DJ-Kicks: Tiga
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DJ-KiCKS: Tiga is a DJ mix album
, compiled and mixed
by Montreal
DJ
and record producer
, Tiga
. It is the twentieth installment of the DJ-KiCKS
series, all of which are released by the Studio !K7
Independent
Record Label
.
The compilation focuses on the electro
/electroclash
movement, including remixes from Detroit-based ADULT.
and dance-punk
producers The DFA
. The final track of the album is a cover of Felix Da Housecat
's "Madame Hollywood", performed by Tiga himself.
A re-release of this compilation has also included Tiga's cover of Nelly
's "Hot in Herre
", placed between tracks 4 and 5.
The Red Zone remix of Adventures of Stevie V's "Dirty Cash (Money Talks)" (track number 14) only appeared on initial UK promotional cds and was omitted from all commercially available editions of this album.
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
, compiled and mixed
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
by Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, Tiga
Tiga (musician)
Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
. It is the twentieth installment of the DJ-KiCKS
DJ-Kicks
DJ-Kicks is a series of DJ mix albums, mixed by various artists for the independent record label !K7 Records.-History:...
series, all of which are released by the Studio !K7
Studio !K7
Studio !K7 is an independent record label 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, Hamburg, London, and Tokyo.It has four independent...
Independent
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
Record Label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
.
The compilation focuses on the electro
Electro (music)
Electro is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines, Moog keytar synthesizers and funk sampling...
/electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
movement, including remixes from Detroit-based ADULT.
ADULT.
ADULT. is an American band from Detroit, Michigan that integrates vocals with drum machines, analog synths and electronic/punk elements. While popular in their home city of Detroit, they are also very popular in Germany and the United Kingdom.-History:ADULT...
and dance-punk
Dance-punk
Dance-punk is a music genre that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the post-punk and No Wave movements.-Predecessors:...
producers The DFA
DFA Records
DFA Records is an independent record label and production team, launched in September 2001 by Mo' Wax co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, musician James Murphy, and manager Jonathan Galkin. The label has an exclusive distribution deal with major record label EMI....
. The final track of the album is a cover of Felix Da Housecat
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
's "Madame Hollywood", performed by Tiga himself.
A re-release of this compilation has also included Tiga's cover of Nelly
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
's "Hot in Herre
Hot in Herre
"Hot in Herre" is a popular song and single performed by the hip-hop artist Nelly, and was released in 2002 as the first single on his album Nellyville. The song's producers were The Neptunes...
", placed between tracks 4 and 5.
The Red Zone remix of Adventures of Stevie V's "Dirty Cash (Money Talks)" (track number 14) only appeared on initial UK promotional cds and was omitted from all commercially available editions of this album.
Track listing
- "Radio Jolly" (ADULT.ADULT.ADULT. is an American band from Detroit, Michigan that integrates vocals with drum machines, analog synths and electronic/punk elements. While popular in their home city of Detroit, they are also very popular in Germany and the United Kingdom.-History:ADULT...
Remix) - Jollymusic – 2:24 - "You're So Gangsta" (PlaygroupPlaygroupPlaygroup may refer to:* Pre-school playgroup, a kind of pre-school care*Playgroup , a British dance act*Playgroup , arts and entertainment events in England...
Instrumental) - ChromeoChromeoChromeo is an electrofunk duo formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2004.-History:Chromeo is composed of P-Thugg on keyboards, synthesizers, and talk box, and Dave 1 on guitar and lead vocals...
– 4:05 - "Ich Und Elaine" (2raumwohnung2raumwohnung2raumwohnung is a German pop duo founded in 2000 in Berlin.Its two members – Inga Humpe and Tommi Eckart – are the former singers of the group Neonbabies.-Band history:...
Club mix) - 2raumwohnung2raumwohnung2raumwohnung is a German pop duo founded in 2000 in Berlin.Its two members – Inga Humpe and Tommi Eckart – are the former singers of the group Neonbabies.-Band history:...
