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Series of DJ mix albums from !K7 Records

DJ Kicks (styled DJ KiCKS on all cover artwork) is a series of DJ mix albums, mixed by various artists for the independent record label !K7 Records.

DJ Kicks started out in 1993 as a compilation of electronic DJ style mixes in the techno or house genres, with the then novel twist of being targeted to a home listening audience. Soon afterwards, both the choice of compilers and the genres included were expanded: In addition to DJs, more and more producers (like Terranova), remixers (like Kruder & Dorfmeister), bands (like the Stereo MCs) and musicians (like Nicolette) compiled DJ Kicks albums. The actual music began to vary wildly as well, ranging from Trüby Trio's downbeat jazz sound to Kemistry & Storm's aggressive drum and bass. Still, all contributions remain broadly within the electronic music genre. The first DJ Kicks release was C. J. Bolland's in 1995, and the series is still regularly expanded. As of October 2022, there are 78 releases in the series, with a release rate of about three new entries each year. 2016 and 2018 were particularly busy with five new mixes in each year, more than any other year so far. Some of the DJ Kicks mixes are very popular and counted among the regular albums of the compiler, most notably the one by Kruder & Dorfmeister. The entries by Erlend Øye, Four Tet, James Holden, John Talabot, DJ Koze and Moodymann have also received particular acclaim. The DJ Kicks series has been called "the most important DJ mix series ever" by Mixmag. The 26th release was a special celebratory (and unmixed) "best of" compilation, DJ Kicks: The Exclusives. It consisted of original tracks by the DJs who had mixed the earlier albums in the series.

