Dam-Funk – Dj Kicks – 2x LP Vinyl

DM-FunK is the kind of guy who seems like hed make great company: laid-back, affable, personable. But to truly get the guy, to really understand him, is to know a deep love of music like no other. Dams contribution to the DJ-Kicks series gives you an opportunity to do just that. Its a snapshot view into the mind of the pioneer of Modern-Funk music DJ-Kicks invites you to get to know the man behind the shades.

Dam makes a lifetime of digging and absorbing music that feels as laid-back as the Santa Ana breeze. Years ago, he coined the term Modern Funk to give context to his music. The elements of the synth-heavy and multi-layered style are gloriously displayed on DJ-Kicks. Modern-Funk is a combination of all the sounds on the mix, he explains. Funk, Boogie, Electro, House, Modern-Soul, Ambient tones a push and pull of nostalgia and progressiveness

At a satisfying 19 songs, DM-FunKs DJ-Kicks lets grooves breathe. This is a mix to happily get lost within; a document in vibe. Unexpected contemporary joints mingle with lost gems from unlikely places. The exclusive DM-FunK production Believer makes its debut on DJ-Kicks, an extensive instrumental composition that on its own could only be classified as signature Modern-Funk. The mix also includes Dams excellent collaboration with Nite Jewel, as Nite-Funk, on Can U Read Me?