Crydamoure
Encyclopedia
Crydamoure is a French house
record label
owned by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
, one half of the duo Daft Punk
.
, with "Holiday on Ice" being the first release by de Homem-Christo and his label co-owner Eric Chedeville (under the guise of Le Knight Club). Crydamoure was one of the first French house labels to incorporate band and guitar influences into its production. Although the label has existed since 1997, it has yet to release any solo albums from any artist.
The launch of Crydamoure (absent of Thomas Bangalter
) was a chance for de Homem-Christo to embark on a sound different from Daft Punk, and also a chance to bring budding new producers such as Romain Séo (Raw Man) and Paul de Homem-Christo (Play Paul; brother of Guy-Manuel) into the limelight. As de Homem-Christo concentrated on other projects and partnerships, so too did Bangalter, who also owned his own record label called Roulé
. This gave Bangalter a chance to release his own music, but also to work with his friend DJ Falcon
(Stéphane Quême), calling their collaborations Together
.
French house
French house is a catch-all term for house music by many French artists, a popular strand of the late 1990s and 2000s European dance music scene and a form of Euro disco. The genre has also been referred to as "neu-disco" , "French touch", "filter house" and "tekfunk" over the years...
record label
Record label
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owned by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo; is a founding member of the French house music duo Daft Punk, along with Thomas Bangalter. He has also produced several works from his record label Crydamoure with label co-owner Éric Chedeville. He and Chedeville formed the musical duo Le Knight...
, one half of the duo Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
.
Label background
The label was founded in 19971997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
, with "Holiday on Ice" being the first release by de Homem-Christo and his label co-owner Eric Chedeville (under the guise of Le Knight Club). Crydamoure was one of the first French house labels to incorporate band and guitar influences into its production. Although the label has existed since 1997, it has yet to release any solo albums from any artist.
The launch of Crydamoure (absent of Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...
) was a chance for de Homem-Christo to embark on a sound different from Daft Punk, and also a chance to bring budding new producers such as Romain Séo (Raw Man) and Paul de Homem-Christo (Play Paul; brother of Guy-Manuel) into the limelight. As de Homem-Christo concentrated on other projects and partnerships, so too did Bangalter, who also owned his own record label called Roulé
Roulé
Roulé is a French record label that was founded in 1995 by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk fame. There exists a sister label called Scratché, which has had only one release to date by the Buffalo Bunch who now release on the Crydamoure and We Rock Music labels.-Label history:The use of the name...
. This gave Bangalter a chance to release his own music, but also to work with his friend DJ Falcon
DJ Falcon
DJ Falcon is a French DJ and record producer.Before producing on Roulé he worked in A&R department at Virgin. In 1999 he released his first EP and produced a Remix of Cassius's "La Mouche" which became an all-time classic song...
(Stéphane Quême), calling their collaborations Together
Together (band)
Together is a French house duo consisting of DJ Falcon and one-half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter. They released tracks on Bangalter's own label titled Roulé. The duo released two songs: "So Much Love to Give" and "Together"...
.
Vinyl releases
- CRYDA 001 Le Knight Club Santa Claus / Holiday On Ice (12")
- CRYDA 001 Le Knight Club Santa Claus / Holiday On Ice (12", Promo)
- CRYDA 002 Paul JohnsonPaul Johnson (producer)Paul Johnson is an American house DJ and producer.He first began DJing in Chicago in 1985, and started working as a producer in 1990, doing tracks for Chicago house labels Dance Mania, Relief, Cajual, Nite Life, Undaground Therapy, Defected, DJax Up Beats, Peacefrog, and Moody...
/ Le Knight Club White Winds / Santa Claus (Remix) (12") - CRYDA 003 Le Knight Club Troobadoor / Mirage (12")
- CRYDA 004 Le Knight Club vs. DJ SneakDJ SneakDJ Sneak is a Puerto Rican house music DJ and producer raised in Chicago, Illinois. He is noted as being one of the second wave of Chicago house producers, as well as a member of the vanguard of late-1990s United States house producers.-Biography:In 1983, Sneak moved to the city...
Intergalactik Disko (12") - CRYDA 005 Le Knight Club Boogie Shell / Coco Girlz / Mosquito / Coral Twist (12")
- CRYDA 006 Buffalo Bunch, The T.I.T.T.S. / Music Box (12")
- CRYDA 007 Le Knight Club Hysteria (12")
- CRYDA 007 Le Knight Club Hysteria (12", Promo, S/Sided, W/Lbl)
- CRYDA 008 Raw Man Lovers (12")
- CRYDA 009 Deelat United Tastes Of Deelat (12")
- CRYDA 010 Play Paul Spaced Out / Holy Ghostz (12")
- CRYDA 011 Eternals, The Wrath Of Zeus (12")
- CRYDA 012 SedatSedat-List of persons with the given name Sedat:* Sedat Varol, Turkish-Austrian footballer* Sedat Ağçay, Turkish footballer* Sedat Alp, Turkish archaeologist* Sedat Artuç, Turkish weightlifter* Sedat Bayrak, Turkish footballer...
The Turkish Avenger (12") - CRYDA 012 Sedat The Turkish Avenger (12", W/Lbl, Promo)
- CRYDA 013 Le Knight Club Gator / Chérie D'Amoure (12")
- CRYDA 013 Le Knight Club Gator / Chérie D'Amoure (12", W/Lbl)
- CRYDA 014 Archigram Mad Joe (12")
- CRYDA 015 Le Knight Club Soul Bells / Palm Beat / Tropicall (12")
- CRYDA 016 Le Knight Club Nymphae Song / Rhumba (12")
- CRYDA 017 Archigram Carnaval (12")
- CRYDA 018 Crydajam If You Give Me The Love I Want / Playground / LoadedIf You Give Me The Love I Want / Playground / LoadedIf You Give Me The Love I Want / Playground / Loaded is a vinyl 2002 EP by French electronic musicians Crydajam. Crydajam, also known as Le Knight Club, is made up of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk and Eric Chedeville...
(12") - CRYDA 019 Archigram Doggystyle (12", S/Sided)
CD releases
- CRYDA CD010 Play Paul Spaced Out (CD, Maxi)
- CRYDA CD011 Eternals, The Wrath Of Zeus (CD, Maxi)
- CRYDA CD012 Sedat The Turkish Avenger (CD, Maxi)