Viennese beatsmiths Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister prove themselves to be DJs with a difference on this stellar double-disc set. Instead of simply stringing together favorite tunes of the moment, K&D assemble something much more permanent and notable by gathering their own remixes for both well-known artists (Depeche Mode, Bone Thugs 'N Harmony, Roni Size, Bomb The Bass) and European cult acts (Rainer Trnby Trio, Count Basic, Knowtoryous, Sofa Surfers, Mama Oliver). The unifying thread can be called the K&D sound--a playfully off-beat and bass-heavy funk so singular that it instantly assimilates any piece of music into the K&D canon.
The K&D sound is a great equalizer, elevating all music to a common plateau of funked-up metagroove. Kruder & Dorfmeister see to it that vocal drum-and-bass, shady dub, frazzled big-beat, bouncy hip-hop, and down-tempo slink alike are pumped up with anabolic breakbeats, sizzling jazz breaks, and serpentine basslines. Already indispensable as a compact collection of K&D's rarest mixes, K&D SESSIONS goes one further, giving it up for two breathless hours and redefining the state of the art of trip-hop in the image of its Austrian saviors.
Known for their unique style of scrambling together Latin,dub, drum'n'bass and downtempo beats, 'The K & D Sessions'is a concentrated collection of their best remixes from thelast few years of tracks by Depeche Mode, Roni Size, DavidHolmes, Lamb, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Strange Cargo, Bomb TheBass, Alex Reece and others. 21 tracks. Double gatefolddigipak. 1998 Stud!o K7 release.Spin (p.134) - "[With] an airbrushed sound that was heavy and heady in a club, but elegantly chill enough for background music." CMJ (1/10/00, p.21) - Included in CMJ's "RPM '99 Top 5" - "...finely crafted K&D remixes [which] became a benchmark for downbeat electronic music, and a barometer of the success of the stoney lounge sound."
Very, very good. This double disc is one of the coolest, chillest albums I've heard in a long time. Kruder and Dorfmeister mix smooth and subtle music which is perfect to listen to anytime you want to hear something edgy, but quiet. Enjoy! Submitted by a reviewer (Baltimore) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Good Stuff Smooth and eclectic, great music for a variety of activities, from reading the latest William Gibson to indoor aerobics. recommended Submitted by a reviewer (Newport News, Va) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
uplifting I heard this at a party, and cant get it out of my head ever since.It has the funkiest beat i've ever heard.Hooked Submitted by a reviewer () Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Just leave it in your cd player I bought this cd on a whim at an indie record store about a year ago. Needless to say, the beats hook, the grooves stick, and rarely a day goes by where I don't think to myself, "feels like a K&D day." Just buy it, you'll see. Submitted by natedog321 (Milwaukee, WI) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
The Best Driving CD This Side of the Mississippi!! This is an outstanding compilation of groove funk I've ever heard. I especially enjoy these song selections..CD#1: songs 1,2,8,9,10. Buy it and go for a ride and pump up the volume nice and high. Submitted by a reviewer (Chicago, IL) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Very, very good.
uplifting
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