
Detroit adroit Moodymann took up DJ-Kicks in 2016, agreeing a multi-artist mix under his longstanding, stylishly dour, mahogany name. It came deep in 2016, decades after his early 90s records for Planet E and Peacefrog, and is now due for reissue a good 10 years later. 30 touchstones from Junior Mance, Common, and Larry Heard lineages line up for the remixing and agitating by the cool-as-hell maestro.
11 exclusive Moodymann edits put a delicate spin on slipperier, less originally mixable material, often barely announcing themselves, blurring DJ and authorship.