Growing up in Chicago, later Detroit-based music producer, Theo Parrish is internationally well known for his own inimitable downtempo house music style. The approach Parrish took to compiling DJ-Kicks was very ambitious, inviting his Detroit peers to produce a collection of brand new material, and in turn creating the first ever all exclusive entry to the esteemed series.1/01: De'Sean Jones & Ideeyah - Pressure1/02: Donald Lee Roland II - Simba's Theme1/03: Meftah - When The Sun Falls1/04: Theo Parrish & Duminie DePorres - The Real Deal1/05: Specter - The Upper Room1/06: Deon Jamar - North End Funk1/07: Ian Fink - Moonlight (Duality/Detroit Live Version) 2/01: John C & Meftah - Full2/02: mBtheLight - aGAIN (T's Edit)2/03: De'Sean Jones - Psalm 232/04: Raybone Jones - Green Funk2/05: Jon Dixon - Wind Drifts (Instrumental)2/06: Whodat & Sophiyah.e - Don't Know2/07: KESSWA - Chasing Delerium feat. Nova Zai2/08: Raj Mahal - Hudsons2/09: De'Sean Jones - Flash Spain2/10: Jason Hogans - Surrounded By Trees2/11: Howard Thomas - Experiment 102/12: Sterling Toles - Janis