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DJ-Kicks - Laurel Halo
Artist
Laurel Halo
ReleaseProduct
DJ-Kicks - Laurel Halo
Label
!K7 Records
Catalogue Number
K7375DTM
Release Date
March 22, 2019

Genres

Michigan’s very own Laurel Halo serves up a smorgasbord of delights on her DJ-Kicks mix. Running to an hour and featuring almost thirty tracks, this wide-ranging set is full of surprises and secret treats.

Halo provides two new tracks of her own here, and one of them starts off the mix. ‘Public Art’ is an arrestingly strange introduction, one in which prepared pianos and indistinct chatter are submerged in a soup of reverb. The spacious piece allows Halo’s next selection, the industrial funk of Stallone The Reducer’s ‘Always Hate’, to hit even harder when it comes in.

The juxtaposition of these two soundworlds - one stiff-necked and club-orientated, one experimental and almost psychedelic - is something Halo runs with for the rest of the mix. While retaining a pulse throughout, the driving techno numbers here are also characterised by their focus on atmosphere. As such, it’s no surprise to find cuts from artists like Facta, Ikonika and Via Maris among the tracklist of the 68th DJ-Kicks edition.

The exclusive cuts all fit the vibe perfectly - an indication that Halo knew exactly what she wanted her mix to sound like. Machine Woman, Rrose, Dario Zenker, Griffit Vigo and Final Cut all offer up tracks that wed tough club rhythms to some evocative production choices. Halo’s second newbie, the shuffling ‘Sweetie’, is no exception. The closing act is almost a mirror image of the opening, with Group A’s minimal synth freak-out ‘Ketabali’ giving way to the palate-cleansing percussion of closer ‘Ntu’ by The Whitefield Brothers.

Laurel Halo’s DJ-Kicks entry is another singular achievement in a career defined by singular achievements.

Digital Track List

  1. 1 Public Art Laurel Halo 2:35 Buy

    Public Art

  2. 2 Always Hate Stallone The Reducer 4:49 Buy

    Always Hate

  3. 3 5 Min Red Axes feat. C.A.R. 4:22 Buy

    5 Min

  4. 4 Puro Rosaceaes Parris 6:01 Buy

    Puro Rosaceaes

  5. 5 Cricoid Pressure Rrose 8:15 Buy

    Cricoid Pressure

  6. 6 Just Made Some Jazz Music Machine Woman 7:10 Buy

    Just Made Some Jazz Music

  7. 7 Ana WCC 4:16 Buy

    Ana

  8. 8 Penny Rut Fit Siegel 5:17
  9. 9 Plastic PQ Yamaoka 4:35 Buy

    Plastic PQ

  10. 10 Canto Siete Catorce 5:14 Buy

    Canto

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LP Tracklist

A1. Laurel Halo - Public Art **
A2. Parris - Puro Rosaceae
A3. Rrose - Cricoid Pressure **
B1. Machinewoman - Just Made Some Jazz Music **
B2. FIT Siegel - Pennyrut **
B3. Siete Catorce - Canto
C1. Ikonika - Bodied **
C2. Panda Lassow - Lachowa
C3. Nick León - Pelican Dub **
D1. Stefan Ringer - Lust
D2. Laurel Halo - Sweetie (DJ-Kicks) **
D3. Group A - Ketabali
** = Exclusive Track

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