Kid Loco Explained

Jean-Yves Prieur, 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

Albums

• 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

• Prelude to a Grand Love Story (1999, Yellow / East West)^[5]
• Jesus Life for Children Under 12 Inches (1999, Yellow / Atlantic / East West)
• (1999, Studio !K7)
• (2003, Azuli) – DJ mix album

Singles

• "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

• 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)

External links

• (archived version; his official website was active up until 2012)

Notes and References

1. Book: Strong, Martin C. . 2000 . The Great Rock Discography . 5th . Mojo Books . Edinburgh . 525–526 . 1-84195-017-3.
2. Web site: Richardson . Mark . Departure Lounge: Too Late to Die Young . 2024-11-24 . Pitchfork . en-US.
3. Web site: 2021-04-23 . The 20 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time . 2024-11-24 . . en-US.
4. Web site: Cooper . Paul . Kid Loco: Jesus Life for Children Under 12 Inches . 2024-11-24 . Pitchfork . en-US.
5. Web site: Schreiber . Ryan . Kid Loco: Prelude to a Grand Love Story EP . 2024-11-24 . Pitchfork . en-US.