{"product_id":"dj-kicks-teed-k7","title":"DJ-Kicks: TEED [K7]","description":"\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/clips.tenampa.mx\/player?album=eda521e1-b0d3-4dd0-834c-4a52e840d266\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;max-width:100%;\" allow=\"autoplay\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003eLP in printed sleeve. Includes insert.\u003cbr\u003eCAT: K7452LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeak to Orlando Higginbottom, otherwise known as TEED, about his decades-long relationship with electronic music and words like “love,” “obsession,” and “addiction” soon start to appear in the conversation. Born into a musical family — his father is a well-known organist and choirmaster — the British artist spent his early years training as a classical pianist and singer, while simultaneously becoming an ardent fan of jungle and drum \u0026amp; bass. He’d often skip class to be first in line for the latest promos at his local record store in Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter years of bedroom experimentation, his keen ear and all-out passion started to pay off, with releases on popular 2000s labels like Greco-Roman, Play It Down, and later Polydor. By then, of course, he was already Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs — a project that started as a private joke and was most definitely not meant to last beyond a couple of MySpace uploads. But explode it did, and soon he was bringing his vocal electronic pop proposition to clubs and festivals around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles was always a regular stop on his tours, and in 2015 he made the audacious decision to move there permanently. For over a decade, the City of Angels has been his home and workplace, where he has fully developed as a studio producer in addition to a solo artist. It’s also where he’s discovered another kind of nightlife: new sounds, tempos, energies. In fact, LA acts as a kind of muse on his much-anticipated DJ-Kicks, which glows with all the color and charisma of a Californian sunset. Or, more precisely, the preamble to a big night out downtown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I was thinking a lot about what they call ‘pre-gaming’ in America, which is a really funny phrase,” he explained. “It’s that feeling of putting on a fun mix before you go out, while you’re getting ready and having a drink. That was like my mental flag while making it; that’s how I envisioned people listening to it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat carefree spirit dominates the mix, which, after a short beatless intro, dives headfirst into an energetic house bassline. That track, Casino Times’ “Everybody,” is one of several exclusives, alongside pieces from Joe Goddard, Austin Ato, Jacques Greene, and Oscar Farrell. According to TEED, he instinctively knew he didn't want a mix that took “seven tracks to get going.” In preparation, he revisited several classic DJ-Kicks — Tiga, Erlend Øye, Honey Dijon — and quickly understood that big, soulful, house was the way to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I wanted to make something uptempo and very clubby,” he added. “I felt that very clearly from the beginning. I just want people to put it on and dance.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mix showcases TEED’s ability to balance big-room appeal with nuance. There are plenty of vocal tracks, starting with a new version of his own 2022 hit “Never Seen You Dance.” That and “Persuasion” were “completely re-produced” for the project, with new intros and outros, drums, basslines, and even tempos. Also, true to DJ-Kicks tradition, he covers KC and The Sunshine Band’s 1979 funk classic “Please Don’t Go.” Other vocal appearances include Hercules \u0026amp; Love Affair, Seven Davis Jr., and K.T. Brooks on Dennis Ferrer's luminous “How Do I Let Go,” a track TEED wanted to include from the start. With his exclusive track “Another Day,” TEED offers one of the release's deepest, most mysterious, and soulful moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTowards the latter part of the mix, the energies begin to fragment, the synths become denser, and the drums crunchier. House opens up into proggier territories, even bordering on trance. His own track “Under The Metal” provides a hypnotic and cerebral groove, with an arpeggiated and euphoric breakdown that slowly dissolves. The shift happens so subtly that it’s barely perceptible, until suddenly you’re immersed in a kind of psychedelic haze. “I like it when it gets a bit dizzying and trippy, and I love that DHS record at the end,” he said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the close, TEED turns to Malibu’s “Spicy City,” a twisted vocal ambient piece from the French artist's acclaimed 2025 album, Vanities. Its almost liturgical tones evoke TEED’s childhood as a choirboy, revealing the breadth of his sonic influences. The final notes sound like waves breaking on the shore. “It gets quite dreamy,” TEED explained, “like you’re floating into the sky.” Therein lies the magic of the mix, like those long nights where moments unfold and transform before our very eyes and ears. DJ-Kicks: TEED effortlessly moves us between experience and memory, desert and oasis, inviting us to seek out those mystical instants where experience crystallizes, before fading into the hills of a warm Los Angeles afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenampa Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47811180757155,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/1239\/2867\/files\/image_2559a668-c634-4441-a0f0-6e93387e7e5a.jpg?v=1782487704","url":"https:\/\/tenampa.mx\/en\/products\/dj-kicks-teed-k7","provider":"Tenampa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}