DJ Kicks: Steven Julien

Description

London-based DJ and producer Steven Julien’s career has always been about contrasts. Across a decade 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, DaM-FunK and Todd Edwards, alongside a selection of his own exclusive productions, Julien takes us on an imagined journey from day to night: from a bucolic afternoon in nature to heady domestic vibes before a big night out, and finally the euphoric embrace of the dancefloor itself.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. PAYN ME MIND (Feat. Kristian Hamilton) – Steven Julien
2. Expo – Hudson Mohawke
3. Transparency – d’Eon
4. A Day in the Park – Ryuichi Sakamoto
5. Out On the Edge – The Rah Band
6. Retriate (Feat. Dreamcastmoe) – Steven Julien
7. Just for Me & You – Elli
8. Call Me – Suze Ij¢
9. Emotional Intelligence (Feat. Nathan Haines & Dave Koor) – Chaos in the CBD
10. KAH – Brothermartino
11. Rukunetsu – brandUn DeShay
12. Number – Steven Julien
13. Dancing for Heaven – Todd Edwards
14. Morphing – Dam-Funk
15. Dide O (Ash Lauryn & Stefan Ringer Remix) – Kokoroko
16. Sarabi – Kyle Hall
17. Justify My Sex (Feat. Al White) – Josh Caffe
18. UBER HYPE – My Girlfriend
19. Venus Sunshine People (DJ Gregory Remix) – Cheek
20. Disco Dynamite – Mr. Flash
21. Shesbi – Devin Morrison
22. Rio – Ryuichi Sakamoto