ARTICLES
Ten Questions: Fat Jon
MUTEK 2006

ALBUMS
65daysofstatic
A Cloud Mireya
Ambarchi and Ng
Another Elec. Musician
Derek Bailey
Band Ane
Barzin
Black Gold 360
The Blow
Boduf Songs
Childs
Darc Mind
Dosh
Duopandamix
Fat Jon & Styrofoam
Liam Gillick
Shuta Hasunuma
Tim Hecker
Ilkae
Jack's Son
Richard Jäverling
Jazzkammer
Junior Boys
Last Days
Hanno Leichtmann
Luomo
Mandelbrot Set
Mountaineer
N.Phect & Dizplay
Part Timer
Karsten Pflum
Benoît Pioulard
Plus Device
+/- {Plus/Minus}
Relay
Saroos
Seht
Shedding
So Percussion
Sybarite
Trio Vopá
Marshall Watson
Weather Report
Donato Wharton
Christopher Willits
Xela

COMPILATIONS/MIXES
ESL Remixed
Four Tet
Garnier & Craig
Ginglik Saturdays
Michael Mayer
Henrik Schwarz

3"/7"/10"/12"/EPs
Colleen
Delano and Xpansul
Detritus
Ed Devane
Eskimo
Feathers
Goldmund
Ezekiel Honig/Graphic
Ezekiel Honig
Eliot Lipp
Robert Lippok
Alejandro Lopez
Evan Marc
Porter & Carr
Sebastian Russell
Somone Else
Spaceships & Pings
SplitEP3
Simon Whetham

Henrik Schwarz: DJ-Kicks
!K7

Pulling together cuts by Curtis Mayfield, Julian Priester, Akufen, and Animal Collective among others, Four Tet's recent contribution to !K7's DJ-Kicks series was remarkably wide-ranging, and now Henrik Schwarz weighs in with his own equally inspired take. It's anything but a stock techno mix; instead, the German DJ roots his 23-track travelogue in soul and works outward in a multitude of directions including jazz, funk, reggae, acid, Afro-beat, Detroit techno, and microhouse.

After sparring tenor and baritone saxes in Moondog's jazz lament “Bird's Lament” establish the set's unique character, Schwarz effects smooth segues into the relaxed funk of Double's “Woman Of The World” and swinging house of iO's “Claire.” History lessons follow, though they're anything but dull when they include classics by James Brown (“Since You've Been Gone”) and Marvin Gaye (“You're The Man”). And as if their vocals aren't enticing enough, the 78-minute disc features Jae Mason's impassioned “Let It Out,” Sugar Minott's hypnotic turn on Rhythm & Sound's “Let Jah Love Come,” and Robert Owens' graceful outing on Coldcut's “Walk A Mile In My Shoes.” By following Drexciya's wiry future-groove (“Black Sea”) with Amampondo's steaming percussion workout (“Giya Kasiamore”), Schwarz exposes the thread that unites even the most seemingly distinct forms. Sometimes he connects the dots between genres within the same song: his own “Imagination Limitation” weds Chain Reaction dub techno to broiling Latin rhythms, while an African chant (“Chant avec Cithare”) gets mashed into Robert Hood's “The Core.” Ultimately, the most amazing thing about Schwarz's mix is that it retains coherence despite such panoramic stylistic breadth.

November 2006