{"title":"Label - !K7","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"moodymann-dj-kicks-compilation","title":"Moodymann - DJ-Kicks","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mighty fine and diverse selection by Detroit-based Moodymann. The mix is led by an hour of downtempo soul and late-night smoky hip\/trip hop beats, followed by another hour or so of uptempo nu-jazz, deep house and disco, and draws from a wide array of artists across genres including hip\/trip-hop stalwarts Flying Lotus and Nightmares on Wax, electronica nu-jazz artists Little Dragon and Beady Belle, and indie folk artist Jose Gonzalez. Possibly one of the finest DJ-Kicks compilations to-date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Following a year that saw the 50th entry in the long-running series released to wide acclaim, DJ-Kicks returns in 2016 another landmark edition. Iconic Detroit DJ and producer Moodymann is at the helm for his first ever multi-artist DJ mix compilation. Born Kenny Dixon Jr., Moodymann is a one-of-a-kind electronic music icon, hailing from, and wholly synonymous with the Motor City. He is an outspoken, impossibly charismatic artist who has been putting a distinctive and soulful stamp on house and techno since the early 90s. Melting together jazz, funk, soul, blues and rock in captivating ways, he is responsible for some of electronic music's most definitive tracks, EPs and LPs on labels like Planet E, Peacefrog and his own KDJ and Mahogani Music imprints. As able to serve up the sweetest and most sensual sounds as he is the darkest and most depraved grooves, his own unique voice and stream of conscious musings infuse expertly sought-out samples for music that is decisively alive and authentic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoodymann's DJ sets are the stuff of legend. Often playing with his face hidden, Dixon eschews ubiquitous hits in favor of bringing the listener into his personal musical environment. He is not afraid to get on the mic, to speak his mind and to go against the grain. His unpredictable, esoteric sets are invariably treasure troves full of musical gems: some familiar, some unheard, and consistently surprising. And that's what makes him such a perfect fit with DJ-Kicks, a series that invites contributors to indulge their inner most passions for an intimate listening experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross 75 minutes and 30 tracks, Moodymann does not disappoint: despite being a notorious vinyl fetishist, Dixon's aim is to present music of quality, not to one-up fellow collectors. Rather than serving up ridiculously rare or hard-to-find records, he instead focuses on creating a libidinous, blues-drenched mood that takes in heart-breaking soul, gorgeous hip-hop and love-fuelled house. In addition to cuts from his own creative circle, the mix features 11 exclusive Moodymann edits. Like everything Kenny Dixon Jr. touches, DJ-Kicks showcases the taste, skill, and soul of a dance music original.” – (via \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/dj-kicks.com\/moodymann\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.spotify.com\/?uri=spotify%3Aalbum%3A26ko9KvGa0mKqByhi74nsn\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrack listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Yaw - Where Will You Be\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA2 Flying Lotus feat. Andreya Triana - Tea Leaf Dancers**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA3 Les Sins - Grind**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB1 Noir \u0026amp; Haze - Around (Solomun Vox)**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB2 Julien Dyne feat. 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April - Fall For You (Sandy Rivera's Classic Mix)**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF3 Soulful Session, Lynn Lockamy - Hostile Takeover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e** = Moodymann edit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records ‎\u003cbr\u003eSeries: DJ Kicks\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 3 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2016\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Soul, Downtempo, Deep House, House\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Electronic \u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456457580702,"sku":"730003732713","price":55.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a3112337317_10.jpg?v=1705767758"},{"product_id":"seth-troxler-dj-kicks-compilation","title":"Seth Troxler – DJ-Kicks [Compilation]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the past decade, Seth Troxler has become a visionary and authentic voice in dance music, his jovial personality cutting through the noise and continually playing by his own rules. 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One of them was to become the first South Korean DJ to play Berlin’s techno institution Berghain, an objective she achieved only a few months later. Another item on that list was to record an instalment of !K7’s DJ-Kicks series. “It’s the premier class of DJ mixes,” she says. “Some of my favourite selectors have contributed to it.” Now Peggy Gou can tick that off her list too as she proudly presents the 69th edition of the mix series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Berliner-by-choice started working on the mix, it was a busy time for the 28-year-old: she’d just scored her first Mixmag cover and her single \u003cem\u003eIt Makes You Forget (Itgehane\u003c\/em\u003e) was receiving awards and critical acclaim. Each month she would DJ in 20 nightclubs all over the world. And yet, the goal for her mix was ambitious: instead of trying to capture the energy of her DJ sets, she aimed to create a portrayal of her own musical journey. An 18-track listening session that takes you straight into Peggy Gou’s living room where she plays you the formative tunes from her collection. No genre boundaries – she moves across disco, house, techno and electro. No tempo limits – the mix ranges from 90 to 150 BPM. And no age restriction – the earliest tunes on the mix are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom 1983.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe same level of attention was brought to the arresting cover artwork, in which the well-documented animal lover references both Korean iconography and the endangered status of the creature of the country's foundational mythology, the tiger:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I had the concept of this cover in my mind for a long time - as the first Korean woman to contribute to the DJ-Kicks series I wanted to do something from my heritage, so I chose the tiger, which is very important in Korean traditions and a metaphor for my personality,\" says Peggy. \"As it is not humane to shoot with a real tiger, I and the photographer Jonas Lindstroem used a library image to make a composite. The tiger 'disappears' when you turn to the inside-cover photo, to highlight that these beautiful animals are already extinct in my home country and in danger of disappearing from our world entirely\" — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/k7records.bandcamp.com\/album\/dj-kicks-peggy-gou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"700\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/14BFEPRu1ERewCV8dhRQ6R?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records\u003cbr\u003eSeries: DJ-Kicks\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2x Vinyl, 12\", Compilation\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Germany\u003cbr\u003eReleased: Jun 28, 2019\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: House, Deep House, IDM, Techno\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Club Mix Compilations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456740106398,"sku":"730003738210","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/c96a280dd5c897f83f1071222707100c55bce7c2.jpg?v=1646295875"},{"product_id":"kruder-dorfmeister-the-kd-sessions","title":"Kruder \u0026 Dorfmeister – The K\u0026D Sessions™","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled and mixed by Vienna-based DJ duo Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister, this 1998 album has indubitably become one of the hallmark albums amongst downtempo and trip hop aficionados. 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With this 5LP reissue, the album received a long overdue \u003cem\u003edefinitive audiophile LP \u003c\/em\u003eremastering by Bernie Grundman Mastering sixteen years after the album's original release. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister remained unwilling to release a \"proper\" album even several years after their breakout, The K\u0026amp;D Sessions is proof positive they're still doing what they do best -- making the most blissfully blunted music the world has ever heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe [5LP] set is first and foremost a K\u0026amp;D mix album, to add to the two they'd already released. It's also a remix collection, though; each of the 21 tracks are reworkings (by Kruder, Dorfmeister, or both) for artists including Roni Size, Lamb, David Holmes, Bomb the Bass, Depeche Mode, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Sofa Surfers, and Count Basic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs could be expected,\u003cem\u003e The K\u0026amp;D Sessions\u003c\/em\u003e is earthy, downtempo and acid-based, even moreso than previous mix albums by the pair. The pinging vocal samples that echo through the duo's remix of \"Bug Powder Dust\" by Bomb the Bass prove amply that Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister have a better handle on 21st-century dub techniques than any other producers out there, and the impossibly deep beats on almost every track simply couldn't have been recorded by any other act. Yes, it's a bit of a shame that the pair still hadn't released an album of own-productions, but with (re)mix albums this stunning and accomplished, Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister hardly needed one to gain respect. — (via John Bush \/\/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/the-k-d-sessions-mw0000047051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6mNVqDGJQpknhtx3RjKRst?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 5 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, 20th Anniversary Edition, Trifold Cover, 180g\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2022 onwards \/ Original: 1998\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Downtempo, Dub, Trip Hop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under:  Electronic \/\/ Downtempo\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456793714846,"sku":"730003707346","price":98.