Veröffentlicht
Apr 1, 2014Veröffentlicht
January 2014
- If anyone is still describing Brandt Brauer Frick as some classical version of Kraftwerk, it's time to stop. The German trio once dealt in austere minimalism, but on their DJ-Kicks mix, that sound has been jettisoned in favour of heavy, eclectic, acid-fried funk. Think: house and techno by way of Flying Lotus.
Brandt Brauer Frick's DJ-Kicks shows the German trio rifling through 28 tracks like music nerds excitedly sharing new records with friends. The mix has an arresting, non-linear flow (rhythmically, it jumps from 4/4 to choppy breaks and into slippery broken beats), but there is little artistry in the transitions. Instead, it's just a bunch of tracks pretty much laid-out as is: bang, bang, bang.
There's nothing fundamentally wrong with that, of course—especially when you have Brandt Brauer Frick's taste and sense of curiosity. The mix covers a lot of interesting distance between, for instance, the politically-charged funk of cult Nigerian artist William Onyeabor, Galaxy 2 Galaxy's "Transition" (one of those grave, spoken-word techno tracks that asks you to consider the meaning of your life), the glossy synthetic funk of Jam City's "How We Relate To The Body," Chico Mann's "Soul Freedom" (a tribute to dusty Latin funk and scratchy ska 7-inches), and the drowsy, soft-focus piano house of Glenn Astro's beautiful "How I Miss You." Further seasoned with high-grade techno (Cosmin TRG) and moody bass music (Peverelist), Brandt Brauer Frick's contribution to the series, while not a classic, is still a little treasure trove.
Tracklist01. Jan Jelinek - HipBird
02. Inkswel - Australaborialis
03. Theo Parrish - Electric Alleycat
04. Dollkraut - Rollercoaster
05. William Onyeabor - Better Change Your Mind
06. Max Graef - Bummse
07. Brandt Brauer Frick - Bommel
08. Kingdom - Stalker Ha
09. Parental Control - Feel Like / Le K - Abraz
10. Alfabet (Awanto 3 & Tom Trago) - Lap The Music
11. Fantastic Man - Late At Night
12. Brandt Brauer Frick - Out Of Tash
13. Galaxy 2 Galaxy feat. Atlantis - Transition
14. Peverelist - Sun Dance
15. DJ Do Bass - To Catchy
16. French Fries - White Screen
17. Chico Mann - Soul Freedom
18. James Braun & Troels Abrahamsen - Wooden Knuckles
19. Glenn Astro - How I Miss You
20. Philogresz - Edge
21. Bok Bok & Tom Trago - Vector
22. Cosmin TRG - Echolab Disaster
23. MMM - Re-tics
24. Jam City - How We Relate To The Body
25. Brandt Brauer Frick - Hugo (DJ-Kicks)
26. Machinedrum - Now U Know Tha Deal 4 Real
27. Thundercat - Tenfold
28. Dean Blunt - Galice