Browse by Label: KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)

Artist:	JENNY GOES DIRTY
Title:	Amoureux Solitaires
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	KTDJ 001EP

Production by Jennifer Cardini. Remixes by Remote, Pan/Tone, Aswefall. "Retro-futurism it is then... a cover of a French early eighties classic (sung by Lio, written and produced by Elie and Jacno... some of you may know it) with lyrics that still make some of us weep. It had to be our first proper release. It really had to. And what could be more minimal than a 'Lonely Lover?' Jennifer Cardini got that in her stripped down approach. Although she is not the lonely one here, as she is joined here by HenryGoesDirty in her deep and slow sex approach. Henry pervs it up in an incredible electro (dare dance to it please) remix. Other versions come from our cherished Aswefall (check out the album Bleed on Kill the DJ) going Lindstrom on us and Pan/Tone reminding us that although they may have romantic haircuts in Cologne, they also can deliver fierce beats. Love is hard, so are we."

Artist:	DYNAMO
Title:	Bark Like a Dog
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	KTDJ 002EP

"In those times of formulaic minimalism (we thought minimalism implied great ideas -- obviously we were wrong) or wrong side of the road electro, what is left to us. Being accused of a punk funk revival (so soon?) would scare many. Not Marc Collin (of Nouvelle Vague fame) and Murielle Moreno (so cool it hurts, glitz and fame forgotten in favor of a strict underground ethos). She is not barking but she certainly shows her fangs . Angry women make the best singers. In addition, we hope you'll like the Volga Select mix (Ivan Smagghe & Marc Collin project), throwing their usual analog disco romp in the mix. So we have a dance record with attitude. The only ones, whatever their style, speed, or colour, we really love."

Artist:	ASWEFALL
Title:	Youngeez Rmx
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	KTDJ 003EP

"The second instalment of the aswefall remixes. Following Chloé and Der Schmeisser ('Ride' remixes), come another two of our favourite artists. The first remix comes courtesy of Shaeben & Voss, head honchos of the excellent German label Firm Records. The fucked-up approach of these guys perfectly fits the mood of aswefall. They have turned the track into a schizophrenic hypnotic monster which is never exactly right. As usual, that's why we love it. The second remix is by James Savage and Jonnie Wilkes (of Optimo fame and member of the Kill the DJ family), under their Naum moniker (taking a break from Kompakt) they have created a track of trance rock at its best!"

Artist:	REMOTE
Title:	Get a Real Job
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	KTDJ 004EP

"Henry went dirty, you remember, and then he decided to clean up. Remote, a new addition to the Kill the DJ roster is not the new clean Henry but rather the dirt that stayed in the sink. Charming isn't it? Eric & Seb are a couple of the most talented Parisian producers at the moment (wait to hear their future rock project) and this 12" shows it in a definitely dirty way. 'Teaser' is a slow Italo-style number that flow god knows where but the trip is worth the money. 'Twilight' is bleep-a-go-go with a groove that saves it from being clichéd. It features lyrics by Nancy Fortune, of Viewlexx fame, for added sleaze. 'Trafalgar Square' screeches like the acid police (if 909 had been replaced by 303). Nice and sleazy does it!"

Artist:	EDWARDS, JASON
Title:	Codeine Remixes
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	KTDJ 008EP

"Here is the first extract from Ouest, Jason Edwards' album released on Kill The DJ. And yes, 'Codeine' it is. Thanks to the heroes in the making of tiger timing: Johnny Burnip, legendary purveyor of quality music at the London Sounds of the Universe emporium (and home to the excellent Soul Jazz -- label -- check his capracara stuff!), and Radovan Scasacia, the man behind the über-cool projects Secondo and AM/PM. Obscure? Not for long, guys, if we judge by the quality of this mix. Jason can also dance, thanks to our friend Tim Paris. Honestly, we think this is Tim's best yet. He managed to strip everything down to a minimal groove that jives like a Berliner. A proper remix, true to both Jason and that murky edge we love and cherish."