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a4123514436_10.jpg?v=1732095845"},{"product_id":"specialrequestdj-kicks","title":"Special Request – DJ-Kicks","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Woolford sets the bar high. Like Babe Ruth calling his home run shot, in 2019 he took to Twitter to let fans know he'd put out four Special Request albums in one year. And then he did it, ending with the appropriately titled Zero Fucks. Naturally, he's applied this psycho dog ethic to his DJ-Kicks mix. His stated goal was to deliver a set that slots in alongside legendary entries like Claude Young's landmark 1996 entry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his vocal house team-ups with Diplo to the blistering jungle tracks he makes as Special Request—the retro hardcore alias that's taken over his life—Woolford comes up with a concept, then tailors his work to suit. (For Offworld, he wondered what would happen if Jam \u0026amp; Lewis signed to Metroplex.) As such, we'd be wise to keep his own description of his DJ-Kicks mix in mind: \"I always saw the series as a benchmark of quality and a time-stamped gateway into an artist's state of mind,\" he writes in the press release. \"For this volume, I wanted to focus on lush melodics. I kept that as a constant thread throughout, choosing only records I cherish... it's not a 'current snapshot' by any means, more of a chronicle of some of my all-time favourites.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Reynolds' hardcore continuum essays for The Wire, the seminal theory of UK dance music developments from acid house to jungle and garage, contained exactly one reference to disco. But Special Request's DJ-Kicks moves from disco to house and melodic techno to hardcore and jungle, revealing the roots of his current sound. In the first segment, he revels in lush strings, Patrick Adams-style synths and lithe, soul-style musicianship. The admiration for these dance music building blocks is both explicit—the mix launches into motion with John Morales' timeless M+M remix of Alicia Myers—and implicit. Listen to the clear parallel between Morgan Geist's \"Lullaby\" and Special Request's own \"Vellichor\" a few tracks later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his DJ-Kicks, Woolford plays some of his favourite tracks of all time, in the process revealing the DNA buried deep within his own productions. Following Symbols \u0026amp; Instruments' spacey '90s house cut \"Mood (Tropical Dream Revisited),\" Woolford drops LS1 Housing Authority's \"Life Moves Fast,\" presumably a new alias of his own. The ethereal pads on both tracks bear a striking resemblance to each other. Similarly, the ahead-of-its-time bassline on Virgo's \"R U Hot Enough,\" from 1985, could have easily served as a building block for a track off Belief System.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, marveling over previously obscured influences feels like a somewhat pedantic way to enjoy this mix. That Morales Alicia Myers mix? It's the best opening track in recent memory. A fair share of listeners will be checking this mix for jungle and hardcore exclusives, and Woolford comes correct with a bag full of VIP versions, including a hoover-laden remix of FC Kahuna's 2002 trip-hop track, \"Hayling,\" and two Tim Reaper VIPs of tracks off Zero Fucks. (The \"Pull Up\" VIP nearly improves on the fantastic original.) Sandwiched between these neo-breakbeat anthems is a Sonar's Ghost VIP of another extremely valuable track: 4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse's \"Drowning In Her.\" From Kirk Degiorgio to AceMo, this mix is anachronistic, mixing the past and the present until they blur together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's an obvious emotional component to boshing on your favourite records. Woolford, a Loiner who takes a workman's approach to his prolific output, would almost certainly wince at the following comparison. But as a whole, his DJ-Kicks—prismatic and somewhat subdued—is enjoyable as dance music history, a peek into a prolific artist's hidden influences and, of course, a dance mix with impeccable flow that's also suitable for headphones. In the way that the Mona Lisa meets your eye from every angle, Special Request's DJ-Kicks works on nearly every conceivable level. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/reviews\/33730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eResident Advisor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1ayzw8uZmNcH7ArrK2Rsgv\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: !K7 Records – K7394LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries: DJ-Kicks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, 12\", Compilation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: Europe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 19 Mar 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Electronic, Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Disco, House, Techno, Breakbeat, Drum n Bass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456866164894,"sku":"730003739415","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/895a787ad92433a6a68302e806e57ac38ba3a9ce.jpg?v=1646297927"},{"product_id":"theo-parrish-djkicks-detroit-forward","title":"Theo Parrish – DJ-Kicks Detroit Forward","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing up in Chicago, later Detroit-based music producer, Theo Parrish is internationally well known for his own inimitable downtempo house music style. The approach Parrish took to compiling DJ-Kicks was very ambitious, inviting his Detroit peers to produce a collection of brand new material, and in turn creating the first ever all exclusive entry to the esteemed series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Detroit creates. But rarely imitates. Why? We hear and see many from other places do that with what we originate. No need to follow. Get it straight. In the Great Lakes there are always more under the surface than those that appear to penetrate the top layer of attention and recognition. What about them that defy tradition? Those that side step the inaccurate definitions often given from outside positions? This is that evidence. Enjoy. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/k7records.bandcamp.com\/album\/dj-kicks-theo-parrish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a landmark mix album, the Detroit icon gathers together multiple generations of the city’s dance-music faithful in a celebration of history, community, and possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDance music’s primary function is right there in the name: make the people move. Detroit legend Theo Parrish has been doing this for three decades, both with his superlative productions and ruggedly selected, daringly mixed DJ sets. Although he self-bootlegged his own mixes long ago and is a regular in the NTS booth, where his thematic marathon appearances are avidly tracked, this contribution to the long-running DJ-Kicks series is his first widely released commercial mix album. Let the boogie commence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the boogie most certainly does, though what separates Parrish and other Motor City dance-musickers from their contemporaries is an explicit intention to soundtrack how the movement of dance reflects both a community’s memory and its ongoing development. In recent years, historic layers of what’s often aggregated as Detroit Techno™ have been explored with extra diligence—just 2022 has brought an indispensable book (DeForrest Brown Jr.’s thick Assembling a Black Counter Culture) and an excellent film (Kristian Hill’s God Said Give ’Em Drum Machines) that bring its past into concrete context. Detroit’s dance culture is a tributary of the city’s broader musical heritage—always has been, always will be. Yet despite Detroit’s continuing production of innovative club sounds, its adherents remain mostly stuck on past glories. Call it a folk-art mentality if you want, but that critique misses the way that Black music’s improvised and rhythmic progress has operated under a collective “ancient to the future” ethos for over a century, continuously advancing culture. Parrish’s DJ-Kicks, pointedly subtitled \u003cem\u003eDetroit Forward\u003c\/em\u003e, demands to be judged not only for its ability to move bodies, but also for the sonic possibilities it opens up, and the answers it offers to a crucial question: What is it about Detroit’s linkage of minds, asses, and social potentialities that has played such a key role in American culture?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artists gathered on \u003cem\u003eDetroit Forward\u003c\/em\u003e are almost all locals, of different generations and profiles than the originators that Detroit’s global fetishists tend to mythologize. The lone out-of-towner is Andres “Specter” Ordonez, a Chicago house DJ whose productions on Parrish’s Sound Signature label give him honorary 313 status—and whose “The Upper Room,” named after a gospel standard and led by the fluid repetition of an off-kilter piano line, is among the comp’s instant funkafied floor-fillers. The other statesmen are all lesser-known homegrown treasures. There’s RayBone Jones, whose immense DJing skills (he once mentored the budding superstar Kyle Hall) have overshadowed his rare forays into production—though as “Green Funk” attests, he’s inherited the parish craft of mixing bubbly synth basslines, jazzy chords, and understated yet insistent circular rhythms into something both soothing and tense. There’s Howard “H-Fusion” Thomas, a studied experimentalist whose reputation also shrouds a too-short catalog of improvised diversity (from Roland 303 fantasias to R\u0026amp;B stomps that sound like Julius Eastman playing piano house) and whose contribution here, “Experiment 10,” is a rave Koyaanisqatsi. There’s breaks’n’synths wizard Sterling Toles, whose recent ascendancy has been buoyed by old work with the rapper Boldy James, and whose “Janis” shames most lo-fi experimental hip-hop. There’s also saxophonist\/flautist De’Sean Jones and keyboardist Jon Dixon, who over the past decade have energized live performances by community stalwarts Underground Resistance, but whose own tracks have remained mostly buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDetroit Forward’s\u003c\/em\u003e other notable feature is that all but one of these contributions are previously unheard (often brand-new) work, picked by Parrish to showcase an artist’s latest direction, as well as the city’s less visible music. This is where the breadth and fluidity of Detroit’s sound is most clear, a snapshot of how a culture’s evolution is informed far from media glare or mainstream platforming. There’s no better example than UR’s Jones, a noted jazz saxophonist, Grammy-nominated arranger of gospel records, and contributor to jazz drummer Makaya McCraven’s band: His three completely different appearances on Forward are a taste of the Detroit tradition operating outside expectation. “Pressure,” the album’s opening track, a collaboration with the vocalist Ideeyah, begins with a delicious looping electric-guitar hook before mutating into a downtempo groover; “Psalm 23” features a small live group playing what could only be described as power gospel; and the horn- and piano-heavy jazz-house of “Flash Spain” is so crisp it’s as though it was just picked off the tree. All of it feels of a piece and very much like Detroit. A similar energy connects drummer\/producer Omar Meftah’s pair of contributions: Where his synth-leaning psychedelia accompanying John C’s earnestly biographical raps on “Full” brings late-night dizziness, the layers of percussion that scaffolds the bass synths on the extended “When the Sun Falls” make explicit the jazz bridge between Detroit’s swing and London’s broken beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeftah is among the younger talents in Parrish’s new Detroit, whose approaches seldom fit simple narratives. If the arpeggiated synth and raw drum machine that power producer Terrilyn “Whodat” McQueen and keyboardist Sophiyah Elizabeth’s “Don’t Know” hint at the best of what next-gen Detroit techno could be, and Deon Jamar’s “North End Funk” is a spiraling, minimalist composition that echoes electronic music’s classic experimental wing, other tracks color incoming culture outside prescribed lines. With the help of Nova Zaii, the singer-songwriter Kesiena “KESSWA” Wanogho creates the gorgeous “Chasing Delirium,” a spoken-word “covert blues” deeply informed by noisy, sculpted dissonances; it’s both funk and abstract art. Parrish’s re-edit of Monica “mBtheLight” Blaire’s “aGain” shares that sonic space—a vocal loop and synth lay out a rhythm bed over which Blaire delivers something between a rap, a monologue, and a poem—but when the song turns emotional, it also unleashes simmering hi-tech soul. And at the mix’s center, the pianist\/producer Ian Fink, whose credits include Carl Craig’s Synthesizer Ensemble and drummer Kassa Overall’s touring group, lays into his Rhodes during a propulsive, live-band version of Parrish’s 1997 classic “Moonlite,” embodying the hybridity of the main musical intersection that \u003cem\u003eDetroit Forward\u003c\/em\u003e calls home. It’s familiar, but also musically audacious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs for the DJ? On this set, the mixmaster defers to his immediate task as selector and advocate. Parrish has never been afraid to speed up or slow down his performances depending on the moment, and this one calls for less mixing-desk aerobics than a 3 a.m. dancefloor might; here, the freewheeling spirit is in the stylistic choices and juxtapositions. Even when picking which of his own tracks to include on \u003cem\u003eDetroit Forward\u003c\/em\u003e, he parries the notion of club intentions. “Real Deal,” co-credited to Parrish and Duminie DePorres, is a beatless piece of ambient jazz—just piano, Juno, and guitar, an early-in-the-mix Easter egg that hints at what’s going on here. Theo Parrish’s work has long asserted that there’s more to Detroit’s dance music than simply making the people move. It’s a way to celebrate the richness of the community that gave it life, and which continues to be the primary inspiration for the sonic fiction of its beats, techno and otherwise. \u003cem\u003eDJ-Kicks: Detroit Forward\u003c\/em\u003e proves that few are more trustworthy to sketch that community’s stories and potential futures. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/theo-parrish-dj-kicks-theo-parrish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1V5YIHKqKdsQDdVQURKk02?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVinyl tracklist:\u003cbr\u003eA1 De'Sean Jones, Ideeyah – Pressure    \u003cbr\u003eA2 Donald Lee Roland II – Simba's Theme    \u003cbr\u003eA3 Jason Hogans – Surrounded By Trees\u003cbr\u003eB1 John C. \u0026amp; Meftah – Full    \u003cbr\u003eB2 Meftah – When The Sun Falls\u003cbr\u003eB3 De'Sean Jones – Psalm 23    \u003cbr\u003eC1 Ian Fink – Moonlite (Duality\/Detroit Version)    \u003cbr\u003eC2 Kesswa, Nova Zaii – Chasing Delerium    \u003cbr\u003eD1 Specter – The Upper Room    \u003cbr\u003eD2 Raj Mahal – Hudsons    \u003cbr\u003eE1 Raybone Jones – Green Funk    \u003cbr\u003eE2 Whodat, Sophiyah E –    Don't Know    \u003cbr\u003eF1 Howard Thomas – Experiment 10    \u003cbr\u003eF2 Monica Blaire – aGain    \u003cbr\u003eF3 Sterling Toles – Janis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel:K7 Records \u003cbr\u003eSeries: DJ-Kicks\u003cbr\u003eFormat:3 x Vinyl, LP\u003cbr\u003eReleased:2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Acid House, Acid Jazz, Deep House, House\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Electronic\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42222165590174,"sku":"730003741418","price":70.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/155763-theo-parrish-dj-kicks.jpg?v=1667728408"},{"product_id":"tosca-suzuki","title":"Tosca - Suzuki","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eDedicated to Shunryu Suzuki, the Sōtō monk who popularised Buddhism in America, this sophomore album from Austrian electronica duo Tosca is as zen as trip hop gets. Unlike their debut LP, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eOpera\u003c\/i\u003e, which was opulent and sultry - their 2000 effort released via !K7 \/ G-Stone was much more delicate and laidback. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eSuzuki\u003c\/i\u003e was designed to be a downtempo soundtrack to enlightenment, and it achieves such. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eFrom the funky decelerated pulse of “Annanas” to the chilled out loveliness of “Ocean Beat” - \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eSuzuki\u003c\/i\u003e brims with tranquil warmth and hypnotic grooves. In contrast to much of Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber’s catalogue, this record is notable for being mostly instrumental, featuring only breathy vocal samples that blend seamlessly into the mellow simplicity and light touch of the album’s hypnotic soundscapes. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e Tosca's second album Suzuki takes a lighter, airier approach to the trip-hop terrain that Opera explored. The spare, shimmering title track's delicate synth textures, minimal beats, mellow rhythms, and breathy vocal samples set the tone for the rest of the album's laid-back tracks. Though \"Orozco,\" \"Bass on the Boat,\" and \"Ocean Beat\" are more immediate variations on Tosca's relaxed sound, for the most part, Suzuki offers a locked groove of hypnotic, deeply chilled-out epics. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/suzuki-mw0000063252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3mMCQiZaRbwPhn1I3vdFRP?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records, G-Stone Recordings\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2022 \/ Original Release: 2000\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Downtempo, Trip Hop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Downtempo\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42290573901982,"sku":"730003708510","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/tsa.jpg?v=1670490192"},{"product_id":"dj-kicks-haai","title":"HAAi - DJ Kicks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon-based, Australian-born Teneil Throssell, aka HAAi, is known for a strain of sonic psychedelia that metabolises precise sound design, melodic techno, electronic pop and thundering beats. Following the release of her acclaimed 2022 album, Baby, We’re Ascending, HAAi has reached what she calls “another career milestone” - an invitation to steer the next edition of !K7 Records’ acclaimed DJ-Kicks series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHAAi approached this mix with two concurrent goals: to continue to iterate on her artistic theme - which she named ‘always ascending’ - and to highlight her flair for hyperkinesis and drama behind the decks, which she achieves with BPM left-turns, endless upwards tilts and sharp accelerations, liminal transitions and moments of pure euphoria. Within the sweeping journey she moves through an expansive selection of heritage classics, future-facing artists, friends, heroes, and voices from close-knit communities, alongside a number of her own exclusive productions. - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/haai.bandcamp.com\/album\/dj-kicks-haai\"\u003e!K7\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5f7wLlgF33y9CUibAk3a5z?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table_1fWaB\" border=\"1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e!K7 Records\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– K7419LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eDJ-Kicks\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– 80\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"format_item_3SAJn\"\u003e2 x\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVinyl,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLP, Compilation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eGermany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2023-11-10\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e10 Nov 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eElectronic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eDowntempo,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMinimal Techno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42982497484958,"sku":"4062548067279","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/R-28900486-1699870740-1498.jpg?v=1701258479"},{"product_id":"the-brandt-brauer-frick-ensemble-mr-machine","title":"The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble – Mr. Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerman trio Brandt Brauer Frick first made waves in 2009 due to their live orchestral approach to the throbbing 4\/4 pulse of Berlin’s dance music scene. The triumphant culmination of their modern classical meets minimal techno lens can be found on their heady sophomore album, originally released via !K7 in 2011. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpanded to a ten-piece ensemble, Brandt Brauer Frick welcomed seven other instrumentalists on piano, timpani, strings and brass (just to name a few) to craft a deeply textured meeting between the organic old world and the electronic new world. \u003cem\u003eMr. Machine\u003c\/em\u003e brims with cinematic grandeur, opening up expansively lush soundscapes that feel like a seamless convergence of Steve Reich, Paul Kalkbrenner and Jazzanova. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing reworks of standouts from their debut \u003cem\u003eYou Make Me Real\u003c\/em\u003e, alongside propulsive new originals, this is Brandt Brauer Frick at their best. — \u003ca href=\"German%20trio%20Brandt%20Brauer%20Frick%20first%20made%20waves%20in%202009%20due%20to%20their%20live%20orchestral%20approach%20to%20the%20throbbing%204\/4%20pulse%20of%20Berlin%E2%80%99s%20dance%20music%20scene.%20The%20triumphant%20culmination%20of%20their%20modern%20classical%20meets%20minimal%20techno%20lens%20can%20be%20found%20on%20their%20heady%20sophomore%20album,%20originally%20released%20via%20!K7%20in%202011.%20%20%20Expanded%20to%20a%20ten-piece%20ensemble,%20Brandt%20Brauer%20Frick%20welcomed%20seven%20other%20instrumentalists%20on%20piano,%20timpani,%20strings%20and%20brass%20(just%20to%20name%20a%20few)%20to%20craft%20a%20deeply%20textured%20meeting%20between%20the%20organic%20old%20world%20and%20the%20electronic%20new%20world.%20Mr.%20Machine%20brims%20with%20cinematic%20grandeur,%20opening%20up%20expansively%20lush%20soundscapes%20that%20feel%20like%20a%20seamless%20convergence%20of%20Steve%20Reich,%20Paul%20Kalkbrenner%20and%20Jazzanova.%20%20%20Featuring%20reworks%20of%20standouts%20from%20their%20debut%20You%20Make%20Me%20Real,%20alongside%20propulsive%20new%20originals,%20this%20is%20Brandt%20Brauer%20Frick%20at%20their%20best.