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Artist: Kruder & Dorfmeister
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Release Date: October 13, 1998
Type: Mix-album
Genre: Electronica

Review

While Kruder & Dorfmeister remained unwilling to release a "proper" album even several years after their breakout, The K&D Sessions is proof positive they're still doing what they do best -- making the most blissfully blunted music the world has ever heard. The two-disc set is first and foremost a K&D mix album, to add to the two they'd already released. It's also a remix collection, though; each of the 21 tracks are reworkings (by Kruder, Dorfmeister, or both) for artists including Roni Size, Lamb, David Holmes, Bomb the Bass, Depeche Mode, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Sofa Surfers, and Count Basic. As could be expected, The K&D Sessions is earthy, downtempo and acid-based, even moreso than previous mix albums by the pair. The pinging vocal samples that echo through the duo's remix of "Bug Powder Dust" by Bomb the Bass prove amply that Kruder & Dorfmeister have a better handle on 21st-century dub techniques than any other producers out there, and the impossibly deep beats on almost every track simply couldn't have been recorded by any other act. Yes, it's a bit of a shame that the pair still hadn't released an album of own-productions, but with (re)mix albums this stunning and accomplished, Kruder & Dorfmeister hardly needed one to gain respect. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Heroes [Kruder's Long Loose Bossa]	Roni Size	Roni Size	(6:30)
Jazz Master	Alex Reece	Alex Reece	(8:20)
Speechless [Drum 'N Bass]	Peter Kruder, Peter Legat	Count Basic	(6:37)
Hifi Going Under [Main Version]	Glyn "Bigga" Bush		(8:37)
Bug Powder Dust (Lyrics)	Justin Warfield, Tim Simenon	Bomb the Bass	(7:20)
Rollin' on Chrome [Wild Motherfucker Dub]	Paul Hunter, Richard Dorfmeister	Aphrodelics	(5:39)
Useless (Lyrics)	Martin L. Gore	Depeche Mode	(6:13)
Gotta Jazz	Richard Dorfmeister, Peter Legat	Count Basic	(5:32)
Donaueschingen [Peter Kruder's Donaudampfschifffahrtsgelellschafts ...	Peter Kruder, Christian Prommer	Rainer Trüby, Trüby Trio	(6:55)
Trans Fatty Acid (Lyrics)	Louise Rhodes, Andy Barlow	Lamb	(8:33)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Gone	David Holmes	David Holmes	(8:29)
Sofa Rockers [Richard Dorfmeister Remix]	Sofa Surfers	Sofa Surfers	(4:30)
Eastwest [Stoned Together]		Mama Oliver	(5:11)
Bug Powder Dust [Dub]	Justin Warfield, Tim Simenon	Bomb the Bass	(6:20)
Boogie Woogie	Richard Dorfmeister, Peter Kruder	Kruder & Dorfmeister	(3:20)
Where Shall I Turn?	Richard Dorfmeister		(5:53)
1st of tha Month (Lyrics)	S. Howse, C. Scruggs	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	(5:49)
Lexicon	Richard Dorfmeister, Peter Kruder	Kruder & Dorfmeister	(1:06)
Bomberclad Joint	Jan Krause, Michael Reinboth	Knowtoryus	(3:47)
Going Under [Evil Love and Insanity Dub]	Glyn "Bigga" Bush, Paul Plummer	Rockers Hi-Fi	(4:30)
Million Town	William Orbit	Strange Cargo	(7:32)

Credits

David Holmes (Performer), Alex Reece (Producer), Peter Kruder (Performer), Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Producer), Mama Oliver (Performer), David Holmes (Producer), Kruder & Dorfmeister (Performer), Richard Dorfmeister (Performer), Roni Size (Performer), Oliver Kartak (Photography), Rockers Hi-Fi (Performer), Wittingham (Producer), Depeche Mode (Performer), Sofa Surfers (Producer), Hunter (Producer), Aphrodelics (Performer), Hansel (Producer), Count Basic (Performer), Peter Kruder (Remixing), Winnie Wunder (Producer), Tim Simenon (Producer), Bomb the Bass (Performer), Strange Cargo (Performer), M. Powell (Producer), Sofa Surfers (Performer), William Orbit (Producer), Richard Dorfmeister (Remixing)

Track listing

CD one

Roni Size - "Heroes (Kruder's Long Loose Bossa remixed by Peter Kruder)" – 6:30

Alex Reece - "Jazz Master (K&D Session)" – 8:20

Count Basic - "Speechless (Drum 'n' Bass remixed by Peter Kruder)" – 6:37

Rockers Hi-Fi - "Going Under (K&D Session)" – 8:37

Bomb The Bass - "Bug Powder Dust (K&D Session)" – 7:20

Aphrodelics - "Rollin' On Chrome (Wild Motherfucker Dub remixed by Richard Dorfmeister)" – 5:39

Depeche Mode - "Useless (K&D Session)" – 6:13

Count Basic - "Gotta Jazz (remixed by Richard Dorfmeister)" – 5:32

Rainer Trüby Trio - "Donaueschingen (Peter Kruder's Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänskajütenremix)" – 6:55

Lamb - "Trans Fatty Acid (K&D Session)" – 8:33

CD two

David Holmes - "Gone (K&D Session)" – 8:29

Sofa Surfers - "Sofa Rockers (Richard Dorfmeister Remix)" – 4:30

Mama Oliver - "Eastwest (Stoned Together resmoked by Richard Dorfmeister)" – 5:11

Bomb The Bass - "Bug Powder Dust (Dub remixed by Kruder & Dorfmeister)" – 6:20

Kruder & Dorfmeister - "Boogie Woogie" – 3:20

Sin - "Where Shall I Turn (K&D Session Vol.2)" – 5:53

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - "1st Of Tha Month (K&D Session)" – 5:49

Kruder & Dorfmeister - "Lexicon" – 1:06

Knowtoryous - "Bomberclaad Joint (K&D Session)" – 3:47

Rockers Hi-Fi - "Going Under (Evil Love and Insanity Dub remixed by Kruder & Dorfmeister)" – 4:30

Strange Cargo - "Million Town (K&D Session)" – 7:32

The K & D Sessions