As you might imagine, the only way anyone could ever pull this off would be to cop to a bit of A.D.D., so DJ Kicks flits excitedly and unapologetically from one listening station to the next. Amidst the madness, though, there is a vague sense of order in the form of four loosely defined acts: a) The goofy party stuff, b) The retro block, c) The techno half-hour, and d) The closing free-for-all. It's a structure that basically mimics that of their more substantial live DJ sets, albeit on a much more condensed scale.  Full text...

I used to think K7!'s DJ-Kicks was just another pointless series of mixes, flashing the pretentious favorites of hip-as-fuck artist/curators. And while I'm pretty sure that the series is some sort of status indicator, at least I now know that there is some respectable point to the entire thing.   Full text...

Like recent DJ Kicks entries (particularly Four Tet's), the focus here is more on an eclectic selection than technical wizardry. But Hot Chip manages to inject a bit of both into this fun little mix.  Full text...

The songs themselves are ace, but the haphazard running order and the inconsistent mixing makes it nigh on impossible to generate—or maintain—any sort of forward motion.  Full text...