fitting in nicely with the current revival in louche 80s electro. An entertaining and educational mix from one of Britain's longest-serving electronic talents. -Paul Sullivan.

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Review Kruder & Dorfmeister / DJ Kicks - Kruder & Dorfmeister [VINYL]

DJ Kicks - Kruder & Dorfmeister [VINYL] (Kruder & Dorfmeister)

Tracks DJ Kicks - Kruder & Dorfmeister [VINYL]

Radio Burning Chrome - Showroom Recording Series
DJ Kicks - Kruder & Dorfmeister
Keep On Believing - Beanfield
Give My Soul - Lab Rats (1)
In Too Deep - JMJ & Flytronix
Bass And Several Cars - Shantel (1)
Shoalin Satellite - Thievery Corporation
Livin' Free - Small World (1)
Mother - Herbaliser
Revolutionary Pilot - Statik Sound System
Never Say - James Bong
Spellbound - Tango
High Noon - Kruder & Dorfmeister
Dadamnphreaknoizphunk - Hardfloor
Kauna - Aquasky
Que Dolor - Sapien
Look Up Dere - Kama

Publisher: Studio K7
Release date: 1996-09-16
RRP: ~~£12.99~~
Price: £26.97

Review DJ Kicks - Kruder & Dorfmeister [VINYL] / Kruder & Dorfmeister:

Austrians Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, whose smooth and sexy acid jazz has attracted almost as much attention as their curious resemblance to American folksters Simon and Garfunkel, demonstrate their skills on yet another instalment of Studio K7's DJ Kicks series. The mix highlights the best of European trip-hop, acid jazz, and drum and bass, with their own "High Noon" and "Black Baby" mixed with tracks from British trip-hoppers Herbalizer, German technicians Hardfloor, and Viennese weirdo Patrick Pulsinger, among others. Their straightforward mixing is complemented by a heavy dose of studio postproduction but the emphasis here is on track selection rather than technical trickery. Like their productions, this DJ Kicks is classy, sophisticated, and surprising. -Matthew Corwine.

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