Annie
Issue #26
DJ-Kicks (!K7)
By Katerina Herodotou
Published: December 1st, 2005 | 12:35pm
With a pleasant “Allo,” Norwegian sweetheart Annie opens up her own record collection to the scrutiny of all in the newest installment of !K7’s DJ-Kicks compilation series. The series itself has been around since 1995, and has involved both indie darlings, like Playgroup, and big players, like Kruder & Dorfmeister.
Annie’s mix CD is largely undanceable, which is odd for the Kylie Minogue-esque star who’s making a name for herself in electronic dance music. A bit of Annie’s appeal can be chalked up to her status as a mysterious Scandinavian, from that part in Europe covered in snow most of the year, often inciting the question, “What do they do over there all winter long?” According to the track listing of Annie’s DJ-Kicks, whatever it is, it can’t be too much fun. It feels as though half the tracks here are throwbacks to bands that were being discovered, or rediscovered, in 2000 on mixtapes: ESG, Liquid Liquid, and classic Bow Wow Wow (you know which song). The rest of the tracks, unfortunately, feel like a desperate plea to recognize Annie’s coolness — she tries to impress by including a Le Tigre remix, Mu, Death from Above 1979, and Alan Vega.
What does stand out from this collection of stuff-you-have-already-heard-before is Annie’s inclusion of other Nordic artists like Datarock, Junior Senior, Toy, but most importantly, her own tracks, especially “Wedding,” which until now was only performed live.
It is sad that someone who is being touted as hip on accord of her own excellent music has to resort to such an unoriginal mix CD, seemingly because she wants to prove that she really is ‘in’ with the cool crowd.
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