Artist:	CHLOE
Title:	Suspended
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	KTDJ 009EP

"First extract from Chloé's debut album. We know, you've been awaiting her album for a long time. Not just a string of 12"s, it will be a real album, guided by Chloé's dreams, obsessions and her own unique universe. Just to keep you waiting, here comes the first sampler. The track is called 'Suspended,' a perfect definition of Chloé's music. B-side is a 'Broke' remix, Mattias Aguayo and Rockness' new project. They put the track into a trippy ambient mood and yes, we love it. It's getting hot in here."

Artist:	CHLOE
Title:	The Waiting Room
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	KTDJ 010LP

Double vinyl version. "Much awaited first long player from KTDJ main act and France's most famous female DJ... In constant search of stability, fragile, among so many things : harmony/dissonance, repetition/rupture, complexity/spontaneity, body (dance)/spirit (dances also but?) je ne comprends pas la précédente phrase dans les parentheses electronic/acoustic? Questions that not enough producers ask. Maybe we can consider in The Waiting Room as being the beginning of replies to questions, fragments (the word is too weak). The record is first of all a solution to the equation, dear to us all : the maximum distance from the classical structures of dance clubs with infinite dance floors. And Chloé also talks of things more intimate than they seem: love, with a big or small a, of the fantoms that haunt us, of finding happiness as time goes by, 'Around the Clock', death or far away countries. The text is the less erudite possible. Chloé wants to be touching and most of all not intimidate people. If she plays, mixes and diverts, it's to avoid what actually touches nobody anymore : the forced experimentations of a hermetic electronic sound, the style of commercial pop dance music. So we're talking about emotions, but emotions that are shared with her public. One again, Chloé the discreet, risks revealing herself. An intimate album for a large public, it had to be done. We take our hats off to you Chloé."

Artist:	HUSH, FRED
Title:	Definition Track
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	KTDJ 013EP

"We did not meet Fred Hush in a trendy nightclub. He is not a reclusive genius who sent us demos with spooky letters with the handwriting of a serial killer. No. We met him in a club on the French/Belgian border where partying comes first, music second, good or bad. When he played that 'Definition Track,' Ivan Smagghe freaked out simply because it reminded him what house music (dare we say 'old school house music') was all about: simplicity. Since then, we've been very busy. And Fred too... Ivan thinks he is one of the most talented European producers around. On the remix side, we are also very happy to have the first solo effort by Jennifer Cardini. And an effort it is not. The remix has got the natural flow of the people who know."

Artist:	CHLOÉ & IVAN SMAGGHE
Title:	Kill the DJ introducing The Dysfunctional Family
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	KTDJ 001CD

Two years after Optimo's landmark Kill the DJ compilation (over 25,000 copies worldwide), the Parisian label strikes with a new mix from Chloé and Ivan Smagghe. Mademoiselle Chloé is a DJ and producer and truly one of the pillars of the European club scene. Her style, at the crossroads of dirty minimalism and deviant electro, reflects her ecclectism. She is resident at clubs such as WMF in Berlin, Robert Johnson in Frankfurt (the club sponsored by Roman Flugel's prestigious label Playhouse) and plays regularly at Fabric London, Watergate Berlin, Mondo Madrid... etc. Alongside Ivan Smagghe she is part of a new generation of French DJs that have given a breath of fresh air to house music on a international level. Ivan Smagghe -- half of Blackstrobe (alongside Armand Reutini) and internationally-recognized DJ -- stands at the crossroads between trendy scene hype and unflinching musical integrity. Since his earliest days on the Parisian electronic underground -- working in record shops, as a music journalist, playing parties -- he's shunned the obvious trends and embraced his own ideas choosing to work with a wide variety of close collaborators and develop projects that are solely his own. A guy in a lesbian club, a tough girl in a boy's world... Chloé and Ivan come to the club with clenched fists raised, hair down. The Dysfunctional Family reconstructs and redefines the concept of genre, for at Kill the DJ straight genre and gender have been dead and buried for a long time. This is music for a dark and seedy club, where blondes wear moustaches, and the lady toilet attendant is a guy in mini skirt. No style is style -- no gender is gender -- we are all dysfunctional. Artists include: Planningtorock, Dapayk, Enik, 2000 and One, Egoexpress, Musiccargo, Jason Edwards, Botox, Louderbach, Wighnomy Bros., Water Lilly, REmo Te, Point B, Billy Childish and Holly Golightly.

