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DJ-Kicks: DJ Koze
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  • Summary: The 50th DJ-Kicks compilation release features an original song from the German DJ.
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  • Record Label: !K7
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Rap, House, Downtempo, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Left-Field House, Left-Field Hip-Hop
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  1. Resident Advisor
    Jun 26, 2015
    82
    Since the beginning, DJ-Kicks has been about finding unique takes on this craft. Kozalla's 50th instalment more than lives up to this tradition.
  2. Clash Music
    Jun 26, 2015
    80
    His incorporation of lo-fi house and cosmic techno uplifts through the smallest dosage, and induces a powerful stupor until you're out the other side, perching on a Balearic mountaintop.
  3. Pitchfork
    Jun 26, 2015
    80
    Koze finds home for these misfit songs, and by doing so gets you thinking about possibilities, what else that might be out there waiting to be rediscovered.
  4. PopMatters
    Aug 10, 2015
    80
    A passive listen to Koze’s Kicks might just reveal hip-hop love and brilliant talent, but the underlying theme from Koze is simple, but easy to overlook: a genuine love of music.
  5. AllMusic
    Jun 26, 2015
    70
    When Koze finally gets around to mixing in some house tracks, they're midtempo and bittersweet rather than high-energy floor fillers, and uniformly excellent, particularly Frank & Tony's sublime "Bring the Sun. One wonders how astonishing the mix would be if it had consisted entirely of tracks like this, but the variety is refreshing, and Koze's adventurous spirit is always admirable.

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  1. SirNilesIV
    Jul 15, 2015
    10
    If you aren't familiar with DJ Koze, he's one of the DJ's that turns up in parentheticals, *alot*. I first came to know him, I believe, with aIf you aren't familiar with DJ Koze, he's one of the DJ's that turns up in parentheticals, *alot*. I first came to know him, I believe, with a Nichoals Jaar remix or maybe it was Matthew Dear, but regardless, he's kind of the slick remixer *already* slick DJ's use. It's an odd role, but the DJ Kicks series suits him perfectly because his talents seem to be collaboration, production et al. rather than outright songwriter etc. The album is on Spotify if you want to sample it, but usually it's best to buy the Kicks series, as Spotify loses the rights to the myriad of songs on usually on the albums.

    If you want a taste of Koze at his songwriting pinnacle, try Amygdala. It sounds a lot like this, incidentally, but has a more uniform feel than a typical mix record would.    … Expand

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