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Album Review: Various Artists – Kitsune Maison 7 (Kitsune Records)

By | Published on Monday 1 June 2009

Kitsune Maison

Kitsuné, the ultra-hip French record label, and a subsidiary of the fashion label of the same name, has released a series of compilations showcasing the best of contemporary electronica. Their previous compilation spotted the potential of La Roux, currently blazing a trail in the UK singles charts with ‘In For The Kill’. For this compilation, the track is remixed by the Strasbourg-based Lifelike, reinventing it as more simple and minimal, with Ellie Jackson’s vocals supplemented with echo effects. French pop-rockers Phoenix make an appearance too, with the Classixx version of their new single ‘Lisztomania’, taking an immaculate piece of Strokes-aping and relocating it to a sun-drenched Balearic beach of the late 1980s. But Kitsuné aren’t just about promoting artists who’ve already achieved a modicum of success. Their compilations are about endorsing the unseen and unheard. Take the Northern Irish trio, Two Door Cinema, whose ‘Something Good Can Work’ hints at Afrobeat influences, or the New York based The Golden Filter, whose ‘Favourite Things’ is a fine slice of Italo Disco that would sit nicely amongst any of the artists on the Italians Do It Better label. Norwegian producer Prins Thomas reworks ‘This Sweet Love’ by laptop troubadour James Yuill into something much more ethereal and hypnotic than the already impressive original. There’s a rich and diverse selection here from every corner of the globe, from already successful artists to fresh, new discoveries. The Kitsuné Party at Scala on 20 Jun will feature some of the artists on this compilation and should be well worth catching. KW

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