Customer Reviews

DJ Kicks

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I definitely disagree with the other guy. One star? C'mon man. The track selection here is great -- My Piano, Steppin Out, Bizzare Love Triangle, etc. Great stuff. So, yeah, the mixing is not alway stellar, but then again Hot Chip is putting together disparate genres with wildly differing bpms -- songs, it should be remembered, that aren't always in a 12" long intro format. So I can definitely overlook a less-than-seemless house mix (there are no "trainwrecks" here my man).

And btw, if you think the mixing on this album is much different than many in the DJ kicks series, you're wrong. The occassional choppy segway is the price of being eclectic and actually taking chances. If you want a perfectly seemless mix go pop in your tiesto. I'll stick to real music, thanks.

Four stars for a daring and fun mix.

I took a chance and picked this up after hearing it at a listening station and being so baffled and intrigued that I had to decipher it for myself. At first, I thought it was just wilfully obscure, but I was determined to crack it because I sensed that there was a heart beating underneath the cool surface. I kept listening to it over and over, trying to take in the wide scope of the thing, and then I couldn't stay away from it. I found myself reaching for it again and again and I grew to absolutely love it. It has a lonely soul inside it that I find very appealing. If this sounds at all interesting to you, I would advise you to take a chance. You might fall in love with it as I have. There's a warmth to it that I find irresistable. Don't resist.

I have to completely disagree with the 1 star review of this album. This album is NOT a 1-2 star. I am very pleased with the wide variety of styles here and the manner in which they are arranged. As mentioned in the "formal" reviews, this collection covers everything from minimalist techno to "I got a man" to Ray Charles, who is always a delight to listen to. Very enjoyable. Not to mention, the Hot Chip song "My Piano" is great. After the first listen I knew this would only get better as I listened to it more. Anyway, I had to chime in on this album and give it some of the justice it deserves.If you like a wide variety of music and appreciate collections that offer an interesting mix of it, you should find this quite enjoyable.

This album has some great tracks on it, but you may well only like half of this album. Which half depends on your taste. I bought this album after hearing several of the more innovative tracks on this album. Some tracks make me want to throw my iPod under a train.

This DJ Kicks outing for Hot Chip is like several of your drunk mates fighting over the music at your house party. Some people may like this dyslexic mix of music, but I'd personally agree that it's a train wreck. Not that it needs to be beat mixed, or eq'd or whatever... but at least a coherent journey of some kind be it emotional or musical. A much better case is made by the back to mine series, say the Orbital or Orb mixes.

Overrated? Yep, definitely.
2 stars only because there is a couple of really ace tracks.
Buy the songs elsewhere, mix it yourself.

after hearing rave reviews of this cd i bought it and almost immediately regretted it. i will admit that the track selection is pretty good, i do like most of the songs on this cd. what's wrong, however, is the complete lack of skill shown by hot chip. there's trainwreck after trainwreck, it's as if they weren't even trying to beat match. not only that but when the mixes are close to being beat matched, the songs don't go well together. there are gaps between some songs and over all, i wouldn't book these guys after hearing this cd. i would expect mistakes like this from some local 80's dj with a total of ten people on the dancefloor but not from the dj kicks series.