%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Analog%20Vault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack in the mid 70s, Kraftwerk discarded their conventional instruments and turned to synthesizers to create their hugely influential LP Autobahn. Nearly forty years on, another German group are again playing with musical conventions, but in a reverse of their forebears, Brandt Brauer Frick are using acoustic instruments to recreate techno. In doing so the group aren't the first to translate dance music through 'traditional' means, but the sound they created on their debut LP \u003cem\u003eYou Make Me Real\u003c\/em\u003e was much more automated and ultimately rhythmic than that of say Christian Prommer's more jazz based Drumlesson. As the group's Paul Frick explained at the time of release: “instead of using only the typical epic orchestra or piano sounds, we love to explore the dirty percussive sides of those instruments.” It's an approach that sits the group perfectly between Steve Reich and Jeff Mills two of their biggest inspirations, and one that makes them equally at home playing the Modern Art Museum as Club Berghain. It's been through these live performances that the group has developed the sound we hear on this their second LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr Machine\u003c\/em\u003e sees BBF further the concept of their outstanding debut, building on those live shows and dispensing completely with all 'synthetic' sound. Paul Frick explains the changes in what has become a ten-piece orchestral work: \"On\u003cem\u003e You Make Me Real\u003c\/em\u003e, we still used some effects and more synths, whereas \u003cem\u003eMr Machine\u003c\/em\u003e is completely unplugged, except for the Moog synth, which is amplified through a bass guitar amp. \u003cem\u003eYou Make Me Real\u003c\/em\u003e was still 'produced'. On \u003cem\u003eMr. Machine\u003c\/em\u003e there's nothing like that at all.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time, The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble’s seminal album \u003cem\u003eMr. Machine\u003c\/em\u003e is being re-issued on coloured vinyl. T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis is a record that put them alongside names as Steve Reich and Philip Glass, but with considerably more groove. More than anything, Daniel, Jan and Paul are keen that the Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble are not written off as a curiosity:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Often people focus a lot on this whole \"cross-over\" aspect,” says Brauer. “We wish people would simply notice we have good chords, melodies etc. and take the music as it is. Because we make it the way we feel, and not for other, let's say purely conceptual reasons. Some only seem interested in how it’s made. Some reviewers perceive us as minimal techno, some as modern classical, some as nu jazz and so on. But we don’t divide the world into techno and non-techno.” — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/brandtbrauerfrick.bandcamp.com\/album\/mr-machine\" title=\"https:\/\/brandtbrauerfrick.bandcamp.com\/album\/mr-machine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6fKeC40X5rrSZgY2Q9Xzwq?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rqC14QdHaGc?si=eJJiQUCW429Yq3VU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records – !K7286LP\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Clear\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Germany\u003cbr\u003eReissued: Feb 23, 2024 \/ Original Release: Oct 24, 2011\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Classical\u003cbr\u003eStyle:  Modern Classical, Experimental, Tech House, Minimal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Electronic \/\/ Leftfield\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43284637909150,"sku":"4062548081640","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a3451241754_10.jpg?v=1709710934"},{"product_id":"kruder-dorfmeister-dj-kicks-2024-reissue","title":"Kruder \u0026 Dorfmeister - DJ Kicks (2024 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe slo-beat pioneers Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister of Vienna are among the hottest producers in the dance universe. Even though they only produced two unreleased maxis, big names like Count Basie, Bomb The Bass, Alex Reece or United Future Organization had some of their tracks remixed by these exceptional producers. Their productions on compilations of Ninja Tune, SSR and Wall Of Sound are considered mile stones regarding the trip-hop genre and many major companies are trying to release their debut album. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince 1993 the two have been working together as a team and when being asked about their musical roots they name musicians like Miles Davis, Sly Stone, Brian Eno, Serge Gainsbourg or Bill Laswell. Besides this they are great admirers of the Gilles Peterson and Coldcut Radioshow of London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es cult-station Kiss FM, which had a lot of influence on their musical openmindness. Their label G-Stone was able to gain outstanding reputation with its four releases and earned fantastic media reaction in international publications.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBesides their outstanding fame as producers both were able to blast even the hippest clubs on this planet with their extravagant DJ-sets. Their breathtaking mixture of trip-hop, dub, ambient and drum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebass is supposed to be way-leading thus supporting their cult-status. Smokin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etracks of Herbalizer, Statik Sound System, Hardfloor, Aquasky, Shantel and others are combined on their DJ-Kicks set, gathering the hottest labels from Ninja to Cheap, from Moving Shadow to Creative Wax. \u003c\/span\u003eDue to the strong demand for vinyl versions a 2×12″ with the most sought-after tracks is available as well as a maxi of the exclusive new track “Black Baby”, which makes Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister “DJ-Kicks” the reference album 1996 for beat-fans of all kind. — via Label\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0Ba6Ld8Ss2oAH1x7Hv1v53?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records\u003cbr\u003eSeries: DJ-Kicks\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2x Vinyl, 12\", Compilation, Reissue, Repress\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2024 \/ Original Release: 1996\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Dub, Downtempo, Breaks, Drum n Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Club Mix Compilations\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43380499185822,"sku":"730003704611","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a2398549208_10.jpg?v=1711434768"},{"product_id":"dominik-eulberg-mannigfaltig","title":"Dominik Eulberg - Mannigfaltig","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDominik Eulberg has two lifelong passions: music and nature. Over the course of more than twenty accomplished years, he has managed to reconcile both by producing an ever-evolving but always organic and melodic brand of electronic music. Of course, Dominik is also a well travelled DJ who is always observing the natural world on his worldly travels. He has released his long awaited fifth studio album \u003cem\u003eMannigfaltig\u003c\/em\u003e. With twelve elaborate pieces of music, he creates a burning plea to preserve the breathtaking biodiversity of nature and at the same time warns of the threat posed to it by humans. It is a detailed record that demands close listening and showcases Eulberg's considerable synth craft, with drawn out pads and delicate keys laid over undulating rhythms that slowly take you through a wide range of emotions. Elements of ambient, downtempo, electronica, pop and minimal are infused with the sounds of nature, a choral sense of musicality and wistful air of grace across all the majestically composed pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe came up with the idea for the new album’s concept\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e during a hiking tour in his home town when he first happened upon a butterfly whose name is literally translated as ‘golden-eight.’ Then he saw a songbird called ‘nine-slayer’ and heard the calls of a dormouse, whose name in German is ‘seven-sleeper.’ This is when he discovered that the seemingly casual chain went further - that for every number from one to twelve there is a name of a native animal species. \u003cem\u003eMannigfaltig i\u003c\/em\u003es an album about the variety and colourfulness of nature, which for Eulberg is “the greatest artist of all” and something that soothes his soul and is the “easiest, healthiest and most cost-effective key to happiness”. With a clear concept behind each album, this latest one is a musical attempt to mirror the endless variation of nature and “highlight the entire colour palette” while always going with the flow of his inner feelings. “I always look for an innovative momentum, and never try to imitate anything, or even myself.” The album is an artistic advancement thanks to new synths, mixers and developing new production techniques. — (via Label)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3cIXMmcvTqCFm8e0ue75xA?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2019\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Techno, Tech House, Ambient\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: House \/ Electro \/ Techno\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44513963245726,"sku":"730003738012","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a0725877052_10.jpg?v=1731396898"},{"product_id":"kruder-dorfmeister-the-kd-sessions-25th-anniversary-boxset-edition","title":"Kruder \u0026 Dorfmeister - The K\u0026D Sessions™ (25th Anniversary Boxset Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— A TAV Essential Listening Album —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled and mixed by Vienna-based DJ duo Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister, this 1998 album has indubitably become one of the hallmark albums amongst downtempo and trip hop aficionados. Hailed as one of the most influential electronica releases of all-time, \u003cem\u003eThe K\u0026amp;D Sessions\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force of downbeat and dub that flawlessly conjures the perfect kickback mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album, which set the bar for what compilations could achieve, comprises an array of exceptional original tracks, dubs, and remixes of classics from diverse acts ranging from Bomb the Bass and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, to Roni Size and Rockers Hi-Fi.  The Austrian pair artfully shapes their sprawling selections into something that goes beyond a DJ mix - this is as complete and cohesive an album as any you’ll ever find.  — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Sessions’ 25th anniversary, the landmark release sees a special treatment in the form of a limited audiophile edition box set with an additional 6th LP – and a 3rd CD in the CD version – containing previously unreleased music, incl. remixes of the likes of Madonna, Lewis Taylor, Count Basic, and more. It comes in gloss finish and highlight clear UV varnishing, sleeves and labels printed using metallic gold pantone and a hi-res A2 poster as well as a 32pp booklet with original and previously unseen photographs from the time alongside extensive liner notes by Max Dax, Robert Menasse and Werner Geier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the late '90s, Viennese duo Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister found themselves gigging around Europe, riding the explosive success of their 1993 debut EP, G-Stoned. After a gig in Munich, they had a run-in with a peeved student reporter who couldn't comprehend how their live shows were so packed with just one solo release out. He wasn't aware of the pair's excellent remixes for the likes of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Depeche Mode and David Holmes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn their way home to Vienna, Peter Kruder couldn't stop thinking about the interaction. He told Richard Dorfmeister, \"We\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave to do a compilation—put all of our remixes together so people can see what we've done.