DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister

Last updated
DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister
Kruder & DorfmeisterDJKicks albumcover.jpg
Compilation album by
Released19 August 1996
Recordedn/a
Genre Downtempo
Length1:12:45
Label G-Stone Recordings
Studio !K7
!K7046CD (CD)
!K7046LP (LP)
Producer Kruder & Dorfmeister
Kruder & Dorfmeister chronology
G-Stoned
(1996)
DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister
(1996)
The K & D Sessions
(1998)
DJ-Kicks chronology
Claude Young
(1996)
Kruder & Dorfmeister
(1996)
Stacey Pullen
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]

DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister [2] is a DJ mix album, mixed by Kruder & Dorfmeister. It was released on 19 August 1996 on the Studio !K7 independent record label as part of the DJ-Kicks series.

Contents

Track listing

  1. The Herbaliser - A Mother
  2. Small World - Livin' Free
  3. Tango - Spellbound
  4. The Lab Rats - Give My Soul
  5. Statik Sound System - Revolutionary Pilot
  6. JMJ & Flytronix - In Too Deep
  7. Aquasky - Kauna
  8. James Bong - Never Say?
  9. Hardfloor pres. Dadamnphreaknoizphunk? - Dubdope
  10. Thievery Corporation - Shaolin Satellite
  11. Kruder & Dorfmeister - High Noon
  12. Beanfield - Keep On Believing
  13. Sapien - Que Dolor
  14. Shantel - Bass and Several Cars
  15. Karma - Look Up Dere
  16. Showroom Recordings - Radio Burning Chrome
  17. Kruder & Dorfmeister - Black Baby (DJ-Kicks)

Sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States6,000 [3]
Summaries
Europe250,000 [4]

Related Research Articles

Kruder & Dorfmeister, named after members Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, is an Austrian duo, known for their trip hop/downtempo remixes of pop, hip hop and drum and bass songs.

Peace Orchestra is a musical solo project from the Austrian music producer Peter Kruder, best known as one half of Kruder & Dorfmeister.

Downtempo is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may be played in chillout clubs or as "warm-up or cool-down" music during a DJ set. Examples of downtempo subgenres include trip hop, ambient house, chillwave, psybient and lo-fi hip hop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stereo MC's</span> English hip hop music group

Stereo MC's are an English hip hop/electronic dance group that formed in Nottingham, England, in 1985. They had an international top 20 hit with their single "Connected". After releasing eight albums for Island Records, K7, Graffiti Recordings, and Pias, they formed the label Connected with Terranova to release their own material and that of other artists within the house/techno/electronic medium.

Rockers Hi-Fi were an electronic dub/dance outfit formed in Birmingham, England in 1991 as Original Rockers. In 1994, they changed their name to Rockers Hi-Fi. Their music was quite popular across Europe as an extension and continuation of the dub music genre.

DJ-Kicks is a series of DJ mix albums, mixed by various artists for the independent record label !K7 Records.

<i>The K&D Sessions</i> 1998 compilation album (Mix album) by Kruder & Dorfmeister

The K&D Sessions is the second DJ mix compilation album by the Vienna-based duo Kruder & Dorfmeister. Released by Studio !K7 in 1998 to glowing reviews, the album features two original songs among the remixes.

Peter Kruder is a Viennese artist, producer and DJ. Together with his partner Richard Dorfmeister he is the founder of the duo Kruder & Dorfmeister and the record label G-Stone Recordings. Since the release of the G-Stoned EP, Peter Kruder has produced a broad range of work.

!K7 Music is a music company based in Berlin, Germany that focuses mostly on electronic music. The name is an abbreviation of the company's original Berlin address, Kaiserdamm 7. !K7 has since opened branch offices in New York City and London. The company now operates an artist management division, managing a roster of artists including the British musician Tricky. !K7 Music also runs a successful Label Services and Synch and Licensing department.

<i>DJ-Kicks: Thievery Corporation</i> 1999 compilation album by Thievery Corporation

DJ-Kicks: Thievery Corporation is a DJ mix album by Thievery Corporation. It was released on May 10, 1999, on the Studio !K7 independent record label as part of the DJ-Kicks series.

<i>What Sound</i> 2001 studio album by Lamb

What Sound is the third album by English electronic music group Lamb, released in October 2001. The first single to be released from the album was "Gabriel", and it reached number 1 in Portugal. The second single to be released was "Sweet", and it reached number 6 in Portugal.

<i>DJ-Kicks: Annie</i> 2005 compilation album by Annie

DJ-Kicks: Annie is a DJ mix album, mixed by Norwegian recording artist Annie. It was released on 17 October 2005 on the Studio !K7 independent record label as part of the DJ-Kicks series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Apparat (musician)</span> German musician (born 1978)

Sascha Ring, better known by the stage name Apparat, is a German electronic musician. He was previously co-owner of Shitkatapult records. Starting out with dancefloor-oriented techno, he shifted focus towards ambient music, becoming "more interested in designing sounds than beats".

Voom:Voom is an Austrian electronica group consisting of Christian Prommer, Roland Appel and Peter Kruder of Kruder & Dorfmeister.

<i>DJ-Kicks: The Exclusives</i> 2006 compilation album by Various Artists

DJ-Kicks: The Exclusives is a compilation album released on the Studio !K7 independent record label. Although it commemorates 25 DJ mix album in the popular DJ-Kicks series, this album is unmixed. Instead, it is a "best of" selection of tracks that were produced and performed by the DJs who mixed some of the earlier DJ-Kicks albums. Each of the tracks were exclusive to the DJ Kicks series and are available on those previous mix albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East 1999</span> 1995 single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

"East 1999" is Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's second single released in 1995 from their album E. 1999 Eternal. This is one of five songs on the album to feature member Flesh-n-Bone who wasn't signed to Ruthless with the rest of the group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tosca (band)</span> Austrian music group

Tosca are an Austrian music group consisting of Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber. This is Dorfmeister's second such project, the first being Kruder & Dorfmeister. Tosca's first album, Opera, was released in 1997 by G-Stone Recordings.

<i>DJ-Kicks: Terranova</i> 1998 compilation album by Terranova

DJ-Kicks: Terranova is a DJ mix album, mixed by Terranova. It was released on 19 January 1998 on the Studio !K7 independent record label as part of the DJ-Kicks series.

Stefan Obermaier is an Austrian electronic musician, producer and DJ. Born in Salzburg, Stefan Obermaier lives and works in Vienna since 2001. He produces different house music styles, downtempo and electronica.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Horst Weidenmüller</span> German music executive

Horst Weidenmüller is a German music executive producer and entrepreneur, founder of !K7 Music. He has been part of the music industry since the early 1980s when he began as a producer of concert video footage of musicians in the punk music genre. He founded !K7 in 1985 and became an influential part of the Berlin techno music industry in the early 1990s. Weidenmüller curated and produced a popular techno music audiovisual series, X-Mix, which aired on MTV in the mid-1990s. He also serves on the board of several trade associations, including the IMPALA where he was co-president until 2011. Since its founding in 2008, he has also served on the board of the digital rights agency Merlin Network.

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZsLs2JHwHk, http://www.k7.com, republished iMUSIC-YouTube 19 September 2017 (this source was not used to add content to this article - accessed 2020-1-22)
  3. Shih, Andy (14 November 1998). "Kruder & Dorfmeister Fet Down on 'Sessions'". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. "Impala Sales Award Winner June 2005 - January 2008" (PDF). Impala. 3 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.