DJ Kicks: The Exclusives

Annie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: K7
• ASIN: B000DXSEBQ
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #337,969 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

In commemoration of the 25th release in the popular, generally first-rate DJ-Kicks series, !K7 released a special edition, The Exclusives, which compiles 14 of the productions exclusive to the series. For each release in the decade-old series, the Berlin-based label propositions the featured DJ to include a self-production, and an unmixed sampling of those productions is what's compiled here. Since these songs are all previously released, The Exclusives is somewhat superfluous, especially for anyone who already owns numerous editions of the series. After all, if you're a fan of the featured artists here, chances are you'll want to get their respective mixes before you bother with a sampler like this. Then again, some may prefer to start here with a sampler like this, especially if one isn't familiar with the various artists. Either way, the package is a delight, as has come to be expected with this series: The Exclusives comes in a small box, including lobby cards for each of the individual editions represented. Highlights are plentiful, beginning with some downtempo (Kruder & Dorfmeister, DJ Cam, Thievery Corporation), drifting toward an abundance of breakbeats (Trüby Trio, Vikter Duplaix), and then perking up with some playful dance-pop (Playgroup, Tiga, Erlend Øye, Annie) before concluding with ten minutes of moody techno (Carl Craig). -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing.., January 8, 2009

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Tuddy (Brisbane, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DJ Kicks: The Exclusives (Audio CD)

Being a fan of the DJ kicks series I was keen to get this CD home and listen to it. The first 5 tracks are what you would expect, and that is why I have given it 2 stars. After track 5 all you have is cheese with a capital C! Dont waste your money on this compilation, there are so many better ones out there...

4.0 out of 5 stars DJ-Kicks - The Exclusives, November 22, 2006

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T. Snyder "TS" (AZ) - See all my reviews
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I've been a fan of K7's DJ-Kicks mixes for quite a few years now. It's really nice to have some of the best singles compiled together into their own compilation. As you know, these are the specific songs that each artist created for their own DJ-Kicks album.

For the first half of the album, the songs are fantastic. These are great downtempo / dub / chillout tunes. Great great beats - very head-nod-worthy. There's good songs by some of the bigger names in the genre: Kruder & Dorfmeister, Thievery Corp, DJ Cam, etc.

Then at Tiga's cover of Nelly's "Hot in Herre", it starts to go astray. It's very hit-or-miss after that. Some of the songs shouldn't have made this compilation I'm afraid. I think they could have found a few better replacements from the other DJ-Kicks sets.

However, overall, the songs are mostly great. This compilation will probably want to go out and buy the individual DJ-Kicks albums, if you haven't done so already.... PS it's always cheaper at the k7 site.

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty chill, July 22, 2006

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J. Wahlgren "j paris" (boston) - See all my reviews
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This cd is pretty chill. I'm surprised it came out in 2005; there isn't a ton of good recent techno. Anyways, some good tracks here by Thievery Corp and Dj Cam. I bought this instead of buying every other DJ Kicks. But I may have to go out and buy Kruder and Dorfmeister even though Black Boy isn't the stand out track. Good chill beats, if you are into that, buy it. If not, it is still a good chill driving cd.