DJ-Kicks: Erlend Øye

DJ-Kicks: Erlend Øye is a DJ mix album, mixed by Erlend Øye. It was released on 19 April 2004 on the Studio !K7 independent record label as part of the DJ-Kicks series. All vocals on the a cappella tracks are performed by Øye. The release was preceded on April 12 by the single "The Black Keys Work",^[2] a remix of which appears on the album. Also released was a promotional 12'' vinyl single for "Sheltered Life/Fine Day".^[3]

DJ-Kicks: Erlend Øye
Compilation album by Erlend Øye
Released	19 April 2004
Genre	Electronica indie dance^[1]
Length	51:56
Label	Studio !K7
Producer	Erlend Øye
Erlend Øye chronology
Unrest (2003) DJ-Kicks: Erlend Øye (2004) Legao (2014)
DJ-Kicks chronology
Chicken Lips (2003) Erlend Øye (2004) Daddy G (2004)

The album was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
The Guardian	^[6]
Pitchfork	8.2/10^[7]
Resident Advisor	4.0/5^[8]
Stylus Magazine	B−^[9]

Online music magazine Pitchfork placed Erlend Øye's DJ-Kicks at number 148 on its list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Featuring	Length
1.	"So Weit Wie Noch Nie"	Jürgen Paape	3:44
2.	"Sheltered Life/Fine Day (A Capella)"		2:04
3.	"Drop (Kings of Convenience Remix)"	Cornelius	3:30
4.	"If I Ever Feel Better"	Phoenix	3:10
5.	"Radio Jolly/Prego Amore (A Capella)"	Jolly Music	2:05
6.	"Rubicon"	Alan Braxe & Fred Falke	3:58
7.	"2D2F"	Avenue D	2:51
8.	"I Need Your Love"	The Rapture	1:55
9.	"Lattialla Taas/Venus (A Capella)" (Shocking Blue cover)	Uusi Fantasia	1:03
10.	"2 After 909/Intergalactic Autobahn (A Capella)"	Justus Köhncke	2:29
11.	"The Black Keys Work (DJ-Kicks)"		3:35
12.	"Airraid"	Jackmate	3:19
13.	"Poor Leno (Silicone Soul's Hypno House Dub)/There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (A Capella)" (The Smiths cover)	Röyksopp	4:54
14.	"Metal Chix/Always on My Mind (A Capella)" (Brenda Lee cover)	Skatebård	3:10
15.	"Dexter"	Ricardo Villalobos	2:59
16.	"Winning A Battle, Losing The War"	Minizza	3:47
17.	"Lullaby/A Place In My Heart (A Capella)"	Morgan Geist	3:23

Charts

Chart performance for DJ-Kicks: Erlend Øye

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[11]	23

References

1. Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. In retrospect, it's sort of hilarious people made a big deal of this album as an indie-dance crossover...accessdate= April 28, 2023
2. "Erlend Øye - The Black Keys Work [DJ-Kicks]". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
3. "Erlend Øye - Fine Day". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
4. . Impalamusic.org. 2008-10-09. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
5. Birchmeier, Jason. "DJ-Kicks – Erlend Øye". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
6. Lynskey, Dorian (16 April 2004). "Erlend Oye, DJ-Kicks". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
7. Sylvester, Nick (7 May 2004). "Erlend Øye: DJ Kicks". Pitchfork. from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
8. Perry (16 May 2004). "DJ Kicks – Erlend Oye". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
9. Unterberger, Andrew (12 March 2004). . Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
10. Pitchfork staff (28 September 2009). . Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
11. "Erlend Øye – DJ Kicks". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2013.