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worth hanging around.
As you’d expect from a record on a label called G-
Stoned, the overall atmosphere of The K&D Sessions
is laid back – you won’t hear any screeching 303s
or encounter superfast bpms here. Instead, there are
beautifully precise drums and sublimely warm deep
bass lines which create their own distinct sound without
becoming repetitious. Add their ear for dropping
just enough melody over the top to create a simple but
opulent sound, and you have music that makes 3 in the
morning a wonderful place to be. If you really want a
half-arsed “sounds-a-bit-like” reference, then it would
have to be David Holmes, but the comparison doesn’t
do either parties justice.
K&D are also refreshingly fond of keeping vocal
tracks almost intact, rather than obliterating them completely.
Nowhere does this stand out more than their
sublimely moody mix of Depeche Mode’s ‘Useless’,
where Dave Gahan’s weary voice is given centre stage
over nothing besides pared down bass and is all the
more powerful for it. Not that K&D are techno-angst
merchants, producing beautiful but chilly soundscapes
in their bedrooms – their sound is organic, elegant,
eclectic and endlessly inventive.
In short, then, The K&D Sessions is one of those
albums that comes out of the blue, providing a whole
bunch of surprises to make even the most jaded get
excited about music again. It’s a bit like when a friend
gives you a tape of bands you’ve never heard of and
you wind up leaping round the living room listening
to it. These are remixes which transcend their original
incarnations to become K&D’s own and a whole new
universe to explore with it. What more do you want for
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