DJ Koze - "I Haven't Been Everywhere But It's On My List"
Dimlite/Efdemin - "Can't Get Used To Those?/Ohara" (Kosi edit)
Clouddead - "Dead Dogs Two" (Boards Of Canada remix)
Strong Arm Steady - "Best Of Times" (instrumental)
Homeboy Sandman - "Holiday" (Kosi & Fink edit)
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - "Shame" (instrumental)
Mndsgn - "Camelblues" (Kosi edit)
Broadcast - "Tears In The Typing Pool"
Hi-Tek/The 2 Bears - "Come Get It/Modern Family" (Tekstrumental - Kosi Kos Melange)
William Shatner - "It Hasn't Happened Yet"
Marker Starling - "In Stride"
Session Victim - "Hyuwee" (DJ Koze remix)
Frank & Tony - "Bring The Sun" (feat Gry - Kosi edit)
Marcel Fengler - "Jaz" (Kosi edit)
Portable - "Portable" (feat Lcio Surrender - Kosi edit)
The Gentle People - "Superstar"
Review: Given his longevity - not to mention the high esteem in which he's held as a selector - it's rather surprising that this is only DJ Koze's second mix CD. Having indulged his dancefloor side with 2004's All People Is My Friends on Kompakt, here he digs deep into his post-club crates for a DJ Kicks selection that relies heavily on well-swung electronica and left-of-centre instrumental hip-hop beats. It's a fine mix, all told, shot through with a quietly soulful vibes, his usual eccentricity and some killer selections (Broadcast, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, his own quirky remix of Session Victim). There are a few curious, homemade downtempo mash-ups, too, plus - bizarrely - a surprisingly impressive track from William Shatner. Yes, that William Shatner.
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