Parisian duo Kidding Kurrys and ATX present Hotch Potch episode 1 on Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Kidding Kurrys and ATX are Paris-based DJs and members of the Slow Is The New Fast collective, which promotes slowed and de-pitched beats alongside faster material. Their selections move from a dark, slow mantra to high-energy disco forms when the mood calls for it.
For their monthly two-hour residency, the pair draw on older and newly discovered gems from their collection without following a particular rule, order or style. The sessions are framed as friendly music sessions between Frenchmen, with wine, cheese and smoking giant green baobabs.
Kidding Kurrys and ATX's Hotch Potch episode 1 opens with Parbleu's Vénus S'endort Et Moi Avec Elle on Periodica Records, setting out a Nu-Disco start. Unknown Artist's Chain (Jonny Rock Dubstrumental Edit) on Running Hot Records follows before Men Without Hats' Safety Dance (Petko Turner Part 2 Edit) and Robert's Elle se promène (Jitter Edit) on Serenades.
Okolokolo's Ekahalat (River Yarra Extended Fast Edit) on Ears On Earth leads into Mick Smiley's I Believe It's Magic (Last Waltz Re Do) on Bastedos and Alessi Brothers' Savin' The Day (The Revenge Flat Top Mix) on L.E.S.S. Productions. Victor's Amerikan Dread on Dread Beat then introduces the programme's Indie Dance thread.
Station 17's Fahrstuhl on 17rec is followed by DMX Krew's Funky Dancer on Fresh Up Records, keeping the middle section brisk and machine-focused. Freudenthal's Human Maturity on Tunnyl Records gives way to KZA's Open Up (Slow Version) on Mulemusiq, bringing in House Music.
Amarcord's Bad Masters on Fucanglong Files precedes Shame On Us' Naam (Fantastic Man Remix) on Hivern Discs, where the selection takes a more Electronica-leaning turn. DJN4's Volzotan's Phogarr on Emotional Response brings in Organic House, before Son Of Sound's Your Voodoo Is Broken on Razors and Tapes settles into Deep House.
Eliezer featuring Alejandro Molinari's Altizachen on Fucanglong Files is followed by Shango's Soca Fever (Cornelius Doctor "Renegade" Mix) on Playground Records. Kate Stein's Scenic Byway on Roam Recordings, Eftersom's Hurricane (Rodion Remix) on Paradise Children Records and Roe Deers' Men With Secrets (Vocal Edit) extend the set through its later club-facing passages.
Class B Band's Repli-Can on Rotten City Records returns to the programme's Nu-Disco edge before Simon Shackleton's Number One (Extended 'World Coming To An End' Dub) on StereoPhoenix Music. Jac The Disco's Goddess on Spin On This Music, Luis Hill's Frazio and Tony Carey's Enjaw J on Medical Records LLC close the selection with its open-ended, cross-era approach intact.
Kidding Kurrys and ATX Hotch Potch 1 29th October 2021
Parbleu - Vénus S'endort Et Moi Avec Elle [Periodica Records]
Unknown Artist - Chain (Jonny Rock Dubstrumental Edit) [Running Hot Records]
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance (Petko Turner Part 2 Edit) [Not On Label]
Robert - Elle se promène (Jitter Edit) [Serenades]
Okolokolo - Ekahalat (River Yarra Extended Fast Edit) [Ears On Earth]
Mick Smiley - I Believe It's Magic (Last Waltz Re Do) [Bastedos]
Alessi Brothers - Savin' The Day (The Revenge Flat Top Mix) [L.E.S.S. Productions]
Victor - Amerikan Dread [Dread Beat]
Station 17 - Fahrstuhl [17rec]
DMX Krew - Funky Dancer [Fresh Up Records]
Freudenthal - Human Maturity [Tunnyl Records]
KZA - Open Up (Slow Version) [Mulemusiq]
Amarcord - Bad Masters [Fucanglong Files]
Shame On Us - Naam (Fantastic Man Remix) [Hivern Discs]
DJN4 - Volzotan’s Phogarr [Emotional Response]
Son Of Sound - Your Voodoo Is Broken [Razors and Tapes]
Eliezer Feat. Alejandro Molinari - Altizachen [Fucanglong Files]
Shango - Soca Fever (Cornelius Doctor "Renegade" Mix) [Playground Records]
Kate Stein - Scenic Byway [Roam Recordings]
Eftersom - Hurricane (Rodion Remix) [Paradise Children Records]
Roe Deers - Men With Secrets (Vocal Edit) [Not On Label]
Class B Band - Repli-Can [Rotten City Records]
Simon Shackleton - Number One (Extended 'World Coming To An End' Dub) [StereoPhoenix Music]
Jac The Disco - Goddess [Spin On This Music]
Luis Hill - Frazio [Not On Label]
Tony Carey - Enjaw J [Medical Records LLC]
Listen on Mixcloud here.