DJ-Kicks: Steven Julien, by Steven Julien

DJ-Kicks: Steven Julien

by Steven Julien

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bastardoutofcalifornia Steven Julien's selection of disco edits and uptown G funk is all over the place, in your face, with the funk bass. That ghetto baseline groove pulses thought. Claps, Synths, Horns 😈 contemporary fusion of the finest,. This mix dances on its own. For fans of Theo Parrish, Moodyman, Flying Lotus. Jazz Katz & Club Kids alike will appreciate what this mix has to offer. A refreshing dive into an assortment of exclusives from Hudson Mohawke, DAM FUNK, and Kyle Hall. Favorite track: Number (DJ-Kicks).

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Tracklist LP

A1 Steven Julien - PAYN ME MIND ft. Kristian Hamilton
A2 d'Eon - Transparency
A3 Ryuichi Sakamoto - A Day in the Park

B1 Dreamcastmoe & Shungu - Pray 4 My Friends (Steven Julien Remix)
B2 Elli - Just For Me & You
B3 Steven Julien - Number

C1 Brothermartino - KAH
C2 DaM-Funk - Morphing
C3 My Girlfriend - UBER HYPE

D1 Mr Flash - Disco Dynamite
D2 Devin Morrison - Shesbi
D3 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Rio

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CD Tracklist

01 Steven Julien - PAYN ME MIND ft. Kristian Hamilton
02 Hudson Mohawke - Expo
03 d'Eon - Transparency
04 Ryuichi Sakamoto - A Day in the Park
05 The RAH Band - Out On The Edge
06 Dreamcastmoe & Shungu - Pray 4 My Friends (Steven Julien Remix)
07 Elli - Just For Me & You
08 Suze ijó - Call Me
09 Chaos In The CBD ft. Nathan Haines & Dave Koor - Emotional Intelligence
10 Brothermartino - KAH
11 brandUn DeShay - Rukunetsu
12 Steven Julien - Number (DJ-Kicks)
13 Todd Edwards - Dancing For Heaven
14 DaM-FunK - Morphing
15 Kokoroko - Dide O (Ash Lauryn & Stefan Ringer Remix)
16 Kyle Hall - Sarabi
17 Josh Caffe - Justify My Sex ft. Al White
18 My Girlfriend - UBER HYPE
19 Cheek - Venus Sunshine People (DJ Gregory Remix)
20 Mr Flash - Disco Dynamite
21 Devin Morrison - Shesbi
22 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Rio

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1.	⁠Steven Julien - PAYN ME MIND ft. Kristian Hamilton 02:04	info	buy track
2.	Hudson Mohawke - Expo 00:40	info	buy track
3.	d’Eon - Transparency 05:30	info	buy track
4.	Ryuichi Sakamoto - A Day in the Park 05:22	info	buy track
5.	The RAH Band - Out On The Edge 05:26	info	buy track
6.	Dreamcastmoe & Shungu - Pray 4 My Friends (Steven Julien Remix) 03:24	info	buy track
7.	Elli - Just For Me & You 02:58	info	buy track
8.	Suze ijó - Call Me 04:54	info	buy track
9.	Chaos In the CBD - Emotional Intelligence ft. Nathan Haines & Dave Koor 06:20	info
10.	Brothermartino - KAH 05:29	info	buy track
11.	⁠brandUn DeShay - Rukunetsu 02:28	info	buy track
12.	Number (DJ-Kicks) 04:20	info	buy track
13.	Todd Edwards - Dancing For Heaven 05:49	info	buy track
14.	DaM-FunK - Morphing 04:15	info	buy track
15.	KOKOROKO - Dide O (Ash Lauryn & Stefan Ringer Remix) 04:40	info	buy track
16.	Kyle Hall - Sarabi 07:10	info	buy track
17.	Josh Caffe - Justify My Sex ft. Al White 08:39	info
18.	My Girlfriend - UBER HYPE 07:29	info	buy track
19.	Cheek - Venus Sunshine People (DJ Gregory Remix) 04:56	info	buy track
20.	Mr Flash - Disco Dynamite 03:07	info
21.	Devin Morrison - Shesbi 04:21	info	buy track
22.	Ryuichi Sakamoto - Rio 05:21	info	buy track
23.	DJ-Kicks: Steven Julien (Continuous Mix) 01:11:59	info

about

London-based DJ and producer Steven Julien’s career has always been about contrasts. Across a decade’s worth of releases on labels including Eglo and his own Apron Records, as well as club sets around the world, he’s consistently mixed light and dark, soft and heavy, yin and yang. From rough-edged house and techno to laid-back soul and boogie, or meditations on his familial and musical heritage with 2018’s Bloodline LP – Julien’s music has always moved between moods, styles and emotions.

That eclecticism also defines Julien’s upcoming instalment in !K7’s iconic DJ-Kicks mix series. Featuring a broad spectrum of artists including Ryuichi Sakamoto, DāM-FunK and Todd Edwards, alongside a selection of his own exclusive productions, Julien’s contribution to the series is a journey from day to night, guiding the listener from a bucolic afternoon in nature to heady domestic vibes before a big night out, eventually ending in the euphoric embrace of the dancefloor itself.

This narrative flow from day to night, or home to club, is a recurring theme of Julien’s music and is partly a reflection of his deeper personality: reserved and laid-back at first, but intense and passionate the more you get to know him. It also speaks to Julien’s broader life experiences, with the first half of his DJ-Kicks mix an extended love letter to an upbringing steeped in UK dance music history.

This influence stems in part from Julien’s family. Their culture and identity continues to influence Julien’s music, from the aesthetics of his label and his blending of modern and vintage sounds to his broader approach to creativity: remaining true to his artistic vision, rather being pushed in different directions by outside pressures. His latest EP Wraap’t is a perfect example of this. Inspired by Julien’s teenage experiences working in a barber shop, it takes classic sounds from R&B and new jack swing, but blends them with more modern production flourishes: a nostalgic tribute to his communal and familial links to West London hair salons, brought sharply up to date.

As his DJ-Kicks mix progresses, it’s Julien’s more recent experiences as a club DJ which come to the fore, bringing a different perspective to that same interplay between lightness and intensity. Julien describes his creative approach to DJing in general, and this mix in particular, as letting his energy and intuition guide him. That instinctive approach, where seamless mixing becomes second nature, speaks to Julien’s decade of appearances in DJ booths around the world: he cites sets at Ormside Projects in London, Doka and De School in Amsterdam, or Mitsuki in Tokyo as specific inspirations for this mix.

Julien describes the feeling he’s tried to capture on tape as an out-of-body energy: just letting loose, and being yourself. “When you get in that position of doing what’s true to you, playing what’s true to you” he says, “people just resonate with that.”