\" If it weren't for that one disgruntled journalist, the duo's masterwork of dubby downtempo, The K\u0026amp;D Sessions, may have never come to light. \"We have no idea who that student is, but we should have dinner with him because he was the initial spark to do the compilation,\" Kruder says with a smile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReleased in 1999, \u003cem\u003eSessions \u003c\/em\u003ewas a double-album of two original tracks and nineteen remixes spanning high-grade drum \u0026amp; bass, cerebral dub and Brazilian samples. Its beauty lies in subtly complex details. Luxuriously minimal instrumentals move at a leisurely pace, bolstered by warped FX that playfully counter hi-def drums. Ripples of bubbling acid and spectral ambient chords emerge and then dissipate without fanfare or build-up. It's understated but head-spinning, inviting you to sit down and take a beat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSessions \u003c\/em\u003eset a high bar for what has come to know as \"mood music.\" It encompasses a range of genres, from quiet-storm R\u0026amp;B to lo-fi psychedelia. It's undemanding and versatile, with the right amount of relatability and intrigue for universal appeal. But Sessions doesn't just set the mood, it is the mood. It dims the lights in any room, applying a smoky, starry-eyed filter to conversations. Mundane moments become cinematic vignettes, fleeting thoughts turn into profound musings. \u003cem\u003eSessions\u003c\/em\u003e not only brought together listeners of various tastes, widening Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister's cult following, it also captured the underlying spirit of its time. Brooding intensity and a sense of melancholic indulgence coloured many seminal releases of the late ‘90s, including Massive Attack's \u003cem\u003eMezzanine\u003c\/em\u003e, Photek's\u003cem\u003e Form \u0026amp; Function,\u003c\/em\u003e Air's \u003cem\u003eMoon Safari\u003c\/em\u003e and Boards of Canada's \u003cem\u003eMusic Has the Right to Children\u003c\/em\u003e. Nodding to the zeitgeist, Sessions embraced a decidedly heavier, darker sound than its predecessor G-Stoned. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— (via\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kruderanddorfmeister.bandcamp.com\/album\/kruder-dorfmeister-the-k-d-sessions-tm-25th-anniversary-boxset-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cbr\u003eRemastered by Bernie Grundman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6mNVqDGJQpknhtx3RjKRst?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 6 x Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Special Edition, 25th Anniversary Audiophile Edition\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2024 \/ Original Release: 1998\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Downtempo, Dub, Trip Hop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under:  Electronic \/\/ Downtempo\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45063677509790,"sku":"4062548090178","price":200.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/kd-boxset-1_1000x1000_e4f03c00-5c00-4e21-97e6-a477d5c857e7.jpg?v=1738657611"},{"product_id":"tosca-dehli9-2023-reissue-remaster","title":"Tosca - Dehli9 (2023 Reissue \u0026 Remaster)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough his name will be forever tied to the non-prolific yet incredibly well-known duo \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/search?q=Kruder+%26+Dorfmeister\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister\u003c\/a\u003e, Richard Dorfmeister has spent most of his musical life teamed with schoolmate Rupert Huber. The pair have released four albums and as many full-length remix projects (as Tosca) in the same time K\u0026amp;D has yet to put out one album. And that is still not considering the time Dorfmeister and Huber spent playing together in \u003cem\u003eDehli 9\u003c\/em\u003e, the high-school group from which this album takes its name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eListening to anything by Tosca - indeed anything with Richard Dorfmeister's name on - is always a gloriously self-indulgent experience. \u003c\/span\u003eWhat appeals most on this album is the instrumentation. Shining clearly through programmed rhythms and those lovely repeated syncopated echoes, are the sounds of real guitars, bass, vocals, drums. Dorfmeister plays flute on the upbeat and out-there \"Wonderful\"; Anna Clementis' vocals are understated and gorgeous on \"Me and Yoko Ono\" and \"Oscar\" and the bass on \"Rolf Royce\" is fat, dry and earthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs if all this weren't enough of a treat for Tosca fans, there's the bonus LP. Huber's contemplative, spacious piano compositions are beautifully reworked by Dorfmeister. If you're an Eno fan you might be reminded of his collaboration with Harold Budd, \u003cem\u003eAmbient 2 \u003c\/em\u003e\/ \u003cem\u003ePlateaux of Mirrors\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Tosca’s landmark third studio album \u003cem\u003eDehli9,\u003c\/em\u003e they are proud to present a fully remastered edition of this magical Tosca release. Available on 4LP and carefully reworked by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering in Berlin, this remaster purposely avoids any modern hi-fi tricks and techniques and is committed to the sound of the early 2000’s. — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1516302163\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records, G-Stone Recordings\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 4 x Vinyl, 12\", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2023 \/ Original Release: 2003\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Classical\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Dub, Downtempo, Modern Classical, Ambient\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Downtempo\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45117195354270,"sku":"730003714047","price":80.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a0149271276_10.jpg?v=1740464223"},{"product_id":"quantic-dj-kicks","title":"Quantic - DJ-Kicks","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving worked and lived in the UK, US and Colombia throughout his 20-plus-year career, Quantic is an artist whose reputation has long been forged by his unique engagement and vibrant musical exchange with local scenes and cultures from across the world. His discography of electronic releases is vast, spanning two decades and ranging from solo productions and intimate collaborations to expansive ensemble projects. Under aliases such as Quantic, the Quantic Soul Orchestra, the Limp Twins, Flowering Inferno, Ondatrópica and many more, the multi-instrumentalist, DJ, composer and producer Will Holland has released over twenty studio albums as well as countless EPs and singles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, Quantic pulls from his unparalleled, wide-ranging pool of musical companions for his DJ-Kicks compilation, which fittingly radiates friends and family energy. The mix bursts with unreleased exclusives and places the art of curation at its core, giving the listeners space to go and dig more of the songs and sonics which resonate the most. Will Holland includes a breadth of new material, including new music from Quantic alongside another of his other aliases Sobredosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving made records together as Transgressors, he hails JJ from The Poets of Rhythm. Similarly, the drummer of London band The Heliocentrics, Malcolm Catto, played in the Quantic Soul Orchestra in the early 2000s, and the band’s fuzzy track features early on in the mix. The ties don’t stop there though. Having mixed his album ‘Bring Backs’, Holland welcomes Mist’s jazz instrumentalism onto his Kicks, followed by a whistling dance contribution from JKriv – ft. Gabriel Oliveira – with whom he spent his early days as bassist for New York live house ensemble Tortured Soul. Quantic also brings to the mix his Colombian contemporary Frente Cumbiero, with whom he formed tropical supergroup Ondatrópica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a selector often booked to play at sunset, Quantic channeled this energy into the mix’s pacing too. “I love when people suddenly realise they are engulfed in the night… and this mix does put you out into some pretty high tempos of bass music, dub and Cumbia.” Beyond raising profiles, the mix encapsulates Quantic’s tempo-changing DJing style which, over the past decade, has built him a strong community of fans. In regard to the compilation’s sonic journey, which likens the voyage to boarding a boat, he says “you’re going down a river and get off in a different place… it’s also a cool way to encapsulate, stylistically, what I’ve been up to as a DJ over the last few decades, while shining a light on people I admire”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis DJ-Kicks is the latest instalment in Quantic’s ever-evolving artistic trajectory, an accompaniment to those moments when the gloaming disappears into darkness. An homage to an unparalleled artistic path within the dance music cosmos. Will Holland’s longstanding dedication to a full range of melodic and percussive expression alongside continued musical collaboration is what makes his edition of DJ-Kicks such a rare beauty. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quanticmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/dj-kicks-quantic-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s rhythm, and then there’s what Quantic does: weaving pulse into narrative, groove into geography. The British-born, globe-wired producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist has spent the past two decades threading sound systems together with strings, horns, and heat, turning tradition into transmission. From London basements to California, Colombia studios to Brooklyn rooftops, he’s less a genre artist than a cartographer of groove, mapping joy, longing, and resistance across continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis latest transmission? A first-of-its-kind DJ-Kicks mix release, via !K7 Records, is composed entirely of unreleased original productions—a luminous, slow-burning fever dream of house pulses, cumbia riddims, disco flash, and smoky jazz inflections. It’s not a setlist, it’s a story. One told in 16 tracks, many collaborators, and no boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCall it communion. Call it craft. Call it what happens when you’ve spent your entire life listening deeper than the beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee here, Quantic diving into the process behind the mix, his many alter-egos (including the darkly hypnotic Sobredosis), and the decades of crate-digging, border-crossing, and analog devotion that have shaped his orbit. This isn’t nostalgia, it’s global frequency. Tune in. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flaunt.com\/post\/quantic-dj-kicks-out-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eFluant\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dqPNdQ9qLY0?si=MlK9muzKFInCl91N\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2GgclfMMPdemb5gQHvtHiL?