Kid Loco
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Birth name | Jean-Yves Prieur |
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Origin | France |
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Jean-Yves Prieur, a.k.a. Kid Loco is a French electronic musician, DJ, remixer and producer.[1] His best-known album is A Grand Love Story (1997),[1] and he has also compiled and mixed a DJ mix album for the Another Late Night series on Azuli Records. He has worked with Jarvis Cocker, with the bands The Transistors (Maurizio Mansueti and Luca Cirillo), A Band Called Quinn, and Mogwai, and produced the album Too Late To Die Young by Departure Lounge.[2]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Blues Project (1996, Yellow / East West)
- A Grand Love Story (1997, Yellow / East West)[3]
- Jesus Life For Children Under 12 Inches (1999, Yellow / East West)[4]
- Kill Your Darlings (2001, Yellow / Atlantic)
- Confessions of a Belladonna Eater (2011, Flor/Green United)
- The Mystic West (2015, KPM)
- The Rare Birds (2019, Wagram Music)
Remixes
[edit]- Prelude to a Grand Love Story (1999, Yellow / East West)[5]
- Jesus Life for Children Under 12 Inches (1999, Yellow / Atlantic / East West)
- DJ-Kicks: Kid Loco (1999, Studio !K7)
- Another Late Night: Kid Loco (2003, Azuli) – DJ mix album
Singles
[edit]- "Blues Project" (1996, Yellow / East West)
- "The Real Pop Porn Blue Sound" (1997, Yellow)
- "More Real Pop Porn Blue Sound" (1997, Yellow)
- "She's My Lover" (1997, Yellow / East West)
- "Love Me Sweet" (1998, Yellow / East West)
- "Relaxin' With Cherry" (1998, Yellow)
- "Flyin on 747" (1999, Studio !K7)
- "The Love & Dope & etc. Dream Suite" (2001, Yellow / East West)
- "A Little Bit of Soul" (2001, Yellow / Royal Belleville Music)
- "Paralysed" (2003, Azuli)
- "Pretty Boy Floyd" (2008, Village Vert / PIAS)
Other releases
[edit]- Kid Loco Vs. Godchild – (100% official reissue CD1) (2002) – remixer CD2
- Delta State(2004) – soundtrack
- The Graffiti Artist (Original Soundtrack) (2005, MettrayReformatoryPicture)
- Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited (tribute to Serge Gainsbourg) (2006) – producer
- Party Animals & Disco Biscuits (2008, Village Vert / PIAS / FLOR)
- The Man I Love (performed with Sarah Cracknell) (Red Hot + Rhapsody, 1998)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 525–526. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Richardson, Mark. "Departure Lounge: Too Late to Die Young". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "The 20 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time". Slant Magazine. April 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Paul. "Kid Loco: Jesus Life for Children Under 12 Inches". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Kid Loco: Prelude to a Grand Love Story EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived version; his official website was active up until 2012)
- Kid Loco discography at Discogs