Khidja are the Romanian duo making a whole lot of noise at the moment. The pair have released music for the likes of Emotional Especial, Love On The Rocks and Malka Tuti over the past couple of years and have been on our radar for quite some time now. They fuse samples from Central Asia and the Middle East alongside Electronic obscurities to create mixes of depth. Their knowledge is vast and their music has been supported heavily by those who have been following the crossover between Optimo, Mehmet Aslan and Huntleys & Palmers. This mix sees them delve deep into obscure samples, spoken word and wonderful electronics and the result is quite remarkable.
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Khidja: The Ransom Note Mix

These are the genres i like: disco, house, funk, soul, broken beats, boogie, breaks, jazz, techno, hip hop, R&B, dub, new age, balaeric, italo disco, new wave, synth pop, AOR, yacht rock, fusion, library, exoctica, space music, kraut, experimental ambient, reggae, lovers rock, electronica.... 


These are adjectives i like: funky, soulful, deep, smooth, cosmic, psychedelic, moody, jackin, club, garage, boom bap, UK, acid, dub, nu, neo, proto, post

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