Like Spinal Tap amps, this top ten list goes to 11. I'm going to squeeze this one in on a technicality. Technically, Erlend Øye's DJ Kicks isn't really an album, its a compilation, which is a nice way of saying glorified mix tape. But this silky voiced, string plucker from the band Kings of Convenience, isn't just another musician crossing the DJ pickets lines. Øye may have left his guitar at home but that didn't mean he gave up singing just because he was spinning wax. No, the Singing DJ brought along his sense of showmanship and song craft and compiled a stellar mix that is just at home on the dance floor as it is chilling out on the living room floor. Øye's DJ Kicks is a flawless exposition of the art of mixing and when it dropped in 2004 it contained tracks from current and future tastemakers with cuts from Cornelius, Phoenix, the Rapture and Röyksopp. On top of all of this, Øye manages to seamlessly weave himself in and out of the mix creating an air of cohesiveness that is a rarity within the DJ culture.
Best of the Decade - The Top 10: #11
Like Spinal Tap amps, this top ten list goes to 11. I'm going to squeeze this one in on a technicality. Technically, Erlend Øye's DJ Kicks isn't really an album, its a compilation, which is a nice way of saying glorified mix tape. But this silky voiced, string plucker from the band Kings of Convenience, isn't just another musician crossing the DJ pickets lines. Øye may have left his guitar at home but that didn't mean he gave up singing just because he was spinning wax. No, the Singing DJ brought along his sense of showmanship and song craft and compiled a stellar mix that is just at home on the dance floor as it is chilling out on the living room floor. Øye's DJ Kicks is a flawless exposition of the art of mixing and when it dropped in 2004 it contained tracks from current and future tastemakers with cuts from Cornelius, Phoenix, the Rapture and Röyksopp. On top of all of this, Øye manages to seamlessly weave himself in and out of the mix creating an air of cohesiveness that is a rarity within the DJ culture.
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