{"product_id":"kamaal-williams-dj-kicks-vinyl-2lp","title":"Kamaal Williams: DJ-Kicks Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’ve had the great pleasure of seeing Kamaal Williams perform live\u003c\/i\u003e with a three-piece band in an intimate NYC basement setting, the whole place hooting and hollering like they were watching \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=thelonious+monk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Bill+Evans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in their prime, and I’ve caught one of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Henry+Wu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Wu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s soulfully grooving DJ sets chock full of broken beat classics and deep house specials. Its almost unbelievable that they’re the work of the same man, but its clear that a sincere love for music is what drives Kamaal, and now he’s joined the elite ranks of esteemed selectors such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Carl+Craig\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Craig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Nina+Kraviz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNina Kraviz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Moodymann\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoodymann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=MCDE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMCDE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and more with an entry in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=%21K7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e!K7\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=DJ-Kicks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDJ-Kicks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e series. Although Williams generally reserves his work in the sphere of dance music for his \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Wu\u003c\/strong\u003e alias, the mix is credited to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Kamaal+Williams\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKamaal Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the London jazzman’s Muslim name which has been stamped on a number of records that have played a key role in the ascent of London's new jazz sound over the past few years, starting with 2016’s superb \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Yussef+Kamaal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYussef Kamaal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e LP. He navigates his keen selector skills with this jazz clout by weaving a number of jazzy originals into an intensely personal selection of timeless house and hip-hop cuts. This limited 2LP set includes 12 tracks from Williams’ mix in all their full, unmixed glory. There’s three exclusives from Williams himself: a new \u003cstrong\u003eKamaal Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e tune entitled “Shinjuku” alongside a live version of last year’s “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Snitches+Brew\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSnitches Brew\u003c\/a\u003e,” plus a brand new \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Wu\u003c\/strong\u003e track (“Wivout U”) ‘longside 2015’s essential deep house snapper “117 Careplan.” There’s also cuts from collaborator \u003cstrong\u003eHard House Banton\u003c\/strong\u003e and kindred spirits \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=DJ+Harrison\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDJ Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWbreeza\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRatgrave\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eMax Graef\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eJulius Conrad\u003c\/strong\u003e) and \u003cstrong\u003eBudgie\u003c\/strong\u003e. The set is rounded out with a tune from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Steve+Spacek\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Spacek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s first solo album (“Hey There,” produced by a yung \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Thundercat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThundercat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e all the way back in 2005) and a frenetic IDM track from broken beat pioneer \/ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Bugz+In+The+Attic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBugz In The Attic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e co-founder \u003cstrong\u003eSeiji\u003c\/strong\u003e (“Buggin’ Out”) taken from his early drum \u0026amp; bass years on Reinforced, and lastly, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Freeez\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreeez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s jazz-funk classic “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Southern+Freeez\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouthern Freeez\u003c\/a\u003e” - just enough to take me out of the \"I'll take one\" camp and into \"I'll take two innit, cheers m8.\" Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egatefold sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Studio !K7 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by laughable butane bob 10\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Kamaal Williams","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP *LocNYA1","offer_id":31272571207770,"sku":"dm-5882","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/kamaalwilliams-djkicks.jpg?v=1762277860","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/kamaal-williams-dj-kicks-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}