Wolf + Lamb and Soul Clap, two of the most exciting OJ duos of recent times, don"t believe in taking themselves too seriously, their OJ-Kicks mix is diametrically opposed to the banging soul-less beats that have dominated the club scene for, well, far too long. A 27-track journey full of emotion and changes of tempo and mood, it ebbs and flows like a moonlit summer tide, from gorgeous downtempo grooves such as Can"t See What Is Burning There by Nicolas Jaar to the slinky disco-house of South Aphrika by Lee Curtiss. It has more in common with Metro Area or even a disco icon like David Mancuso than anything else. Eli Goldstein from Soul Clap sums it up perfectly when he describes it as "gentle and deep". "We have such a strong sense of collective about the way we do things at the Marcy Hotel and on the Wolf + Lamb label. It"s very loose and we bring all our artists together and we kind of play it by ear and the vibe is very chilled out and deep. We figured if we could bring that to a mix and keep it in the family, with people who"ve released on the label we would have something special." The collective vibe is reflected in the fact that the entire mix is music from family and friends, with 9 exclusive tracks being released only on this mix. Charlie adds: "Something that"s totally important is that we"re all American artists at a time when America is lacking in decent dance music. We"re very much trying to take the torch back and this legitimizes what we"re doing. !K7 is a timeless label and OJ Kicks is one of the oldest compilation series. It totally legitimizes Wolf + Lamb, Soul Clap and this new sound." It"s a lot more than a connection. Wolf + Lamb and Soul Clap have written the next chapter.