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Funk \/ Soul, Folk\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Downtempo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Electronic \/\/ Downtempo\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45673615098014,"sku":"4062548104462","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a1393035233_10.jpg?v=1751466740"},{"product_id":"modeselektor-dj-kicks","title":"Modeselektor – DJ-Kicks","description":"\u003cp\u003eModeselektor, one of the most original acts to emerge from Berlin's techno underground, are in a period of transition. Earlier this year, the duo — aka Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary — moved into a new studio after many years based above the infamous KitKatClub in Mitte. After more than three decades of astonishing work—spanning cult labels, critically acclaimed albums and EPs, and era-defining releases as part of Moderat—they remain at the top of their game, as hungry as ever for the freshest electronic music from around the world. In 2025, the same year DJ-Kicks and !K7 Records celebrate their 30th and 40th anniversaries respectively, the duo are finally set to deliver their edition for the vaunted mix series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModeselektor's passion and drive are writ large across DJ-Kicks. Contributing to the long-running series has always been on their bucket list. Then, finally, this year, the stars aligned, and they set to work on their edition of the compilation. Bronsert and Szary gathered tracks in their new studio, designed and built in collaboration with Sascha Ring, by restructuring the remnants of an old industrial site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"We decided not to overthink it too much,\" said Bronsert of the curation phase, \"and just followed our instincts.\" At the same time, Szary added, \"When you ask Modeselektor to make a mix, it's not a normal process.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rhythmically compelling release came together over a matter of days. It features 22 tracks, including two original Modeselektor cuts, plus field recordings from tour—listen out for the lively discussion toward the end, recorded in a studio in Kingston, Jamaica. True to form, the mix stitches together an impressive mishmash of styles, from Kenyan sound artist Slikback and beloved London rapper Little Simz to Berlin techno darlings Ben Klock \u0026amp; Fadi Mohem. Moods and sounds change like the wind. \"We didn't want to make a club mix,\" Bronsert said. \"I love club music, so does Szary. But we didn't want to give people the full package, so we tried to tell a story. This mix is for listening in the car, or at home. It's weird, but not too much.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe opening section sets the tone. Leading with the tender pads of Szary's \"PREY,\" a reworking of a track from Moderat's More D4ta sessions, the energy gradually ramps up from there, with the occasional detour. Standouts include the world premiere of Kitschselektor, a long-awaited link-up between Modeselektor and popular German producers KITSCHKRIEG; Modeselektor's previously unreleased \"MEGA MEGA MEGA,\" which hits the duo’s typically euphoric high notes; and Slikback's stormy \"Sea,\" which landed on iconic dubstep label Tempa early in 2025. The atmosphere shifts again—like sand through your fingers—with the breathy vocals of GAISTER (aka Olivia Salvadori, Akihide Monna, and Coby Sey), another Szary pick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the mix, Szary's selections lean more beatless and ethereal, while Bronsert is the dancefloor specialist. \"He chose all the tracks without drums,\" Bronsert confirmed. \"A lot of very interesting music I never would've discovered myself. He's looking for non-structured music. That makes for a very interesting balance because we're fighting for our ideas all the time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first major gear shift arrives 20 minutes in, as fast, crisp kick drums burst through the murk. Released in 2024, \"Mood Swings\" by Little Simz is one of many new or unreleased cuts on the mix—an intentional decision to create \"a fingerprint of a moment,\" said Szary. Forays into the past occur sporadically, like a revisit to the thick bass and heavy air of Modeselektor's 2021 collaboration with legendary dub techno vocalist Paul St. Hilaire. The blend into Ben Klock \u0026amp; Fadi Mohem's industrial clanker \"The Machine\" is mind-blowingly seamless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModeselektor built their name on creating spellbinding musical moments by boldly fusing disparate sounds. Going from \"The Machine\" into American indie folk project Beirut, and back out again into the loopy techno of Kaan Pirecioglu's \"Spellbound,\" should rank as a career high. Beirut's \"Spillhaugen,\" a firm Szary favourite, is disarmingly beautiful, with Zach Condon's dreamy vocals building to a shimmering crescendo. \"We always try to find music in the timeless zone,\" said Bronsert. \"That doesn't get old too quickly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking the non-linear approach has always been the Modeselektor way. No two tracks on DJ-Kicks sound alike, meaning the magic often happens in the liminal spaces between tunes. Take how Untold's \"Discipline,\" the oldest track on the mix (2008), folds perfectly into the lively techno of Erik Jabari's \"Stone Rinse,\" released last year. (Jabari is a current employee of historic Berlin record store Hard Wax, where Bronsert once worked.) Or the way Julien Bracht's emotion-rich \"Melancholia\" collapses into the grand finale, \"Koko,\" a quirky, piano-heavy cut that premieres on the mix, delivered by close collaborator Siriusmo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beauty is in the lining—in listening to the mix again and again, and uncovering fresh details and earworms each time. Despite its modern bent, it has an everlasting quality, much like Modeselektor and DJ-Kicks themselves. Both are totems of Berlin's rich, shape-shifting electronic music culture. Decades later, they remain as relevant as ever. \"Don't skip the tracks,\" laughed Szary, when asked how fans should approach the mix. \"And just enjoy it.\" — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/modeselektor.bandcamp.com\/album\/dj-kicks-modeselektor-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModeselektor 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeutsch club rap from Kitschselektor (the duo's collaboration with KitschKrieg) leads into the polyrhythmic thump of original track \"MEGA MEGA MEGA,\" then dives into the muck with Slikback's grimy, subterranean \"Sea,\" first released by dubstep label Tempa earlier in 2025. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe selections progress from hypnotic pounders to broken rhythms to more abstract moments, sometimes landing at surprising moments such as a blend of DJ Narciso's minimal, skipping \"10 Minutos\" with Little Simz's 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 Untold's \"Discipline.\" The mix heads toward the finish line with Julien Bracht's dark, hypnotic stunner \"Melancholia,\" ending with a more introspective Siriusmo track about Koko the gorilla, keeping in line with Modeselektor's long-standing obsession with apes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModeselektor's DJ-Kicks is a highly adventurous, well-chosen set that crosses genres and tempos with ease. — (via Paul Simpson \/\/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/dj-kicks-mw0004578528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4ApWMQXAEOaNpFWaKG2FtN?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kBArzJ0WhRY?si=XUPtR6pp42Q6AmBY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl tracklist:\u003cbr\u003eA1 Modeselektor - MEGA MEGA MEGA    \u003cbr\u003eA2 Kitschselektor - Permit Riddim (feat. 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(20th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe downtempo legacy of Tosca continues. Originally released in 2005, \u003cem\u003eJ.A.C.\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth studio album by the Austrian duo - an album dedicated to their then newly born sons, “Joshua, Arthur, Conrad”. For its 20th anniversary, which also marks !K7's 40th anniversary, it has been fully remastered and compiled into a beautiful gatefold 2LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween the release of their classic Dehli 9 and \u003cem\u003eJ.A.C.\u003c\/em\u003e, the two entered fatherhood. As all Tosca albums relate to biographic events in the life of Huber and Dorfmeister, the birth of their sons naturally called for an album dedication. \u003cem\u003eJ.A.C.\u003c\/em\u003e is perhaps the most consistent formulation of both, the carefree and melancholic sound of Tosca.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe melodies quicken, the grooves are funky and laidback and the variety of musical styles are marked by a wide choice. Additionally, from 2003 onwards, Tosca became a full band, with live debuts by the side of the likes of Earl Zinger, MC Farda P (Rockers Hi-Fi) and Graf Hadik.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's this new found live experience and the increased interest in the digitally untouched sound of real instruments that marks the character of this landmark Tosca album the most, besides the characteristic Tosca mood. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/toscak7.bandcamp.com\/album\/j-a-c-2025-remaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTosca is the recording name for electronica duo Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber. Fans of Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister (Richard Dorfmeister's better known main project) will already be familiar with Tosca's down-tempo, groove-oriented vibe, and \u003cem\u003eJ.A.C.\u003c\/em\u003e, the duo's fourth release, delivers more of the same, with impressive attention to creating lush, relaxing cushions of sound. Live instrumentation fleshes out the programming here, and Dorfmeister and Huber's artful work at the boards keeps the synthesis smooth and sophisticated, with enough contemporary production flourishes to keep things varied and high-minded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe retro lounge feel of \"Heidi Bruhl,\" for example, is offset by the smoothly rolling groove of \"John Lee Huber,\" and whereas most of \u003cem\u003eJ.A.C. \u003c\/em\u003espins out jazzy, laid-back atmospheres, there are a few scattered moments, like the electro-funk of \"Damentag,\" where the energy receives a welcome boost. A host of guest vocalists lend their talents to the outing, making \u003cem\u003eJ.A.C.\u003c\/em\u003e a fun, fine stereo selection for mellow, elegant socializing or a solo headphone experience. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/jac-mw0000350332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2f5GP1oiD2rwBY2HWiIKh8?