If dance music really is dead somebody forgot to tell THE GLIMMERS. The era of Superstar DJs might be over, but this is one sensational blend of postdiscopunkelectrohousetech. The Glimmers are dance music’s best kept secret, and, as such, its saviours in waiting!!! Hailing from the fertile fields of Ghent in Belgium – the same town that gave dancefloors the world 2MANYDJS – The Glimmers have assimilated all aspects of music into their dazzling mix. Proof of this arrives with the release of their ‘DJ-Kicks’ DJ mix. Rather than a collection of tracks which are then fed through their unique brand of turntablism, this album sees The Glimmers assume their rightful position as the true heirs of DAVID MANCUSO, HARVEY, LARRY LEVAN and FRANÇOIS KEVORKIAN. Disco is the main axis upon which these 18 tracks swing, but this is a disco utterly unrecognisable from the diluted abomination of Saturday Night Fever lore. Far from being the faceless and featureless linear DJ mixes of old, The Glimmers have invested their ‘DJ-Kicks’ debut with a musical schizophrenia that would be certifiable if it weren’t so goddamn funky. It’s mixed up, but it’s cohesive: it has its eyes on the future and it’s heart in the past. It brings to mind the best works of ANDY WEATHERALL, DERRICK CARTER and TREVOR JACKSON, yet has a unique charm that is all its very own. It is without doubt the best advert for freaky dancing in 2005.