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Kerri Chandler 'DJ-Kicks' (!K7)
He might be one of deep house’s most enduring names, but Kerri Chandler’s DJ-Kicks release crosses boundaries – musical, temporal and physical. There’s a classic around every corner here: its broad opening sweep takes in opulent, soulful jazz, before T La Rock’s raw, old-school hip hop landmark ‘It’s Yours’ jolts you out of your reverie, ahead of a notch of twinkling disco. Cuts such as James Mason’s ‘Sweet Power Of Your Embrace’ are full of the DNA of deep house; they’re soulful and melodic, but with gritty undertones. Chandler employs a multitude of weapons throughout, and the ensuing experience is like a Sunday morning stroll through New York City; you can almost touch the skyscrapers. Stephen Worthy
7/10
