DJ-Kicks (styled DJ-KiCKS on all cover artwork) is a series of DJ mix albums, mixed by various artists for the independent record label !K7 Records.[1]

History

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DJ-Kicks started out in 1993 as a compilation of electronic DJ-style mixes in the techno or house genres, with the then-novel twist of being targeted to a home listening audience.[2] Soon afterwards, both the choice of compilers and the genres included were expanded: In addition to DJs, more and more producers (like Terranova), remixers (like Kruder & Dorfmeister), bands (like the Stereo MCs) and musicians (like Nicolette) compiled DJ-Kicks albums. The actual music began to vary wildly as well, ranging from Trüby Trio's downbeat jazz sound to Kemistry & Storm's aggressive drum and bass. Still, all contributions remain broadly within the electronic music genre.

The first DJ-Kicks release was C.J. Bolland's in 1995, and the series is still regularly expanded. As of October 2022, there are 78 releases in the series, with a release rate of about three new entries each year. 2016 and 2018 were particularly busy with five new mixes in each year, more than any other year so far. Some of the DJ-Kicks mixes are very popular and counted among the regular albums of the compiler, most notably the one by Kruder & Dorfmeister. The entries by Erlend Øye, Four Tet, James Holden, John Talabot, DJ Koze and Moodymann have also received particular acclaim. The DJ-Kicks series has been called "the most important DJ-mix series ever" by Mixmag. The 26th release was a special celebratory (and unmixed) "best of" compilation, DJ-Kicks: The Exclusives. It consisted of original tracks by the DJs who had mixed the earlier albums in the series.

