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Following a collaboration-heavy full-length for !K7 titled &, Michael Mayer returned to the label with an installment of the ever-popular DJ-Kicks series. Most of Mayer's commercially released mix CDs have appeared on Kompakt, the Cologne-based techno institution he helps run, and are typically heavy on material released by the label, but the only Kompakt-issued track featured in the mix is Justus Köhncke's 2007 cover of Michael Rother's "Feuerland." As with most of Mayer's mixes other than the Speicher CD series, he's not aiming to show off the latest wares of his label or a treasure trove of rare or unreleased productions by himself or his colleagues. He's going for emotional impact, and the tracks' sequencing is of greater importance than anything else. A spacious, tabla-driven piece by trombonist (and Arthur Russell associate) Peter Zummo begins the mix, and seamlessly floats into Mayer's own "The Horn Conspiracy," the only new, exclusive track on the program. The first third or so of the mix consists of slightly dazed astral disco, sometimes with spoken words (in English and Russian), and sometimes with flutes or strummed guitars. Starting with Mayer's remix of "Honey" by Brazilian band CSS, the songs are significantly more sentimental, particularly Kasper Bjørke's devastating breakup anthem "Apart" (also remixed by Mayer) and Röyksopp's mix of Mekon and Marc Almond's "Please Stay." Even instrumental tracks such as Alter Ego's new wave electro stormer "Gary" are just as dramatic as the ones with lyrics. Later on, Mayer resurrects Basement Jaxx's Simon Ratcliffe's surprisingly great remix of Throbbing Gristle's classic "Hot on the Heels of Love," and follows it up with a Chris & Cosey remix of Death in Vegas that could've fit on one of the ex-TG duo's albums from the '80s. As with most DJ-Kicks volumes, this one seems geared toward home listening rather than attempting to replicate a club set, but other than a shimmering interlude by Idioma near the end of the mix, Mayer keeps the beats steady most of the time. His mixing style, as ever, is minimal and unobtrusive, letting the records speak for themselves. Minimal, however, is not at all an accurate descriptor for the actual tracks contained within this powerful, stirring mix.
© Paul Simpson /TiVo
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Peter Zummo, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Optimo Music
2017 !K7 Records 2016 Optimo Music
Michael Mayer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Kompakt Musikverlag
2017 !K7 Records 2017 !K7 Music
Bvoice, Anrilov, Danilov, Main Artist - Artemiy Kalinin; Vasiliy Konstantinovskiy; Alexander Danilov, Composer, Lyricist - Fox Trax
2017 !K7 Records 2013 Fox Trax
SAVE!, Main Artist - Marc Nguyen Tan; Craig Louis Higgins Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Bucks Music admin by Bataille Music Group
2017 !K7 Records 2016 Les Disques De La Mort
Justus Köhncke, Main Artist - Michael Rother, Composer - Copyright Control
2017 !K7 Records 2012 Kompakt
CSS, Main Artist - Lovefoxxx; Luiza Sá; Ana Rezende; Carolina Parra, Composer, Lyricist - BMG
2017 !K7 Records 2013 SQE
Alter Ego, Main Artist - Roman Flügel; Jörn Elling Wuttke, Composer, Lyricist - Copyright Control
2017 !K7 Records 2008 Alter Ego Recordings
Kasper Björke feat. Sisi Ey, Main Artist - Kasper Bjørke; Fridfinnur Sigurdsson, Composer - Sigríður Eyþórsdóttir; Elísabet Eyþórsdóttir; Elín Eyþórsdóttir, Lyricist - Copyright Control
2017 !K7 Records 2014 hfn music
Lionheart Brothers, Main Artist - Audun Storset & Morten Øby, Composer - Audun Storset, Lyricist - Copyright Control
2017 !K7 Records 2013 Full Pupp / WAS - Wordandsound Medien GmbH
Mekon feat. Marc Almond, Main Artist - Mekon; Marc Almond, Composer, Lyricist - PIAS/Wall Of Sound Ltd
2017 !K7 Records 2006 PIAS/Wall Of Sound Ltd
Dreems, Main Artist - Angus Gruzman, Composer, Lyricist - Multi Culti
2017 !K7 Records 2014 Multi Culti
Boreal, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Forbidden Planet
2017 !K7 Records 2014 Forbidden Planet
Throbbing Gristle, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Peermusic (UK) Limited
2017 !K7 Records 2004 Mute Records Limited
Death In Vegas, Main Artist - Richard Fearless, Composer - Sasha Grey, Lyricist - Drone
2017 !K7 Records 2016 Drone
Idioma, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Marketing Music Limited
2017 !K7 Records 2009 Marketing Music Limited
Jon Hopkins, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Domino Publishing
2017 !K7 Records 2013 Domino Recording Co. Ltd
Album review
Following a collaboration-heavy full-length for !K7 titled &, Michael Mayer returned to the label with an installment of the ever-popular DJ-Kicks series. Most of Mayer's commercially released mix CDs have appeared on Kompakt, the Cologne-based techno institution he helps run, and are typically heavy on material released by the label, but the only Kompakt-issued track featured in the mix is Justus Köhncke's 2007 cover of Michael Rother's "Feuerland." As with most of Mayer's mixes other than the Speicher CD series, he's not aiming to show off the latest wares of his label or a treasure trove of rare or unreleased productions by himself or his colleagues. He's going for emotional impact, and the tracks' sequencing is of greater importance than anything else. A spacious, tabla-driven piece by trombonist (and Arthur Russell associate) Peter Zummo begins the mix, and seamlessly floats into Mayer's own "The Horn Conspiracy," the only new, exclusive track on the program. The first third or so of the mix consists of slightly dazed astral disco, sometimes with spoken words (in English and Russian), and sometimes with flutes or strummed guitars. Starting with Mayer's remix of "Honey" by Brazilian band CSS, the songs are significantly more sentimental, particularly Kasper Bjørke's devastating breakup anthem "Apart" (also remixed by Mayer) and Röyksopp's mix of Mekon and Marc Almond's "Please Stay." Even instrumental tracks such as Alter Ego's new wave electro stormer "Gary" are just as dramatic as the ones with lyrics. Later on, Mayer resurrects Basement Jaxx's Simon Ratcliffe's surprisingly great remix of Throbbing Gristle's classic "Hot on the Heels of Love," and follows it up with a Chris & Cosey remix of Death in Vegas that could've fit on one of the ex-TG duo's albums from the '80s. As with most DJ-Kicks volumes, this one seems geared toward home listening rather than attempting to replicate a club set, but other than a shimmering interlude by Idioma near the end of the mix, Mayer keeps the beats steady most of the time. His mixing style, as ever, is minimal and unobtrusive, letting the records speak for themselves. Minimal, however, is not at all an accurate descriptor for the actual tracks contained within this powerful, stirring mix.
© Paul Simpson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:25
- Main artists: Michael Mayer
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: !K7 Records
- Genre: Electronic
2017 !K7 Records 2017 !K7 Records
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