A few hours ago we brought you a full stream of Photek's installment to the DJ-Kicks series. Now you can listen to or download one of his own tracks featured on the mix entitled "No Agenda". Yet another testament to his diverse abilities, the track is in a slow 4/4 tempo and sits somewhere between techno and trance without ever really tipping fully into one genre. Enjoy...
We've long been fans of Photek's ever-morphing music production sensibilities. Throughout the years, transitioning from Drum & Bass to tech-house to dubstep, the talented veteran has also progressed into an eclectic DJ with diverse sets. His contribution to the DJ-Kicks series, which you can stream below in its entirety, is a testament to both his productions skills (it features 6 of his own tracks) and his DJing abilities. The mix also includes such Red Cup favorites as Pinch, Sepalcure and and Synkro.
Pinch, Tectonic labelhead a known fan of collaborations, and the legendary Photek who recently collaborated with Kuru on the excellent "Fountainhead", joined forces for the massive "Acid Reign". Huge bass, big beats and a swingy slow tempo as expected with the addition of a catchy TB-303 lick. Stream the track below:
The track "Fountainhead" is a collaboration between Photek and Kuru to be featured on the !K7 DJ- KICKS: The Exclusives compilation releasing on March 26th. The track carries the title and the aesthetic of the 1943 Ayn Rand classic novel. It's as banging as it is atmospheric and can be streamed below in its entirety:
It's difficult to listen to Karin Park without a few other Scandinavian divas coming to mind. She's probably sick of hearing this but Karin Park undoubtedly sounds a lot likeBjörk (her accent) and Karin Andersson from The Knife (her tone) and has re-imagined herself like Robyn (her move from pop to electronic music)...but that's not necessarily a bad thing. While Björk seems lost in her own Cosmos, The Knife have all but disappeared and Robyn...well she's still awesome, Karin combines these Norwegian and Swedish influences into a one woman Scandinavian super group, with a focused and confident new sound, which is also largely due to her brother David's production skills. Listen to the beginning of "Tiger Dreams", before the vocals even kick in, and you'll immediately discover that despite that wobble on the bassline this is not a typical dubstep offering:
We're also very proud to be hosting a stream and free download of a remix by the legendary Photek. Interestingly the original sounds more like a Photek production than his own remix which takes "Tiger Dreams" into more melodic dubstep territory. You can buy the complete package here.
