DJ-Kicks: Chicken Lips

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DJ-Kicks: Chicken Lips
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Released3 November 2003
Recordedn/a
Genre House / Experimental / Disco
Label Studio !K7
!K7155CD (CD)
DJ-Kicks chronology
Tiga
(2002)
Chicken Lips
(2003)
Erlend Øye
(2004)
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DJ-Kicks: Chicken Lips is a DJ mix album, mixed by Chicken Lips. It was released on 3 November 2003 on the Studio !K7 independent record label as part of the DJ-Kicks series. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Places of Light" - Brainticket (Bryer, Muir, Joel Vandroogenbroeck) – 3:46
  2. "Meaning of Love" - Karin Krog (Jon Christensen, Matthew Herbert, Karin Krog, Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow) – 3:10
  3. "The Bubble Bunch (Original Jellybean 12” mix)" - Jimmy Spicer (Russell Simmons, Lawrence Smith, Jimmy Spicer) – 3:29
  4. "Shotgun" - Colourbox (Young) – 2:09
  5. "African Reggae" - Nina Hagen (Heil, Bernhard Potschka) – 4:01
  6. "Limitations" - Lindstrom (Hans-Peter Lindstrom) – 4:25
  7. "Wax The Van (Kenny’s Club Version)" - Lola (Lola Blank, Arthur Russell) – 2:47
  8. "Congo Man (Carl Craig Mix)" - The Congos (Roy Johnson, Cedric Myton) – 2:22
  9. "You’re Not Ready Yet" - Chicken Lips (Andrew Meecham, Dean Meredith) – 3:33
  10. "Seventh Heaven (Larry Levan Mix)" - Gwen Guthrie (Tamy Lester Smith) – 4:35
  11. "Treat Me (Dubmental Mix-A Pablovia RaBaN Mix)" - The Paul Simpson Connection (Paul Simpson) – 3:29
  12. "Music A Fe Rule" - Rhythm & Sound w/ Paul St. Hilaire (Mark Ernestas, Oswald Moritz, Paul Hilaire) – 0:22
  13. "Crisis" - Tik and Tok (Tim Dry) – 2:20
  14. Light Years Away (Dub)" - Warp 9 (Lotti Golden, Richard Scher) – 1:14
  15. "Beat The Street (Instrumental)" - Sharon Redd (Eric Matthew, Darryl Payne) – 0:18
  16. "Wind Ya Neck In" - Chicken Lips (Meecham, Meredith) – 5:26
  17. "Suckee" - Big Two Hundred (Meecham, Meredith) – 5:02
  18. "Animal Rhapsody (Dennis Bovell Mix)" - The Raincoats (Birch, Raincoats) – 4:42
  19. "Brazilian Love Affair" - George Duke (George Duke) – 4:37
  20. "Nice and Soft" - Wish & La-Rita Gaskin (Carmichael) – 3:47
  21. "Bad Skin (DJ-Kicks)" - Chicken Lips (Meecham, Meredith, Kotey, Crazy Girl) – 4:14

Personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Sylvester, Nick. "Chicken Lips: DJ Kicks". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-01-30.