DJ​-​Kicks: Steven Julien - Steven Julien Stack Records

London-based DJ and producer Steven Julien’s career has always been about contrasts. Across a decade’s worth of releases on labels including Eglo and his own Apron Records, as well as club sets around the world, he’s consistently mixed light and dark, soft and heavy, yin and yang. From rough-edged house and techno to laid-back soul and boogie, or meditations on his familial and musical heritage with 2018’s Bloodline LP – Julien’s music has always moved between moods, styles and emotions.That eclecticism also defines Julien’s upcoming instalment in !K7’s iconic DJ-Kicks mix series. Featuring a broad spectrum of artists including Ryuichi Sakamoto, DāM-FunK and Todd Edwards, alongside a selection of his own exclusive productions, Julien’s contribution to the series is a journey from day to night, guiding the listener from a bucolic afternoon in nature to heady domestic vibes before a big night out, eventually ending in the euphoric embrace of the dancefloor itself.This ...