Kitsuné

Kitsuné
Founded	2002
Founder	Gildas Loaëc Masaya Kuroki Åbäke
Genre	Electronic Indie rock
Country of origin	France
Location	Paris
Official Website	www.kitsune.fr

Kitsuné is a French electronic music record label and fashion label created in 2002 by Gildas Loaëc, Masaya Kuroki and the London-based company Åbäke. Kitsune (きつね, 狐) is the Japanese word for "fox".

Contents 1 Background 1.1 The name 2 Artists with releases on Kitsuné 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 Compilations and remix albums 4 References 5 External links

Background

'Kitsuné was founded in 2002 in Paris by Gildas Loaëc, Masaya Kuroki and the London-based design company Åbäke, consisting of Patrick Lacey, Benjamin Reichen, Kajsa Ståhl and Maki Suzuki.^[1][2][3][4] Loaëc and Kuroki, who both like fashion and music, had the idea of founding a company involved in both areas during a trip to Japan, where many people like both fashion and music, and are not afraid to combine them.^[2] Before co-founding the company Loaëc worked with Daft Punk and also with Thomas Bangalter's record label Roulé.^[3][5][6]

The name

The name Kitsuné comes from the Japanese word kitsune (きつね, 狐) meaning "fox". The kitsune is said to have the power to change its appearance and its face. The many faces and appearances of the kitsune represent the different parts and directions of Kitsuné.^[2][7]

Artists with releases on Kitsuné

Note: This list does not include artists whose songs were featured solely on compilations released by Kitsuné.

Acid Girls[8] Adam Sky[9] Alan Braxe[10] Alex Gopher[11] Appaloosa[12] Archigram[10] DJ Assault[13] autoKratz[14] BeatauCue[15] Beni[16] Benjamin Theves[17] Big Face[18] Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya[19] Black Strobe[20] Bloc Party[10] Boys Noize[21] Captain Comatose[10] Cazals[10] Chew Lips[22] Christopher Just & Raphael Just[10] Classixx[23] Crystal Fighters[24] Cut Copy[10] David E. Sugar[25] Delphic[26] Dieter Schmidt[27] Digitalism[10] Fantastic Plastic Machine[10] Fischerspooner[28] Florrie[29] Fox N' Wolf[30]

Fred Falke[10] DJ Gregory[10] Guns 'n' Bombs[31] Hadouken![10] HeartsRevolution[32] Hey Today![33] Hot Chip[10] Housse de Racket[10] I Scream Ice Cream[34] Is Tropical[10] Jence[35] Jennifer Delano[36] Joakim[37] Joe and Will Ask?[38] Jupiter[39] Juveniles[40] Kaos[41] Khan[41] Klaxons[10] La Roux[42] Lacquer[10] Le Corps Mince de Françoise[43] Les Gillettes[44] Lost Valentinos[45] Man with Guitar[46] Marco dos Santos[10] MAY68[47] The Mogs[10] Palermo Disko Machine[48] Passions[49] Phoenix[50]

Phones[51] Pin Me Down[52] Play Paul[53] Playgroup[10] Polarsets[54] Popular Computer[10] Punks Jump Up[55] Rex the Dog[56] Romuald[10] S'Express[57] Shakedown[10] Simian Mobile Disco[58] Slagsmålsklubben[59] Streetlife DJs[60] Ted & Francis[61] The Teenagers[62] Thieves Like Us[63] The Things[10] Tom Vek[10] Tomboy[64] Towa Tei[10] Two Door Cinema Club[65] VHS or Beta[10] Volga Select[66] The Whip[67] The Whitest Boy Alive[10] The World Domination[68] Yelle[69] You Love Her Coz She's Dead[70] Zongamin[10]

Discography

Studio albums

• Coming on Strong – Hot Chip (2005)
• Idealism – Digitalism (2007)
• What of Our Future – Cazals (2008)
• Down & Out in Paris & London – autoKratz (2008)
• Animal – autoKratz (2009)
• Tourist History – Two Door Cinema Club (2010)
• Star of Love – Crystal Fighters (2010)
• Native To – Is Tropical (2011)
• Alesia – Housse de Racket (2011)

Compilations and remix albums

Kitsuné Love (2002) Kitsuné Midnight (2004) Kitsuné X (2005) Kitsuné Maison Compilation (2005) Kitsuné Maison Compilation 2 (2006) Kitsuné Maison Compilation 3 (2006) Kitsuné Maison Compilation 4 (2007) Kitsuné BoomBox Mixed by Jerry Bouthier (2007) Kitsuné Maison Compilation 5 (2008) Gildas & Masaya – Paris (2008) Kitsuné Tabloid Compiled & Mixed by Digitalism (2008) Kitsuné Maison Compilation 6 (2008) Gildas & Masaya – New York (2009) Kitsuné Remixes Album #1 (2009) Kitsuné Tabloid by Phoenix (2009)

Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7 (2009) Kitsuné Remixes Album #2 (2009) Kitsuné Maison Compilation 8 (2009) Gildas & Masaya – Tokyo (2010) Kitsuné Maison Compilation 9: Petit Bateau Edition (2010) Kitsuné x Ponystep Mixed by Jerry Bouthier (2010) Kitsuné Remixes Album #3 (2010) Kitsuné Maison Compilation 10: The Fireworks Issue (2010) André & Gildas – Kitsuné Parisien (2011) Kitsuné Maison Compilation 11: The Indie-Dance Issue (2011) Gildas Kitsuné Club Night Mix (2011) Kitsuné Tabloid by The Twelves (2011) Kitsuné Maison Compilation 12: The Good Fun Issue (2011) Gildas Kitsuné Club Night Mix #2 (2011)

References

External links

• Official website
• Åbäke website
• Kitsuné discography at Discogs
• Kitsuné discography
• Stylus: Kitsune
• Kitsune boss Gildas interview
• Interview with Kitsune's Gildas and Masaya by The Block magazine
• Chat with the stars of Kitsune's Parisiene by BEAT magazine