Kitsun¿¿ Maison, Vol. 11: The Indie-Dance Issue

Overview

Strange that a fashion house, Kitsune, would be releasing some of the most satisfying, most fun, and coolest compilations of the 2000s and 2010s, and that they're on a satisfying number 11 in just six years is commentary on either the sad state or the exhilarating possibilities of the music industry in 2011. Just like the previous 10, volume 11 of the Kitsune Maison compilation series includes some artists to cherish, some artists to watch, and some artists to discard, all of which will be relative to the individual listener. Big difference here is that this "Indie-Dance Issue" ups the Indie in a decided effort to keep the label from being considered strictly dance. The opening "Let's Go All the Way (Early Version)" -- a "Version" so "Early" the band doesn't even have a name yet -- bleeps like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were a twee synth pop group and draws no more than a steady head bob. The bubbly remix of "Days" by Creep with the xx's Romy on vocals is more for shaking in place than strutting across the floor, while "Sermon" by the Touch is micro-house-meets-glitch with '80s nostalgia driving the vocals. Familiar tempos come when Nightbox and Cosmonaut up the bpms, and most everything else here falls in between, incorporating both "indie" and "dance" to varying degrees. Longtime fans who think of the series as a club substitute might find this a speed bump, but the fashionable Kitsune are still fabulous when they go for the headphones, and you could probably influence your scruffy DFA fan friends to shave and dress a little sharper with this one. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	05/24/2011
Label:	Kitsun?
UPC:	4897028491011
Rank:	158584

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Creep   Primary Artist
Nightbox   Primary Artist
Exotica   Primary Artist
Polarsets   Primary Artist
Alexander Dexter Jones   Primary Artist
Cosmonaut   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Fiction   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Logo X Icona Pop   Primary Artist
Peter & The Magician   Primary Artist
...   Primary Artist
Gallops   Primary Artist
The Touch   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Primary Artist
T.E.D.D.   Primary Artist
Guards   Primary Artist
Housse de Racket   Primary Artist
Beat Connection   Primary Artist
Logo   Primary Artist
Is Tropical   Primary Artist
Icona Pop   Primary Artist
Tom Eddy   Vocals
Guillaume De Maria   Guitar

Technical Credits

Nightbox   Composer
Creep   Composer
Exotica   Composer
Julien Galner   Composer
Polarsets   Composer
Alexander Dexter Jones   Composer
Logo X Icona Pop   Composer
Peter & The Magician   Composer
Andrew Santamaria   Composer
Clara Cometti   Composer
Jacob Bitove   Composer
James Rudd   Composer
James Tebbitt   Composer
Nicholas Barrett   Composer
Nik Yiannikas   Composer
Patrick Santamaria   Composer
Stephan Fasano   Composer
Michael Barrett   Composer
Mickey Smith   Composer
Lawrence Diamond   Composer
Pierre Alexandre Busson   Composer
Gallops   Composer
Pierre Leroux   Composer
Thomas Burke   Composer
Flax   Composer
Richie James Follin   Composer
Michael Evans   Composer
The Touch   Composer
Rob Howe   Composer
Housse de Racket   Composer
Tramar Dillard   Composer
Hugues Tonnet De Parrel   Composer
Thomas Desnoyers   Composer
James Howard   Composer
Beat Connection   Composer
Wahlberg   Composer
Is Tropical   Composer
Aino Jawo   Composer
Caroline Hjelt   Composer
Victor Le Manse   Composer
Sebastien Grainger   Producer