Electronic Sound July 2015 (Regular Edition) | Page 30
ALBUM REVIEWS
A good old poke around the empire
is rather rewarding, not least because
of the sheer volume of music they’ve
unearthed over the years. While there
have been artist deals, most notably the
success of Two Door Cinema Club, the
label mainly peddles one-offs, mixes and
quality compilations jam-packed with
esoteric pop, off the wall indie and fizzy
electronica.
VARIOUS
ARTISTS
Kitsuné America 4
KITSUNÉ
The latest compilation from cool for
cats label with friends in high places
There’s an old adage that goes along the
lines of good bands tend to be friends
with other good bands. Or I might have
just made that up to prove a spurious
point. Thing is, it seems Kitsuné label
boss, Gildas Loaëc, knows all about my
made-up adage.
As a 19-year-old, he ran a little Parisian
record shop and became friendly with a
couple of his more regular customers.
Turns out the pair were on the verge of
releasing a single. French chaps? Debut
on Glasgow’s Soma label, perchance?
Daft Punk? Yup. Thomas Bangalter and
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo invited
Gildas insid RF