Avalon Emerson's contribution to !K7's DJ-Kicks series, encompasses her maverick sound. The 70-minute mix traverses a wide range of tempos, styles and eras with the grace of an experienced selector who distinguishes herself based on technical skill, clever methodology and a unique vision. Old-school house records mingle with references to rave and Italo, but the set isn't confined to a specific era or style — besides her own.

Avalon's DJ-Kicks is a confident and competent summation of what makes her one of the underground's most in-demand DJs. The diverse selections are tied together by her own edits, remixes and productions. New material bookends the mix: she opens the mix with her own voice featured more prominently than ever before on a bold, fresh and playful cover of The Magnetic Fields' Long Forgotten Fairytale. At the end, she shuts it down with her 14th Life remix of Austra's Anywayz, which reimagines the song not as a dancefloor tool, but rather in a distinctly Avalon flavor of pop.

TRACKLISTING:

CD

1. Avalon Emerson - Long Forgotten Fairytale

2. Avalon Emerson - Wastelands and Oases

3. Tranceonic - Butterfly

4. Waveform - Breakers in Space (D.A.T. Remix)

5. Avalon Emerson - Rotting Hills

6. Anthony Acid - Doe, Doe, Doe

7. Little Mike - Dirty Pusherman (Original Filthy Mix)

8. DJ Sense - Finest

9. General Midi - The Future

10. Oni Ayhun - OAR004-A

11. Oklou - Level 5

12. Oceanic - Yellow Cone (Unison)

13. Smith n Hack - Ultra-Range Sound Process

14. Soundstream - 3rd Movement

15. The Dirtbombs - Sharevari

16. !!! - Hello? Is This Thing On? (Thomas N’ Eric’s Rub And Tug Throwdown)

17. Avalon Emerson - Poodle Power

18. Lady B - Cruising Around Motor City

19. Regular Citizen - Sleeping Unique

20. Austra - Anywayz (Avalon Emerson 14th Life Version)

2LP

A1. OKLOU - LEVEL 5

A2. Regular Citizen - Sleeping Unique

A3. Oceanic - Yellow Cone (Unison)

B1. DJ Sense - Finest

B2. Little Mike - Dirty Pusherman (Original Filthy Mix)

B3. Anthony Acid - Doe, Doe, Doe

C1. Lady B - Cruising Around Motor City

C2. !!! - Hello? Is This Thing On? (Thomas N’ Eric’s Rub And Tug Throwdown)

C3. The Dirtbombs - Sharevari

D1. Austra - Anywayz (Avalon Emerson 14th Life Version)

D2. Avalon Emerson - Wastelands and Oases

D3. Avalon Emerson - Poodle Power

D4. Avalon Emerson - Long Forgotten Fairytale