Like the best instalments in the long-running DJ Kicks series, this mix from Motor City Drum Ensemble man Danilo Plessow gives a far better insight into his musical inspirations than his own productions ever could. While there are, naturally, great deep house moments included (Tevo Howard, Mr , Latecomer etc), these largely take a back seat to Plassow's other musical passions. So, we get soft-focus electric jazz (Sun Ra), dubwise explorations (Tony Allen, Basic Channel), sweet soul (Peven Everett), dusty afro-funk (Geraldo Pino), urgent leftfield disco (Loose Joints, Walter Gibbons) and even a dash of original jazz-funk (James Mason). That it flows brilliantly and is effortlessly entertaining is testament to Plessow's skill as a DJ.

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