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Matthew Dear steps up for DJ-Kicks

The Ghostly International boss goes in

Matthew Dear is the latest to step up for !K7’s DJ-Kicks series.

His 25-track set is the first official mix the US artist has released in eight years and features tracks from Pearson Sound, Simian Mobile Disco, Matrixxmann, Randomer and ItaloJohnson.

The mix also contains three of his own unreleased productions, two under his Audion alias and one under his given name.

Dear said: “I always have a lot of unreleased music laying around, those I included on here seemed to fit. A mix like this is always a good place to showcase my own productions, but I didn't want to oversaturate it with my own stuff.

“I wanted to create a mix that could be listened to anywhere, and reflect a little bit of everything that I play. Whether you're in your car, preparing to open the club, or having a bottle of wine with friends at home, this mix is for you.”

DJ-Kicks will be released on CD, digital and as a double-vinyl sampler on January 27. Pre-order it here and see the tracklist below.

1. Nils Frahm - Ode 2. Matthew Dear - Wrong With Us (DJ-Kicks) 3. Mahal - Ongaku (HVL Remix) 4. Monsieur Georget - Double Lune (Third Child Boomer Mix) 5. Kreon - Silo Sol 6. Caserta - Ricky (Thatmanmonkz Remix) 7. Gwilym Gold x Doc Daneeka - Lust For Sale (MGF Mix) 8. Smoke - Nuutri 9. Decius - Bread & Butter 10. Italojohnson - ITJ10B1 11. Vin Sol - Instinct (Matrixxman Remix) 12. Groovesh - Glowing 13. Duff Disco - Feed The Horse 14. Dudley Strangeways - Hallam 15. Alex & Digby - Angolan Rumble 16. Gary Sloan & Clone - Harmonitalk (Alex & Digby Edit) 17. Randomer - Rendell Pips 18. Markus Enochson - Hot Juice Box 19. Simian Mobile Disco - Staring At All This Handle 20. Pearson Sound - XLB 21. Soulphiction - Sky So High 22. Audion - Live Breakdown 23. Audion - Starfucker 24. Audion - Brines 25. DJ Khalab & Baba Sissoko - Kumu