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/\/ Original: 2005\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Dub, Downtempo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Electronic \/\/ Downtempo\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46127083061406,"sku":"4062548106183","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a_b6716bc1-506c-4072-b7cc-54e20bb88a16.jpg?v=1761799802"},{"product_id":"apparat-dj-kicks","title":"Apparat – DJ-Kicks (Coloured Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSasha Ring’s work under his Apparat moniker has always been evolving; over three albums on the Shitkatapult label and the collaborative full lengths with Ellen Allien and Modeselektor as Moderat on Bpitch Control, he’s surprised a lot of listeners with his output. Confined to little or no definitive style his music has always been in a constant state of metamorphosis, simultaneously breaching new waters and staying true to his unique spirit of musical openness and his obvious passion for sound design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAptly joking that his \u003cem\u003eDJ KiCKs \u003c\/em\u003eselection reflects his style to “not really have a style” it’s evident that Ring is more than aware that his contribution to the series might look ‘intelligent’ on paper – with the tracklist aligning variant artists like Oval, Autechre, Ripperton and Thom Yorke – but given his recent tour at the start of the year, it’s simply a representation of where he’s at in terms of modern music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I didn’t want to make this kind of ‘smart’ mix, that’s eclectic and sounds like it’s done ‘on purpose;’ but I need to do different things to keep myself motivated,” Ring explains. “At first I wanted to make a collection of influences, all kinds of old songs but then sometimes with those mixes it’s hard to keep some kind of flow and they’re just not very easy to listen to, so I ended up using good new music; music that almost gave me hope that there’s more out there than boring minimal techno.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Apparat contribution is as stylized as the preceding mixes in the series from Kode 9 and James Holden; with Ring embracing the opportunity to create a mix that represents both his personality and his brave take on ‘club’ music. With an incredibly prevalent talent for manipulation of both tempos and melodies, Ring includes tracks from a handful of dubstep producers like Dutch producer Martyn – whose ‘Miniluv’ provides a glorious rhythmic propulsion when under-layed beneath Patrice Baumel’s ‘Sub’ – and Ramadanman’s ‘Tempest’ – whose melody all but dissipates at the optimum moment – layering and blending them perfectly with tracks from across an array of genres from Autechre’s percussive white noise to Oval’s erratically colourful sound slices or the echoed clicks of Phon.o’s ‘Intervall.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A mix needs a bit of dynamic,’ he states. “There were these weirder things I wanted to use, like this Four Tet remix (of Born Ruffian’s ‘I Need A Life’) and then there are some tracks i had to use as tools to glue it all togehter. The way I used the Martyn track is more of a tool to adjust the Patrice Baumel track dynamically to the following ones. But most of the songs are in there for musical reasons. All these artists have their own sound signatures and manage to inject that space into every new song they produce.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAchieving a sense of progression in the mix through both his selections and his awareness of sonic space, Ring manages to harness his enthusiasms for frequency perfect soundscapes, often creating moments of sheer beauty out of his polarized composite parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The mix isn’t that balanced when it comes to melody I guess,” he continues, considering his point. “There’s a lot of sweetness on there, but it is dark and mysterious at points. I guess the bittersweet-ness has long been kind of my thing and with this mix I was just trying to spice it up a bit.” — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/apparatberlin.bandcamp.com\/album\/dj-kicks-apparat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the gaunt, grey frame staring out from the sleeve, the sounds which lie within \u003cem\u003eApparat's DJ Kicks\u003c\/em\u003e make for a technicolour lesson in computer music. \u003cem\u003eApparat\u003c\/em\u003e's pedigree in electronica is second to none. The Berlin-based producer operates with fellow Germans Modeselektor as Moderat, worked with BPitch Control boss Ellen Allien on the acclaimed Orchestra of Bubbles and has also released three solo albums of his own. Apparat's mix, following in the wake of dance floor-orientated efforts from Juan Maclean, Kode9 and James Holden, explores electronic pastures less immediately concerned with making you move. As he puts it, \u003cem\u003eDJ-Kicks\u003c\/em\u003e features \"good new music — music that gave me hope that there's more out there than boring minimal techno.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposed from 24 tracks, \u003cem\u003eDJ-Kicks\u003c\/em\u003e adds up to a cleverly conceived collection located somewhere within the hinterland between emotive techno, indie and dubstep. If one was to complain, you could say that everything about this mix takes itself very seriously. But, as a result, it hangs together beautifully with a blend of ebb and flow and light and dark which can't help but draw you in. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/reviews\/8103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eResident Advisor\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4AC0ZJCXpWMTQu4sQRkvZr?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl tracklist:\u003cbr\u003eA1 Luke Abbott – More Room\u003cbr\u003eA2 Patrice Bäumel – Sub\u003cbr\u003eA3 Ripperton – Echocity\u003cbr\u003eB1 Cosmin TRG – Tower Block\u003cbr\u003eB2 Pantha Du Prince – Welt Am Draht\u003cbr\u003eB3 Born Ruffians – I Need A Life (Four Tet Remix)\u003cbr\u003eC1 Vincent Markowski – The Madness Of Moths\u003cbr\u003eC2 Ramadanman –    Tempest\u003cbr\u003eC3 Phon.o – Intervall\u003cbr\u003eD1 Spherix – Lesser People\u003cbr\u003eD2 Joy Orbison – The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow\u003cbr\u003eD3 Thom Yorke –    Harrowdown Hill\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Blue + White Marbled\u003cbr\u003eRepressed: 2025  \/ Original: 2010\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Abstract, Dark Ambient, Techno, Dubstep, Ambient, Breakbeat, Tribal, Minimal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Eletronic \/\/ Club Mix Compilations\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46257288872094,"sku":"4062548120493","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a_73c09a7d-9692-4ea3-a425-9e4d4f143acd.jpg?v=1765017865"},{"product_id":"dominik-eulberg-lepidoptera","title":"Dominik Eulberg – Lepidoptera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLepidoptera\u003c\/em\u003e—the scientific name for butterflies, meaning “scale-winged”—is also the title of the seventh studio album by renowned music producer, bestselling author, ecologist, and knowledge mediator Dominik Eulberg. More than just an album, Lepidoptera is an artistic manifesto: a celebration of butterfly diversity and a profound ecological statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEulberg’s fascination with butterflies began in early childhood and has since become a lifelong passion. Set for release in October 2025, via !K7 Records, \u003cem\u003eLepidoptera\u003c\/em\u003e blends his signature sound with an urgent ecological message. It marks the pinnacle of a music career spanning over three decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from years of experience as a producer and DJ, Eulberg presents his most technically ambitious work yet. At the same time, he describes this album as his freest: “I simply made the music as it came out of me—without concern for club suitability or genre boundaries.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a richly textured and immersive journey that moves fluidly between pulsating, danceable rhythms, ambient soundscapes, and orchestral flourishes. Filmmaker Jan Haft calls it “a dazzling marriage of retro and avant-garde.” Throughout, the album remains unmistakably “Eulbergian,” showcasing an artist who has continuously refined his own distinctive musical language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of\u003cem\u003e Lepidoptera\u003c\/em\u003e are twelve native butterfly species, handpicked by Eulberg from the 3,700 known species in his homeland. Each track is inspired by one species, shaping the album's structure and grounding its creative focus.“Making music is really about choosing from endless possibilities,” Eulberg says. “Without a clear concept, you can easily drown in them.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo bring authenticity to the project, Eulberg immersed himself in the lives of butterflies—studying their biology, observing them in the wild, and even breeding several species at home alongside his wife, Natalia. He views butterflies as a “poetic metaphor for life,” capable of stirring deep emotional resonance. Each composition musically interprets the behavior and life cycle of its corresponding species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cem\u003eLepidoptera\u003c\/em\u003e goes far beyond music. Eulberg intends it as a multimedia educational tool, using sound as a gateway to emotional engagement with science and nature. “Music is a joyful, low-barrier tool for sensitization,” he explains. “Science provides facts, but it often only reaches the mind. Emotions touch the soul—they inspire curiosity, wonder, and compassion, the true drivers of change.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo this end, the album is accompanied by videos (including work from Jan Haft), interactive games, and visual art. The album cover functions as an “educational display,” featuring illustrations by Nikolas Kuhlen depicting all twelve butterfly species across all four life stages: egg, caterpillar, pupa, and imago. “It helps people visualize the miracle of metamorphosis and rekindle their love for nature,” Eulberg says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking ahead, Eulberg is reimagining the traditional release tour. Instead of club performances, he’s planning an educational tour in collaboration with artists and scientists. He will visit environmental education centers, host talks, and offer workshops for both children and adults. The aim: to ignite fascination for local biodiversity and foster a deeper connection to nature. “Happy people who love nature don’t start wars,” he concludes. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dominikeulberg.bandcamp.com\/album\/lepidoptera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few years ago, Dominik Eulberg released the magnificent \u003cem\u003eMannigfaltig\u003c\/em\u003e, a celebration of fauna available with a boxed memory game.  This year the artist ups the ante significantly.  \u003cem\u003eLepidoptera\u003c\/em\u003e began with the study and breeding of butterflies, and the choice of twelve subjects to represent the 3700 known species in Germany.  Then the LP, with divine liner notes, soon to be joined by videos and interactive games.  Finally, the project will go on tour, but not a traditional tour; instead; Eulberg hopes to join artists and scientists on an educational tour, melding music, science and art, an original and laudable concept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSadness and wonder mingle as the album begins.  The first subject, the small emperor moth, is born without a mouth and lives only on the reserves earlier stored as a caterpillar.  