Number Album Artist Released Catalogue Number 1 DJ Kicks: C. J. Bolland C. J. Bolland 4 September 1995 !K7038 2 DJ Kicks: Carl Craig Carl Craig 25 March 1996 !K7042 3 DJ Kicks: Claude Young Claude Young 3 June 1996 !K7045 4 DJ Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister Kruder & Dorfmeister 19 August 1996 !K7046 5 DJ Kicks: Stacey Pullen Stacey Pullen 14 October 1996 !K7049 6 DJ Kicks: Nicolette Nicolette 10 March 1997 !K7054 7 DJ Kicks: The Black Album Rockers Hi Fi 19 May 1997 !K7056 8 DJ Kicks: DJ Cam DJ Cam 18 November 1997 !K7060 9 DJ Kicks: Terranova Terranova 19 January 1998 !K7064 10 DJ Kicks: Smith & Mighty Smith & Mighty 9 March 1998 !K7065 11 DJ Kicks: Andrea Parker Andrea Parker 31 August 1998 !K7071 12 DJ Kicks: Kemistry & Storm Kemistry & Storm 25 January 1999 !K7074 13 DJ Kicks: Thievery Corporation Thievery Corporation 10 May 1999 !K7076 14 DJ Kicks: Kid Loco Kid Loco 18 October 1999 !K7081 15 DJ Kicks: Stereo MCs Stereo MCs 27 March 2000 !K7082 16 DJ Kicks: Nightmares on Wax Nightmares on Wax 2 October 2000 !K7093 17 DJ Kicks: Trüby Trio Trüby Trio 27 August 2001 !K7104 18 DJ Kicks: Vikter Duplaix Vikter Duplaix 28 January 2002 !K7115 19 DJ Kicks: Playgroup Playgroup 1 July 2002 !K7127 20 DJ Kicks: Tiga Tiga 1 December 2002 !K7142 21 DJ Kicks: Chicken Lips Chicken Lips 3 November 2003 !K7155 22 DJ Kicks: Erlend Øye Erlend Øye 19 April 2004 !K7161 23 DJ Kicks: Daddy G Daddy G (of Massive Attack) 25 October 2004 !K7170 24 DJ Kicks: The Glimmers The Glimmers 11 April 2005 !K7178 25 DJ Kicks: Annie Annie 17 October 2005 !K7190 — DJ Kicks: The Exclusives unmixed DJ Kicks artist compilation 27 February 2006 !K7200 26 DJ Kicks: Four Tet Four Tet 26 June 2006 !K7203 27 DJ Kicks: Henrik Schwarz Henrik Schwarz 16 October 2006 !K7207 28 DJ Kicks: Hot Chip Hot Chip 21 May 2007 !K7213 29 DJ Kicks: Booka Shade Booka Shade 22 October 2007 !K7222 30 DJ Kicks: Chromeo Chromeo 28 September 2009 !K7247 31 DJ Kicks: Juan Maclean Juan Maclean April 2010 !K7255 32 DJ Kicks: James Holden James Holden 25 May 2010 !K7261 33 DJ Kicks: Kode9 Kode9 22 June 2010 !K7262 34 DJ Kicks: Apparat Apparat 25 October 2010 !K7270 35 DJ Kicks: Wolf + Lamb vs Soul Clap Wolf + Lamb, Soul Clap 15 March 2011 !K7283 36 DJ Kicks: Motor City Drum Ensemble Motor City Drum Ensemble July 2011 !K7285 37 DJ Kicks: Scuba Scuba 17 October 2011 !K7291 38 DJ Kicks: Gold Panda Gold Panda 7 November 2011 !K7292 — DJ Kicks: The Exclusives Vol. II unmixed DJ Kicks artist compilation 5 March 2012 !K7300 39 DJ Kicks: Photek Photek 26 March 2012 !K7293 40 DJ Kicks: Maya Jane Coles Maya Jane Coles 16 April 2012 !K7295 41 DJ Kicks: Digitalism Digitalism 16 April 2012 !K7298 42 DJ Kicks: Hercules and Love Affair Hercules and Love Affair 26 October 2012 !K7301 43 DJ Kicks: Maceo Plex Maceo Plex 29 April 2013 !K7306 44 DJ Kicks: John Talabot John Talabot 8 November 2013 !K7312 45 DJ Kicks: Breach Breach 15 November 2013 !K7314 46 DJ Kicks: Brandt Brauer Frick Brandt Brauer Frick 21 February 2014 !K7311 47 DJ Kicks: Will Saul Will Saul 16 June 2014 !K7316 48 DJ Kicks: Nina Kraviz Nina Kraviz January 2015 !K7315 49 DJ Kicks: Actress Actress May 2015 !K7319 50 DJ Kicks: DJ Koze DJ Koze June 2015 !K7325 51 DJ Kicks: Seth Troxler Seth Troxler October 2015 !K7324 52 DJ Kicks: Moodymann Moodymann February 2016 !K7327 53 DJ Kicks: Dâm Funk Dâm Funk 27 May 2016 !K7332 54 DJ Kicks: Jackmaster Jackmaster 8 July 2016 !K7335 55 DJ Kicks: Marcel Dettmann Marcel Dettmann 14 October 2016 !K7340 56 DJ Kicks: Daniel Avery Daniel Avery 11 November 2016 !K7342 57 DJ Kicks: Matthew Dear Matthew Dear 27 January 2017 !K7346 58 DJ Kicks: Michael Mayer Michael Mayer 16 May 2017 !K7348 — DJ Kicks: The Exclusives Vol. III unmixed DJ Kicks artist compilation 2 June 2017 !K7357 59 DJ Kicks: DJ Tennis DJ Tennis 14 July 2017 !K7338 60 DJ Kicks: Lone Lone 29 September 2017 !K7353 61 DJ Kicks: Kerri Chandler Kerri Chandler 20 October 2017 !K7358 62 DJ Kicks: Deetron Deetron 9 March 2018 !K7359 63 DJ Kicks: Forest Swords Forest Swords 18 May 2018 !K7365 64 DJ Kicks: DJ Seinfeld DJ Seinfeld 13 July 2018 !K7370 65 DJ Kicks: Mount Kimbie Mount Kimbie 28 September 2018 !K7364 66 DJ Kicks: Robert Hood Robert Hood 16 November 2018 !K7376 67 DJ Kicks: Leon Vynehall Leon Vynehall 1 February 2019 !K7377 68 DJ Kicks: Laurel Halo Laurel Halo 27 March 2019 !K7375 69 DJ Kicks: Peggy Gou Peggy Gou 28 June 2019 !K7382 70 DJ Kicks: Kamaal Williams Kamaal Williams 8 November 2019 !K7388 71 DJ Kicks: Mr. Scruff Mr. Scruff 27 March 2020 !K7387 72 DJ Kicks: Avalon Emerson Avalon Emerson 18 September 2020 !K7395 73 DJ Kicks: Special Request Special Request 19 March 2021 !K7394 74 DJ Kicks: Jayda G Jayda G 14 May 2021 !K7402 75 DJ Kicks: Disclosure Disclosure 15 October 2021 !K7398 76 DJ Kicks: Jessy Lanza Jessy Lanza 19 November 2021 !K7407 77 DJ Kicks: Cinthie Cinthie 1 April 2022 !K741278DJ Kicks: Theo ParrishTheo Parrish28 October 2022!K741479DJ Kicks: ElkkaElkka26 April 2023!K7424—DJ Kicks: The Exclusives Vol. 4unmixed DJ Kicks artist compilation8 August 2023!K743580DJ Kicks: HAAiHAAi10 November 2023!K7419