KU DE TA: 3
Sunset Soundtracks
Crafted by Donni 1
CD / DVD/ DELUXE BOOKLET
The third Global Release from Asia's seminal style setter.
"Ku De Ta 3 ,with all its colour and depth is the finest chill out set to come this way in
2008" Inpress (Album of the week)
" The KDT compilation series is a multimedia distillation of this summertime odyssey"
" Dj Donni 1 has fashioned a sublime sound track to summer"
Out in Perth
" Unlikely to take a holiday in Bali soon, this could make up for it "
3 stars Herald Sun Hit Mag
"Classy new package, fashion forward tunes and a desirable high season party DVD"
MCV
" Kick off the cocktail hour with Balearic Beats, soul and hi tech jazz" Grazia
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Since its inception in 2000, KU DE TA has consistently pushed boundaries. Taking the beach-front bar & restaurant concept not as a definition but as a starting point, the KDT team have created a vanguard venue in the Asia region, serving up a beguiling mix of experiences to its cosmopolitan clientele. International fine dining with a pan-pacific flourish, signature cocktails, family days, ocean front lounging par excellence, boutique shopping, and some of the most talked about parties south of the equator – KU DE TA is all this and more.
Year on year, KU DE TA continually refines its iconic summertime experience, whose tropical tempo is punctuated by the now legendary high season party series. Now in its 3rd year, the KDT Compilation series is a multimedia distillation of this summertime odyssey, featuring an exclusive mix CD, DVD and Diary. DJ Donni 1 has fashioned a sublime soundtrack to sunset, blending eclectic audio ingredients to create a 70-minute mix that effortlessly captures the sybaritic essence of KU DE TA. Selections range from 21st century soul, hi-tech jazz , Balearic beats, to re-cuts of vintage classics.
Like some of the New York legends of old, Donni 1 cut his DJ teeth as a mobile jock way back in 1987, but it was more than a decade later that he came to prominence as founder and resident DJ of Melbourne house club, Freakazoid – a hugely successful Saturday night throw-down that saw the likes of Frankie Knuckles, David Morales, Kenny Dope and Miguel Migs overseeing the decks during its impressive three and a half year life-span. It was his love of eclectic house – from jazz-infused New York sounds to Balearic flavours suited to sunsets that saw him taking up residence at KU DE TA in 2003 not only as a DJ, but as Marketing, Creative and Entertainment director.
Donni 1 brings all this experience to his latest mix CD for KU DE TA, serving up a smoothly sequenced selection of instant sunset classics – from the stripped down soul of London soul boy Jamie Woon and Bristol balladeer Ben Westbeech to sultry jazz-lounge material by the likes of ALKMX, Jazzanova and Yonderboi. The melange of honeyed synthesizers, muted brass, woodwind and Bossa style percussion over lazy break-beats is given a little comic pinch two thirds of the way through with a coquettish version of the antique classic “Putting on the Ritz†followed by some Bollywood-meets-Bruce Lee type funk. All in all, the CD’s mix of soulful and jazzy cuts perfectly captures KU DE TA’s seductive atmosphere of tropical languor.
The accompanying DVD is a fully realized 45 minute production that recreates not only the effervescent 2007 party series complete with a soundtrack of evergreen house music classics, but also brings the island to life with a wealth of beautifully shot and edited footage celebrating the nature and people of Bali.
Also included is the Diary, a scrapbook style rendering of the creative process that goes into putting on KDT’s acclaimed party productions – and of what goes into making KU DE TA the beloved axis of enjoyment that it is. Poems, art, photography and graphic design merge to emulate a constantly unfolding story, one that this year invites the party hardy to...shoot for the stars!