DJ-Kicks releases

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Number Album Artist Released Catalogue Number
1 DJ-Kicks: C.J. Bolland C.J. Bolland 4 September 1995 !K7038
2 DJ-Kicks: Carl Craig Carl Craig 25 March 1996 !K7042
3 DJ-Kicks: Claude Young Claude Young 3 June 1996 !K7045
4 DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister Kruder & Dorfmeister 19 August 1996 !K7046
5 DJ-Kicks: Stacey Pullen Stacey Pullen 14 October 1996 !K7049
6 DJ-Kicks: Nicolette Nicolette 10 March 1997 !K7054
7 DJ-Kicks: The Black Album Rockers Hi-Fi 19 May 1997 !K7056
8 DJ-Kicks: DJ Cam DJ Cam 18 November 1997 !K7060
9 DJ-Kicks: Terranova Terranova 19 January 1998 !K7064
10 DJ-Kicks: Smith & Mighty Smith & Mighty 9 March 1998 !K7065
11 DJ-Kicks: Andrea Parker Andrea Parker 31 August 1998 !K7071
12 DJ-Kicks: Kemistry & Storm Kemistry & Storm 25 January 1999 !K7074
13 DJ-Kicks: Thievery Corporation Thievery Corporation 10 May 1999 !K7076
14 DJ-Kicks: Kid Loco Kid Loco 18 October 1999 !K7081
15 DJ-Kicks: Stereo MCs Stereo MCs 27 March 2000 !K7082
16 DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax Nightmares on Wax 2 October 2000 !K7093
17 DJ-Kicks: Trüby Trio Trüby Trio 27 August 2001 !K7104
18 DJ-Kicks: Vikter Duplaix Vikter Duplaix 28 January 2002 !K7115
19 DJ-Kicks: Playgroup Playgroup 1 July 2002 !K7127
20 DJ-Kicks: Tiga Tiga 1 December 2002 !K7142
21 DJ-Kicks: Chicken Lips Chicken Lips 3 November 2003 !K7155
22 DJ-Kicks: Erlend Øye Erlend Øye 19 April 2004 !K7161
23 DJ-Kicks: Daddy G Daddy G (of Massive Attack) 25 October 2004 !K7170
24 DJ-Kicks: The Glimmers The Glimmers 11 April 2005 !K7178
25 DJ-Kicks: Annie Annie 17 October 2005 !K7190
DJ-Kicks: The Exclusives unmixed DJ-Kicks artist compilation 27 February 2006 !K7200
26 DJ-Kicks: Four Tet Four Tet 26 June 2006 !K7203
27 DJ-Kicks: Henrik Schwarz Henrik Schwarz 16 October 2006 !K7207
28 DJ-Kicks: Hot Chip Hot Chip 21 May 2007 !K7213
29 DJ-Kicks: Booka Shade Booka Shade 22 October 2007 !K7222
30 DJ-Kicks: Chromeo Chromeo 28 September 2009 !K7247
31 DJ-Kicks: Juan Maclean Juan Maclean April 2010 !K7255
32 DJ-Kicks: James Holden James Holden 25 May 2010 !K7261
33 DJ-Kicks: Kode9 Kode9 22 June 2010 !K7262
34 DJ-Kicks: Apparat Apparat 25 October 2010 !K7270
35 DJ-Kicks: Wolf + Lamb vs Soul Clap Wolf + Lamb, Soul Clap 15 March 2011 !K7283
36 DJ-Kicks: Motor City Drum Ensemble Motor City Drum Ensemble July 2011 !K7285
37 DJ-Kicks: Scuba Scuba 17 October 2011 !K7291
38 DJ-Kicks: Gold Panda Gold Panda 7 November 2011 !K7292
DJ-Kicks: The Exclusives Vol. II unmixed DJ-Kicks artist compilation 5 March 2012 !K7300
39 DJ-Kicks: Photek Photek 26 March 2012 !K7293
40 DJ-Kicks: Maya Jane Coles Maya Jane Coles 16 April 2012 !K7295
41 DJ-Kicks: Digitalism Digitalism 16 April 2012 !K7298
42 DJ-Kicks: Hercules and Love Affair Hercules and Love Affair 26 October 2012 !K7301
43 DJ-Kicks: Maceo Plex Maceo Plex 29 April 2013 !K7306
44 DJ-Kicks: John Talabot John Talabot 8 November 2013 !K7312
45 DJ-Kicks: Breach Breach 15 November 2013 !K7314
46 DJ-Kicks: Brandt Brauer Frick Brandt Brauer Frick 21 February 2014 !K7311
47 DJ-Kicks: Will Saul Will Saul 16 June 2014 !K7316
48 DJ-Kicks: Nina Kraviz Nina Kraviz January 2015 !K7315
49 DJ-Kicks: Actress Actress May 2015 !K7319
50 DJ-Kicks: DJ Koze DJ Koze June 2015 !K7325
51 DJ-Kicks: Seth Troxler Seth Troxler October 2015 !K7324
52 DJ-Kicks: Moodymann Moodymann February 2016 !K7327
53 DJ-Kicks: Dâm-Funk Dâm-Funk 27 May 2016 !K7332
54 DJ-Kicks: Jackmaster Jackmaster 8 July 2016 !K7335
55 DJ-Kicks: Marcel Dettmann Marcel Dettmann 14 October 2016 !K7340
56 DJ-Kicks: Daniel Avery Daniel Avery 11 November 2016 !K7342
57 DJ-Kicks: Matthew Dear Matthew Dear 27 January 2017 !K7346
58 DJ-Kicks: Michael Mayer Michael Mayer 16 May 2017 !K7348
DJ-Kicks: The Exclusives Vol. III unmixed DJ-Kicks artist compilation 2 June 2017 !K7357
59 DJ-Kicks: DJ Tennis DJ Tennis 14 July 2017 !K7338
60 DJ-Kicks: Lone Lone 29 September 2017 !K7353
61 DJ-Kicks: Kerri Chandler Kerri Chandler 20 October 2017 !K7358
62 DJ-Kicks: Deetron Deetron 9 March 2018 !K7359
63 DJ-Kicks: Forest Swords Forest Swords 18 May 2018 !K7365
64 DJ-Kicks: DJ Seinfeld DJ Seinfeld 13 July 2018 !K7370
65 DJ-Kicks: Mount Kimbie Mount Kimbie 28 September 2018 !K7364
66 DJ-Kicks: Robert Hood Robert Hood 16 November 2018 !K7376
67 DJ-Kicks: Leon Vynehall Leon Vynehall 1 February 2019 !K7377
68 DJ-Kicks: Laurel Halo Laurel Halo 27 March 2019 !K7375
69 DJ-Kicks: Peggy Gou Peggy Gou 28 June 2019 !K7382
70 DJ-Kicks: Kamaal Williams Kamaal Williams 8 November 2019 !K7388
71 DJ-Kicks: Mr. Scruff Mr. Scruff 27 March 2020 !K7387
72 DJ-Kicks: Avalon Emerson Avalon Emerson 18 September 2020 !K7395
73 DJ-Kicks: Special Request Special Request 19 March 2021 !K7394
74 DJ-Kicks: Jayda G Jayda G 14 May 2021 !K7402
75 DJ-Kicks: Disclosure Disclosure 15 October 2021 !K7398
76 DJ-Kicks: Jessy Lanza Jessy Lanza 19 November 2021 !K7407
77 DJ-Kicks: Cinthie Cinthie 1 April 2022 !K7412
78 DJ-Kicks: Theo Parrish Theo Parrish 28 October 2022 !K7414
79 DJ-Kicks: Elkka Elkka 26 April 2023 !K7424
DJ-Kicks: The Exclusives Vol. 4 unmixed DJ-Kicks artist compilation 8 August 2023 !K7435
80 DJ-Kicks: HAAi HAAi 10 November 2023 !K7419
81 DJ-Kicks: DJ BORING DJ BORING 12 July 2024 !K7441

Similar DJ series

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References

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  1. ^ DJ-Kicks.com http://www.dj-kicks.com/. Retrieved 20 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "About Us". K7.com.
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