Artist:	OPTIMO
Title:	How to Kill the DJ (Part Two)
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$18.50
Catalog #:	TSKT 001CD

"The ultimate mix-tape. Beware. This is not your usual mixed CD. This is a landmark. The testimony of two true music lovers. The last two heroes ever to have graced deejay decks. The sun is down and the heat is on... You are among the chosen few to accede to a sneak preview of this mayhem...40 years of music into 2 hours of mad mix. The Blues, the Soul, the Funky Chicken, (Italo) Disco, Industrial, Acid House, Psychobilly Glam Rock, the Paradise Garage, the Hacienda, the Danceteria, Warehouse parties, Techno, Ecstasy, Detroit, Chicago, London, New York Hip Hop, New York No Wave, Pre and Post Punks, Bleeps N' Clicks N' Cuts, the Chilean connection, Old and New School. Their history is yours...enter the world of Optimo." Select artist listing: Soft Cell, Carl Craig, Basic Channel, Depeche Mode, Liaisons Dangereuses, The Cramps, Gang of Four, The Stranglers, The Rapture, Loose Joints, Akufen, Nurse With Wound, Blondie,=Ricardo Villalobos, Love, Arthur Russell, Sun City Girls, The Monks, Os Mutantes, Bush Tetras.

Artist:	ESSIT MUSIQUE/SEVERED HEADS
Title:	Kill the DJ Exhibit [b]
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.50
Catalog #:	TSKT 001EP

"This is a special rave-kit courtesy of the kill the DJ team. For all ya out there who should know better or who've done too much of the things that cost too much. Tracklisting: A: 'Essit Musique' (Smagghe+Corral edit) -- Will you bee enuff of a twat for this one? Be stupid! Be acid! Tis by the way, an ultra rare cut. B1: 'Severed Heads: Dead Eyes Opened' (Joakim Edit) -- An electro-indus Australian classic - my, my, didn't know that such things existed. Epic synths à la 'Jaguar (UR)'. Already ranking as an all time fav in the collection of the like of Ata, Optimo, Smagghe, Geoffroy etc. This is actually a break / click-n-cut edit by Joakim. B2: "Secretary Blues" (Roman BNO Edit) -- Some tenderness to finish you off. Courtesy of gentleman lover, BNO label owner, and Deejay extraordinaire, Roman."

Artist:	ASWEFALL
Title:	Bleed.
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	TSKT 002CD

Paris-based Aswefall's debut release on Kill The DJ Records. This digital-folk encounter between Clément Vaché's Southern electronic spirit and Léo Helldèn's passion for chiselled pop showcases their respective musical souls against a backdrop of teenage angst. Folk songwriting, new wave basslines and instrumental interludes are the main staples of this racy and relentless opus. A true activist of the French underground, Clément Vaché is record-dealer supreme within his Daphonics shop and head honcho of the Tropism record label. Helldén is an acknowledged producer involved in projects ranging from Jay Jay Johanson to Alex Kid and made his first appearance as producer for Véo Véo. Avoiding cliché, Aswefall try and get us to once again feel the lightness, utopia and mindlessness of our sweet sixteens. Pop-rock harmonies, folk imprints and melancholic electro celebrate the age of confusion. This release also features several talented guests including Daniela D'Ambrosio (from Nouvelle Vague), Tim Keagan (Departure Lounge), Climbé, Romain Voilleau and promising Parisian songwriter, Edo.

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Artist:	BATTANT
Title:	Kevin [1989]
Label:	KILL THE DJ (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	KTDJ 011EP