Quantic – DJ-Kicks: Quantic – CD

Digipak

Having worked and lived in the UK, US and Colombia, Quantic reached out to the many wide-ranging music connections he has made during his 20-plus-year career. “It’s not like writing an album; you’re at the mercy of what other people are creating,” he reflects of the mix’s creation. “Fortunately, the homies’ submissions were of an extremely high calibre!” Gathering these artists’ music together was a delight for Quantic, especially as he had personal connections with many of those who crafted them. The mix bursts with unreleased exclusives and places the art of curation at its core, giving the listeners space to go and dig more of the songs and sonics which resonate the most. Will Holland includes a glistening breadth of new material, including new music from Quantic alongside another of his aliases Sobredosis, creating a mix teeming with vitality. Beyond raising profiles, the mix encapsulates Quantic’s tempo-changing DJing style which, over the past decade, has built him a strong community of fans. “It’s got a moody start and end, but a big portion is uplifting and joyous,” he says of the DJ-Kicks compilation’s sonic journey, “you’re going down a river and get off in a different place… it’s also a cool way to encapsulate, stylistically, what I’ve been up to as a DJ over the last few decades, while shining a light on people I admire”. This DJ-Kicks is the latest instalment in Quantic’s ever-evolving artistic trajectory, an accompaniment to those moments when the gloaming disappears into darkness. Will Holland’s longstanding dedication to a full range of melodic and percussive expression alongside continued musical collaboration is what makes his edition of DJ-Kicks such a rare beauty.

1 The Mind Is a Palace (Feat. Bonnie Behave) – JJ Whitefield
2 Minimal Engagement – The Heliocentrics
3 Dialect – Quantic
4 In My Defence – Alfa Mist
5 Pifeiro Malandro (Feat. Gabriel Oliveira) – JKriv
6 Twang – Quantic
7 Michilero – Frente Cumbiero
8 Theme from Selva (Remix) – Quantic
9 Eko Eko – Quantic
10 Motivic Retrograde – Quantic
11 Un Grande Nubarrón Se Alza En El Cielo – Eblis Alvarez & Meridian Brothers
12 Covent Garden – The Maghreban
13 Throw Dat Azz – Anna Morgan
14 Scintille – Ehua
15 Kumbia ESSJ – Turbo Sonidero
16 No Llores Por Mí – Sobredosis