imaginary trip sounds

Jean-Yves Prieur, conhecido como Kid Loco, lançava em 2009, um disco que se tornou clássico no campo da electrónica downtempo e trip-hop. Jesus life for childrens under 12 inches, apareceu-me nas mãos (cortesia de um amigo), numa altura em que eu andava a descobrir os caminhos da electrónica. Foi amor à primeira audição e ainda hoje há uma grande tensão amorosa entre mim e este disco. Kid Loco neste disco, pega em músicas de gente como Talvin Singh, Pulp, Mogwai, Saint Etienne, Badmarsh & Shri, Gak Sato, entre outros e veste-lhes uma nova roupa. Uma roupa que as transforma em autênticos hinos downtempo e trip-hop. Para quem não tem este álbum, o que por esta altura já deve ser considerado crime, fica mais em baixo para conferir na íntegra. Para quem não sabe ler português, deixo umas linhas em inglês tiradas daqui.

"An easy-listening trip-hopster similar in style and intent to his countrymen Air and Dimitri from Paris, Kid Loco has an even stronger kinship with the long tradition of French pop characterized by Serge Gainsbourg. Otherwise known as Jean-Yves Prieur, he began playing the guitar at the age of 13 and played in several French punk groups during the early '80s. He moved on to production as well by the end of the decade, and moved on to reggae and hip-hop with a band named Mega Reefer Scratch. By 1996, Prieur had built his own studio, christened himself Kid Loco and released the Blues Project EP for Yellow Productions.

The full-length A Grand Love Story appeared one year later, earning praise from many in the indie-rock and electronica community. A remix album was released in 1998. Prieur also accompanied St. Etienne's Sarah Cracknell for a rendition of "The Man I Love" from the Gershwin tribute Red Hot + Rhapsody, and has remixed Stereolab, Pulp, Mogwai, the High Llamas, Dimitri from Paris and Talvin Singh. The reconfigured Prelude to a Grand Love Story appeared in 1999 as Loco's US full-length debut, and the remix album Jesus Life for Children Under 12 Inches followed later that same year. Kid Loco moved up to the majors with his second full-length, 2001's Kill Your Darlings."

Cornu - Youpi (Space spaghetti mix by Kid Loco)