It emerges, flies, mates and dies in only a few days.  The early percussion sounds like the munching of a caterpillar gathering its stores, the late percussion like a ticking clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Grosser Schillerfalter” (an early single) is cheerful and upbeat, reflecting the iridescence of the male purple emperor butterfly.  The mood shifts in “Brauner Bär”, whose dark synth patterns and mysterious atmosphere honor a butterfly that flies only after midnight.  Brighter notes surface in the sixth minute, but only temporarily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large emerald is a master of camouflage both as caterpillar (when it resembles a twig) and as moth (when it resembles a leaf). In “Grünes Blatt,”the synth patterns blend and mesh like green on green.  One can hear the danger in the low march of the drums, and the relief of being passed over in the slowly-rising scales.  The swallowtail tricks pursuers into eating its detachable parts while it flies away. “Schwalbenschwanz” seems playful, as if the butterfly is laughing at its pursuers.  The breakdown at the four-minute mark is like the moment it breaks free, having shed part of its body, its spirit intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to the emperor moth, the morning cloak butterfly can live up to a year.  “Trauermantel” starts slowly and takes its time, an uncommon respite, as if the creature is the turtle of butterflies; but eventually, and literally, creature and the track get their wings.  If “Wundklee-Bläuling” seems like one of the warmer tracks, it’s because the piece honors the surprising relationship between the turquoise blue butterfly in its caterpillar stage and certain colonies of ants.  If ants and caterpillars can get along, why can’t we?  The ambient touches at the beginning and end connote interspecies peace.  With Halloween approaching, it’s no surprise that the death’s head moth is included; yet “Totenkopfschwärmer” is not a scary track, quite the opposite.  The catchy rhythms and subtle breakdowns suggest the long flight the moth makes, often traversing the Alps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLepidoptera\u003c\/em\u003e is an album of stories turned into song.  The final piece, which honors the peacock butterfly, sounds like a music box, connecting it with the wonder of childhood.  Through Eulberg’s writings, we learn of butterflies who emit hisses and whistles, caterpillars who retract their eyes, species who can smell potential mates from kilometers away.  We gain an appreciation for this remarkable family of creatures, formerly known only for their transformation; as a result, our lives are enriched as well.  — (via Richard Allen \/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/2025\/11\/04\/dominik-eulberg-lepidoptera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eA Closer Listen\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5BjwpMKsHSq6S6ftWekq8k?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Ambient, Minimal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Electronic \/\/ Ambient \/ Experimental \/ IDM\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46607337717918,"sku":"4062548118193","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/1476119-lepidoptera_131957.jpg?v=1773478351"},{"product_id":"sofia-kourtesis-dj-kicks","title":"Sofia Kourtesis – DJ Kicks (Compilation)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor Sofia Kourtesis, joy is a living practice. It runs through her stage presence, her productions, and the emotional energy that has defined her work—from her 2023 debut album \u003cem\u003eMadres\u003c\/em\u003e to her 2025 EP \u003cem\u003eVolver\u003c\/em\u003e. The Peruvian DJ and producer has built a vibrant international career, taking her from Lima to Berlin and to some of the world’s most celebrated clubs and festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer debut \u003cem\u003eDJ-Kicks\u003c\/em\u003e mix brings together the same emotional richness that has made her connect so deeply with listeners. Compiled during a period of profound personal loss, the mix took shape as Kourtesis navigated grief after the death of her mother. Returning to Peru became an important source of closeness, healing and reconnection, and music gradually returned to her as a source of strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a chameleonic journey through the moods, sounds and emotions that shaped her inner world during that time. Moving fluidly across the electronic spectrum, the mix balances dancefloor energy with moments of introspection, reflecting Kourtesis’ belief that the best DJ sets are not about display but about taking listeners on a journey full of movement, tension and surprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply personal and full of feeling, Sofia Kourtesis’ \u003cem\u003eDJ-Kicks\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartfelt offering of love, gratitude and emotional release. Bringing together highs, lows, warmth and unexpected turns, the mix captures the instinctive way she thinks behind the decks — letting different worlds collide, overlap and come alive. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/k7.com\/dj-kicks-sofia-kourtesis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her contribution to the long-running mix series, the Peruvian-born, Berlin-based DJ assembles a wide-ranging set of emotive house music that illustrates her ethos of “less perfection, more corazón.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSofia Kourtesis knew she was in love with Berlin after running into her dentist in the darkroom at Berghain. Out clubbing the night before she was scheduled to get her wisdom tooth removed, she spotted a naked man and realized he was the same one who would be cutting into her mouth a few hours hence. “What are you doing here?” she asked him. He waved off her bewilderment: “Well, this is Berlin, darling.” The procedure the next day went fine, and she knew she was home. “This could never happen in Peru,” she said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBerlin has been Kourtesis’ home since she moved from Lima at 17 to study film. She’s said she has a Latin heart with a German motor, evoking Germany’s world-renowned automotive industry as well as the four-on-the-floor beats of the capital’s techno scene. As she came of age musically, the tension between the two places came to define her art. She struggled with the loss of her father and her mother’s illness, pouring those emotions into records like Fresia Magdalena and Madres. She wove samples of her father’s voice into nostalgic evocations of their time together, and paid tribute to the surgeon who extended her mother’s life with a house banger named in his honor—and an invitation to go clubbing at Berghain. (“He really loved it,” she said.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKourtesis applies a similarly nostalgic lens to her entry into Berlin label !K7’s DJ-Kicks series. The mix offers a road map through the sphere of influence that has shaped her perspective as a musician and DJ, gathering recent hits and new exclusives from friends and contemporaries along with four new originals. The scope reflects Berlin’s international influences, featuring artists from across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and toys with ambient IDM, Detroit techno, French touch, Afro-Peruvian rhythms, and various flavors of house music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Kourtesis considers herself a “frustrated filmmaker,” and it’s not hard to hear the soundtrack to her own biopic in her mix; the swelling crescendo that opens her new version of Jon Hopkins’ “Home Station” feels intentionally cinematic. Dawning with the optimism of a young queer girl fleeing the Catholic oppression of her hometown for the unbridled hedonism of her new one, the mix drops her newest tracks in between waves of euphoric 4\/4 thumps, swirls of off-kilter syncopation, and blissed-out chords.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tracks she’s assembled reflect her ethos of “less perfection, more corazón”: Each selection seems to highlight artists that embrace imperfections, either in rhythm, texture, or structure. Her mix of Avalon Emerson’s “One More Fluorescent Rush” into Logic1000’s “Her” plays their contrasting approaches off one another, gently blunting Emerson’s relentless, mutating synthesizer groove as it gives way to Logic1000’s Tresor-coded 8-bit synth melody. A mid-mix run from Axel Boman’s “Rock Top” to UK duo JOY (Anonymous)’ “JOY (Look Up Now)” is stitched together by her new track “Texas Changing,” a sun-drenched 4\/4 thumper with a garbled vocal sample that sounds filtered through analog tape, transforming it from a merely soulful performance into something that feels more like found footage. The effect evokes her track “WinWin San,” a highlight of the 2018 compilation Studio Barnhus Volym 1 that turned heads even alongside chameleonic virtuosos like DJ Koze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKourtesis’ ear for texture and immersive sensibilities are well suited to the DJ-Kicks format, which favors channeling emotion and building tension. The inevitable release comes with her final original track, “Los Poemas No Siempre Riman” (“Poems Don’t Always Rhyme”), a collaboration with the Afro-Peruvian group Novalima. For an artist that has spent much of her career braiding the affections and mortality of her loved ones with her journey as an artist, her lyrics here feel like a mantra, a reminder from the ancestors that “Al final lo que importa\/Si amaste lo que viviste” (“In the end, what matters [is] if you loved what you lived”). Kourtesis’ DJ-Kicks mix feels like proof that she has: It’s a lovingly guided nostalgia trip through the vast spectrum of personalities and perspectives that lured her from Lima into the dark, damp corners in Berlin where she found the freedom she was seeking. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/sofia-kourtesis-dj-kicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3lgFnobUxzsnRNiGwS0XNj?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl tracklist:\u003cbr\u003eA1    Jon Hopkins –    Home Station (DJ-Kicks Version)\u003cbr\u003eA2    Sofia Kourtesis, Novalima –    Los Poemas No Siempre Riman\u003cbr\u003eA3    Laurence Guy –    Make Me Feel Better\u003cbr\u003eA4    Sedef Adasi –    Mermaids On Acid\u003cbr\u003eB1    △▃△▓ –    ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ؞ৢ؞ؖ\u003cbr\u003eB2    Sofia Kourtesis –    A Brief Look In Your Eyes\u003cbr\u003eB3    Dave DK –    Lagoon 69\u003cbr\u003eB4    Aphex Twin –    Flim\u003cbr\u003eC1    Sofia Kourtesis –    Texas Changing\u003cbr\u003eC2    DJ GTi –    Santa Teresa\u003cbr\u003eC3    Myd –    You're A Star\u003cbr\u003eD1    Axel Boman –    Rock Top\u003cbr\u003eD2    Sofia Kourtesis –    It's You\u003cbr\u003eD3    Joy Anonymous –    Joy (Look Up Now)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: !K7 Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: House\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Electronic \/\/ Club Mix Compilations\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7 Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722960162974,"sku":"4062548129151","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/dj-kicks-sofia-jpg.jpg?v=1776337126"}],"url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/collections\/label-k7.oembed","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}