– 2:24 - "The Big Fake" - Traffic Signs – 1:44
- "You (Vocal)" - Tutto MattoTutto MattoTutto Matto is a house, disco and electrofunk duo from Genoa, Italy, but based in London, UK. The duo is formed by DJs and Producers Jurij Prette and Paolo Guglielmino...
– 2:39 - "She Male" (Black StrobeBlack StrobeBlack Strobe were formed in Paris in 1997 by producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe, and were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough single Me And Madonna...
Remix) - Sir Drew – 3:10 - "Deceptacon" (The DFADFA RecordsDFA Records is an independent record label and production team, launched in September 2001 by Mo' Wax co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, musician James Murphy, and manager Jonathan Galkin. The label has an exclusive distribution deal with major record label EMI....
Remix) - Le TigreLe TigreLe Tigre is an American electroclash band, formed by Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman in 1998. It also featured Sadie Benning from 1998 until 2001, and JD Samson for the rest of the group's run...
– 4:08 - "...So" - Soft CellSoft CellSoft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...
– 2:24 - "Dubby Disco" - Antonelli Electr. – 3:51
- "Sacrifice" - Break 3000 – 3:53
- "Dying in Beauty" - TigaTiga (musician)Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
& Zyntherius – 1:34 - "Time Has Changed" - Codec & Flexor – 1:57
- "Devices" - Carl A. Finlow – 3:23
- "Dirty Cash" (Red ZoneRed ZoneRed Zone may refer to:*Red Zone , a region of France decimated during World War I*Red Zone , a term designating unsafe areas in Iraq after the 2003 invasion by the United States, Britain, and other allies...
Mix) - Adventures of Stevie V. – - "Rather Be" - Crowdpleaser & St. Plomb (Featuring Selfish in Bed) – 1:34
- "Shake A Leg" - Water Lily & St. Plomb – 4:21
- "Unconditional Discipline Of The Bastard Prince" - Volga Select – 1:13
- "Lowrider" - Off Pop – 2:43
- "Home Again" - M.A.N.D.Y.M.A.N.D.Y.M.A.N.D.Y. is a Berlin-based electrohouse group consisting of Patrick Bodmer & Philipp Jung. Their first official release was a popular remix of a Galleon song. They were cofounders of Get Physical Records, along with Booka Shade and DJ T...
– 3:12 - "Mispent Years" - Schatrax – 1:29
- "Man Hrdina" (DJ Kicks) - TigaTiga (musician)Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
– 2:43 - "Ikea" - SwayzakSwayzakSwayzak is a tech house duo from the United Kingdom that consists of James S. Taylor and David Brown. They live and work in London and released their first 12" single "Bueno" / "Fukumachi" in February 1997 to much acclaim...
– 2:43 - "Bang Bang Lover" (Dance Mix) - Charles Manier – 2:43
- "Biggest Fan" (Black StrobeBlack StrobeBlack Strobe were formed in Paris in 1997 by producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe, and were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough single Me And Madonna...
Mix) - Märtini Brös. – 4:38 - "Madame HollywoodMadame Hollywood"Madame Hollywood" is the third single featuring Miss Kittin from Felix da Housecat's album Kittenz and Thee Glitz.-Critical reception:Paul Cooper of Pitchfork Media said,"Kittin's dull-as-dishwater celebrity fantasies and irritatingly neutral delivery pale in comparison to how Harrison Crump...
" (Mr. Hollywood Version) - TigaTiga (musician)Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
– 6:48
Personnel
- Adult. – Remixing
- Black Strobe – Producer, Remixing
- Josh Brent – Producer
- Crowd Pleaser – Producer
- Louis Dufort – Mastering
- Jori Hulkkonen – Producer
- Inga Humpe – Lyricist
- Trevor Jackson – Mixing, Reproduction
- Matt Murphy – Producer
- Tiga – Producer, Compilation, Editing, Mixing
- 2raumwohnung – Performer
- Mark Vogel – Photography