DJ KICKS (2LP + MP3)

Info Game changing multi-instrumentalist Kamaal Williams has put together the latest DJ-Kicks mix, a fascinating insight into the record collection of a true musical alchemist. It features four of his own brand new and exclusive tracks and hints at the wide world of influences that have made him one of the most prominent artists of the last few years. Williams has taken his long standing love of seventies jazz fusion and mixed it up with the contemporary sound of the London underground to devastating effect. TRACKLIST LP (** exclusive) A1 Budgie - Sometimes A2 Kamaal Williams - Snitches Brew (live in Atlanta) ** A3 Steve Spacek - Hey There B1 DJ Harrison - Moving Up B1 Ratgrave - Ein Kola Bitte! B3 Wbeeza - He™s So Crazy C1 Seiji - Buggin' Out C2 Freeez - Southern Freeez C3 Hard House Banton - Sirens D1 Henry Wu - 117 Careplan D2 Henry Wu - Wivout U ** D3 Kamaal Williams - Shinjuku (DJ-Kicks) ** TRACKLISTING DL Card (** exclusive) 01 Budgie - Sometimes 02 Kamaal Williams - Snitches Brew (live in Atlanta) ** 03 Karriem Riggins - Summer Madness S.A. 04 Lord Tusk - Space Invader (Vocal Mix) 05 Seiji - Buggin' Out 06 Steve Spacek - Hey There 07 Max Graef - Speed Metal Jesus 08 Kaidi Tatham - Two Tens Madam 09 Freeez - Southern Freeez 10 Peven Everett - Stuck (Original) 11 Hard House Banton - Sirens 12 Diggs Duke - Cause I Love You 13 DJ Harrison - MovingUp 14 Ratgrave - Ein Kola Bitte! 15 Wbeeza - He™s So Crazy 16 Awanto 3 - Pregnant 17 Henry Wu - 117 Careplan 18 Lone - Airglow Fires 19 Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers - Projections 20 City People - It's All in the Groove 21 Phil Asher - Peace and Love 22 Tenderlonious - Song For My Father 23 Yussef Kamaal - Lowrider 24 Steven Julien - XL (Original Mix) 25 Kamaal Williams - Shinjuku (DJ-Kicks) ** 26 Henry Wu - Wivout U ** 27 Dego - Nuts 28 K15 - Time Humbles Us All 29 Kamaal Williams - Strings ATL ** Game-changing multi-instrumentalist Kamaal Williams has put together the latest DJ-Kicks mix. Due for release on November 8th, it features four of his own brand new and exclusive tracks and hints at the wide world of influences that have made him one of the most prominent artists of the last few years. Williams has taken his long standing love of seventies jazz fusion and mixed it up with the contemporary sound of the London underground to devastating effect. House, broken beat, grime, soul, funk, hip hop and jazz all permeate his work, which has seen him evolve from producer Henry Wu to acclaimed live band Kamaal Williams, backed by talented drummers and bassists. His pioneering work in the studio and live arena has influenced a whole new generation of like-minded musicians that have helped make the capital one of the most musically exciting and quickly evolving cities in the world, with Williams' own virtuoso drumming and percussion right at the heart of it all. Kamaal Williams was one half of the duo who wrote the breakthrough Yussef Kamaal album 'Black Focus™, one of the most talked about records of 2016. Vinyl pressings kept selling out, it received rave reviews, earned the band the Breakthrough Act award at the 2017 Jazz FM awards and led to spellbinding live shows all over Europe. His follow up , The Return, came on Williams' own new Black Focus label and took his band global, all while picking up nominations for best independent album at the AIM Music Awards. Improvised rhythm and spirituality are at the heart of everything Williams does, as is London life, with its diverse people, cultures and musical customs all feeding into his work. That is also true when making more electronic sounds as Henry Wu, who appears here after standout EPs on labels like Rhythm Section International. Williams' music is so individual it is more than deserving of its own tag: the artist himself calls it Wu Funk, and some of the many sounds that feed into it are all showcased on this adventurous new mix. Exclusives include a live take of 'Snitches Brew,' new Kamaal Williams tracks 'Shinjuku' and 'Strings ATL', as well as 'Wivout U' from Henry Wu. Those vital highlights sit next to classic jams from Southern Freeze, a strong contingent of London innovators from K15 to Dego and Tenderlonius to Kaidi Tatham, with funk driven house from Peven Everett, raw stuff from Steve Julien, lush synth grooves from Lone and feel good grooves from Phil Asher all making this is an honest and uplifting collection that, when necessary, is happy to eschew blends, fades and mixing in favour of red hot selections and sequencing. Kamaal Williams DJ-Kicks is a fascinating insight into the record collection of a true musical alchemist. KEY POINTS œ First official mix CD by Kamaal Williams œ Includes 4 unreleased and exclusive tracks from Kamaal Williams and Henry Wu œ Global tour dates to support release œ 2LP in gatefold sleeve includes download card