Customer Reviews

DJ Kicks

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There are few DJs with as refined a sound still slipping out of the spotlight as Tiga. Perhaps it's because he's Canadian. Or maybe it's the eyeliner. The Turbo records head honcho has scads of records and remixes under the belt from his own label, and, oh, just happened to whip up one of 2002's top ten CDs on American Gigolo by riffling through the International Deejay Gigolos back catalog.

Now he gets the call for the highly lauded DJ Kicks series, and it rocks, in a squirrelly, squelchy, heavy-bass kinda way, leaving last year's notion of cold electroclash way behind for the new nu-wave, stomping good electro-pop-punk. Connecting the saxophone (!) soloing Chromeo/Playgroup "You're So Gangsta" - ace record - to Tutto Matto's "You" (referencing Breeders "Cannonball"), with bleepy, synthy Sir Drew and Le Tigre's riotous attitude "Deceptacon" and slick instrumental via Soft Cell shows a marvelous ear for cutting records together.

Flowing to darker, seedier tunes on "Rather Be" from Crowdpleaser & St. Plomb to abstract examples of his own ("Man Hrdina") and Swayzak deepen the 24-track experience, climaxing with a personal statement on where this strain of music should go; Tiga's cover of Felix Da Housecat's "Madam Hollywood" removes Miss Kittin's aloof vocals for his own supple voice, an emotional reinterpretation that replaces kitsch with resonance, the lyrics (perhaps) a reflection on his life experiences.

Of course, Tiga hasn't gone Hollywood at all, though his efforts the past few years show he's already a star. Need further proof? Check out DJ Kicks, it will be one of 2003's five best albums.

I had heard of Tiga before and downloaded some of his singles but never gotten any of his CDs...Then the other day I found this CD for 10 Euros in Amsterdam...I didn't hesitate and bought it. All I can say is its unbelievable. The first few times I felt the CD was well-mixed and had a good set of songs but now I've realized that pretty much every single trackon this CD is strong in and by itself...with Tiga's mixing they simply reach a higher level of amazing. If you like Electro of any type you need to get this.

This release by Tiga practically drips electro-house funk grooves from the moment the first track begins, and it stands its own ground for that reason. It's excellent to see that this release is completely solid with elements that just make the listener want to move, move, move. Awesome job on the mixer; I'm definitely hoping to see more releases like this in the future.

This CD kicks, period. A pleasant surprise indeed. Maybe the best in the DJ Kicks series since Kruder & Dorfmeister (which remains the best overall). I'm more of a house fan, but I love the energy of this disc. Very interesting and fun to listen to. Do yourself a favor and get it, you won't be disappointed!

I won't go into reviewing the tunes on this disc since it has been done above.
But, I would pay a serious amount of cash to get hold of the box of vinyls Tiga brings with him when he plays at clubs and/or doing remixes like this one.

Record companies are pumping out all sorts of synthpop/electroclash/techno compilations but not more then a handful of them can be compared to this masterpiece.
This is pure class and I'm grateful for what Tiga brings up and serves me on a silverplate from his huge (I assume) recordcollection. I could only imagine how many tunes has went through his ears to finally come up with this CD.

Whatever this man does it's always sooo darn right!
Also check out his and other releases on !K7, Turbo and Gigolo records for more pleasure!

This is an amazing mix i will never forget, Ive been listening to it for like two months now. I highly recommend it.

Tiga does a great job of mixing some of the best Electro House around. There are also some really good tracks not on this CD that Tiga has done like Nelly's - "It's getting hot in here". Pretty funny but really good. If you're new to electro this will give you a good basis to start. You won't be dissapointed.

This is an amazingly wonderful album. There are so many songs on it that are worth listening to just on their own (Ich Und Elaine, Time Has Changed, and of course Radio Jolly), but the piece as a whole is a wonderful way to get yourself moving for over an hour.

Tiga creates the most engaging mix thus far in the kicks series, along with the campiest cover. What is there to say except that this installment of 'kicks' seems to be all out rather than chill out. Tiga's image and selections definitely borrows from "new wave" however, it is something the same yet different in that it also borrows from the current music scene (and hopefully for the masses it finds a spot in there of its own). Anyone who has bemoaned the death of electroclashorinsertyourownnameforithere will certainly have to rethink their opinions with this release.(Oh by the way take out the time for the Man Hrdrinas liner notes,they are hilarious!!!)

Discovered this album back in Canada.
Been living in different countries and somehow the album got lost.
Old memories and good souvenirs.
Tiga au Parking à Montréal.
Now Tiga "Live' in my life in Australia.
Awsome.