DJ-Kicks: Kamaal Williams, by Kamaal Williams

DJ-Kicks: Kamaal Williams

by Kamaal Williams

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tylli loved heavy rotation Favorite track: Southern Freeez.

jameswaterfall This is one eclectic album! I just spin it continually and can´t get enough of it... Cheers
Favorite tracks:
Ratgrave - Ein Kola Bitte!
Henry Wu - Wivout U
Steve Spacek - Hey There

bruin music for any occasion, really Favorite track: Two Tens Madam.

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A1 Budgie - Sometimes
A2 Kamaal Williams - Snitches Brew (live in Atlanta) **
A3 Steve Spacek - Hey There

B1 DJ Harrison - Moving Up
B2 Ratgrave - Ein Kola Bitte!
B3 Wbeeza - He’s So Crazy

C1 Seiji - Buggin' Out
C2 Freeez - Southern Freeez
C3 Hard House Banton - Sirens

D1 Henry Wu - 117 Careplan
D2 Henry Wu - Wivout U **
D3 Kamaal Williams - Shinjuku (DJ-Kicks) **

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1.	Budgie - Sometimes 01:51
2.	Snitches Brew (live in Atlanta) 06:57	buy track
3.	Karriem Riggins - Summer Madness S.A. 02:05	buy track
4.	Lord Tusk - Space Invader (Vocal Mix) 04:29	buy track
5.	Seiji - Buggin' Out 05:49	buy track
6.	Steve Spacek - Hey There 02:13	buy track
7.	Max Graef - Speed Metal Jesus 02:13	buy track
8.	Kaidi Tatham - Two Tens Madam 06:39	buy track
9.	Freeez - Southern Freeez 05:43	buy track
10.	Peven Everett - Stuck 08:43	buy track
11.	Hard House Banton - Sirens 05:28	buy track
12.	Diggs Duke - Cause I Love You 02:27	buy track
13.	DJ Harrison - MovingUp 01:54	buy track
14.	Ratgrave - Ein Kola Bitte! 03:56	buy track
15.	Wbeeza - He’s So Crazy 06:32	buy track
16.	Awanto 3 - Pregnant 12:43	buy track
17.	Henry Wu - 117 Careplan 04:25	buy track
18.	Lone - Airglow Fires 06:01	buy track
19.	Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers - Projections 07:19	buy track
20.	City People - It's All in the Groove 10:44	buy track
21.	Phil Asher - Peace and Love’s Comin 08:28	buy track
22.	Tenderlonious - Song for My Father 06:03	buy track
23.	Yussef Kamaal - Lowrider 04:28	buy track
24.	Steven Julien - XL 06:25	buy track
25.	Shinjuku (DJ-Kicks) 02:12	buy track
26.	Henry Wu - Wivout U 06:22	buy track
27.	Dego - Nuts 04:25	buy track
28.	K15 - Time Humbles Us All 02:19	buy track
29.	Strings (ATL) 05:41	buy track
30.	DJ-Kicks (Continuous Mix) 01:16:47

about

Game-changing multi-instrumentalist Kamaal Williams has put together the latest DJ-Kicks mix. Due for release on November 8th, it features four of his own brand new and exclusive tracks and hints at the wide world of influences that have made him one of the most prominent artists of the last few years. Williams has taken his long standing love of seventies jazz fusion and mixed it up with the contemporary sound of the London underground to devastating effect. House, broken beat, grime, soul, funk, hip hop and jazz all permeate his work, which has seen him evolve from producer Henry Wu to acclaimed live band Kamaal Williams, backed by talented drummers and bassists. His pioneering work in the studio and live arena has influenced a whole new generation of like-minded musicians that have helped make the capital one of the most musically exciting and quickly evolving cities in the world, with Williams' own virtuoso drumming and percussion right at the heart of it all.

Kamaal Williams was one half of the duo who wrote the breakthrough Yussef Kamaal album 'Black Focus’, one of the most talked about records of 2016. Vinyl pressings kept selling out, it received rave reviews, earned the band the Breakthrough Act award at the 2017 Jazz FM awards and led to spellbinding live shows all over Europe. His follow up , The Return, came on Williams' own new Black Focus label and took his band global, all while picking up nominations for best independent album at the AIM Music Awards.

Improvised rhythm and spirituality are at the heart of everything Williams does, as is London life, with its diverse people, cultures and musical customs all feeding into his work. That is also true when making more electronic sounds as Henry Wu, who appears here after standout EPs on labels like Rhythm Section International. Williams' music is so individual it is more than deserving of its own tag: the artist himself calls it Wu Funk, and some of the many sounds that feed into it are all showcased on this adventurous new mix.

Exclusives include a live take of 'Snitches Brew,' new Kamaal Williams tracks 'Shinjuku' and 'Strings ATL', as well as 'Wivout U' from Henry Wu. Those vital highlights sit next to classic jams from Southern Freeze, a strong contingent of London innovators from K15 to Dego and Tenderlonius to Kaidi Tatham, with funk driven house from Peven Everett, raw stuff from Steve Julien, lush synth grooves from Lone and feel good grooves from Phil Asher all making this is an honest and uplifting collection that, when necessary, is happy to eschew blends, fades and mixing in favour of red hot selections and sequencing. Kamaal Williams DJ-Kicks is a fascinating insight into the record collection of a true musical alchemist.

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released November 8, 2019

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about

Kamaal Williams London, UK

Bookings: taro@blackfocusrecords.com

wu@blackfocusrecords.com

shows

Jun 22

Jazzablanca Festival

Casablanca, Morocco
Jul 08

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jul 15

Project House

Leeds, UK
Aug 24

Scene Delta - Parc Floral

Paris, France
Sep 13

Ophelia's Electric Soapbox

Denver, CO
Sep 16

The New Parish

Oakland, CA
Sep 23

Knockdown Center

New York (NYC), NY
Sep 24

Aisle 5

Atlanta, GA
Oct 11

La Cartonnerie

Reims, France
Oct 14

DE ROMA

Borgerhout, Belgium

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