One of the dance music community’s most celebrated mix series, !K7’s beloved DJ-Kicks series is set to return in 2010 with more mix compilations, the first of which will be served up by none other than DFA Records knob-twiddler The Juan MacLean.

On board for mixing duties, Juan MacLean mastermind John MacLean (yeah, it is confusing) has put together a wonderfully diverse bag of tracks from the likes of DFA buddies Shit Robot and Still Going as well as Danny Howells and Adelaide’s own Sonny Foderra. As is customary with the DJ-Kicks series, there’s an original tune from The Juan MacLean, entitled Feels So Good, recorded with drummer Jerry Fuchs before his untimely death last year.

Whilst local fans would be well versed in The Juan MacLean’s live identity following the band’s summer tour, there is no questioning MacLean’s DJing chops, and the producer spoke at length about the effort and time he’s sunk into his mix.

“As a DJ, I’ve been wrestling with the idea: how much are you an artist, with your own aesthetic principles, and how much are you an entertainer? I’ve always found it interesting to grapple with those two ideas, rather than throw yourself in either direction. It’s easy to be self-indulgent and stay cool and make the proper moves. It’s also easy to just play hit after hit, which most people do,” he explained in a press release about the new compilation. “But to somehow wrestle with those two things and emerge with something that considers both, seems more interesting.”

We’re pretty excited for this one and we’ll be holding out for the April 27th release date. In the meantime, scope the full tracklisting below.

Tracklisting:

01. The Juan MacLean – Feliz Casa (Ian Breno Dub)
02. Still Going – Spaghetti Circus
03. Andre Crom & Luca Doobie – Ebony
04. 6th Burough Project – Planets (The Revenge Lost Groove)
05. A+O – Take Me
06. Rick Wilhite – Get On Up!! (Theo Parrish’ Late Dub)
07. Florian Meindl – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
08. Armando – Don’t Take It (Thomos Edit)
09. Jee Day – Like A Child
10. Giom – I Know You Were Right
11. Alex Niggemann & Superlounge – Chip Chip
12. Manuel Sahagun – Pieces Of Me
13. Sonny Foderra – Everybody Get On The Decks
14. Danny Howells – Laid Out (Fully Horizontal Mix)
15. Shit Robot – Simple Things (Todd Terje Version)
16. The Juan MacLean – Feel So Good (DJ-KiCKS)
17. Rick Wilhite – Get On Up!! (Theo Parrish’ Late Dub)
18. The Juan MacLean – Feliz Casa (Frankel’s Rhodes Workout)