Various Artists: The Exclusives

Nearly 20 years ago, the series "DJ Kicks" on the label! Started K7. The international music press is there for some time agreed that the DJ mix series is here to stay. The contributions of Kemistry & Storm, Carl Craig and Kruder & Dorfmeister have presented not only their time but also the spirit of sustainability, so timeless proven. For a long time, one could assume that the current edition of the DJ-Kicks too hot shit on it had often promised progression and hielte. This care must be always sure that you are not only a mainstream such as Techno dedicated. This series of them lived, that she took small underground hype and sounded out whether they had enough substance inside them. This is usually well managed really well. With dubstep had waited too long and then just had Kode9 innovative work being appreciated not really dewy and real. The timing and the commissioning of the Mixes by Daddy G (Massive Attack) has also not understood, and the quality of the mix of Truby Trio and Nightmare on Wax did not meet their universal and varied DJ sets! All these small points of criticism are facing great DJ-art, in which a fundamental part of a DJ-Kicks Exclusive track was and is. These tracks were made ​​only for the mix and not available anywhere else and can sometimes also be a tribute to the DJ Kicks series itself

Now there is another edition of "The Exclusives" where the songs the DJ-Kicks the last 5 years can be found. Independent Aufbrecher of techno wonder Knabens James Holden hears this epic next to Four Tet's funky black and Hendrik Synthiepopabenteuer Detroitverehrungen. On the 14 tracks the colorful diversity and the highest qualities of the series is clear. Nice part.